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Anita Aasen

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, and Grief, Loss

Great to meet you!

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years experience. Specialties include grief work, post traumatic stress, anxiety and depression I have been trained in CBT, mindfulness and grief work,

A bit about my approach to therapy

I My style is person centered.. I believe there is therapeutic value in humor, finding gratitude in the small things, and enriching your spirituality. I believe in the resilience of the human spirit.

What you can expect from our first session

I believe I set a supportive and non judgmental environment, Goals would be an increase in self care and ways to rewrite the narrative of your challenges(anxiety, depression and grief work) to one with a healthy understanding and outcome


Anita's style is

Humorous
Warm
Participatory

Insurance carriers Anita accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
United Healthcare

More about Anita

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Fordham University
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Seniors
Modalities: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Strength-Based

Location

1082 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10301