HelpPRO: Barbara Polonsky, LCSW-C

Barbara Polonsky, LCSW-C	Last Updated: 11/07/2011


Office and Contact Information

LifePath Counseling Services, LLC 5122 Aver Court Columbia, MD 21044	Phone: (410) 227-9074 Fax: (410) 992-0366 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Barbara Polonsky

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: By appointment
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday: By appointment
Thursday: By appointment
Friday: By appointment
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Hour
Weekends: 6 Hours

Accessibility:

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Years of Experience: 30

Licensing:

MD - LCSW-C [06113]

Degrees:

MSW

Individual: $120
Group: $50
Family: $130

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

APS Healthcare	Priority Partners
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO)	TRICARE
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
M.D.-Individual Practice Association (M.D.-IPA)	United Healthcare
Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. (MAMSI) Alliance PPO	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Optimum Choice, Inc.	UnitedHealthcare
PacifiCare Behavioral Health	US HealthCare


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Aging	Eating Disorders	Phobias
Anger Management	Education/Personal Development	Physical Illness/Impairment
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Family Dysfunction	Postpartum Depression
Asperger's Syndrome	Grief/Loss	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Attachment Disorders	Infertility	Psychosomatic
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Interpersonal Relationships	Self Abuse
Behavioral Problems	Learning Disabilities	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Bipolar Disorders	Life Transitions	Sexuality Issues
Career/Employment Concerns	Men's Issues	Sleep Disorders
Child Abuse and Neglect	Multicultural Issues	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Couple or Marital Issues	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Stress
Depression	Pain Management	Trauma/PTSD
Dissociative Disorders	Parenting Issues	Women's Issues
Domestic Violence	Personality Disorders


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)	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Obese or Overweight
Caregivers	Interracial Families/Couples	Step Families
Children of Divorce	Military/Veterans


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advocacy	Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy
Behavioral	Expressive Therapy	Parent Guidance
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Focusing	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Case Management	Holistic	Play Therapy
Coaching	Hypnosis	Psycho-Educational
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Contemplative	Information and Referral	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Relational
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Satir
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Systemic

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:

Christian

Jewish

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)