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

 
Zager, Joanne
New York State Licensed Psychologist (PhD)

118 Park Lane
Ithaca, NY 14850

272-6353

Office hours:
Call for appointment

E-mail:
jzager@twcny.rr.com

Website:
http://home.twcny.rr.com/drzager/

Is office near public transport?
Yes

Wheelchair accessible?
Yes

Languages other than English:
Some French

Willing to work with an interpreter?
Yes

Willing to use alternative locations?
No

Graduate Training:
PhD Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington IN, 1982

Additional Degrees:
MS, City College of the City University of New York, New York NY, 1975; MS, Lehman College of the City University of New York, New York NY, 1970

Additional Certificates/Trainings:
None

Issues of Specialization (in order of priority):
 1. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
 2. Rape, Sexual Abuse
 3. Sexual Identity
 4. Gender Identity/Issues
 5. Military/Adoption
 6. Anxiety/Panic
 7. Phobias
 8. Grief/Loss
 9. Marriage/Cohabitation
10. Crisis

Orientations:
Cognitive-Behavioral; Solution-Focused

Techniques:
EMDR; Guided Visualization; Hypnosis; Stress Management

Therapy Support Groups:
Pregnancy loss

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

Third Party Insurance Accepted?
Yes (Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chickering [Cornell student insurance], Empire, Health Now, RSMCO)

Medicare?
Yes

Medicaid?
No

Fees:
   Individual: 120
   Family: 120
   Couple: 120
   Group: 50
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: No

   Sliding
   Individual: Yes (if sliding scale options are available)
   Family: Yes (if sliding scale options are available)
   Couple: Yes (if sliding scale options are available)
   Group: Yes (if sliding scale options are available)
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: No

Comments:
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma or confusion? Do you have feelings and/or behaviors that may be the result of trauma, abuse, relationship problems, sexual or gender identity issues or grieving?


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