HelpPRO: Shawn Marie McGivern, LMHC

Shawn Marie McGivern, LMHC	Last Updated: 01/31/2011


Office and Contact Information

The Counseling Center One Arnold Circle (off 900 Mass Avenue) Cambridge, MA 02138	Phone: (781) 454-7747 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Shawn M. McGivern

The Counseling Center Medford, MA 02155	Phone: (781) 454-7747 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Shawn McGivern, LMHC

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 8pm
Tuesday: 9am - 8pm
Wednesday: 9am - 8pm
Thursday: 10am - 3pm
Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - 1pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 17

Degrees:

Credentials and Certifications:

Counseling Psychology, Diplomate

Divorce Mediator


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $90
Group: $30
Family: $125

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicaid QMB: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Community Education

Counseling

Initial Consultation/Evaluation

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Prevention Programs

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Managed Health Network
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Mental Health Network
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Blue Care Elect)	Personal Help Connection
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	Preferred Mental Health Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Blue Cross Major Medical	United Healthcare
Chickering	United HealthCare of New England, Inc. (Options PPO)
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	US HealthCare
HMO Blue Choice	Value Options


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Substance	Dual Diagnosis	Personality Disorders
Adoption/Foster Care	Eating Disorders	Phobias
Aging	Education/Personal Development	Postpartum Depression
Anger Management	Elder Abuse	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Factitious Disorders (Munchausen Syndrome)	Psychosomatic
Asperger's Syndrome	Family Dysfunction	Runaways
Attachment Disorders	Gender Identity	Self Abuse
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Grief/Loss	Sexual Disorders
Autism	Immigration/Newcomer	Sexual Orientation
Behavioral Problems	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexuality Issues
Bipolar Disorders	Learning Disabilities	Sleep Disorders
Child Abuse and Neglect	Life Transitions	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Couple or Marital Issues	Men's Issues	Stress
Depression	Multicultural Issues	Trauma/PTSD
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Women's Issues
Domestic Violence	Parenting 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)	Chronic Illness	Immigrants/Refugees
AIDS/HIV+	College Students	Interracial Families/Couples
Alzheimer's	Diabetes	Military/Veterans
Biracial	Disabled	Obese or Overweight
Cancer Patients	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Step Families
Caregivers	Gifted	Transgendered
Children of Divorce	Grandparents	Twins


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Focusing	Pastoral Therapy
Advocacy	Geriatric Consultation	Play Therapy
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)	Gestalt	Prevention
Behavioral	Guardian ad Litem	Psycho-Educational
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Holistic	Psychoanalysis
Coaching	Home Study	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Cognitive/Behavioral	Humanistic	Psychodrama
Contemplative	Hypnosis	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Information and Referral	Satir
Dance/Movement Therapy	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Schema Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Sex Therapy
Dream Work or Analysis	Jungian	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Education Consultation	Long-Term	Social Support
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Mediation	Supervised Visitation
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Systemic
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Outreach	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Existential Psychotherapy	Parent Guidance	Transpersonal Psychology
Expressive Therapy	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Feminist

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