HelpPRO: Deborah H. Hamilton, DEd, LICSW

Deborah H. Hamilton, DEd, LICSW	Last Updated: 10/16/2011



			Licensed Clinical Social Worker


Office and Contact Information

Somersworth, NH 03878	Phone: (603) 692-4060 ext. Fax: (603) 841-5462 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here

Exeter Psychological Associates 20 B Hampton Road Exeter, NH 03833	Phone: (603) 772-2187 ext. 106 Fax: (603) 772-0477 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 9am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: By appointment
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Day
Weekends: 2 Days

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Offer Evening Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 15

Licensing:

NH - LICSW [1197]

Degrees:

EdD

MSW


Fees and Payment Options

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

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Magellan Behavioral Health
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Managed Health Network
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Preferred Blue)	New Hampshire Health Choice (PPO)
Anthem Health Plans	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
CIGNA HealthCare	TRICARE
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
First Health (Network, The)	United Healthcare
Great-West Healthcare	Value Options
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adolescents (13-17)	Seniors (60 +)	Young Adults (18-25)
Adults (26-59)

Specific Populations:

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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Behavioral	Existential Psychotherapy	Narrative Therapy
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Expressive Therapy	Parent Guidance
Coaching	Feminist	Play Therapy
Cognitive/Behavioral	Holistic	Psycho-Educational
Contemplative	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Relational
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Jungian	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Long-Term	Systemic
Education Consultation	Mediation	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
EMDR	Meditation/Relaxation	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

Methods Used:

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


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Jewish	LDS/Mormon
Christian

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Cape Verdean	Native American
Alaskan Native	Haitian	Pacific Islander
Arabic	Hispanic	Portuguese
Armenian	Irish	Russian
Asian


Professional Associations

EMDR International Association

International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Groups


Therapeutic Writing

The group provides a safe environment to promote healing using structured writing exercise and other expressive methods.

Group Focus:

Education/Personal Development

Group Status:
Group Type:

Forming
Therapy

Member Age:

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

Member Gender:

Any

Location:	Exeter Psychological Associates Exeter, NH 03833
Phone:	(603) 772-2187


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