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Eleanor Mendzies

Therapist
20 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Trauma
  • Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy

Great to meet you!

Greetings. My name is Eleanor. I am a licensed clinical social worker. I have been working in mental health for close to 30 years. Within that period of time and after my master's degree, I completed psychoanalytic training. I am a certified psychodynamic psychotherapist. I also completed CASAC educational credits, Motivational Interviewing, and Modern Group. I value my training and applying it to helping the clients I work with gain insights into and overcome their struggles.

My approach to therapy

I have a creative approach in my treatment style. The interventions I find are the most useful are: Psychological Education, especially relating to psychological boundaries, CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

What you can expect from me

I am motivated and passionate about helping you with struggles relating to anxiety, depression, anger management, stress management, communication problems, trauma, posttraumatic stress, substance miss-use, and poor functioning due to psychosis. I am empathic and am an active listener.

About me

  • I identify as
    Black or African descent, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Creative, Inquisitive, Solution Oriented

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    20 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at Hunter College School of Social Work/Silberman School of Social Work, Other at Long Island University
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Highmark BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Highmark BlueShield of Northeastern New York, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar, Oxford, United Healthcare

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Grief or loss, Trauma
  • More specialties
    Stress management, Anger management, Relationship issues
  • Therapy methods
    Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Strength-Based, Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy, Trauma Focused CBT, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Behavior Management
  • Care types
    Individual therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English