HelpPRO: Tara Veline Mirkar, LCSW

Tara Veline Mirkar, LCSW	Last Updated: 08/28/2010


Office and Contact Information

Tara Mirkar, LCSW 1405 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27605	Phone: (919) 455-7169 Fax: (919) 835-9777 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.taramirkar.com Contact: Tara Mirkar

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 9am - 7pm
Tuesday: 9am - 3pm
Wednesday: 9am - 7pm
Thursday: 9am - 3pm
Friday: 9am - 1pm
Saturday: 10am - 12pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 1 Day

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 13

Licensing:

NC - LCSW [C005478]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Certified Social Worker (CSW)

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Social Work Supervisor

Trauma Treatment, Postgraduate Certificate


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $100
Group: $50
Family: $115

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Managed Health Network
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Value Options
APS Healthcare	WellPath (Preferred PPO)
Horizon Behavioral Services	WellPath Select, Inc.
Magellan Behavioral Health	WellPath Select, Inc. (Preferred PPO)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


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	Military/Veterans
AIDS/HIV+	Disabled	Obese or Overweight
Alzheimer's	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Offenders/Perpetrators
Biracial	Gifted	Sensory Impaired (hearing, vision, etc)
Brain/Head Injured	Grandparents	Step Families
Cancer Patients	Immigrants/Refugees	Transgendered
Caregivers	Interracial Families/Couples	Twins
Children of Divorce


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acupuncture	Home Study	Psycho-Educational
Advocacy	Humanistic	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)	Information and Referral	Psychodynamic
Behavioral	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychopharmacology
Biofeedback	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Relational
Case Management	Jungian	Satir
Coaching	Long-Term	Sex Therapy
Cognitive/Behavioral	Mediation	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Crisis Intervention	Meditation/Relaxation	Social Support
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Parent Guidance	Supervised Visitation
Dream Work or Analysis	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)	Systemic
Forensic Evaluation	Play Therapy	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Guardian ad Litem

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	Haitian	Pacific Islander
Arabic	Hispanic	Portuguese
Asian	Irish


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)