Cecilia Pollock, LMSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in New York, NY. Works with Anxiety, Life Transitions and Self Esteem. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, United Healthcare and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Self Esteem
• Depression
• Life Coaching
• Peer Relationships

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Life Transitions, Self Esteem, Body Image, Career Counseling, Codependency, Depression, Eating Disorders, Life Coaching, Men's Issues, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Peer Relationships, Women's Issues

Insurance

Anthem, Any/Out-of-network Insurance, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, CareFirst, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, EmblemHealth, Highmark, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Optum, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Education

Columbia University

Other offices

Summit, 07901

Education & qualifications