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E. SUE BLUME, LCSW, DCSW SOCIAL WORKER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE on Long Island Over 25 years' experience providing individual and couples therapy, consultation/ training for professionals, and community educational services ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONTACT: PHONE: 516.379.4731 Calls returned as promptly as possible, weekday afternoons and evenings. E-MAIL: esue@esueblume.com (Please be advised that all appointments must be made by phone.) FAX: available on request Mailing address: PO Box 7167, Garden City, NY 11530 OFFICE LOCATION: Freeport, (Long Island), New York 35 minutes by train from Manhattan. (Specific address and directions provided when appointment is made.) (Unfortunately, no wheelchair accessiblity) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS: Member in good standing, National Association of Social Workers (NASW) MSW: (Masters degree in Social Work) from The University @ Albany LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Lic. # RO-19003-J DCSW: Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (NASW credential representing "advanced clinical practice expertise." Requirements include 4 years' of post-graduate supervised practice.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PUBLICATIONS: SECRET SURVIVORS: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women (Ballantine Paperback/ Trade version available) "The Incest Survivors Aftereffects Checklist" © YOU'RE STILL STANDIN' (iaf Press, 2000) "Sympathy for the Devil" (Chapter in edited book in progress) ""Post Incest Syndrome in Women" (Chapter in edited book in progress) Articles include: "The Ownership of Truth" (The Journal of Psychohistory); "The Walking Wounded: Post Incest Syndrome in Women" (The SIECUS Report); "Alcoholics Anonymous in a Drug Treatment Community" (The Journal of Drug Education); "Letter to the Mother of a Gay Son" (adaptation) and "Of Being Queer, Magic Pills, and Social Lubricants" (National Association of Social Workers Journal); ""A Bereavement Group for Lesbians", "HELP (The Homosexuality Education and Linkage Program) for Helping Professionals (Social Work Practice Digest). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEDIA APPEARANCES include: CNN, CBS Overnight (Charlie Rose), Donahue, Montel, 60 Minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURED in: Harvard Women's Law Review, Ladies' Home Journal, The New York Times, Seventeen, Vogue (Italy)
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SERVICES : PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT: Individual, couples, and sibling-group sessions. Educational meetings, treatment consults also available. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS/ SUPERVISION/ EDUCATION: Case review (including consults with client and therapist present) or ongoing consultation/ topic specific education/training. E-SERVICES: No therapy or counseling is available online. However, the following e-service is available: LifeQuestions: Persons may submit specific questions related to their lives, or to one of the special topics listed on the previous page, via E-MAIL or through the US Postal Service (to the address above). The question may be brief but the answer will be thorough. THIS IS NOT AN EMERGENCY SERVICE. PERSONS AT RISK OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS ARE URGED TO CALL THEIR LOCAL SUICIDE HOTLINE OR OTHER SERVICE. "LIFETRAINING" COMMUNITY EDUCATION: Fee-based lectures available for treatment facilities and profit-making organizations. Free presentations available to community groups and self-help networks. ALL SERVICES FOCUS ON NEEDS AND SOCIALIZATION OF WOMEN. TREATMENT SERVICES FOR WOMEN ONLY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BEREAVEMENT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOURS AND APPOINTMENTS: All services by appointment. Therapy: 55 minutes; may be increased in 1/2 hour increments. Once a week (more, if needed). By appointment, M-W afternoons and evenings; other times may be arranged for special sessions. Supervision/ consults: One hour with incremental additions possible. As needed, by appointment. Lectures, Presentations: Two hours to Two Days. Some out of town availablility. Please inquire.
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PAYMENT INSURANCE: I am not a participant in any "Managed Care" panels (where an insurance company provides you with a list of practitioners, and you are only responsible for a small co-pay.) I know that this makes it more difficult for you, so I would like to explain why: Due to the low rates of reimbursement that these insurance companies provide, therapists who participate in these plans are forced to see many more clients each day than they would ordinarily. This pushes their energy and concentration to its limits. Many such therapists have also cut down the length of sessions to 45 minutes. I prefer to see only the number of clients that allows me to devote to each my full attention, for 55 minute sessions, which is the length of time I find most productive. Also, many insurance companies pay for only a few sessions--far fewer than needed. They often refuse to renew approval for ongoing treatment before clients have finished treatment, and cut off reimbursement abruptly, without giving the client and therapist a chance to "terminate" treatment (spend time ending the therapy relationship). I prefer to allow my clients to decide how much treatment they need, and when to stop. These companies have also been known to require that therapists disclose excessively invasive personal information about the client, including, occasionally, the actual case notes from sessions. There are other problems associated with these plans. Often, it is difficult for clients to find therapists who have sufficient knowledge or experience regarding their special concerns. For these reasons, for your needs as well as mine, I have chosen to practice independently of "Managed Care". That means that you will be required to pay my fee--not just a co-pay-- directly. However, you may receive "out of network" reimbursement from your company, which might help pay for your treatment to some degree. We can discuss this when you call. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEES: THERAPY: Adjustments available to full fee based on client circumstances and resources.. If you will need a reduced fee, be prepared to provide me with some financial information--income, special circumstances (household situation, debts, child support, etc.), and please put some thought into what you can handle, so we can discuss it when you call. That way, you will know what to expect before we agree to meet. (And by the way--did you know that therapy is considered a medical expense, and that you might be able to deduct the cost, as well as your travel expense, on your taxes?) CONSULTATIONS: Professional consultations are $125/ hr. E-QUERY: Per Question: $45 (you will need to be registered with PayPal for these services) PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT RATES for LECTURES, TRAINING, and other PUBLIC EVENTS.
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CONFIDENTIALITY and PRIVACY: I am professionally and morally required to respect your privacy and confidentiality. That means that I cannot, and will not, disclose anything about you--including the FACT that you are my client--to anyone. (There are certain legally required, specific and carefully controlled exceptions to this, which we can discuss when we meet.) YOU, on the other hand, can discuss your treatment with anyone you choose, if you so desire.
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This is BONNIE, Official Greeter. You'll meet her at the office. She's good for a laugh--and not so bad if you are feeling down, either. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You might want to watch this site; in the future, articles will be added on the issues that have been addressed. Please feel free to email me with any suggestions you might have. Even if you do not choose to seek my services, I hope that the information I have provided is helpful to you in some way. I hope to meet you. |
