HelpPRO: Kara B. Golden, MSW, LSW

Kara B. Golden, MSW, LSW	Last Updated: 07/30/2011


Office and Contact Information

Kara B. Golden, MSW, LSW - Private Practice 130 Bridge Street #5 Tunkhannock, PA 18657	Phone: (570) 760-1227 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Kara Golden

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 3pm
Tuesday: 10am - 7pm
Wednesday: 10am - 6pm
Thursday: 9am - 4pm
Friday: 9am - 3pm
Saturday: By appointment
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Day
Weekends: 2 Days

Accessibility:

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 12

Licensing:

PA - LSW [SW126403]

Degrees:

MSW


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $55
Group: $75
Family: $75

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Information & Referral

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Geisinger Health Plan


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Advocacy	Focusing	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Behavioral	Geriatric Consultation	Play Therapy
Behavioral Medicine	Gestalt	Prevention
Case Management	Holistic	Psycho-Educational
Coaching	Humanistic	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Cognitive/Behavioral	Information and Referral	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychological Testing and Evaluation
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Psychopharmacology
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Relational
Dream Work or Analysis	Long-Term	Schema Therapy
Education Consultation	Mediation	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
EMDR	Meditation/Relaxation	Social Support
Ericksonian	Narrative Therapy	Systemic
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Outreach	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Expressive Therapy	Parent Guidance

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:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Hispanic	Native American
Alaskan Native	Irish	Portuguese
Asian	Italian	Russian
Haitian


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Groups


Parenting with Pride

Parenting support group. Meets the first Wednesday evening of each month at 6:30 pm. Free. Childcare provided. A great opportunity to connect with other parents/grandparents.

Group Focus:

Parenting Issues
Stress
Education/Personal Development

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Support

Member Age:

Adolescents (13-17)
Young Adults (18-25)
Adults (26-59)
Seniors (60 +)

Member Gender:
Relation to Focus:

Any
Families

Location:	Wyoming County Family Resource Center Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Phone:	(570) 836-2350

Meeting Day:	Wednesday
Meeting Time:	Evening
Meeting Frequency:	Monthly


Building Your Family Parenting & Life Skills Classes

An 8 week parent education class; call for details. Offered Monday evenings and Friday mornings.

Group Focus:

Parenting Issues
Education/Personal Development

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Educational

Member Age:

Young Adults (18-25)
Adults (26-59)
Seniors (60 +)

Member Gender:
Relation to Focus:

Any
Parents

Location:	Wyoming County Family Resource Center Tunkhannock, PA 18657
Phone:	(570) 760-1227

Meeting Day:	Friday
Meeting Time:	Morning Evening
Meeting Frequency:	Weekly