Author: Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW
Silvi Saxena is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and a Certified Oncology Social Worker (OSW-C) working out of Philadelphia, PA.
She has worked with patients of all ages with a wide variety of complex medical and psychosocial concerns. She has extensive experience in end-of-life care, palliative care, and chronic illness in home settings as well as in the hospitals and nursing facilities.
She has worked with children, adults, couples, families and groups facilitating counseling related to physical illness, mental health issues, grief and loss, complex trauma, couples issues, and life transitions with a trauma-focused lens.
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Crisis intervention is a short term therapeutic approach to help clients deal with emergency or traumatic situations. Usually these emergencies are mental health related and involves taking steps to assist in the moment, bring the client to safety, reassess current needs and plan for future treatment. Crisis intervention techniques can support individuals through their hard […]
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As a psychotherapist, it is critical to safeguard your practice and reputation as a competent clinician. The goal is always to provide care for your clients, however often times even the most experienced clinician can run into care issues which can lead to legal trouble. Malpractice insurance is a way to keep yourself safe as […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
Behavioral health clinics and providers play a critical role in addressing mental health and substance use disorders, however funding for these organizations can be challenging. Since not all individuals have insurance coverage for these services, it becomes critical for organizations to subsidize cost to ensure they are accessible to the community. Securing funding can […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
In all therapeutic approaches, there is always an element of transference which occurs. Transference itself is when a client projects their emotions on to their therapist. This happens a lot as clients usually enter therapy, in part, to uncover their own tendencies and the process of transference helps to reveal some of these tendencies to […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a therapeutic approach commonly used to treat PTSD and trauma. CPT is a type of CBT specifically formulated to treat trauma related to violence, disasters and acute traumatic events. In using CPT, the therapist is helps to facilitate an interaction in which the client learns to become aware of the […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a type of therapeutic approach used in individual, couples and family psychotherapy. TF-CBT is more collaborative than traditional CBT and incorporates tenets of other trauma therapies with 9 primary trauma-focused techniques. TF-CBT is evidence based and primarily is targeted towards children and their caregivers focused on working through relational […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
Can you be double licensed in LMHC and LMFT? By: Silvi Saxena, MBA, MSW, LSW, CCTP, OSW-C Providers can be licensed as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). There can be many advantages to this however it comes with additional work to maintain both credentials. Working with […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW -
Starting a private practice can be a challenging endeavor to take on, and as an unlicensed therapist, it may take a few extra steps. In many states, you do not have to wait until you are fully licensed start a private practice as long as you have supervision. Many unlicensed therapists decide to start their […]Silvi Saxena, MBA, LSW