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Education

Oberlin College, BA , English/Creative Writing

University of Chicago, MA, Clinical Social Work

My Approach to Therapy

I view therapy as a collaborative process.  I ask questions, you respond, and together we develop a new way of looking at your problems.  In this way, I try to help people reflect on and revise their life stories.

 

My approach to therapy is informed by many theories and techniques.  The approach I use is always based on the needs and concerns you raise in session.  I especially like ideas from the following treatment models:

 

 

  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Attachment and Psychodynamic theories

  • Expressive Art Therapy (e.g., writing, collage, photography)

  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing) 

Work Experience

I have been a psychotherapist in private practice since 1998.  Before starting my own practice in 2008, I worked at Hoffman Psychological Associates in Harrisburg, PA and at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.  Prior to moving to Central PA, I worked in several community mental health agencies in the Midwest.

 

I have advanced training in EMDR and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. I also have special training in working with people who have concerns about their weight.

Member

Pennsylvania Society for Clinical Social Work

Lisa Plotkin, LCSW

561 West Chocolate Ave. Hershey, PA 17033

Tel: (717) 350-5329

Fax: (717) 520-2526

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