Barb Taylor MSS LCSW RYT Certified Gestalt Therapist

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My Services

I work with individual adults from ALL walks of life,

always with respect and sensitivity.

You may be seeking to address issues such as...

Low Self-Esteem
Depression
Negative Relationship Patterns
Anxiety
Change & Uncertainty
Destructive Behaviors
Childhood Abuse & Neglect
Trauma

Together, we can build a path toward...

Positive Self-Esteem
Curiosity & Choice
Personal Empowerment
Meaning & Engagement
Effective Communication
Maturity & Integrity
Healthy Connections
Peace & Contentment

Together, we'll develop ways to help you manage emotional issues, clarify your values, identify your strengths, and align your goals with desired results. I will support your efforts to meet life's challenges, step fully into your power, and create your best life. Through this process, you can develop and achieve your own personally defined "meaningful life."

about me

I offer a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.

I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Yoga Teacher. I hold a Master's Degree from Bryn Mawr College, Certification from the Gestalt Therapy Institute of Philadelphia, training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), not to mention a whole lot of life experience.

Though located near the intersection of Rt 1 and Rt 3,

off Darby Road in Havertown, Delaware County,

convenient to Delco, Lower Montco, Philadelphia, and the Main Line, for now I'm doing all sessions online.

What Is Gestalt Therapy?

Gestalt therapy is an existential/experiential form of psychotherapy that emphasizes:

here-and-now awareness
profound respect
our whole experience: thoughts, feelings, behaviors, sensations
creative experiment and discovery
relationship

A German word, "Gestalt" suggests an integrated view, a holistic perspective. We respond and react as an entire person, in complex circumstances, as neither person nor place can be understood in pieces or parts. Thus, the mind, body, and spirit, as well as one's setting, are all taken into consideration.

We are naturally whole and full of possibilities. We adapt to adversity, sometimes cutting off possibility, as a way to cope and survive. In a supportive therapeutic relationship, we can grow and learn to understand how to choose and create coping styles and responses that expand our possibilities and enhance our ability, not just to survive, but to thrive.

FINDING THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (Not for singles only!)

An 8-week series that'll change your landscape, inside & out...

Ever heard, “Ya gotta love yourself first,” and wondered, “So, how do I get there?”

8 weeknight gatherings dedicated to manifesting Love!

Who? This class is for anyone who has ever wondered, "Why not me?" or “Is this all there is?” or “When am I ever gonna get this right?” or even “I want to feel more connected in my life.”

What? Using varied healing methods, reading/writing assignments, supportive sharing and more, this course will help you clear the obstacles holding you back from creating real love in your life!

Where? Live in Havertown, online participation is optional

When? 8 weeknights, 6:30-8:30 pm, Feb 9 through Mar 30, 2023

Why? Former participants say, “For me, The Love Class…”

…was about learning to be (and love!) my authentic self.

…felt like a gift to myself.

…cleared the roadblocks preventing me from fully loving myself so I could find & manifest mature love.

How Much? $395 for 8 week series; $350 with early enrollment

How Do I Sign Up?

Contact Barb Taylor at barbtaylor.LCSW@gmail.com or 267-250-6809

Spaces limited to 20 so enroll now!

Who is Barb? A Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Master's Degree from Bryn Mawr College, Certification from the Gestalt Training Institute of Philadelphia, Registered Yoga Teacher status with Yoga Alliance, training in (MBSR) Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, (EMDR) Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing, and (CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, not to mention a whole lot of life, loss, and love experience.

All choices about mask wearing will be accepted and respected.

Resources

If contemplating suicide, please reach out to one of the following:

· Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 610-237-4210

· Montco Mobile Crisis Support 855-634-4673

· Delco Crisis Connections Team 855-889-7827

· Philly Suicide & Crisis Hotline 215-686-4420

· Contact Phila-Mainline-Delco 610-649-5250

· Nat’l Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255

Further resources:

** www.nimh.nih.gov National Institute of Mental Health

** www.dbsalliance.org Depression and Bipolar Support Association

** www.nami.org National Alliance on Mental Illness

** www.nmha.org Mental Health America

** www.psych.org American Psychiatric Association

** www.postpartum.net Postpartum Support International

** www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov National Mental Health Information Center

** www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/concerned.asp National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

** www.suicidology.org American Association of Suicidology
** www.mentalhealthamerica.net/find-support-groups Mental Health America Support Group Page

NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

Required by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); COPY PROVIDED WHEN WE MEET

THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW MEDICAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION.

I am required by law to maintain the privacy of your health information. I am also required to give you this Notice about my privacy practices, legal obligations, and your rights concerning your health information ("Protected Health Information" or "PHI"). I will follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice. If I amend this Notice, I will provide you with the amended Notice for your information and signature. For more information about my privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice, please let me know your questions as soon as they arise.

I. USES AND DISCLOSURES OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION

A. Permissible Uses and Disclosures Without My Written Authorization.

I may use and disclose your PHI without your written authorization for certain purposes as described below. The examples provided in each category are not meant to be exhaustive, but instead are meant to describe the types of uses and disclosures of your mental health information that are legally permissible.

1. Treatment: I may use and disclose your PHI to other clinicians involved in your care in order to better provide integrated treatment to you. For example, I may discuss your diagnosis and treatment plan with your psychiatrist or nurse practitioner. In addition, I may disclose your PHI to other health care providers in order to provide you with appropriate care and continued treatment.

2. Payment: I may use or disclose your PHI for the purposes of determining coverage, billing, claims management, and reimbursement. For example, a bill sent to your health insurer may include some information about our work together so that the insurer will pay for the treatment. I may also inform your health plan about a treatment you are going to receive in order to determine whether the plan will cover the treatment.

3. Health Care Operations: I may use and disclose your PHI in connection with health care operations, including quality improvement activities, training programs, accreditation, certification, licensing or credentialing activities. For, example, I may disclose disguised information about our work for training purposes.

4. Required or Permitted by Law: I may use or disclose your PHI when I am required or permitted to do so by law. For example, I may disclose your PHI to appropriate authorities if I reasonably believe that you are a possible victim of abuse, neglect, domestic violence, or the possible victim of other crimes. In addition I may disclose your PHI to the extent necessary to avert a serious threat to your health or safety or the health or safety of others. Other disclosures permitted or required by law include the following: disclosures for public health activities; health oversight activities including disclosures to state or federal agencies authorized to access your PHI; disclosures to judicial and law enforcement officials in response to a court order or other lawful process; disclosures for research when approved by an institutional review board; disclosures for workers’ compensation claims, and disclosures to military or national security agencies, coroners, medical examiners, and correctional institutions as authorized by law.

5. Therapist’s Incapacitation or Demise: In case of my incapacitation or death, designated colleague(s) will receive your PHI in order to notify you and to help with the transition.

B. Permissible Uses and Disclosures That May Be Made Without My Authorization, But For Which You Have An Opportunity to Object.

1. Fundraising: I may use your PHI to contact you in an effort to offer you new services. I may also disclose PHI to any foundation with which I am connected so that the foundation may contact you in an effort to raise money for its operations (but I will not! -- bkt). Any fundraising communications with you will include a description of how you may opt out of receiving any further fundraising communications.

2. Family and Other Persons Involved in Your Care. I may use or disclose your PHI to notify, or assist in the notification of (including identifying or locating) your personal representative, or another person responsible for your care, location, general condition, or death. If you are present, then I will provide you with an opportunity to object prior to such uses or disclosures. In the event of your incapacity or emergency circumstances, I will disclose your PHI consistent with your prior expressed preference, and in your best interest as determined by my professional judgment. I will also use my professional judgment and my experience to make reasonable inferences of your best interest in allowing another person access to your PHI regarding your treatment with me.

3. Disaster Relief Efforts. I may use or disclose your PHI to a public or private entity authorized by law or its charter to assist in disaster relief efforts for the purpose of coordinating notification of family members of your location, general condition, or death.

C. Uses and Disclosures Requiring Your Written Authorization.

1. Psychotherapy Notes. I will not disclose the records of our work that I keep separate from the medical record for my personal use, known as psychotherapy notes, except as permitted by law.

2. Marketing Communications; Sale of PHI. I must obtain your written authorization prior to using or disclosing your PHI for marketing or the sale of your PHI, consistent with the related definitions and exceptions set forth in HIPAA.

3. Other Uses and Disclosures. Uses and disclosures other than those described in this Notice will only be made with your written authorization. For example, you will need to sign an authorization form before I can send your PHI to your life insurance company or to your attorney. You may revoke any such authorization at any time by providing me with written notification of such revocation.

II. MY INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

A. Right to Inspect and Copy. You may request access to your medical records and billing records maintained by me in order to inspect and request copies of the records. All requests for access must be made in writing. Under limited circumstances, I may deny access to your records. I may charge a fee for the costs of copying and sending you any records requested.

B. Right to Alternative Communications. You may request, and I will accommodate, any reasonable written request for you to receive your PHI by alternative means of communication or at alternative locations.

C. Right to Request Restrictions. You have the right to request a restriction on your PHI that I use or disclose for treatment, payment or health care operations. You must request any such restriction in writing addressed to Barb Taylor, LCSW, 101 West Eagle Road, Suite 112, Havertown PA 19083. I am not required to agree to any such restriction you may request, except if your request is to restrict disclosing your PHI to a health plan for the purpose of carrying out payment or health care operations, the disclosure is not otherwise required by law, and the PHI pertains solely to a health care item or service which has been paid in full by you or another person or entity on your behalf.

D. Right to Accounting of Disclosures. Upon written request, you may obtain an accounting of disclosures of your PHI made by me in the last six years, subject to certain restrictions and limitations.

E. Right to Request Amendment: You have the right to request that I amend your PHI. Your request must be in writing, and should explain why the information should be amended. I may deny your request under certain circumstances.

F. Right to Obtain Notice. You have the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice by submitting a request to Barb Taylor, LCSW, 101 West Eagle Road, Suite 112, Havertown PA 19083 at any time.

G. Right to Receive Notification of a Breach. I am required to notify you if I discover a breach of your unsecured PHI, according to requirements under federal law.

H. Questions and Complaints. If you desire further information about your privacy rights, or are concerned that I have violated your privacy rights, please contact me at 267-250-6809. You may also file a written complaint with the Director, Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I will not retaliate against you if you file a complaint.

III. EFFECTIVE DATE AND CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE

A. Effective Date. This Notice is effective on 11/24/13.

B. Changes to this Notice. I may change the terms of this Notice at any time. If I change this Notice, I may make the new notice terms effective for all PHI that I maintain, including any information created or received prior to issuing the new notice. If I change this Notice, I will post the revised notice in the waiting area of my office. You may also obtain any revised notice by asking me directly.

Good Faith Estimate

Required by the "No Surprises Act" of December 2020

If you're NOT using insurance for our sessions, you have the right to receive a "Good Faith Estimate" explaining how much your care will cost.

· Under the law, health care providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services.

· You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency items or services. This includes related costs like medical tests, prescription drugs, equipment, and hospital fees.

· Make sure your health care provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your medical service or item. You can also ask your health care provider, and any other provider you choose, for a Good Faith Estimate before you schedule an item or service.

· If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.

· Make sure to save a copy or picture of your Good Faith Estimate.

For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or call 800-985-3059.

Barb Taylor MSS LCSW RYT Certified Gestalt Therapist

My Services

I work with individual adults from ALL walks of life,

always with respect and sensitivity.

Are we a match?

about me

What Is Gestalt Therapy?

FINDING THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE (Not for singles only!)

An 8-week series that'll change your landscape, inside & out...

Resources

Confidentiality

Contact Me

Let's explore the possibilities...

Barb Taylor LCSW

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NOTICE OF PRIVACY PRACTICES

Required by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); COPY PROVIDED WHEN WE MEET

Good Faith Estimate

Required by the "No Surprises Act" of December 2020