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Basic Information

Provider name
Barrier Free Living
Service Description

What We Do

BFL’s award winning program for people with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence. We began our domestic violence work in 1986 and opened our city-wide community-based program Secret Garden in 1997.

How We Help

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Counseling, Innovative Support Groups, Advocacy, Safety Planning.

Services in English and Spanish. Interpreters available upon request.

Who is Eligible?

Any survivor of domestic violence who has a disability (a documented or undocumented disability). Prospective clients please call our hotline: (212) 533-4358 or chat to schedule an intake session. Mon-Fri 9am–5pm.

Phone Number
212-533-4358
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Address

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Services
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Helpline
Family/Couples Therapy
Support Group
Guided Self-Help
Medication
Testing and Assessment
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Access Information

Region
New York
borough
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
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Payment Options
Sliding Scale
Pro Bono
Always Free
Insurance
Low Fee
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Insurance accepted
Medicaid
Medicare
EmblemHealth
Anthem BCBS
Fidelis
Healthfirst
MetroPlus
UnitedHealthcare
Molina
Amida Care
MVP
CDPHP
Oscar
Other Insurance
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Service Level
Peer-Based Support
Self-Guided Support
Therapy
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service Focus
Addiction and Substance Misuse
ADHD
Adoption and Foster Care
Aging and Older Adult Mental Health
Anger
Anxiety and Phobias
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Career and Work
Caregiving
Child Abuse and Neglect
Co-occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Coping with Mental Health of Others
Coping with Natural Disasters
Crime and Fraud Victimization
Crisis Support
Dementia
Depression
Disruptive Behaviors and Conduct Disorders
Domestic Violence
Eating Disorders
First Responders
Gender and Sexual Identity
Gender-Based Harassment
General Mental Health
Grief and Bereavement
Health Anxiety and Conversion Disorder
Hoarding
Human Trafficking
Immigration
Infertility and Family Planning
Insomnia and Sleep
Intellectual and Learning Disabilities
LGBTQ+ Mental Health
Managing Medical Conditions
Men's Issues
Military or Veteran Issues
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Parenting
Personality Disorders
Polyamory and Non-Monogamy
Postpartum and Perinatal Mental Health
Racial Stress and Trauma
Relationship and Family
Religious Stress and Trauma
Schizophrenia and Psychosis
Self-Esteem
Sexual Abuse and Assault
Sexual Health
Spirituality
Sports Performance
Stress
Suicidality and Self-Harm
Tics, Tourette's, and Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
Trauma and PTSD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Weight and Body Image
Women's Issues
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Virtual or in-person
Virtual
are services mostly provided by trainees?
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Cultural and Clinical Fit

Age groups served
Children
Teens
Adults
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special services for Racial/ethnic groups
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black/African American
Indigenous/Native American
Latinx/Latino/Hispanic
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Special services for gender groups
Men
Women
Trans or Gender Non-Conforming
Currently Unknown
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Special services for LGBTQ+
Yes
No
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Research-supported Treatments
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Prolonged Exposure
Exposure and Response Prevention
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Psychodynamic
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Waitlist
Possible
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Support Group
Individual Therapy