Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
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Worcester, MA 01605
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My ideal clients are interested in improving their self awareness of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I treat any of the following issues: depression, anxiety, anger, substance abuse, relationship issues, sexual behaviors, trauma, domestic violence, low self-esteem, eating disorders, attention deficit difficulties, autism, schizophrenia, stress management, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, child behavior and attitude problems, school behavior, low motivation, weight loss, quitting smoking, grief and loss of a loved one, divorce, parenting issues, co-dependency, pain management, social skills development, bi-polar disorder, abusive family situations, work problems, shame/inappropriate guilt, and negative thinking but treat many more issues.
My specialties include: the treatment of emotional disorders (anger, depression, stress, and anxiety), alcohol, cocaine, opiate addiction, amphetamines, marijuana, nicotine addiction, weight loss, trauma, recovering from sexual and physical abuse, raising self-esteem, any child and parenting issues, relationship issues, hypnosis, divorce recovery, sleep issues, and eating disorders.
Positive based counseling, Evidence based, Brief Therapy, Medical Hypnosis (Ericksonian Hypnosis), Narrative therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Audiotape Therapy in which I offer any of 50 specialized CD's to help clients change their behaviors out of session, and use of my twelve psychology books
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Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check
Insurance
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- Optum
- Tufts
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- WellSense Health Plan
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Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Massachusetts / 7074 Paul Harris Sandman
- In Practice for 33 Years
- Membership with Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers Member in Good Standing / 2012
- Attended University of Tennessee, Ed.D, Graduated 1987
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Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance Use
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Completed 2 Hypnosis trainings in 1993 and 2019
- Coping Skills
- Developmental Disorders
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- which provided a Certificate of Completion in 2019
- Women's Issues
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Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Buddhist
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Buddhist
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Eriksonian
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Gestalt
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Medical Hypnosis
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
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Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC
Groups
1. Substance Abuse, 2. Depression, 3. Anger
Substance Abuse Group meets 1x per week for 75 minutes; Depression Management Group meets 1x per week for 1 hour; Anger Management Group meets 1x per week for 75 minutes. My groups offer a great amount of support to one another, groups are positive based and non-judgmental. I offer substance abuse and anger management groups for children as well as adults that are separate from one another. I offer many other groups that are not listed in this profile. Groups are not time limited, people can enter and participate in groups at any time. Saturday Groups are available too
Expertise
Anger Management
Depression
Substance Use
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$20-$50
Group Meets
Every Fri, Sat 5 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
Location
100 Grove St
Suite
Worcester, MA 01605
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Location
Nearby Areas
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Paul Harris Sandman
Counselor, EdD, LMHC