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Leah Baum

Social Worker

Gender: Female
Experience: 6 years

About Leah Baum

Leah Baum is a social worker and psychoanalyst. Ms. Leah Baum has 6 years of experience in social work.

Licenses

Leah Baum has been registered with the National Provider Identifier database since September 05, 2019, and her NPI number is 1548819345. Ms. Baum certified her NPI information on 12/23/2020.

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To schedule an appointment with Ms. Leah Baum, please call (845) 533-3227.

Social Worker

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

Social Workers in Spring Valley, NY

Psychoanalyst

Ms. Leah Baum is a Psychoanalyst in Spring Valley, NY with special training and skill in performing a specific type of therapy called psychoanalysis. As a Psychoanalyst, Leah Baum performs therapy related to the unconscious mind. Psychoanalysis is a medical specialty centered on treating mental disorders by uncovering harmful repressed fears and conflicts so they can be permanently resolved. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Psychoanalysts include depression, anxiety, sexual disorders, self-destructive behavior, specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), self-harm behavior, grief and anger management, and mood disturbances. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Psychoanalysts include mental health asssessment and diagnosing, free association, dream analysis, behavior therapy, psychodynamic therapy, play therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), humanistic therapy, prescribing medication, and referral to other specialists as needed.

Psychoanalysis is a comprehensive, theoretical framework which, when applied to a treatment process, consists of an intensive verbal, therapeutic relationship between an analyst and an analysand which aims for symptom relief, emotional growth, and personal integration. The psychoanalytic treatment process includes, but is not limited to, the recognition of unconscious processes and conflicts; the significance of developmental influences; and the impact of resistances, defenses, transference and countertransference phenomena. Treatment is enhanced by an understanding developed in the analyst's training and personal analysis of unconscious manifestations, such as dreams, slips of the tongue, fantasies and day dreams. Psychoanalytic technique varies in relation to theoretical orientation.

Psychoanalysts in Spring Valley, NY

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