
Michael Abrahams
Clinical Social Worker
I see three aspects to the work I do with clients:
---Finding practical solutions to immediate crisis and problems;
---Understanding and changing self-destructive patterns of living;
---Learning new ways to think, feel, and behave, that will bring more satisfaction, productivity, and intimacy in life.
My primary therapy approach is based on psychodynamic psychotherapy, which involves understanding and changing personal problems in the light of past experiences and the inner expectations we bring to our current relationships. I have also had training in family systems therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), problem-solving and cognitive-behavioral treatment, and humanistic/spiritual approaches. I do both brief therapy and long-term work. When I work with someone, we decide together what methods will be most useful for the individual’s goals.
Germantown, MD 20874
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Bipolar
- Codependency
- Depression
- Grief/Loss
- PTSD
- Relationships
Michael Abrahams' Documents
Demographics served
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Senior
Credentials
Licenses
- Clinical Social Worker MD - 2843
- Clinical Social Worker VA - 904000867
Associations And Honors
Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing International Association)
Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work
Education
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville M.S. — Social Work - Treatment 1978
Rates & Insurance
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Insurances
- Aetna (MD) (MD)
- Aetna (VA) (VA)
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia (DC, MD, VA)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY)
- Cigna (MD)
- Humana/LifeSynch (MD)
- Optima Health (VA)
- United Behavioral Health/Optum (VA)
- United Behavioral Health/Optum (MD)
- ValueOptions (MD)
- ValueOptions (VA)