HelpPRO: Debra Milinsky, LCSW

Debra Milinsky, LCSW	Last Updated: 04/21/2011


Office and Contact Information

PERSONAL, COUPLE & FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPIST 2041 Bancroft Way Suite 307 Berkeley, CA 94704	Phone: (510) 525-7575 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: FeministTherapy.org Contact: Debra Milinsky, MSW, MA

532 Oregon Street Vallejo, CA 94590	Phone: (510) 525-7575 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 7pm
Tuesday: 9am - 7pm
Wednesday: 9am - 7pm
Thursday: 9am - 7pm
Friday: 9am - 7pm
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

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 36

Licensing:

CA - LCSW [LCS 7158]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

British Object Relations Theory & Therapy, Training in

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Divorce Mediator

Family Therapy, Certified in

Group Psychotherapist, Certified (CGP)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $145
Group: $50
Family: $145

Sliding Scale: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

Victims of Crime (CA)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


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)	College Students	Military/Veterans
AIDS/HIV+	Disabled	Obese or Overweight
Biracial	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Offenders/Perpetrators
Cancer Patients	Gifted	Step Families
Caregivers	Grandparents	Transgendered
Children of Divorce	Immigrants/Refugees	Twins
Chronic Illness	Interracial Families/Couples


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Feminist	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Advocacy	Gestalt	Play Therapy
Behavioral	Hypnosis	Prevention
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psycho-Educational
Coaching	Information and Referral	Psychoanalysis
Cognitive/Behavioral	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Crisis Intervention	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Psychodynamic
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Relational
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Jungian	Satir
Dream Work or Analysis	Long-Term	Sex Therapy
Education Consultation	Mediation	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
EMDR	Meditation/Relaxation	Supervised Visitation
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Narrative Therapy	Systemic
Ericksonian	Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Parent Guidance

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	Cape Verdean	Italian
Alaskan Native	Caribbean	Native American
Arabic	Haitian	Pacific Islander
Armenian	Hispanic	Portuguese
Asian	Irish	Russian


Professional Associations

American Family Therapy Academy

American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Groups


Anger & Assertiveness for Women

For women ready to develop and improve conflict resolution skills, respect for self and others and who may have experienced trauma, abuse or bullying as an adult, teen or child. A safe place to share and witness each other’s successes & challenges,

Group Focus:

Anger Management
Trauma/PTSD
Women's Issues

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Therapy

Member Age:

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

Member Gender:

Female

Location:	Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone:	(510) 525-7575

Meeting Day:	Thursday
Meeting Time:	Afternoon
Meeting Frequency:	Weekly