HelpPRO: Michael Welikson, LCSW

Michael Welikson, LCSW	Last Updated: 03/07/2012


Office and Contact Information

Private 330 West 58th Street Suite 601 New York, NY 10019	Phone: (917) 715-9061 Fax: (718) 796-4609 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Michael Welikson, LCSW

Michael Welikson, LCSW 3600 Fieldston Road Suite 3-D Riverdale, NY 10463	Phone: (917) 715-9061 Fax: (718) 796-4609 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Michael Welikson, LCSW

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 8pm
Tuesday: 10am - 8pm
Wednesday: 10am - 8pm
Thursday: 9am - 8pm
Friday: N/A
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 6 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 35

Licensing:

NY - LCSW [21965]

Degrees:

MSW


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $200
Group: N/A
Family: $250

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

Insurance:

Aetna Behavioral Health	Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc.)
AETNA Health, Inc.	Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
AETNA Inc. (HMO)	Healthfirst, Inc.
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Magellan Behavioral Health
AETNA Inc. (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Blue Shield of Northeastern NY (Medicare PPO)	United HealthCare (Medicare PPO)
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Deluxe Network)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Anger Management	Education/Personal Development	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Family Dysfunction	Psychosomatic
Attachment Disorders	Gender Identity	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Infertility	Sexual Disorders
Behavioral Problems	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Orientation
Bipolar Disorders	Learning Disabilities	Sexuality Issues
Child Abuse and Neglect	Life Transitions	Sleep Disorders
Couple or Marital Issues	Men's Issues	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Depression	Parenting Issues	Stress
Dissociative Disorders	Personality Disorders	Trauma/PTSD
Dual Diagnosis	Phobias	Women's Issues


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adolescents (13-17)	Seniors (60 +)	Young Adults (18-25)
Adults (26-59)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Diabetes	Military/Veterans
Biracial	Disabled	Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)
Brain/Head Injured	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Cancer Patients	Gifted	Obese or Overweight
Caregivers	Grandparents	Step Families
Children of Divorce	Immigrants/Refugees	Transgendered
Chronic Illness	Interracial Families/Couples	Twins
College Students


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Evaluation/Diagnostic	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Advocacy	Existential Psychotherapy	Prevention
Behavioral	Humanistic	Psycho-Educational
Biofeedback	Information and Referral	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Coaching	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relational
Contemplative	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Sex Therapy
Crisis Intervention	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Mediation	Sports Psychology
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Narrative Therapy	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Education Consultation	Occupational Therapy	Transpersonal Psychology
Ericksonian	Parent Guidance	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Family Systems	Peer Support
Educational or Psycho-Educational	Individual	Supervision/Consultation


Religious and Multi-cultural Experience (focus areas are bold)

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Caribbean	Irish
Arabic	Haitian	Italian
Armenian	Hispanic	Native American
Asian	Indian	Russian


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)