HelpPRO: Counseling Associates of West Tennessee

Counseling Associates of West Tennessee	Last Updated: 07/19/2008


Office and Contact Information

Counseling Associates of West Tennessee 1117 East Wood Street Paris, TN 38242	Phone: (731) 644-1089 Fax: (731) 644-2173 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Don A. Sims MSSW, LCSW

Gender: N/A

Office Hours:

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

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Hour
Weekends: 3 Days

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Offer Evening Office Hours

Years of Experience: N/A

Degrees:

MSSW

Individual: $80
Group: N/A
Family: $90

Sliding Scale: No

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicaid QMB: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Humana Inc. (PPO)
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Magellan Behavioral Health
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	Managed Health Network
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Tennessee Health Care Network, Inc.)	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
BlueCross BlueShield (Blue Network PPO)	TRICARE
CIGNA HealthCare	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
First Health (Network, The)	United Healthcare
Great-West Healthcare	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Health Choice Provider Network	UnitedHealthcare
HealthPartners II	Value Options
Horizon Behavioral Services


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Dissociative Disorders	Personality Disorders
Addictions/Substance	Dual Diagnosis	Phobias
Aging	Eating Disorders	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Anger Management	Family Dysfunction	Psychosomatic
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Gender Identity	Self Abuse
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Grief/Loss	Sexual Disorders
Behavioral Problems	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Orientation
Bipolar Disorders	Life Transitions	Stress
Couple or Marital Issues	Men's Issues	Trauma/PTSD
Depression	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	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)	Disabled	Step Families
AIDS/HIV+	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Transgendered
Cancer Patients	Military/Veterans


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Cognitive/Behavioral	Humanistic	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Relational
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Long-Term	Social Support
Existential Psychotherapy	Psycho-Educational

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital

Educational or Psycho-Educational

Family Systems


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

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American

Native American

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)