Alice Stephens, MSW, LCSW

About

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

Areas of expertise

• Relationship Issues
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Divorce
• Lesbian
• Life Coaching
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• EclecticUses techniques from several approaches, chosen to suit the person and the problem rather than following one model.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• HypnotherapyUses guided relaxation and focused attention (hypnosis) to help with things such as anxiety, pain, sleep or habits like smoking.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• 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.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Relationship Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol Use, Behavioral Issues, Bisexual, Borderline Personality (BPD), Divorce, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Impulse Control Disorders, Lesbian, LGBTQ+, Life Coaching, marriage couseling, Mood Disorders, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Personality Disorders, Self Esteem, Self-Harming

Insurance

1199SEIU, Aetna, Anthem, Beacon Health Strategies, Beech Street, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Carelon Health IPA of California (CHIPA), Cigna and Evernorth, EmblemHealth, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Kaiser (Out-of-Network), Magellan, MagnaCare, Managed Health Network (MHN), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $150; sliding scale available

Payment methods

Check

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied, Gay Allied, Lesbian Allied, Transgender Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Psychoanalyst, NYU

Education & qualifications