The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
 
Guide to Mental Health Professionals
   2008 Edition
Therapist Profile

 
Jerdan, Diane S.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R)

122 West Court Street
Ithaca NY 14850

275-3675

Office hours:
Mon. - Fri. 9:00-6:00

E-mail:
None

Website:
www.brief-therapy.com

Is office near public transport?
Yes

Wheelchair accessible?
No

Languages other than English:
None

Willing to work with an interpreter?
Yes

Willing to use alternative locations?
No

Graduate Training:
MSW Clinical Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC, 1986

Additional Degrees:
Bachelor's Degree, Ithaca College, Ithaca NY, 1982

Additional Certificates/Trainings:
Family Therapy Institute, Philadelphia PA

Issues of Specialization (in order of priority):
 1. Divorce/Separation
 2. Depression
 3. Marriage/Cohabitation
 4. Adolescent Development
 5. Female Identity
 6. Parenting/Family
 7. Grief/Loss
 8. Chronic Pain
 9. Emotional Abuse
10. Verbal Abuse

Orientations:
Brief Therapy; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Techniques:
N/A

Therapy Support Groups:
Separation/Divorce Group for Women; Post-Partum Depression Support Group; New Mothers Support Group

Client Population:
Children (0-6); Children (7-12); Adolescents; Students; Young Adults; Middle Age; Older Adults; Families/Couples; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual; Transgender

Third Party Insurance Accepted?
Yes (Aetna, BC/BS, Empire, Health Now, Value Options)

Medicare?
Yes

Medicaid?
No

Fees:
   Individual: 85
   Family: 85
   Couple: 85
   Group: 40
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: No

   Sliding
   Individual: Yes
   Family: Yes
   Couple: Yes
   Group: Yes
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: No

Comments:
I enjoy working with a wide variety of individuals with different presenting problems. I believe that therapy can assist individuals, couples and families to understand their particular problems in a way that can make change a possibility.


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