Dr. Kaplan maintains a
private practice office in Albany, California which is near Berkeley and
Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are many ways you can utilize
Dr. Kaplan's services. This list of services can help you see if one of
Dr. Kaplan's services is right for you. However, before you contact us
about services, it is important that you read our
disclaimer, below. You can e-mail
Dr.
Kaplan and her staff and ask specific questions to help you choose
which service is best for you or you can call at (510) 524-6117.
Dr. Kaplan's on-site
practice includes: Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy for Bulimia,
Group Therapy for Overeating and Binge Eating, Individual Consultation,
Educational Consultation, Family Therapy, Parenting Counseling, Couples
Therapy and Consultation and training to therapists and other health
professionals. The services which are available off-site by telephone are
educational consultation, consultation, and training and consultation for
therapists and health professionals. All services are described in more
detail below.
Educational Consultation is available in person, on-site or by
telephone. The purpose here is to give you general information about your
situation as well as resources and ideas which may be of help. This
service is well-suited for those who want information for themselves or in
order to help a friend or loved one. It is not appropriate for someone who
wants psychotherapy. Educational consultation can occur for one forty-five
minute session or can be comprised of up to ten sessions.
At times, Dr. Kaplan
combines educational consultation with consultation to the client's
therapist. This can be useful for people in an ongoing therapy who want to
focus more on their issues with food and want help for themselves and
their therapist in doing so.
Disclaimer: Educational consultations
do not substitute for your medical or psychological care. They are
intended to provide you with general resources and information which might
be of help.
Consultation to
Therapists and Other Health Professionals is a service which can be
accessed on-site or by telephone. Dr. Kaplan is a consultant to
therapists, dietitians, nurses, physicians, educators and others who help
those with food and eating issues. She helps through case consultation as
well as broader consultation on more general issues in eating disorders
and weight management.
On-Site Services in Albany,
California
In all her psychotherapy work, Dr. Kaplan uses ideas and approaches
derived from a variety of schools. These include psychodynamic,
cognitive-behavioral, and systems approaches.
Individual
Psychotherapy consists of forty-five minute sessions devoted to you
and your psychological problems. In the first session or sessions, Dr.
Kaplan assesses your situation and, with you, determines the most suitable
treatment. The first session is often scheduled for an hour and fifteen
minutes. If you become an ongoing patient of Dr. Kaplan's, subsequent
sessions will be used to set goals and to work towards them. Psychotherapy
is helpful only if it is helping and periodic examination of progress is a
part of the work.
Group Psychotherapy.
Dr. Kaplan leads an ongoing, weekly group for recovery from bulimia. She
also leads a group for recovering from over eating..
Family Therapy and
Consultation are forms of psychotherapy in which the whole family is
present. This kind of treatment is often useful for young people with
eating disorders and their parents. It can be used either by itself or in
addition to individual psychotherapy. Family therapy or consultation can
also be helpful to adult clients who wish to clarify and improve
relationships with their families. Dr. Kaplan conducts family therapy
sessions both on an ongoing, long-term basis and on a short term basis.
Family consultation generally consists of one to three sessions which can
be used for treatment planning and/or short-term work.
Parenting Counseling
helps parents deal with their child's eating disorder or food problem.
Treatment planning, parenting skills and ways of dealing with the stress
of having a child with an eating problem can all be a part of this
service.
Couples Therapy and
Consultation is designed to help couples in which one member is
struggling with an eating disorder. In couples therapy, the couple meets,
often weekly, in order to develop understanding and empathy for each other
and to resolve troubling problems. Couples Consultation usually
consists one to three sessions for the purposes of helping the partner of
the eating disordered person cope with and help their significant others.
Couples consultation Individual Consultation provides a client with information and ideas
relevant to his or her particular situation. It can be useful for people
who are not sure which, if any, treatment to engage in, who are engaged in
treatments which are not helping, or who want some ideas on how to work on
an eating problem on their own. Consultation can sometimes be arranged by
telephone if this seems appropriate.
Training for
Therapists and other Health Professionals. Dr. Kaplan teaches classes
and seminars on eating disorders. She has taught psychotherapists,
physicians, dietitians, educators, coaches, managers, and students in
these fields. Her presentations are lively and informative. Call us for
more information on Dr. Kaplan's teaching schedule or for teaching on-
site at your place of work.
Optimal Eating Workshops
for the Public. Dr. Kaplan's Optimal Eating Workshop for Healing from
Overeating is for anyone struggling with overeating or for those who have
a loved one with this problem. Filled with practical ideas, learning
exercises, compassion and ways to build self-esteem and a healthier
relationship to food, this day-long or half-day workshop can open the door
to new understandings of what it really takes to heal from an overeating
problem.
Fees and costs:
Contact us about fees and costs by email or by phone at (510) 524-6117.
