Personal Statement
Treatment is results oriented, which means we work together at the beginning to define the changes that are meaningful to you. In a basic sense, psychotherapy is for thinking about feelings. We are all part of systems, be they family, work or society. The outcome is more freedom to be yourself.
With children, treatment approach is family-centered. In the long run, the best therapist for your child is you, the parent. Parent consultation is an integral part of treatment for children and teens.
In couples treatment, i thoughtfully guide your interactions to encourage better understanding of each other. This approach reduces the tendency to blame one another for differences, and leads the two of you into your own manner of accepting them.
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Click HereClient Focus (Age)
- Toddlers/Preschoolers (0 to 6)
- Children (6 to 10)
- Preteens/Tweens (11 to 13)
- Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
- Adults
- Elders (65+)
Therapy Specialties
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Child or Adolescent
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Grief
- Infertility
- Relationship Issues
- Sex Therapy
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Orientation
- Art Therapy
- Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Existential
- Focusing
- Gestalt
- Mindfulness Based Approaches
- Motivational Interviewing
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Person Centered/Rogerian
- Process Oriented Psychology
- Relational
- Systematic Desensitization
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- AmeriHealth
- Blue Cross
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Coventry
- Highmark
- Magellan
- New Directions
- Optum
- Out Of Network
- PacifiCare
- Tufts
- UMR
- United
- WellPoint
Years in Practice
20+ years
Services Fee
- Comprehensive Report $150-$200
- Initial Consultation $200-$200
- Special Consultation $150-$200
- Therapy Session $100-$150
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check
Licenses
License Name | License | State | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Licensed Psychologist (LP) | PY 2497 | MA | 1980 |
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) | MFT 807 | MA | 1993 |
Associations
Name | Duration |
---|---|
American Psychotherapy Association (APA) | 1993-Present |
Publications
Title | Publication | Year |
---|---|---|
Review of Pets and the Family | The Family Psychologist | 1980 |
Theories of Counseling Supervision | Personnel and Guidance Journal | 1979 |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Delaunay MH Center and Dammasch State Hosp, Portland OR | PhD | Post-Doc Clinical Internship | 1979 |
U Conn | PhD | Counseling Psychology: Ed Psych - Counselor Ed. and Guidance | 1978 |
Villanova U | MA | Counselor Education w Elementary Sch Guidance Certification | 1974 |
Penn State U. | BS | Psychology | 1969 |
Languages
- French
- Spanish
Office Address
Dr. Mitchell D. Gurk
16 Hastings Road
Spencer, Massachusetts 01562