Jenny Weinstein McPhee, MS, LCSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in New York, NY. Works with Eating Disorders, Anxiety and Depression. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Family Conflict
• Lesbian
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• 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.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• PsychoanalyticThe tradition that began with Freud. Explores unconscious thoughts and feelings, often through free association, sometimes with several sessions a week.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, ADHD, Behavioral Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Bisexual, Body Image, Body Image Issues, Borderline Personality (BPD), Career Counseling, Child, Codependency, Coping Skills, Drug Abuse, Family Conflict, Impulse Control Disorders, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Obesity, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Substance Use, Suicidal Ideation, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BHS | Behavioral Health Systems, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, EmblemHealth, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Magellan, Optum, Oxford, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network

Fees

Sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Columbia University

Years in practice

12

Education & qualifications