Therapy Safety Net

Some prospective clients choose to contact a therapist directly from the our Therapist Directory rather than going through our assisted referral process...

Psychotherapists in private practice in New York interested in becoming a professional member of TherapySafetyNet may now join our Professional Waiting List. We will then contact you at such time that we have a need to expand our network. Thank you. Prospective clients, we are up and running...

At this time, we have met our profesionnal membership goals and are not accepting new applicants...

In our continuing effort to improve our referral process, we have revised the form that prospective clients use to request therapy. The form now includes a problem list and a question regarding factors important to the client in the selection of a therapist, such as specialty, location, and fee...

Evelyn Shaw, LMSW reports to our professional network on efforts to raise TherapySafetyNet’s public profile and improve its ability to meet the referral needs of uninsured New Yorkers. I'm (belatedly) following up on the brief message about the meeting we held on Saturday, May 30. ...

Evelyn Shaw is renting out her newly furnished and decorated office in the heart of Greenwich Village (near all trains) two flexible days per week. One of three offices in the suite of a pre-war doorman building with separate entrance from street...

Several members of the TherapySafetyNet network met this past weekend to discuss future directions for our organization. The greatest need identified in this meeting was increasing utilization of our services...

Catherine Hodes, LCSW, a clinician in Brooklyn, is offering reduced-fee clinical supervision to social workers who participate in the TherapySafetyNet network...

The Health Blog of the Wall Street Journal included an post regarding the difficulty physicians face in finding quality, affordable mental health referrals for their patients. (Read the full article here)...

Can psychotherapy help weight loss? Yes.Obesity is an epidemic, despite widespread use of weight-loss diets and programs. Many of these programs work for some people. Weight Watchers, a program that teaches portion control and offers group support, has helped many people lose weight...

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show has posted a Wiki-style bulletin board for listeners to post financial advice, great deals, employment opportunities, and anything else of value to help weather the economic crisis. ...