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Rita Lawler

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, United Healthcare (Optum), and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Specializes in

Depression, LGBTQIA+, PTSD, Transgender Issues, and Trauma

Great to meet you!

I use a direct, supportive approach. Using CBT helping clients to understand a change in thought will help them to move forward.

A bit about my approach to therapy

working with client from where they have identified they have their main stressors

What you can expect from our first session

insight into the issues they have been dealing with that brought them to therapy


Rita's style is

Humorous
Empowering
Challenging

Insurance carriers Rita accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

More about Rita

MSW (Master of Social Work) at New York University
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (New Jersey)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family Issues, Stress, Anger Management, Cultural & Ethnic Issues, Grief, Loss, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, Identity Issues, and Chronic Conditions
Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Trauma Focused CBT, and Strength-Based

Location

55 Newton Sparta Road STE 104
Newton, NJ 07860