Welcome to the Practice Portal for New York Creative Therapists, a NYS licensed psychotherapy practice.
Get Started with Therapy
The first step is to find a therapist who looks like a good fit for you or your family member. Once you book a free 15-minute phone consultation you can set up an appointment with your therapist for a first session. Our therapists all hold master’s degrees in a mental health profession licensed by New York State and are trained to work with adults, couples, families, adolescents, and children. We have creative studio space offices in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Cold Spring, Hudson Valley.
Links to Therapy Forms
Access online forms and downloadable forms here on the Practice Portal
New Client Form
Child Intake Form
Consent for Release of Information
Credit Card Authorization
HIPAA Statement
Telehealth Consent
Fees and Insurance
We try to make it easy. We file claims for both in-network and out-of-network insurance. We accept Aetna and Medicare in-network. For Cigna, MVP, Healthfirst, Fidelis, and CDPHP we charge an additional materials fee. We file out of network claims for United Healthcare, BCBS, Emblem, and Carelon (formerly Beacon Health). If you are unsure about your coverage, our client concierge will verify all of your insurance information including deductible, copays, coinsurance and all other out-of-pocket costs to you.
$250 for 50-minutes creative arts therapy and psychotherapy, $325 for 75-minute EMDR, family therapy, or extended therapy sessions. Low fee options: our therapists in training, working under the supervision of experienced therapists, can see clients for fees between $30-90/session.
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Our practice policies
We have a 48-hour cancellation policy
If you must cancel a session, please give at least 48 hours notice or you will be charged for the missed appointment. If your therapist is able to reschedule your appointment in the same week, you will not be charged for the missed appointment. If you use insurance to pay for therapy, your plan will not cover a missed session and you will be responsible for the full amount normally billed to insurance.
Email communication is recommended
Throughout the course of therapy, there will be times when we will communicate with each other by various means. Our preferred method for scheduling is by e-mail. Personal communications or questions that should be discussed during session are not appropriate for e-mail correspondence. Email is not a secure or confidential method of communication so personal information is best reserved for therapy sessions.
Therapy sessions are confidential
Clients have the right to expect complete confidentiality except as required by law: 1. If client indicates a threat of serious harm to self or others, 2. If therapist has reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect of a child, or abuse, neglect or exploitation of an incapacitated or dependent adult, 3. Court Order 4. Voluntary release signed by client or guardian.
Making a commitment to weekly therapy
Clients can expect a solution-oriented, strengths-based approach to therapy. It is recommended that clients commit to three months of therapy. After this initial engagement, you and your therapist can more accurately discuss the expected length of treatment. Frequency and number of appointments are guided by the needs of the client. Typically, our clients meet one or two times per week.
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Our therapists’ favorite resources
Parenting and Child Development
- Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) with Dr. Ross Greene/Lives in the Balance.org
- The Explosive Child by Ross Greene
- The Opposite of Worry: The Playful Parenting Approach to Childhood Anxiety and Fears by Lawrence J. Cohen, Ph.D.
- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
- Wise Minded Parenting by Laura Kastner, A DBT approach to Raising Successful Tweens and Teens
- Digital Wellness Lab – Helping Kids Build Healthy Digital Habits
- Hand-in-Hand Parenting
- Good Inside with Dr. Becky A parenting podcast
- Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts a book for new parents
- What About Us a book for new parents
- The Parenting Style Quadrant
- Special Time– improve your parent-child connection
- Relational Mindfulness for High Conflict Families Alan Fruzzetti
- Free Mindfulness
- Heart Mind Online
ADHD Resources
- ADDitude Magazine – Expert resources for ADHD
- Neurodivergent Insights Spoon Theory
- How to ADHD YouTube channel with Jessica McCabe
New York Non-Profits
- Theater of the Oppressed NYC
- The Child Mind Institute Family Mental Health Resources
- HV Happenings Public Art in the Hudson Valley
- Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP). Art, Design & Civic Engagement via
Trauma, Attachment, Recovery
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
- No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
- Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
- Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication by Oren Jay Sofer
- Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender by David Hawkins
- Attachment Focused EMDR
- Introduction to EMDR Therapy
- The Attachment Theory: How Childhood Affects Life
- Esther Perel – Relationships, Therapy, Couples
- The Mend Project: Tools for Surviving Emotional Domestic Abuse
- Hold Me Tight by Sue Johnson, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- The Drama of the Gifted Child by Alice Miller, Understanding Childhood Difficulties as an Adult
Good Reads recommended by our therapy team
- Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
- All About Love by bell hooks
- Active Hope by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone
- The Gift of Therapy by Irvin Yalom
- Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
- Cleanse to Heal by Anthony William
- The Photographer’s Playbook | Aperture
- “Therapists Trade the Couch for the Great Outdoors” – NYT Article
- Everything is an Emergency by Jason Katzenstein, a graphic novel about OCD
- Active Hope by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone, a book on climate anxiety
- Nedra Glover Tawwab on Instagram @nedratawwab (relationships & boundaries)
- No David by David Shannon
- Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
Podcasts
- Where Should we Begin? Couples Therapy with Ester Perel
- Good Inside with Dr. Becky A parenting podcast
- 15 Minute Parenting with Joanna Fortune, parenting books & podcast
- Wiser Than Me Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Jay Shetty
- Rich Roll
- Sex with Emily
Videos
- Brene Brown on Empathy
- Afro-Caribbean Dance Healing System: Connection. Meaning. Power.
- Authentic movement
- What is dance therapy?
- Humorous video about Validation: It’s Not About the Nail
- Humorous video about Parenting through the Ages: The Break Womb
- Humorous video about If We Talked to Our Friends : The Break Womb
- One Second a Day video app: 1SE
- Ted Lasso on Apple TV