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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Buffalo, NY 14215
Let's Connect (716) 576-3671
I believe my clients are the experts in their lives. I see myself as a facilitator of conversations that lead my clients to new perspectives. Therapy is an opportunity to take control of one's problems and as an opportunity to become the preferred version of oneself. My hope is to provide you with the tools and perspective to know that even when you FEEL there is nothing but closed roads, detours and wrong way signs in life, you KNOW you possess the power to strive for, obtain and maintain THROUGH and OVER it all.
I have experience conducting therapy with children, adults, couples and families. I have been a therapist at schools, at a community clinic and in private practice. In addition to being a therapist I have been an educational consultant and I have been a clinical supervisor to therapists in training.
Finding your path looks different for every person. It is important to find out which path is the best for you. I have many options to meet your needs. I would love the opportunity to join you on your current path and provide the support you need to determine which road you will travel next.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $80
- Couple Sessions $125
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Highmark BCBS of Western New York
- Independent Health
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Univera
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 080728-01 Carla McDow
- Licensed by State of New York / 080728-01
Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Carla McDow
Additional Credentials
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Anger Management
- Autism
Expertise
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intellectual Disability
- Lesbian
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
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Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Religion
Christian
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Black and African American
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
- Christian Counseling
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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Location
Nearby Areas
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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