HelpPRO: Julia M. Penn, LCSW

Julia M. Penn, LCSW	Last Updated: 06/09/2011


Office and Contact Information

Julia M Penn LCSW- Individual and Couple Counseling 3113 Grandview Street Ste 100 Austin, TX 78705	Phone: (512) 454-0992 Fax: (512) 454-0992 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 11am - 8pm
Tuesday: 11am - 8pm
Wednesday: 11am - 8pm
Thursday: 11am - 8pm
Friday: 11am - 8pm
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 25

Licensing:

TX - LCSW [0004058]

Languages Spoken:

French

German

Norwegian

Degrees:

MSSW

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

American Assoc. for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Clinical Member

British Object Relations Theory & Therapy, Training in

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)

Certified Social Worker (CSW)

Health Care Provider, Licensed

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $70
Group: N/A
Family: $70

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicaid QMB: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Information & Referral

Insurance:

APS Healthcare	MHNet
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
BlueCross BlueShield (BlueChoice Network)	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Corphealth	TRICARE
HealthSmart Preferred Care, Inc.	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Humana Health Plan (Humana HMO Texas, Inc.)	United Healthcare
Humana Inc. (PPO)	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Magellan Behavioral Health	UnitedHealthcare
Managed Health Network	Value Options


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Dual Diagnosis	Personality Disorders
Addictions/Substance	Eating Disorders	Phobias
Aging	Education/Personal Development	Physical Illness/Impairment
Anger Management	Elder Abuse	Postpartum Depression
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Factitious Disorders (Munchausen Syndrome)	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Asperger's Syndrome	Family Dysfunction	Self Abuse
Attachment Disorders	Forensic	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Gender Identity	Sexual Disorders
Autism	Grief/Loss	Sexual Orientation
Behavioral Problems	Immigration/Newcomer	Sexuality Issues
Bipolar Disorders	Interpersonal Relationships	Sleep Disorders
Career/Employment Concerns	Learning Disabilities	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Couple or Marital Issues	Life Transitions	Stress
Depression	Men's Issues	Tourette's Disorder
Developmental Disability	Multicultural Issues	Trauma/PTSD
Dissociative Disorders	Neurological	Women's Issues
Domestic Violence	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder


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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Forensic Evaluation	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Advocacy	Genetic Counseling	Psychodynamic
Behavioral	Geriatric Consultation	Psychopharmacology
Behavioral Medicine	Holistic	Redecision Therapy
Coaching	Humanistic	Relational
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Satir
Crisis Intervention	Information and Referral	Sex Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Dream Work or Analysis	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Social Support
EMDR	Long-Term	Systemic
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Existential Psychotherapy	Prevention	Transpersonal Psychology
Feminist	Psycho-Educational	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Focusing	Psychoanalysis

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Family Systems	Individual
Educational or Psycho-Educational


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

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


Professional Associations

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)

Clinical Social Work Association (CSWA)

Clinical Social Work Federation (CSWF)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)