HelpPRO: Charles Ernest Kramer, LCSW

Charles Ernest Kramer, LCSW	Last Updated: 10/25/2011


Office and Contact Information

Alternatives Counseling LCSW,PLLC 37 Mill Street Binghamton, NY 13903	Phone: (607) 722-1836 This provider offers a free brief telephone consultation. Email: Click Here Contact: Charles E. Kramer

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

Monday: N/A
Tuesday: By appointment
Wednesday: N/A
Thursday: By appointment
Friday: By appointment
Saturday: N/A
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 2 Days
Weekends: 3 Days

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Offer Evening Office Hours

Years of Experience: 34

Licensing:

NY - LCSW-R [R-045377-1]

Degrees:

MSSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Addiction Studies, Certified in

Alcohol and Drug Treatment, Certified in

Social Work Supervisor

Individual: $110
Group: N/A
Family: $110

Sliding Scale: Yes

Medicare: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Insurance:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western NY (Traditional Blue PPO)


Problems Served (focus areas are bold)

Addictions/Other (gambling, sex, etc.)	Eating Disorders	Physical Illness/Impairment
Addictions/Substance	Education/Personal Development	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Aging	Family Dysfunction	Psychosomatic
Anger Management	Grief/Loss	Self Abuse
Anxiety/Panic Disorders	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Learning Disabilities	Sexual Disorders
Bipolar Disorders	Life Transitions	Sexual Orientation
Couple or Marital Issues	Men's Issues	Sexuality Issues
Depression	Multicultural Issues	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Dissociative Disorders	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Stress
Domestic Violence	Parenting Issues	Trauma/PTSD
Dual Diagnosis	Phobias	Women's Issues


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)	Caregivers	College Students
Brain/Head Injured	Children of Divorce	Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Cancer Patients	Chronic Illness	Military/Veterans


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Holistic	Psycho-Educational
Advocacy	Humanistic	Psychodrama
Cognitive/Behavioral	Hypnosis	Psychodynamic
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relational
Dream Work or Analysis	Jungian	Satir
Ericksonian	Long-Term	Sex Therapy
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Mediation	Sports Psychology
Existential Psychotherapy	Meditation/Relaxation	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Feminist	Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)	Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Gestalt

Methods Used:

Couple/Marital	Family Systems	Supervision/Consultation
Educational or Psycho-Educational	Individual


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

Religious Experience:

Buddhist

Christian

Jewish

Multi-cultural Experience:

African-American	Caribbean	Italian
Asian	Hispanic	Native American

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)