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Basic Information
Provider name
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Service Level
Peer-Based Support
Self-Guided Support
Therapy
Services
Individual Therapy
Group Therapy
Helpline
Family/Couples Therapy
Support Group
Guided Self-Help
Medication
Testing and Assessment
Service Description
Founded in 1960, the Ackerman Institute for the Family is one of the premier institutions for family therapy and one of the best-known and most highly regarded training facilities for family therapists in the United States. The Institute serves families from all walks of life at all stages of family life.
Getting Started
All clinical inquiries are made by phone. Please review this informational page before contacting our Intake Department at: (212) 879–4900, ext. 2.
Please leave a voicemail to schedule an initial phone consultation. During this consultation, we will verify treatment eligibility by asking about payment options, general therapy needs, and conduct a brief risk-screening.
If you are eligible for therapy, all parties will begin the intake process. We will provide paperwork, verify your insurance, schedule an intake appointment, and a research appointment. After this process is complete you will be placed on our treatment waitlist.
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Mental health concerns
Age groups served
Children
Teens
Adults
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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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are services mostly provided by trainees?
Yes
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Access Information
Region
New York
borough
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Staten Island
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Virtual or in-person
Virtual
Address
936 Broadway, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10010
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Payment Options
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Sliding Scale
Pro Bono
Always Free
Insurance
Low Fee
Waitlist
Possible
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Phone Number
(212) 879-4900, ext. 2 (English) or ext. 143 (Español)
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Culturally Sensitive Care
special services for Racial/ethnic groups
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black/African American
Indigenous/Native American
Latinx/Latino/Hispanic
Currently Unknown
Special services for gender groups
Men
Women
Trans or Gender Non-Conforming
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Special services for LGBTQ+
Yes
No
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Service Focuses
service Focuses
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