HelpPRO: Karen Lewis Forte, DCSW, LCSW

Karen Lewis Forte, DCSW, LCSW	Last Updated: 10/14/2010


Office and Contact Information

Private Practice Bend, OR 97708	Phone: (541) 388-0095 Fax: (541) 388-4570 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Karen Forte, DCSW, LCSW

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 7am - 5pm
Tuesday: 7am - 5pm
Wednesday: 7am - 5pm
Thursday: 7am - 5pm
Friday: 7am - 5pm
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Day
Weekends: 1 Day

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Have Emergency Appointments Available


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 33

Licensing:

OR - LCSW [0636]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

Addictions Specialist, Certified

American Academy of Traumatic Stress, Certified

American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work (ABECSW)

Board Certified Diplomate (BCD)

BSECSW

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $125
Group: $50
Family: $125

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Community Education

Information & Referral

Outreach

Prevention Programs

Insurance:

AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Providence Health Plans
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	Providence Health Plans (Providence Preferred)
Central Oregon Independent Health Services, Inc.	Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (Regence HMO)
ODS Health Plans, Inc. (ODS Preferred Provider)	Regence BlueCross BlueShield (Preferred Provider Plan)
PacifiCare Behavioral Health	United Healthcare
PacificSource Health Plans (Preferred PPO)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Eating Disorders	Parenting Issues
Addictions/Substance	Education/Personal Development	Personality Disorders
Adoption/Foster Care	Elder Abuse	Phobias
Aging	Factitious Disorders (Munchausen Syndrome)	Physical Illness/Impairment
Anger Management	Family Dysfunction	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Firesetting	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Asperger's Syndrome	Forensic	Psychosomatic
Attachment Disorders	Gender Identity	Runaways
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Grief/Loss	Self Abuse
Autism	Immigration/Newcomer	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Behavioral Problems	Infant Mental Health	Sexual Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Infertility	Sexual Orientation
Career/Employment Concerns	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexuality Issues
Child Abuse and Neglect	Learning Disabilities	Sleep Disorders
Couple or Marital Issues	Life Transitions	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Depression	Multicultural Issues	Stress
Developmental Disability	Neurological	Tourette's Disorder
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Trauma/PTSD
Domestic Violence	Pain Management	Women's Issues
Dual Diagnosis


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adolescents (13-17)	Children (6-12)	Seniors (60 +)
Adults (26-59)	Preschool (Under 6)	Young Adults (18-25)

Specific Populations:

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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advocacy	Focusing	Parent Guidance
Behavioral	Forensic Evaluation	Play Therapy
Behavioral Medicine	Geriatric Consultation	Prevention
Biofeedback	Gestalt	Psycho-Educational
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Holistic	Psychoanalysis
Case Management	Humanistic	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Coaching	Hypnosis	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Contemplative	Information and Referral	Sandplay Therapy
Crisis Intervention	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Satir
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Schema Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Sex Therapy
Dream Work or Analysis	Jungian	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Education Consultation	Long-Term	Social Support
EMDR	Mediation	Sports Psychology
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Meditation/Relaxation	Systemic
Existential Psychotherapy	Narrative Therapy	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Expressive Therapy	Neurofeedback	Transpersonal Psychology
Feminist	Outreach	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

Methods Used:

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


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Asian	Native American
Alaskan Native	Hispanic	Pacific Islander
Armenian	Irish	Portuguese


Professional Associations

American Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Action Team (DAT)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Groups


Moms with depressed, addicted or troubled adult children

No description provided. Please see contact information below.

Group Focus:

Parenting Issues

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Therapy

Member Age:

Adults (26-59)
Seniors (60 +)

Member Gender:
Relation to Focus:

Female
Children

Location:	Bend, OR 97708
Phone:	(541) 388-0095


Moms who have had young adult children die

No description provided. Please see contact information below.

Group Focus:

Grief/Loss

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Therapy

Member Age:

Adults (26-59)

Member Gender:

Any

Location:	Bend, OR 97708
Phone:	(541) 388-0095


Women with PTSD who have young children

No description provided. Please see contact information below.

Group Focus:

Trauma/PTSD

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Therapy

Member Age:

Adults (26-59)

Member Gender:

Female

Location:	bend, OR 97708
Phone:	(541) 388-0095