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Qiana Watson

(She/ Her)
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), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Family Issues, LGBTQIA+, and Relationship Issues

Great to meet you!

Qiana believes in helping others become their best selves and recognizing the strengths they already possess to change their situations. Qiana believes that each person is inherently doing the best they can in each moment, something she learned in her training of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). This a framework that informs much of her practice. Qiana also readily uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to help others find solutions.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Qiana Watson, LCSW's practice is grounded in the belief that each person is inherently doing their best in every moment. Qiana specializes in Black Superwoman Syndrome, intergenerational trauma, therapy specifically designed to address issues related to a client's cultural identity, including their race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic background, and other aspects of their cultural experience, and trauma.

Qiana is trained in DBT, CBT, Motivational interviewing, Restorative Justice & Mediation.

What you can expect from our first session

Qiana enjoys supporting individuals, families, and couples experiencing a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, intimacy issues, phase of life transitions, and neurodiversity.


Qiana's style is

Empowering
Affirming
Direct

Insurance carriers Qiana 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
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Qiana

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Binghamton University
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New York)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Black or African descent
Languages: English
Works with: Adults and Seniors
More specialties: Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Stress, Grief, Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, Trauma, PTSD, Infertility, and Transgender Issues
Modalities: Codependency Behavioral, Motivational Interviewing, Gestalt, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Positive Psychology, Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Attachment Based, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Transpersonal, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Strength-Based, Structural Family, Experiential, Psychodynamic, Schema, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT, Relational, and Narrative Therapy