HelpPRO: Alan Walker, LCSW, BCD, DCSW

Alan Walker, LCSW, BCD, DCSW	Last Updated: 04/24/2012


Office and Contact Information

Lake Area Psychiatry 333 Dr. Michael DeBakey Drive Suite 220 Lake Charles, LA 70601	Phone: (337) 478-9331 ext. Fax: (337) 478-9828 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Website: LakeAreaPsychiatry.com

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

Monday: 8am - 5pm
Tuesday: 8am - 5pm
Wednesday: 8am - 5pm
Thursday: 8am - 5pm
Friday: By appointment
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 1 Hour

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Have Emergency Appointments Available


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 37

Licensing:

LA - LCSW [974]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABECSW)

American Hypnosis Board for Clinical Social Work, Diplomate

Board Certified Diplomate (BCD)

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)

Social Work Supervisor


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $95
Group: N/A
Family: $115

Sliding Scale: No

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Managed Health Network
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Ochsner Health Plan
American LIFECARE, Inc.	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (HMO)	PPOplus, LLC
BlueCross BlueShield (GroupCare)	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
CIGNA HealthCare	TRICARE
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Coventry Health Care	United Healthcare
FARA PPO Network	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Health Plus	Value Options
Horizon Behavioral Services	Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
Magellan Behavioral Health


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Education/Personal Development	Physical Illness/Impairment
Addictions/Substance	Elder Abuse	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Aging	Forensic	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Anger Management	Gender Identity	Psychosomatic
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Grief/Loss	Self Abuse
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Behavioral Problems	Life Transitions	Sexual Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Men's Issues	Sexual Orientation
Career/Employment Concerns	Multicultural Issues	Sexuality Issues
Couple or Marital Issues	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Sleep Disorders
Depression	Pain Management	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Dissociative Disorders	Parenting Issues	Stress
Domestic Violence	Personality Disorders	Trauma/PTSD
Dual Diagnosis	Phobias	Women's Issues
Eating Disorders


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adults (26-59)

Seniors (60 +)

Young Adults (18-25)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Chronic Illness	Interracial Families/Couples
AIDS/HIV+	Disabled	Military/Veterans
Alzheimer's	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Offenders/Perpetrators
Biracial	Gifted	Sensory Impaired (hearing, vision, etc)
Cancer Patients	Grandparents	Step Families
Caregivers	Immigrants/Refugees	Transgendered


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advocacy	Geriatric Consultation	Prevention
Behavioral	Gestalt	Psychoanalysis
Biofeedback	Holistic	Psychodrama
Case Management	Humanistic	Psychodynamic
Coaching	Hypnosis	Psychopharmacology
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Crisis Intervention	Information and Referral	Satir
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Jungian	Sex Therapy
Education Consultation	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
EMDR	Mediation	Systemic
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Parent Guidance	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Feminist

Methods Used:

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


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Hispanic	Native American
Asian


Professional Associations

American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

American Orthopsychiatric Association (Ortho)

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)

Center for Clinical Social Work (CCSW)

Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA)

Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF)

Clinical Social Work Guild

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)