HelpPRO: Rachel B. Aarons, Ph.D., LCSW

Rachel B. Aarons, Ph.D., LCSW	Last Updated: 06/25/2010


Office and Contact Information

Dr. Rachel B. Aarons LCSW 1018 Garden Street, Suite 106 Santa Barbara, CA 93101	Phone: (805) 450-6365 Fax: (805) 617-1700 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.rachelaarons.com

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 12pm - 5pm
Tuesday: 12pm - 5pm
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: 11am - 5pm
Friday: 12pm - 5pm
Saturday: By appointment
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 32

Licensing:

CA - LCSW [LCS 18298]

Degrees:

MSW

PhD

Credentials and Certifications:

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: N/A
Group: N/A
Family: N/A

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Horizon Behavioral Services
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Magellan Behavioral Health
AETNA Inc. (PPO)	Managed Health Network
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
Blue Cross PPO (Prudent Buyer)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Blue Shield (Shield Select and Blue Shield Preferred Provider Networks)	United Healthcare
College Health IPA	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Health Net	Victims of Crime (CA)
Health Net (PPO)	VMC Behavioral Healthcare Services (VMC)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


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)	Disabled	Military/Veterans
AIDS/HIV+	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Obese or Overweight
Biracial	Gifted	Offenders/Perpetrators
Cancer Patients	Grandparents	Sensory Impaired (hearing, vision, etc)
Caregivers	Immigrants/Refugees	Step Families
Children of Divorce	Interracial Families/Couples	Twins
Chronic Illness


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advocacy	Geriatric Consultation	Prevention
Behavioral	Gestalt	Psycho-Educational
Behavioral Medicine	Holistic	Psychoanalysis
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Home Study	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Case Management	Humanistic	Psychodrama
Coaching	Hypnosis	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Contemplative	Information and Referral	Satir
Crisis Intervention	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Sex Therapy
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Jungian	Social Support
Dream Work or Analysis	Long-Term	Sports Psychology
EMDR	Mediation	Supervised Visitation
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Systemic
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Existential Psychotherapy	Occupational Therapy	Transpersonal Psychology
Feminist	Parent Guidance	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Focusing

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	Hispanic	Native American
Asian	Irish	Pacific Islander


Professional Associations

EMDR International Association

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)