HelpPRO: Nancy Polites, LCSW, EFT CERT-1

Nancy Polites, LCSW, EFT CERT-1	Last Updated: 02/07/2012


Office and Contact Information

Nancy Polites 308 Tequesta Drive Ste. #1 Tequesta, FL 33469	Phone: (561) 401-9002 Fax: (866) 368-8610 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.forwardactioncoach.com Contact: Nancy Polites

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 8am - 8pm
Tuesday: 8am - 8pm
Wednesday: 8am - 8pm
Thursday: 8am - 8pm
Friday: 8am - 8pm
Saturday: 8am - 2pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours

Online Therapy Available (email, live chat, video)

Video Counseling (Skype)


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 30

Licensing:

CA - LCSW [17581]

FL - LCSW [SW9704]

Degrees:

MSS

Credentials and Certifications:

Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager (C-ASWCM)

Social Work Supervisor

Social Worker, Licensed Clinical


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $125
Group: $30
Family: $125

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Counseling

Information & Referral

Initial Consultation/Evaluation

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families

Outreach

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Blue Cross Blue Shield
All Florida PPO	TRICARE
Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BlueChoice PPO)	United HealthCare (Options PPO)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Dissociative Disorders	Pain Management
Addictions/Substance	Domestic Violence	Parenting Issues
Aging	Dual Diagnosis	Phobias
Anger Management	Eating Disorders	Physical Illness/Impairment
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Education/Personal Development	Postpartum Depression
Asperger's Syndrome	Elder Abuse	Psychosomatic
Attachment Disorders	Family Dysfunction	Self Abuse
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Gender Identity	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Behavioral Problems	Grief/Loss	Sleep Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Interpersonal Relationships	Stress
Career/Employment Concerns	Life Transitions	Trauma/PTSD
Child Abuse and Neglect	Multicultural Issues	Women's Issues
Depression	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder


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)	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:

Advocacy	Evaluation/Diagnostic	Meditation/Relaxation
Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT)	Expressive Therapy	Parent Guidance
Behavioral	Focusing	Psychodynamic
Biofeedback	Geriatric Consultation	Psychopharmacology
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Gestalt	Relational
Case Management	Holistic	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Coaching	Humanistic	Social Support
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Supervised Visitation
Contemplative	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Crisis Intervention	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Transpersonal Psychology
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Individual	Supervision/Consultation
Family Systems


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

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Asian	Hispanic
Arabic


Professional Associations

National Assoc. of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (GCM)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)