Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in PA
Licensed Clinical Social Workers, LCSWs, are social workers trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.
Accepting patients
Licensed in PA
Accepts insurance
Hi there, I'm Joy!
I’m a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of experience, currently seeing Individuals, Couples, and Families in Pennsylvania.
My approach
I use multiple modalities in my therapeutic approach including CBT, DBT, Solution Focused Brief, and Family Systems.
My focus
I have counseled clients in all areas of mental health, specializing in treating anxiety, depression, stress, spectrum of mood disorders, addiction and recovery, eating disorders, chronic health issues and issues of trauma and grief.
My communication style
Clients have described my communication style as warm, compassionate and honest with a sense of humor
About Joy
Specialities
Addiction
Alcohol Use
Aging
Anger Management
Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Child Abuse or Neglect
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Grief
Job Stress
Life Coaching
Marital/Pre-marital
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Older Adult
Panic Attacks
Self Esteem
Sleep or Insomnia
Stress
Substance Use
Weight Loss
Women's Issues
Methods
Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Client Centered Therapy
Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Compassion Focused
Couples Therapy
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Family Therapy
Family Systems
Gestalt
Grief Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Multidimensional Family Therapy
Mindfulness-Based
Psychoanalytic
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Trauma Focused
Practice
License
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)Licensed Clinical Social Workers, LCSWs, are social workers trained to diagnose and treat mental health issues and substance misuse with psychotherapy and counseling.
Accepted insurance providers
Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Carelon, Cigna, Decent, Highmark, and Optum
Languages spoken
English
Education
Master of Social Work (MSW) - Catholic University of America (1977)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - University of Pennsylvania (1974)
Covered by
Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MA, Carelon, Cigna, Decent, Highmark, and Optum
Session cost depends on your insurance, most people pay $5-40 per
session after meeting their deductible. There aren't any fees for
using Rula.
Cost of the session
Insurance
Most people pay $5-40 per session after meeting their deductible
Cash Pay
If this provider is not covered by your insurance, individual therapy
costs $150 per session and couples or family therapy costs $165 per
session.
Next Appointment
Wednesday, October 23
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