Location
During social distancing, I am continuing to hold sessions via phone or video. I use Google Meet, Facetime, or Doxy.me.
About
Making the decision to start therapy is a brave step toward changing one's life. My goal is to guide my client to make those changes in a manner that feels comfortable and safe. My focus is positive, hopeful, and respectful of the individual or family's spirit. My job is to help my client gain insight, increase motivation, and provide the support to implement better choices. I work with families, individuals and/or children to change unproductive patterns and to learn life enhancing strategies. As a social worker, art therapist and trained family therapist, my strengths lie in my extensive experience and the use of creative techniques. As a professor at two colleges, I teach others to become therapists.
I work with families using a systems approach. Individuals are met with an eclectic approach determined by expressed needs and goals. Children naturally communicate through play and art. I am trained to meet them on their level through those modalities.
I am unique because I have many years of experience as a social worker and art therapist, in addition to postgraduate training as a psychotherapist and family therapist. I have been a professor and program director at St. Thomas Aquinas College for more than 23 years, and a professor at the School of Visual Arts and New York School of Social Work.
Carol Greiff-Lagstein
“I offer compassionate therapy where I focus on strengths, healthy communication, and the abilty to effect change. ”
Call or Email Carol Greiff-Lagstein for a free 15 minute consultation now - (845) 207-8219
Finances
- Cost per Session: $150 - $190
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
Cash, Check, Venmo
Accepted Insurance Plans
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Highmark BCBS of Western New York
- Medicare
- MultiPlan
- Quantum
- Out of Network
I accept your co-pay and I file for payment from the insurance company.
Email me or call (845) 207-8219 with questions.
Qualifications
- License: New York / 050309
- School: Columbia University
- Year Graduated: 1994
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: New York State / Licensed Creative Arts Therapi
- Certificate Date: 2006
Carol Greiff-Lagstein's Groups
Location
Specialties
- Parenting
- Child
- Anxiety
Issues
- ADHD
- Adjustment Disorder, Selective Mute
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depression
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Thinking Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
- Children (6 to 10)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Eclectic
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Transpersonal
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2020
(845) 207-8219