Dr. Michael DeMarco

Dr. Michael DeMarco

Dr. DeMarco supervises graduate student therapists as well as post-graduates working towards licensure in New York as Mental Health Counselors or Marriage and Family Therapists. We offer support in your journey towards emotional freedom and happiness – something that comes from you, not from us. We’re not selling diagnoses and pills. We’re not selling answers to all of your...

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Schedule Anytime

Schedule Anytime

  Schedule on-line with our secure appointment scheduling system. In just a few minutes you can schedule an appointment with a therapist without having to wait to talk to us by phone. Our secure system walks you through scheduling and payment information Share this:Share

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Insurance & Therapy, pt 2: What other therapists are saying…

Insurance & Therapy, pt 2: What other therapists are saying…

We do not accept insurance- And here is why…   Right now there is a discussion on one of the mental health groups on LinkedIn about the problems with the DSM and using insurance in therapy.  I wanted to share a few of the exchanges here in response to a post by Hilding Ohrstrom, LCPC: To DSM or Not to DSM, that is the question….. Earlier in my career, I used to think...

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Insurance & Therapy, pt 1

Insurance & Therapy, pt 1

We do not accept insurance for therapy-  And here is why. People don’t generally expect therapy when making out their budgets.  They really don’t expect it when they have insurance coverage that covers medically necessary treatments.  For these treatments to be covered, the clinician must give you a medical diagnosis, which becomes part of an elaborate trail of paperwork...

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Bio/Credentials

Bio/Credentials

As practicing psychotherapist and clinical sexologist since 2002,  I have worked  with individuals,  couples, families, and groups dealing with a range of issues ranging from anxiety, depression, communication, to sexual and gender identity issues, to name a few.  I have supervised therapists-in-training since 2006 at the graduate and post-graduate level, and have served as adjunct...

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Intro to Therapy

Intro to Therapy

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Therapists are like shoes…one size does not fit all

I’ve used this analogy before, but while taking a look at some of my colleagues websites, I was struck with something that made me giggle, which brought back a memory, which REALLY made me giggle. What’s that expression? Opinions are like something or other?  You know the one.  This is why I kind of go with the ethical guideline of not posting reviews from my clients- good, bad or...

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Insurance- Great for dental work- not so great for counseling http://bit.ly/amSW3z

Insurance- Great for dental work- not so great for counseling http://bit.ly/amSW3z Share this:Share

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