Allison Berwald, LCSW
I specialize in LGBTQIA+ adults and adolescents with attention to all intersecting identities and lived experience connected to race, ethnicity, religious background, immigration status, ability, socioeconomic status, and trauma history. Particularly in these upending times, I seek to provide a reliable healing space by helping clients find genuine, compassionate connection with oneself and others. Some of the ways I work with clients is to become aware of connections between current challenges and past experience, explore identities freely with attention to each person's unique circumstances, identify needs around interpersonal connection and boundaries, understand the impact of systemic oppression and intergenerational trauma, and foster hope for the future. I take my work very seriously, but also naturally use humor as a way to explore and connect. Therapy needs to be a safe space to be messy and broken, but can also be used for playful curiosity and creativity.
Specialties
ADHD Anxiety Bias and Discrimination College adjustment Community Violence Cultural Adjustment Depression Emotional Regulation Family Conflict Gender Identity Housing Insecurity Identity Development Immigration Stress Life Transitions Parenting Race Based Trauma Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self-esteem Sexual Health Sexuality Sexual Orientation Social Anxiety Social Isolation Stress Stress from Academics Trauma & PTSDInsurance & Payment
In-Network Insurance Plans
Paperwork:
I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.
NPI Number
1508759457Rates
| First session | $200 |
| Ongoing sessions | $200 |
Practice Hours
| Monday | -- |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | -- |
| Sunday | -- |
Treatment Approaches
Anti-Oppressive Lens Compassion Focused Culturally Sensitive EMDR Feminist Mindfulness Person-Centered Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Relational Trauma FocusedModalities
IndividualsAge Groups
Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64) Seniors (65+)Communities
Activists Artists First-Gen Immigrants Indigenous Peoples International Kink / BDSM LGBQ+ Neurodiverse People of Color People with Disabilities Polyamorous Trans non-binary gender fluid Undocumented VeganismMeeting Options
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 14
- License(s): NJ-44SC06134400, NY-082365
More About Me
- Languages Spoken: English
- Race(s): White
- Gender(s): Cisgender, Femme, Woman
- Sexual Orientation(s): Straight
- Religion(s): Agnostic, Jewish, Nonreligious