Our Services

Diagnostic Evaluations

 

These types of assessments can be helpful in arriving to or clarifying diagnoses.

If you are a treatment provider referring a client, it can be useful to help you better serve your clients by identifying strengths and areas to work on in treatment. If you are an individual seeking an evaluation for yourself, these can help you better understand yourself, your experience and your behavior.

These typically consist of a clinical interview, followed by a series of psychological tests selected to answer the diagnostic question. Testing can take 2-3 sessions to complete.

Forensic Evaluations

 

PACS offers a variety of forensic evaluations in English and Spanish, as well as expert testimony. These include:

  • Criminal competency

  • Violence risk assessments

  • VAWA applications

  • Asylum applications

  • Hardship evaluations

  • Convention against torture

Neuropsychological Evaluations

These types of evaluations are typically used as a basis to diagnose learning disabilities, ADHD and memory impairments.

They may be used to qualify for accommodations in testing or workplace situations, such as additional time, the use of a reader, among others.

Areas assessed include:

  • Intelligence

  • Learning and memory

  • Attention and concentration

  • Executive functioning

  • Adaptive functioning

  • Academic achievement

Individual Psychotherapy

 

Psychotherapy can be helpful for a number of issues including:

  • Depression

  • Life transitions

  • Anxiety

  • Stress management

  • Traumatic experiences

  • Mood swings

When starting psychotherapy it’s important to find the right therapist for you. The right therapist will strive to understand you and will challenge you as you pursue the life you want to live. Click here to learn more about each of our providers and their areas of specialty.

Group Psychotherapy

 

Group psychotherapy can be a more affordable, but very helpful, setting in which to develop skills, get feedback and better understand yourself and the way you relate to people. They are time-limited and focused on a particular theme.

PACS starts groups on a regular basis. Check here for updates.

Clinical Supervision

 

Being a therapist is hard work!

We offer high-quality clinical supervision using a CBT and DBT framework. Specialized supervision on the treatment of clients with histories of trauma is also provided, with focus on CPT and prolonged exposure.

Supervision of NYS licensing hours currently available for pre-licensure psychologists and mental health counselors.