HelpPRO: Larkin D. Plato, MSW, LGSW

Larkin D. Plato, MSW, LGSW	Last Updated: 02/23/2011


Office and Contact Information

Plato Psychotherapy Silver Spring, MD 20904	Phone: (301) 775-5445 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: platopsychotherapy.com

Gender: Female

Office Hours:

Monday: By appointment
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday: By appointment
Thursday: By appointment
Friday: By appointment
Saturday: By appointment
Sunday: By appointment

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 3 Hours
Weekends: 3 Hours

Accessibility:

Are Accessible by Wheelchair

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: N/A

Licensing:

MD - LGSW [14228]

Degrees:

MSW


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $60
Group: $15
Family: N/A

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Aging	Domestic Violence	Parenting Issues
Anger Management	Eating Disorders	Phobias
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Family Dysfunction	Psychosomatic
Attachment Disorders	Gender Identity	Sexuality Issues
Bipolar Disorders	Grief/Loss	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Career/Employment Concerns	Interpersonal Relationships	Stress
Couple or Marital Issues	Life Transitions	Trauma/PTSD
Depression	Men's Issues	Women's Issues
Dissociative Disorders	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)	Disabled	Military/Veterans
Caregivers	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual	Obese or Overweight
Children of Divorce	Gifted	Step Families
Chronic Illness	Interracial Families/Couples	Transgendered
College Students


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Coaching	Holistic	Psycho-Educational
Cognitive/Behavioral	Humanistic	Psychoanalysis
Contemplative	Hypnosis	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Crisis Intervention	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psychodynamic
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relational
Ericksonian	Jungian	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Existential Psychotherapy	Long-Term	Social Support
Expressive Therapy	Mediation	Transpersonal Psychology
Feminist	Narrative Therapy

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Group	Individual
Family Systems


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist	Hindu	Jewish
Christian

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Irish	Native American
Hispanic	Italian


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)