HelpPRO: Lori Whittaker, LCSW

Lori Whittaker, LCSW	Last Updated: 06/27/2010


Office and Contact Information

Lori Whittaker, LCSW 4225 NE Tillamook Street Portland, OR 97213	Phone: (503) 998-2218 Fax: (360) 574-3908 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.loriwhittaker.com Contact: Lori Whittaker

Lori Whittaker, LICSW 408 West 9th Vancouver, WA 98660	Phone: (360) 576-6597 Fax: (360) 574-3908 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.loriwhittaker.com Contact: Lori Whittaker

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: N/A
Tuesday: 10am - 8pm
Wednesday: 9am - 8pm
Thursday: 8am - 7pm
Friday: N/A
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Hour
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 30

Licensing:

OR - LCSW [3018]

WA - LICSW [LW00008786]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Certified Children, Youth, and Family Social Worker (C-CYFSW)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Certificate of Intensive Training

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in

Social Work Supervisor


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $125
Group: $30
Family: $150

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Information & Referral

Initial Consultation/Evaluation

Outreach

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (Regence HMO)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	Regence BlueCross BlueShield (Preferred Provider Plan)
Great-West Healthcare	Regence BlueShield (Regence Preferred Plan)
Health Net Health Plan	Regence BlueShield (RegenceCare)
Health Net Health Plan (Options Plus)	TRICARE
Health Net Health Plan (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Horizon Behavioral Services	Value Options
Managed Health Network


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	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	Men's Issues	Stress
Developmental Disability	Multicultural Issues	Tourette's Disorder
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Trauma/PTSD
Domestic Violence	Parenting Issues	Women's Issues
Dual Diagnosis


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

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

Specific Populations:

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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Focusing	Play Therapy
Advocacy	Gestalt	Prevention
Behavioral	Guardian ad Litem	Psycho-Educational
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Holistic	Psychoanalysis
Body Work (Massage, Touch Therapy)	Home Study	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Case Management	Humanistic	Psychodrama
Coaching	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Information and Referral	Redecision Therapy
Contemplative	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Relational
Crisis Intervention	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Sandplay Therapy
Dance/Movement Therapy	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Satir
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Jungian	Sex Therapy
Dream Work or Analysis	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Education Consultation	Mediation	Social Support
EMDR	Meditation/Relaxation	Supervised Visitation
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Narrative Therapy	Systemic
Ericksonian	Outreach	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Existential Psychotherapy	Parent Guidance	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Expressive Therapy	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)	Transpersonal Psychology
Feminist	Pastoral Therapy	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	Hispanic	Pacific Islander
Alaskan Native	Native American	Russian
Asian


Professional Associations

American Academy of Bereavement

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)