Hicksville
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
9 Endorsed
28 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, NY 11801
(516) 324-3167
Let's Connect (516) 324-3167
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Deirdre built First Step Therapy & Wellness Group from the ground up and has been hands on every step of the way. Her work ethic is indisputable and she is completely invested in creating a cohesive work environment adhering to values such as mutual respect and equality. She believes healthy doses of restraint combined with self discipline are key components to her success both personally and professionally. Deirdre is highly regarded by her peers and is a long-standing staple within the community where she is committed to creating a safe secure environment for her clients and colleagues. Ms. Holland currently maintains an established private practice
with a concentration on individual psychotherapy. Her ability for critical thinking makes her a formidable force as a businesswoman and within the mental health profession. Philosophy; allowing clients to verbalize themselves without interruption induces clarity and quelling distractions through active listening augments the clients ability to free associate. Once awareness and perspective intersect metamorphosis occurs
and disengagement from abusive symbiotic relationships, inflammatory environments, and toxic people/situations becomes attainable. When the client experiences the benefits of "emotional autonomy" their unhealthy behavioral patterns recede allowing room for change, growth, and acceptance. Deirdre's Core Principles: anonymity, privacy, confidentiality, reciprocity, self preservation, and independent thought, which is the pathway to self-sufficiency.
Take the first step to help. Call First Step Therapy & Wellness Group now - (516) 324-3167

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

28 East Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY 11801 map

 (516) 324-3167

First Step Directory

Hicksville, NY 11801

Clients: Office & Virtual sessions. Clinicians: Join our Top Rated Team and become part of the First Step Brand of Excellence. 516.330.8422.
I specialize in Anxiety, Depression and Stress 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Please watch my video to learn more about me and my practice.
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Let's Connect (516) 324-3167
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

28 East Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY 11801 map

 (516) 324-3167

First Step Directory

Hicksville, NY 11801

Clients: Office & Virtual sessions. Clinicians: Join our Top Rated Team and become part of the First Step Brand of Excellence. 516.330.8422.
I specialize in Anxiety, Depression and Stress 
I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and families  
Please watch my video to learn more about me and my practice.
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

Finances

Payment Methods

American Express, Apple Cash, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Insurance

  • 1199SEIU
  • ACI Specialty Benefits
  • Aetna
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • Anthem
  • APS Healthcare
  • BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • BlueShield of Northeastern New York
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • CDPHP
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • ComPsych
  • EmblemHealth
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Fidelis
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Group Health Incorporated (GHI)
  • Guardian, Island Group Administration
  • Health Net
  • HealthFirst
  • HealthPlus
  • Highmark
  • Highmark BCBS of Western New York
  • HIP | Health Plan of New York
  • Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Humana
  • Independent Health
  • Magellan
  • MagnaCare
  • Managed Health Network (MHN)
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • MetroPlus Health Plan
  • Molina Healthcare
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • MVP Health Care
  • NYSHIP | NY State Empire Plan
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford
  • TRICARE
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • WellCare
  • Wellpoint | Amerigroup
  • Out of Network
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We are in network with The Empire plan NYSHIP along with additional Insurance plans listed on our profile. Our office also provides a bill for any out-of-network clients to assist with reimbursement. We are happy to work with you to keep Therapy affordable and manageable. Contact us at 516-330-8422.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167
"
We are in network with The Empire plan NYSHIP along with additional Insurance plans listed on our profile. Our office also provides a bill for any out-of-network clients to assist with reimbursement. We are happy to work with you to keep Therapy affordable and manageable. Contact us at 516-330-8422.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167

Qualifications

    Clinical Social Work/Therapist: Deirdre Holland
  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New York / 069863 Deirdre Holland

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended Adelphi University

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from ASWB
  • Certificate from NASW 886380210
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Collectively, our licensed clinicians at First Step hold decades of experience helping adults, teens, children, and families in need. We are proud of the work we do on behalf of the community and we are honored and humbled to be of service to you and your families.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167
"
Collectively, our licensed clinicians at First Step hold decades of experience helping adults, teens, children, and families in need. We are proud of the work we do on behalf of the community and we are honored and humbled to be of service to you and your families.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Stress

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Addiction, OCD, ADHD, mood disorders, women issues
  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Asperger's Syndrome
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Borderline Personality (BPD)
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Relapse
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Dementia
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Education and Learning Disabilities
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Geriatric and Seniors
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Medication Management
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
  • Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • relationship issues, alcohol use, men's issues
  • School Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Spirituality
  • Sports Performance
  • Substance Use
  • Teen Violence
  • Testing and Evaluation
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Transgender
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Veterans
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
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We work with clients who may be struggling with depression or trauma related to their relationships or family. During the initial sessions, we will explore the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you and empowers you. Most clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms over time and sustained improvement thereafter.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167
"
We work with clients who may be struggling with depression or trauma related to their relationships or family. During the initial sessions, we will explore the issues at hand, and collaborate to create a plan for addressing them in a way that helps you and empowers you. Most clients see a gradual lifting of symptoms over time and sustained improvement thereafter.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167

Client Focus

Age

Toddler , 
Children (6 to 10) , 
Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Bisexual Allied , 
Blind Allied , 
Deaf Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Immuno-disorders , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Little Person Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American , 
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Cantonese , 
Greek , 
Hindi , 
Japanese , 
Malayalam, Tamil, Latino, Hispanic, greek , 
Mandarin , 
Spanish

Age

Toddler , 
Children (6 to 10) , 
Preteen , 
Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Bisexual Allied , 
Blind Allied , 
Deaf Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Immuno-disorders , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Little Person Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Sex Worker Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American , 
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

I also speak

Cantonese , 
Greek , 
Hindi , 
Japanese , 
Malayalam, Tamil, Latino, Hispanic, greek , 
Mandarin , 
Spanish

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)
  • Art Therapy
  • Biofeedback
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing (CPT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Dance Movement Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • Eclectic
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Expressive Arts
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Feminist
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Gestalt
  • Gottman Method
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal
  • Intervention
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative
  • Person-Centered
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Psychological Testing and Evaluation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Traditional verbal therapy
  • Transpersonal
  • Trauma Focused
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We often implement various therapeutic approaches depending on the client's individual needs. We will explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress. We will utilize CBT and/or psychoanalysis or other treatment modalities to analyze how your thoughts affect your emotions and experiences.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167
"
We often implement various therapeutic approaches depending on the client's individual needs. We will explore what brought you to therapy and then decide the most appropriate ways to help you make progress. We will utilize CBT and/or psychoanalysis or other treatment modalities to analyze how your thoughts affect your emotions and experiences.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167

Groups

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

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Hosted by
Deirdre Holland

Brain Power through Nutrition & Therapy Is Our Core Philosophy! First Step Therapy & Wellness is a Private Practice Group that has been a staple within the community for over a decade. We believe that our commitment to the community and the families we serve has led to our rapid expansion and success. Our multidisciplinary Team of Clinicians is well established and respected within the Mental Health and Wellness Profession. We are a formidable Mental Health and Wellness Group of Independent Psychotherapists, Registered Dietitians/Nutritionists, Psychiatric Clinicians, providing Psychiatric Evaluations, Medication Management, Therapeutic, and Dietary Counseling Services under one umbrella.

Location

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

28 E Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY 11801

Call - (516) 324-3167 about this group

Location

Primary Location

First Step Therapy & Wellness Group

28 East Old Country Road

Hicksville, NY 11801

(516) 324-3167

Website

Additional Location

First Step Directory

Hicksville, NY 11801

(516) 324-3167

Nearby Areas

Cities

Counties

Zips

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Clients: Office & Virtual sessions. Clinicians: Join our Top Rated Team and become part of the First Step Brand of Excellence. 516.330.8422.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167
"
Clients: Office & Virtual sessions. Clinicians: Join our Top Rated Team and become part of the First Step Brand of Excellence. 516.330.8422.
Photo of Deirdre Holland - First Step Therapy & Wellness Group, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
First Step Therapy & Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-R
Take the first step to help. Call now - (516) 324-3167