HelpPRO: Otto M Berk, LCSW-R ACSW

Otto M Berk, LCSW-R ACSW	Last Updated: 12/24/2011


Office and Contact Information

Enigma LLC 6762 Burns St Forest Hills, NY 11375	Phone: (718) 544-5522 Fax: (718) 544-2345 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

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

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Hour
Weekends: 1 Hour

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 23

Licensing:

NY - LCSW-R [042031]

Languages Spoken:

Hungarian

Degrees:

MSW


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $100
Group: $40
Family: $40

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

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

Aetna Behavioral Health	HIP
AETNA Health, Inc.	Horizon Behavioral Services
AETNA Inc. (HMO)	Horizon Healthcare
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Magellan Behavioral Health
AETNA Inc. (PPO)	MAGNACARE
Affinity Health Plan	MagnaHealth
AmeriChoice	Managed Health Network
Beacon Health Plans, Inc.	Managed Health/Healthfirst, Inc. (Medicare PPO)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	MetroPlus Health Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western NY (Community Blue - HMO of HealthNow)	MHN
CarePlus, LLC	MultiPlan
Child Health Plus - Healthfirst	Neighborhood Health Providers (NHP)
EmblemHealth	OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Deluxe Network)	Oxford Health Plans
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc.)	Pomco
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO	SEIU 1199 National Benefit Fund
Family Health Plus - Healthfirst	TRICARE
Fidelis Care	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
GHI HMO, Inc.	United Healthcare
Group Health Incorporated	United HealthCare (Medicare PPO)
Group Health, Inc. (PPO)	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Health Insurance Plan (HIP)	UnitedHealthcare
Health Net	Value Options
Health Plus (PHSP), Inc.	WellCare
Healthfirst, Inc.


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Adoption/Foster Care	Depression	Interpersonal Relationships
Aging	Developmental Disability	Learning Disabilities
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Dissociative Disorders	Multicultural Issues
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Domestic Violence	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder
Autism	Eating Disorders	Parenting Issues
Behavioral Problems	Family Dysfunction	Phobias
Bipolar Disorders	Forensic	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Child Abuse and Neglect	Grief/Loss	Runaways
Couple or Marital Issues	Infertility	Self Abuse


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:

AIDS/HIV+	Gifted	Offenders/Perpetrators
Alzheimer's	Grandparents	Sensory Impaired (hearing, vision, etc)
Caregivers	Immigrants/Refugees	Step Families
Children of Divorce	Military/Veterans	Transgendered
Chronic Illness	Obese or Overweight	Twins
Disabled


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advanced Integrative Therapy (AIT)	Gestalt	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)	Guardian ad Litem	Psycho-Educational
Behavioral	Home Study	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Relational
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relationship Development Intervention (RDI)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Supervised Visitation
Existential Psychotherapy	Parent Guidance	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Forensic Evaluation

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	Muslim
Hindu


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)