Looking to feel better? Welcome to my private practice!
* psychotherapy and counseling services for mental health needs *
Looking to feel better? Welcome to my private practice!
* psychotherapy and counseling services for mental health needs *
John L. Theodore, Ph.D.
First Session (approximately an hour)
- In seeking counseling and psychotherapy services, we would approach your concerns from a personal place. I would ask you some important questions about your current and previous life experiences. We would then work collaboratively to land on a treatment plan that makes sense for you, taking into consideration things like how your feelin
- In seeking counseling and psychotherapy services, we would approach your concerns from a personal place. I would ask you some important questions about your current and previous life experiences. We would then work collaboratively to land on a treatment plan that makes sense for you, taking into consideration things like how your feelings, your different behaviors, your thinking patterns, and how situations or people in your life may play a role in some of the concerns you have. Together, we would establish treatment goals based on your needs, and devise a number of techniques and exercises to help you feel better.
Second and continuing sessions (approximately 50 minutes each)
- In the second and subsequent psychotherapy sessions, it will very much look like a conversation between us. However, we will be keeping track of the things that are moving you closer to your goals, or things that are moving you further away from your goals. During the therapy, we will work on techniques that are built to help you feel be
- In the second and subsequent psychotherapy sessions, it will very much look like a conversation between us. However, we will be keeping track of the things that are moving you closer to your goals, or things that are moving you further away from your goals. During the therapy, we will work on techniques that are built to help you feel better. By the end of treatment, my goal is to support you in accomplishing everything you wanted to accomplish by coming to psychotherapy sessions. For some, this can be understanding themselves better, whereas for others it may be accomplishing individual mental health goals.
Format of the counseling sessions: 100% video chat
What is important for you to talk about?
- All sessions are 100% electronic, in a telehealth format. That means, you can be in a location of your choice, as services occur. So long as you have a device with internet access, a working microphone, and a working camera, you will be able to access the secure video service. Please be sure that when the session begins, that you are n
- All sessions are 100% electronic, in a telehealth format. That means, you can be in a location of your choice, as services occur. So long as you have a device with internet access, a working microphone, and a working camera, you will be able to access the secure video service. Please be sure that when the session begins, that you are not in a public space, and that you have privacy regarding your ability to share information without others overhearing the details of our conversation (as to preserve your privacy in discussing important matters).
What is important for you to talk about?
What is important for you to talk about?
What is important for you to talk about?
- Depression? Anxiety? Life changes? Relationship issues? Stress? Guilt? Men’s issues? Women’s issues? Sexual issues? Issues related to a specific health problem? Grief? Loss? Issues related to your needs as a gay, lesbian, or heterosexual person? Gender-related needs or concerns? Are there other issues that are important for yo
- Depression? Anxiety? Life changes? Relationship issues? Stress? Guilt? Men’s issues? Women’s issues? Sexual issues? Issues related to a specific health problem? Grief? Loss? Issues related to your needs as a gay, lesbian, or heterosexual person? Gender-related needs or concerns? Are there other issues that are important for you to discuss with a mental health provider? Let’s talk about it. I am here to help.
Services:
What is important for you to talk about?
Insurance Accepted:
Psychotherapy, counseling, and assessment for mental health concerns:.
- Exclusive for adult individuals (18 and older).
- Sessions are 100% electronic, by video chat on a secure video-chat platform.
- By appointment only.
Insurance Accepted:
What is important for you to talk about?
Insurance Accepted:
- Currently, I am an in-network provider for most AETNA PPO plans. That means, for a person with an AETNA PPO plan, I would follow all of the rules as per your active AETNA PPO plan (including co-payments, deductibles, and rules for your out-of-pocket expenses as per your AETNA plan).
- If you do not have an AETNA-based PPO plan, I am happy
- Currently, I am an in-network provider for most AETNA PPO plans. That means, for a person with an AETNA PPO plan, I would follow all of the rules as per your active AETNA PPO plan (including co-payments, deductibles, and rules for your out-of-pocket expenses as per your AETNA plan).
- If you do not have an AETNA-based PPO plan, I am happy to work with you as an out-of-network provider. Please reach out to my office, so I can discuss more details of the private-pay fees, and how you can use your out-of-network insurance benefits to assist with service reimbursement.
- As a point of information, since I am not a Medicare or Medicaid provider, my office does not accept Medicare of Medicaid as insurance.
Questions? Let's Talk!
Service Location Policy:
Questions? Let's Talk!
For questions and inquiries, please contact:
Person: John L. Theodore, Ph.D.
Phone: 1 (646) 239-7774
E-mail: JohnLTheodorePhD@gmail.com
Cancellation Policy:
Service Location Policy:
Questions? Let's Talk!
- If you will need to cancel a scheduled appointment, our office asks that you provide 24 hours advance notice. More information about cancelation policies can be obtained by contacting our office directly.
Service Location Policy:
Service Location Policy:
Transmission of Payments and Security:
- Services are rendered only in the United States of America through secure electronic video-chat. During the service, the client's physical location would need to be in either the State of New York, or the State of New Jersey.
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Transmission of Payments and Security:
Transmission of Payments and Security:
Transmission of Payments and Security:
- This office uses a digital payment vendor that has a high level of security, named Stripe. All currency is accepted in the United States dollar. To see details of how this payment vendor protects your information, please see their website directly at: https://docs.stripe.com/security
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Consumer Data Privacy:
Transmission of Payments and Security:
About John L. Theodore, Ph.D.
- This office uses a digital platform that has a high level of security to protect client information, named SimplePractice. To see details of how SimplePractice protects your information, please see their website directly at: https://www.simplepractice.com/features/security/
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About John L. Theodore, Ph.D.
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About John L. Theodore, Ph.D.
- I am a licensed psychologist in the states of New York and New Jersey. I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology from Yeshiva University. My training occurred in clinics and medical centers in both New York City, and San Francisco. As a native New Yorker and practicing psychologist, I have had a private psychotherapy practice the
- I am a licensed psychologist in the states of New York and New Jersey. I earned my Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology from Yeshiva University. My training occurred in clinics and medical centers in both New York City, and San Francisco. As a native New Yorker and practicing psychologist, I have had a private psychotherapy practice the West Village neighborhood in New York City (Manhattan), from 2008 until 2025. I saw that the psychotherapy services I provide could be expanded beyond Manhattan, which led to me to offer 100% telehealth services to those who are located anywhere in the states of New York or New Jersey. My goal is to work collaboratively with you, in treatment that generates the results of (1) reducing and eliminating problematic experiences and symptoms, and (2) increasing healthy experiences to help you feel better.
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