Darner Mental Health Counseling
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, CASAC-M


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $195
- Couple Sessions $195
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Affinity Health Plan
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- CDPHP
- Cigna and Evernorth
- EmblemHealth
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Fidelis
- Group Health Incorporated (GHI)
- MVP Health Care
- NYSHIP | NY State Empire Plan
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 008322 Kristina Barton
- In Practice for 15 years
- Attended CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Graduated 2010
- Certificate from NYS 32303 / 2016
- Certificate from New York 32303 / 2016
Licensed Mental Health Counselor: Kristina Barton
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Dual Diagnosis
- Testing and Evaluation
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- First Responder and Law Enforcement Trauma
- Impaired Driver Assessments
- Mood Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Seeking Safety: Trauma Recovery Skills Training
Virtual only. The Seeking Safety group offers a supportive, confidential space to learn and practice skills that promote safety, stability, and empowerment. This skills-based program focuses on topics like grounding, setting boundaries, building healthy relationships, and coping with triggers—without requiring you to discuss trauma details. Sessions are 50 minutes long and run consistently. Insurance accepted.
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Location
Campbell Hall, NY 10916
DBT Skills for Adults
Virtual only. This group teaches evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to help participants manage emotions, improve relationships, and cope with stress more effectively. In a supportive virtual setting, participants learn and practice core DBT modules—mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness—through structured lessons and interactive discussion. This group is expected to begin November 2025. Day/Time to be determined. Weekly sessions are 50 mins each. Please reach out ASAP to join our list. Insurance accepted.
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Location
Campbell Hall, NY 10916
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