Stephen E. Knezek, LCSW	Last Updated: 05/26/2012

Registered Nurse and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Welcome to my practice! I will pay close attention to what healthy changes you want to make and help you to make them. I will give you suggestions but always follow your lead.

I work with the whole life spectrum and all ages from childhood, adolescence, college years to adulthood.

I will always be respectful of your wishes, and always give you honest and direct feedback.

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Office and Contact Information

Stephen Knezek,LCSW 151 West Rock Aveunue New Haven, CT 06515	Phone: (203) 624-7530 ext. Fax: (203) 823-4923 Free Phone Consultation: Click Here Email: Click Here Website: www.stephenknezek.com Contact: Stephen Knezek,LCSW

Gender: Male

Office Hours:

Monday: 8am - 10pm
Tuesday: 8am - 10pm
Wednesday: 8am - 10pm
Thursday: 8am - 10pm
Friday: 8am - 10pm
Saturday: 8am - 3pm
Sunday: N/A

Response Time to Call:

Weekdays: 1 Hour
Weekends: 1 Day

Accessibility:

Are Near Public Transportation

Can Make Home Visits

Can Provide Telephone Counseling

Have Emergency Appointments Available

Offer Evening Office Hours

Offer Weekend Office Hours


Qualifications

Years of Experience: 36

Licensing:

CT - LCSW [004495]

CT - Registered Nurse [E46475]

Degrees:

MSSW

Credentials and Certifications:

Qualified Clinical Social Worker (QCSW)


Fees and Payment Options

Individual: $90
Group: $60
Family: $90

Sliding Scale: Yes

Private Insurance or Out of Network: Yes

Free Services:

Advocacy

Brief Phone Consultation

Information & Referral

One Hour per wk for Returning Troops and Families


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	Firesetting	Pregnancy/Childbirth
Asperger's Syndrome	Forensic	Psychoses/Major Mental Illness
Attachment Disorders	Gender Identity	Psychosomatic
Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity) Disorder	Grief/Loss	Runaways
Autism	Immigration/Newcomer	Self Abuse
Behavioral Problems	Infant Mental Health	Sexual Abuse/Rape
Bipolar Disorders	Infertility	Sexual Disorders
Career/Employment Concerns	Interpersonal Relationships	Sexual Orientation
Child Abuse and Neglect	Learning Disabilities	Sexuality Issues
Couple or Marital Issues	Life Transitions	Sleep Disorders
Depression	Men's Issues	Spiritual/Religious Concerns
Developmental Disability	Multicultural Issues	Stress
Dissociative Disorders	Neurological	Tourette's Disorder
Domestic Violence	Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder	Trauma/PTSD
Dual Diagnosis	Pain Management	Women's Issues


Populations Served (focus areas are bold)

Age Groups:

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

Specific Populations:

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


Treatment Methods and Approaches (focus areas are bold)

Theoretical Approach:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)	Geriatric Consultation	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Advocacy	Gestalt	Pastoral Therapy
Behavioral	Guardian ad Litem	Play Therapy
Behavioral Medicine	Holistic	Prevention
Biofeedback	Home Study	Psycho-Educational
Body Centered Psychotherapy	Humanistic	Psychoanalysis
Case Management	Imago Relationship Therapy	Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Coaching	Information and Referral	Psychodrama
Cognitive/Behavioral	Internal Family Systems (IFS)	Psychodynamic
Contemplative	Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)	Relational
Crisis Intervention	Intervention (Alcohol, Drug, Gambling Addiction, etc.)	Sandplay Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)	Jungian	Sex Therapy
Dream Work or Analysis	Long-Term	Short-Term (Brief Treatment)
Education Consultation	Mediation	Social Support
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)	Meditation/Relaxation	Somatic Experiencing
Ericksonian	Mindfulness Based Approaches	Sports Psychology
Evaluation/Diagnostic	Narrative Therapy	Supervised Visitation
Existential Psychotherapy	Neurofeedback	Systemic
Expressive Therapy	Nutrition Counseling	Transactional Analysis (TA)
Feminist	Occupational Therapy	Transpersonal Psychology
Focusing	Outreach	Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Forensic Evaluation	Parent Guidance	Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation
Genetic Counseling

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


Professional Associations

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Stephen E. Knezek, LCSW

Registered Nurse and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.