HelpPRO: Joan Marks, LCSW

Joan Marks, LCSW	Last Updated: 11/12/2011


Office and Contact Information

345 Cottage Rd South Portland, ME 04106	Phone: (207) 266-9573 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Joan Marks

2525 Wallingwood Drive Bldg 7A, Suite 701 Austin, TX 78746	Phone: (207) 266-9573 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 8am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 5pm
Wednesday: 8am - 5pm
Thursday: 9am - 5pm
Friday: 8am - 5pm
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 12 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Online Therapy Available (email, live chat, video)


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 37

Licensing:

ME - LCSW [LC443]

TX - LCSW [27469]

Degrees:

Credentials and Certifications:

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

Board Certified Diplomate (BCD)

Divorce Mediator

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)

Social Worker, Licensed Clinical


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $90
Group: N/A
Family: $100

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Initial Consultation/Evaluation

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Humana Inc. (PPO)
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Magellan Behavioral Health
Affiliated Healthcare, Inc.	Maine Health Alliance, The
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Choice PPO)	Managed Health Network
Anthem Health Plans (HMO)	MHNet
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	One Health Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Southwest Texas HMO, Inc., dba HMO Blue Texas)	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
BlueCross BlueShield (BlueChoice Network)	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
CIGNA HealthCare	TRICARE
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Comprehensive Benefits Administrator (CBA)	United Healthcare
Corphealth	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (PPO)	UnitedHealthcare
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.	US HealthCare
Humana Health Plan (Humana HMO Texas, Inc.)	Value Options


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Substance	Gender Identity	Phobias
Adoption/Foster Care	Grief/Loss	Physical Illness/Impairment
Aging	Immigration/Newcomer	Postpartum Depression
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Infertility	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Bipolar Disorders	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Disorders
Career/Employment Concerns	Life Transitions	Sexual Orientation
Couple or Marital Issues	Men's Issues	Sexuality Issues
Depression	Multicultural Issues	Sleep Disorders
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Stress
Eating Disorders	Pain Management	Trauma/PTSD
Education/Personal Development	Parenting Issues	Women's Issues
Family Dysfunction	Personality Disorders


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adults (26-59)

Seniors (60 +)

Young Adults (18-25)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Chronic Illness	Military/Veterans
AIDS/HIV+	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Step Families
Cancer Patients	Grandparents	Transgendered
Caregivers	Immigrants/Refugees	Twins
Children of Divorce	Interracial Families/Couples


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Behavioral	Holistic	Psycho-Educational
Coaching	Home Study	Psychoanalysis
Cognitive/Behavioral	Humanistic	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Crisis Intervention	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psychodrama
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Information and Referral	Psychodynamic
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relational
Dream Work or Analysis	Jungian	Sex Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Expressive Therapy	Mediation	Social Support
Feminist	Meditation/Relaxation	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Geriatric Consultation	Parent Guidance	Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Gestalt

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Family Systems	Individual
Educational or Psycho-Educational	Group	Supervision/Consultation


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	Muslim
Christian	Jewish

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Irish	Portuguese
Haitian	Italian	Russian
Hispanic	Native American


Professional Associations

Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)