Years in Practice: 3 years clinical experience, 17 years experience working within Children’s Services (Preventive, Protective, Foster care, and Adoption)

Degrees/Licenses/Affiliations: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), CCATP (Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional), CTP (Certified Trauma Professional)

Insurance Accepted: I am considered an out of network provider for most plans as I decline to contract with insurance companies for a multitude of reasons. While I may not participate directly with any insurance company I can provide you the necessary paperwork to request reimbursement for my services from your insurance company. Payment is due at the time of service and can be made by cash, check, or credit card.

Population Served: Youth 10-18 years old, Adoptive Families, Birth Families

Services Provided: Age groups served: children/adolescents ages 4-21
Families – foster care, adoptive, birth
Modalities: CBT, TF-CBT, DBT, Parent Management Training (PMT), Clay therapy, Crisis Intervention

Prior to becoming a clinician, I worked for 17 years in the Child Welfare field predominately at local Department of Social Services/Children’s Services (preventive, protective, foster care, adoption). As a clinician I have also worked with foster care, kinship placements, and adoptive families.

Address: 1580 US Highway 11, Gouverneur, New York 13642

Email: hbender@maplegrovecounselingpllc.com

Online; http://www.maplegrovecounselingpllc.com

Additional information: Trained as Trauma Informed Therapists