The
clinic, then known as the Parent-Child and Adult Guidance Center became
incorporated in 1958, and changed its name to the Brooklyn Center for
Psychotherapy, Inc. The Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy received a
license to operate the facility from the New York State Department of
Mental Health, now the Office of Mental Health, as a not-for-profit,
non-sectarian psychiatric facility.
Since its inception the clinic has always been located in the historic Park
Slope section of Brooklyn. From a single based operation, the clinic has
grown into a multi-faceted treatment service organization. The clinic
today is a major provider or moderate cost mental health services to the
community.
The clinic is designed to diagnose and treat the behavioral and personality
problems of children, adolescents and adults by carefully evaluating
personality problems in relation to the total environment. There are no
geographic restrictions with respect to those whom we serve.
Services
Approaches To Treatment
Psychotherapy has proven to be a very successful vehicle for change.
It provides the patient with an intimate, personalized setting in which
to explore feelings and behaviors that impact on personal satisfaction
and current functioning. Starting from a sound diagnostic evaluation and
a full consideration of the needs and goals of the particular patient,
the Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy offers both short and longer term
treatment that involves the use of insight-oriented as well as
behavioral goal-focused interventions.
Psychopharmacotherapy is also
available as a therapeutic aid, as well as collateral family counseling,
which can be very helpful in parent, child, marital and other
relationship conflicts.
Psychotherapy with children, which often takes
the form of play therapy with younger and/or less verbal children, is a
particular modality to which the Brooklyn Center for Psychotherapy is
very committed. This therapeutic approach focuses mainly on the
expression of the child's difficulties as seen through the
communications that are implicit in the child's natural play activities.
Parental and school feedback are also integral components of this very
special kind of treatment.
Access to Services
Seeking treatment is often one of the most
difficult steps for persons who are in need of help. The Brooklyn Center
for Psychotherapy seeks to facilitate this process as much as possible
and has developed a highly skilled and sensitive staff to answer
telephone inquiries.
The first appointment
is made with the initial telephone call. The person who answers will
offer the prospective patient an appointment, request some general
information and answer any questions the caller might have. An initial
interview will then be arranged with a member of our intake staff, who
will explore the history of the patient's problem.
Following
a psychiatric evaluation, our staff develops an individual treatment
plan based on all of the clinical information that has been gathered.
From that point on, the goals of the treatment plan and the progress
made by the patient are reviewed on a regular basis to assure continuity
and quality of care.
Fees
|
Individual Therapy |
$30.00 to $50.00 per session |
|
Initial Intake |
$35.00 |
|
Psychiatric Evaluation |
$40.00 |
|
Psychological Evaluation |
$325.00 |
|
Medicaid, Managed Care
& Other Health Insurance Accepted |
Hours
|
Monday thru Friday |
9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. |
|
Saturday |
9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. |
Administration
