HelpPRO: Kathleen (Kayta) Curzie Gajdos, Ph.D.

Kathleen (Kayta) Curzie Gajdos, Ph.D.	Last Updated: 07/28/2011


Office and Contact Information

Kathleen Curzie Gajdos, Ph.D. 1733 Creek Road Chadds Ford, PA 19317	Phone: (610) 388-2888 Fax: (775) 254-1792 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.drgajdos.com Contact: Kathleen Curzie Gajdos, Ph.D.

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: 8am - 7pm
Tuesday: 8am - 7pm
Wednesday: 8am - 7pm
Thursday: 8am - 7pm
Friday: 8am - 7pm
Saturday: 8am - 12pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 6 Hours

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: 31

Degrees:

PhD

Credentials and Certifications:

Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Certified in

Psychologist, Clinical

Thanatology: Death, Dying and Bereavement, Certification (ADEC)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $165
Group: $40
Family: $165

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Community Education

Information & Referral

Insurance:

ComPsych


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	Forensic	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Asperger's Syndrome	Gender Identity	Psychosomatic
Attachment Disorders	Grief/Loss	Self Abuse
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Immigration/Newcomer	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Behavioral Problems	Infertility	Sexual Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Interpersonal Relationships	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
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Trauma/PTSD
Domestic Violence	Pain Management	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)

Specific Populations:

ACOA (Adult Children of Alcoholics)	Caregivers	Grandparents
AIDS/HIV+	Children of Divorce	Interracial Families/Couples
Alzheimer's	Chronic Illness	Obese or Overweight
Biracial	College Students	Transgendered
Cancer Patients	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Behavioral	Existential Psychotherapy	Parent Guidance
Biofeedback	Expressive Therapy	Play Therapy
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Feminist	Prevention
Body Work (Massage, Touch Therapy)	Focusing	Psycho-Educational
Cognitive/Behavioral	Forensic Evaluation	Psychodrama
Contemplative	Geriatric Consultation	Psychodynamic
Crisis Intervention	Gestalt	Psychological Testing and Evaluation
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Holistic	Relational
Dance/Movement Therapy	Humanistic	Sandplay Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Hypnosis	Satir
Dream Work or Analysis	Imago Relationship Therapy	Sex Therapy
Education Consultation	Information and Referral	Social Support
EMDR	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Systemic
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)	Jungian	Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Long-Term	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Ericksonian	Meditation/Relaxation	Transpersonal Psychology
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Family Systems	Individual
Educational or Psycho-Educational	Group	Peer Support


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	LDS/Mormon
Christian	Jewish	Muslim

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American

Italian


Professional Associations

American Family Therapy Academy

American Psychological Association (APA)

American Red Cross Mental Health Disaster Action Team (DAT)

Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC)

EMDR International Association

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)

Sandplay Therapists of America (STA)

Groups


Survivors of Accident and Murder (SAM)

SAM is a support group sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Delaware for those whose loved ones have died suddenly or dramatically.

Group Focus:

Grief/Loss
Trauma/PTSD

Group Status:
Group Type:

Active
Support

Member Age:

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

Member Gender:

Any

Location:	Church of Holy City Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone:	(302) 654-6833


Meeting Time:	Evening