HelpPRO: Sharon Diane Strand, LCSW-C

Sharon Diane Strand, LCSW-C	Last Updated: 09/24/2011


Office and Contact Information

Sharon Strand LCSW Inc. 15232 Red Clover Drive Rockville, MD 20853	Phone: (301) 871-3845 Fax: (301) 871-3845 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Contact: Sharon Strand

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 6am - 5pm
Tuesday: 6am - 6pm
Wednesday: 6am - 5pm
Thursday: 6am - 5pm
Friday: 6am - 5pm
Saturday: 6am - 2pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 22

Licensing:

MD - LCSW-C [03599]

DC - LICSW [LC302207]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW)

Addictions Specialist, Certified

Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Certified in

American Assoc. for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Approved Supervisor

Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)

Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC)

Certified Social Worker (CSW)

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (DCSW)

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Level II Clinician

International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling & Psychotherapy

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)

Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner, Licensed (LSATP)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $130
Group: $60
Family: $130

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicaid (or equivalent state insurance): Yes

Medicaid QMB: 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:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Kaiser Foundation Health Plan
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	M.D.-Individual Practice Association (M.D.-IPA)
AETNA Inc. (PPO)	Magellan Behavioral Health
American Behavioral	Managed Health Network
AMERIGROUP	Maryland Physicians Care (MPC)
APS Healthcare	Mid Atlantic Medical Services, Inc. (MAMSI) Alliance PPO
BCE Emergis Corporation (Admar/Associates for Healthcare/Health Network/ProAmerica/UP&UP)	Optimum Choice, Inc.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc.)	Preferred Health Network (PHN)
CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO)	Priority Partners
CIGNA HealthCare	Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
CIGNA HealthCare (PPO)	TRICARE
Coventry Health Care	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
Delmarva Health Plan, Inc.	United Healthcare
FreeState Health Plan, Inc.	United HealthCare (Options PPO)
GEHA Health Plan for Federal Employees	UnitedHealthcare
Great-West Healthcare	US HealthCare
Horizon Behavioral Services	Value Options
JAI Medical Systems, Inc.


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

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


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adults (26-59)

Seniors (60 +)

Young Adults (18-25)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Disabled	Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
AIDS/HIV+	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Obese or Overweight
Biracial	Gifted	Offenders/Perpetrators
Cancer Patients	Grandparents	Sensory Impaired (hearing, vision, etc)
Caregivers	Immigrants/Refugees	Step Families
Children of Divorce	Interracial Families/Couples	Transgendered
Chronic Illness	Military/Veterans	Twins
College Students


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Feminist	Parent Guidance
Advocacy	Focusing	Prevention
Behavioral	Geriatric Consultation	Psycho-Educational
Behavioral Medicine	Gestalt	Psychodrama
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Holistic	Psychodynamic
Case Management	Humanistic	Psychopharmacology
Coaching	Hypnosis	Redecision Therapy
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Contemplative	Information and Referral	Satir
Crisis Intervention	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Sex Therapy
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Long-Term	Social Support
EMDR	Mediation	Systemic
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Existential Psychotherapy	Occupational Therapy	Transpersonal Psychology
Expressive Therapy	Outreach	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

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	Cape Verdean	Native American
Alaskan Native	Haitian	Pacific Islander
Arabic	Hispanic	Portuguese
Armenian	Irish	Russian
Asian


Professional Associations

American Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Action Team (DAT)

American Substance Abuse Professionals

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)

Center for Clinical Social Work (CCSW)

EMDR International Association

Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA)

International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)