HelpPRO: Michael P. Joseph, MSW, LCSW

Michael P. Joseph, MSW, LCSW	Last Updated: 11/17/2011


Office and Contact Information

Michael P. Joseph, MSW, LCSW 65 E. Elizabeth Ave. Suite 117 Bethlehem, PA 18018	Phone: (610) 865-1799 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Michael P. Joseph, MSW, LCSW

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

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

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

Years of Experience: 37

Licensing:

PA - LCSW [CW013880]

Degrees:

MSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)

Social Worker, Licensed Clinical

Individual: $150
Group: N/A
Family: $170

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Insurance:

AETNA Health, Inc.	Geisinger Health Plan
AETNA Inc. (Open Choice)	Great-West Healthcare
AmeriChoice	HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc. (PPO)
Berkshire Health Plan (BHP)	HealthAmerica/Health Assurance (Coventry Medicare PPO)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP)	HealthAmerica/HealthAssurance Pennsylvania
Blue Cross Blue Shield	Highmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Community Blue)	Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (PreferredBlue PPO)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Direct Blue)	Horizon Behavioral Services
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Keystone Blue)	Independence Blue Cross (Keystone Health Plan East)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO Blue)	Independence Blue Cross (Medicare PPO)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Security Blue)	Independence Blue Cross (Personal Choice PPO)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (Select Blue)	InterGroup Services Corp.
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania	Keystone Health Plan Central
Capital BlueCross	Magellan Behavioral Health
Community Care Behavioral Health	Managed Health Network
ComPsych	PacifiCare Behavioral Health
Coventry Health Care	United Behavioral Health (UBH)
First Health (Network, The)	United Healthcare
Gateway Health Plan	US HealthCare
GEHA Health Plan for Federal Employees	Value Options


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Dissociative Disorders	Parenting Issues
Addictions/Substance	Dual Diagnosis	Personality Disorders
Aging	Eating Disorders	Phobias
Anger Management	Education/Personal Development	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Factitious Disorders (Munchausen Syndrome)	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Attachment Disorders	Family Dysfunction	Psychosomatic
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Grief/Loss	Self Abuse
Behavioral Problems	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Life Transitions	Sexual Orientation
Career/Employment Concerns	Men's Issues	Sexuality Issues
Couple or Marital Issues	Multicultural Issues	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Depression	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Stress


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

Adolescents (13-17)	Children (6-12)	Young Adults (18-25)
Adults (26-59)	Seniors (60 +)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Chronic Illness	Immigrants/Refugees
AIDS/HIV+	College Students	Interracial Families/Couples
Alzheimer's	Disabled	Military/Veterans
Biracial	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Step Families
Cancer Patients	Gifted	Transgendered
Caregivers	Grandparents	Twins
Children of Divorce


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Existential Psychotherapy	Parent Guidance
Advocacy	Expressive Therapy	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Behavioral	Focusing	Play Therapy
Behavioral Medicine	Geriatric Consultation	Prevention
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Gestalt	Psycho-Educational
Case Management	Holistic	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Coaching	Humanistic	Psychodynamic
Cognitive/Behavioral	Imago Relationship Therapy	Relational
Contemplative	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	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)	Jungian	Systemic
Dream Work or Analysis	Mediation	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Education Consultation	Meditation/Relaxation	Transpersonal Psychology
Ericksonian	Narrative Therapy	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

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	Jewish	Muslim
Christian	LDS/Mormon

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Hispanic	Russian
Asian	Irish

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)