Welcome. My name is
Garrett Coan. I am a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in the treatment
of stress and anxiety. During my many years of professional practice I have helped
hundreds of people master their stress and anxiety and take conrol of their lives.
Through a unique and customized approach, I tailor make a treatment plan that
targets your specific stress and anxiety triggers. Whether you suffer from Depression, OCD, Panic
Disorder, Social Anxiety, PTSD, Phobia, or ADHD, I will
give you the tools you need to master your stress and anxiety and live a happier, more productive life.
To set up a Free 15 minute
consultation, call 1-877-958-4769 or email me at garrettcoan@creativecounselors.com
In
order to provide you with comfort and convenience, I offer either online
counseling or phone
counseling:
Online Counseling:
Our online sessions are conducted on our secure, encrypted server using AliveChat©. Our first session will be an intake
that will last 60 minutes. The intake is $125. In that session, we'll get to know you in depth and the current problems you are facing. We will then be in an excellent position to formulate a customized game plan designed to target the specific causes of your problems. Follow up sessions are 45 minutes long at $100.
Here are some of the benefits of online counseling:
1) Many people find it easier to express their thoughts and feelings
via online counseling than within the traditional therapy context.
These individuals feel less inhibited utilizing the online therapy
format, since their appearance, facial expressions, and vocal responses
are not being observed by the therapist.
2) Online therapy offers a feeling of safety for those people who
feel uncomfortable disclosing intimate details of their life in
front of another person.
3) There is substantial evidence that the act of writing out one's
thoughts and emotions is, in and of itself, cathartic and therapeutic.
E therapy incorporates this particular mode of self-expression.
4) With online therapy, an individual can take the time to think
and reflect on exactly what he or she wants to communicate to the
therapist. In traditional face-to-face counseling, people are oftentimes
afraid of being misunderstood or misconstrued. This because, in
face-to-face encounters, an individual is forced to engage in spur-of-the
moment dialog which limits the ability to edit one’s reactions.
Online counseling allows both the client and the therapist the opportunity
to customize and refine their responses in an effective manner.
5) In conventional, office-based psychotherapy, a person may forget
the therapist’s feedback between one appointment and the next.
In online counseling, the individual can review the session in its
entirety, including any insights, recommendations, or assignments.
Online therapy is a fabulous tool in this regard.
6) Online counseling is a wonderful option for the homebound and
geographically isolated. It is also quite effective for individuals
who have social anxiety or agoraphobia. Individuals with ADD and
ADHD, Aspergers, or Autistic Spectrum Disorder often get distracted
by visual stimuli such as the therapist’s gestures and mannerisms.
Online therapy cuts out this frustrating layer of distraction, enabling
the client to better focus on the issues being discussed.
7) Online therapy presents a viable alternative to office visits
for those people who are concerned about the issues of stigma and
confidentiality (i.e., bumping into a friend or acquaintance in
the waiting room). Online counseling can also be quite convenient.
Instead of traveling and spending money on gas, the individual can
schedule his or her sessions when he or she wants, within the complete
privacy of the home or office.
In summary, E therapy presents a wonderful resource for individuals
who desire to grow and heal. Internet therapy also possesses great
flexibility. An individual may begin with internet therapy and then
choose to switch to phone therapy or office-based therapy as circumstances
change.
Phone Counseling - Your first phone
counseling session will be an intake session that will be 60 minutes long. If you live in the United States, we will call you to save you long
distance charges (if you live outside of the United States we can use Skype or other options). Your intake session will be $125. In that session, we'll get to know you in depth and the current problems you are facing. We will then be in an excellent position to formulate a customized game plan designed to target the specific causes of your problems. Follow up sessions are 45 minutes long at $100.
Here are some of the benefits of phone counseling:
1) Many people find it easier to express their thoughts and feelings
via telephone counseling or phone therapy than within the traditional
psychotherapy context. Such individuals feel less inhibited within
the telephone therapy format, since their physical appearance and
facial expressions are not being observed by the phone therapist.
2) Phone counseling offers a feeling of safety for those people
who feel uncomfortable disclosing intimate details of their life
in front of another person.
3) Phone therapy is a wonderful option for the homebound and geographically
isolated. It is also quite effective for individuals who have social
anxiety or agoraphobia. Individuals with ADD and ADHD, Aspergers
or Autistic Spectrum Disorder often get distracted by visual stimuli
such as the therapist’s gestures and mannerisms. Phone therapy
cuts out this frustrating layer of distraction, enabling the client
to better focus on the issues being discussed.
4) Telephone counseling presents a viable alternative to office
visits for those people who are concerned about the issues of stigma
and confidentiality (i.e., bumping into a friend or acquaintance
in the waiting room).
5) Phone therapy can be very convenient. Instead of traveling and
spending on gas, the individual can schedule his or her sessions
when he or she wants, within the complete privacy of the home or
office.
In summary, telephone counseling presents a wonderful resource
for individuals who desire to grow and heal. Phone therapy also
possesses great flexibility. An individual may begin with phone
counseling and then choose to switch to office-based therapy as
circumstances change.
Email Counseling - An email
consult is for one important question that you need advise and direction on. We will provide you with specific guidance on the particular question that you present to us. Email consults are
$50.00.
IMPORTANT MUST READ:
CONSENT FOR SERVICES
By purchasing a service above I
consent to participate in counseling offered by Garrett Coan and the staff of The Center for Creative Counseling. I understand I am
consenting and agreeing only to those services that the staff of The Center of Creative Counseling are qualified to provide within
the scope of the their license, certification, and
training. I understand that Garrett and his staff will hold all communications in confidence, since they fully recognize that trust between them and you is a critical factor in helping you overcome your problem. However, there are two exceptions that may require them to disclose certain information that you have revealed to them:
Abuse or Neglect: We may
disclose your protected health information to a public health
agent authorized by law to receive reports of child abuse or
neglect. In addition, we may disclose your health information
to a governmental entity or agency authorized to receive such
information if we believe that you have been the victimof abuse, neglect or domestic violence.
Disclosure would be consistent with the requirements of
applicable federal and state law.
To Avert a Serious Threat to Health or
Safety: We may use and disclose information about
you when necessary to prevent a serious threat to your health
and safety or the health and safety of the public or another
person. Any disclosure, however, would only be to someone able
to help prevent the threat.
Before we begin our work together, we will simply ask you to agree to these conditions. (For individuals residing in Manhattan, Bergen County or Rockland County seeking therapy in one of our two office locations, we'll provide you with a simple form to sign).
Garrett Coan, MSW, LCSW
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