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DeShawn McFarlane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
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3013 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
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It can be difficult to ask for help, so let me start by congratulating you by taking the first steps in addressing your happiness and mental health. Your emotional health is very important and has an impact on your overall well-being. For far too long, stigma and fear of judgement has prevented people (especially people of color) from engaging in MH therapy.
By engaging in mental health therapy with me, you will have a supportive counselor to assist you in identifying your goals, developing a plan to achieve those goals, and keeping you accountable to those goals. My goal is to teach coping skills and empower you to improve your circumstance.
Dedicated to serving the people. A fighter for those who feel they've lost their voice. I do this because I love to help!
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Insurance
- Aetna
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Elevance
- HUSKY Health
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
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DeShawn McFarlane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Connecticut / 11368 DeShawn McFarlane
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Substance Use
Expertise
- Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Grief
- HIV+ and Geriatric
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother
Ethnicity
Black and African American ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Behavioral Health And Wellness Solutions of CT
3013 Dixwell Ave
Hamden, CT 06518
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DeShawn McFarlane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW