How to use the Referral List

Finding a psychotherapist who is a good 'fit' with your needs and personal style is an important beginning to successful treatment.

ENTER YOUR ZIP CODE for a list of therapists near you.

Conduct an ADVANCED SEARCH to specify particular qualities you want in a psychotherapist.

Who are the psychotherapists on this list?

Each psychotherapist on this list:

1. Is a professional clinical social worker licensed by the State in which she or he practices.
2. Specializes in the assessment, treatment, management and prevention of emotional, mental and behavioral disorders.
3. Provides counseling and psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and/or groups.
4. Conducts a client-centered practice based on professional standards established by the State.
5. Has access to PSCSW's extensive, integrated resource network for finding related professionals to serve you, such as:
   1. psychiatrists and other allied mental health professionals
   2. counselors for specific or unusual situations or conditions
   3. mental health and social service agencies
   4. therapists in other states or across the country
   5. rehabilitation services
   6. group therapy options
   7. mental health educational resources
   8. and more.
6. Holds advanced graduate education, with a master's degree or doctorate degree in social work or social welfare.
7. Has completed a minimum of 3,000 hours of supervised clinical practice.
8. Has been recognized by PSCSW as practicing psychotherapy and counseling with adherence to the ethical standards established by the profession and the State.

Additional Information for You

What do Clinical Social Workers do?

1. We provide professional psychotherapy, counseling and coaching for a wide variety of problems and disorders.
2. We focus on the needs of individuals, couples, families, schools, groups and organizations.
3. Clinical Social Workers are uniquely trained to understand the impact of many different forces on mental health - both within and beyond the individual. These include: family, work, school, social pressures, impact of medical treatment, cultural distinctions, ethnic concerns, social norms, issues of faith, alternative lifestyles, and the impact of larger society forces.
4. We provide services in our independent private practices as well as through schools, courts, hospitals, social agencies, government agencies, health care facilities, and in the business sector.
5. Clinical Social Workers also promote community mental health through public education on a wide variety of issues.
6. Clinical Social Workers are estimated to provide up to 60% of the mental health services in the U.S.

What Happens in Therapy?

The professional relationship between you and a Clinical Social Worker promotes insight, better communication, changed attitudes and more effective behaviors in the problem areas that are important to you. The goal of psychotherapy is permanent improvement in your daily living and in your relationships with others.

A Clinical Social Worker asks questions to help prioritize the problems that concern you. Together, you will develop specific goals that form the basis of a treatment plan. In regular sessions (usually weekly), your Clinical Social Worker will apply specialized therapeutic approaches and expertise to your problems. With this process, along with your effort and commitment to sessions, you can work toward the changes and improvements you seek.

The relationship between you and a Clinical Social Worker is strictly confidential.

What is the Cost?

Insurance often assists in paying for the services of a Clinical Social Worker. Contact your insurance provider to confirm coverage for mental health services and for details about your benefits.

You also are invited to discuss the cost of sessions and insurance coverage with the individual Clinical Social Worker you choose from this list. She or he will be helpful in discussing your financial options for paying for psychotherapy services.

Disclaimer

The PSCSW Psychotherapy Referral List is compiled and published by PSCSW as a resource for the public to identify clinical social workers who have demonstrated that they qualify by education, experience, and credentials to be providers of mental health services. The information presented in the Psychotherapy Referral List is provided to PSCSW by the credentialed social workers who are on the list. PSCSW cannot and does not examine, determine, or attest to the skill of any clinical social worker, although PSCSW reserves the right to verify all information.

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