Laura Mccarthy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $175
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Wire
Insurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / R 070343 Laura Mccarthy
- Certificate from Ackerman Institute for the Fam Family Therapist / 2003
- Certificate from Behavioral Tech DBT / 2008
- Attended New York University, Graduated 1980
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Emotional Disturbance
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- self injury
- Self-Harming
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Play Therapy
- Relational
Groups
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training
DBT has 3 components; individual therapy, skills training, and phone coaching. The skills training is a 16 week program for teens that teaches DBT skills. The group meets weekly for 90 minutes on Monday nights and cover the following: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills. There is an additional module called 'Walking the Middle Path' that is also offered that involves parents with their children and teaches skills that are essential to families with teens. These skills are the foundation of DBT and are utilized in treatment.
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Laura McCarthy, LCSW
2153 Richmond Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
DBT Skills Group for Pre-Teens
Modified program for pre-teens struggling with emotion and behavior dysregulation that includes a parenting module for parents. This is a 12 week program for 90 minutes per week. Screening g is required.
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Laura McCarthy,LCSW
2153 Richmond Avenue
Suite 402
Staten Island, NY 10314
Location
Primary Location
Nicotra Executive Suites
1110 South Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10314
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