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Dr. Amir Abbassi, PhD, LMFT, LPC, Marriage & Family Therapist in Richardson

Richardson Counseling Associates

Marriage & Family Therapist

Office

Richardson Counseling Associates
1701 N Collins Blvd
Ste 126
RichardsonTexas  75080
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Additional Office

522 S Edmonds Ln
Ste 207
LewisvilleTexas  75067
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Contact Information

Amir Abbassi
PhD, LMFT, LPC
phone: (972) 680-8986 x302
fax: (972) 680-9216

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phone: (972) 680-8986 x302

Dr. Abbassi is an expert in couple's communication and sexual issues. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist(LMFT),Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and approved Supervisor for LPC and LMFT. He works with individual (children, adolescents and Adults)in the area of depression, anxiety and general life difficulties. Dr. Abbassi has been in private practice for over 15 years. As an Associate Professor, Dr. Abbassi teaches and provides supervision to Counseling Interns at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He is a Clinical Member of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and a preferred provider for most insurance panels.

From a brief Cognitive Behavioral approach, he is able to investigate the nature of couple's difficulty and coach them on effective way of communication as well as helping the individuals to have insight to their life difficulties and understanding the cognitive errors that they introduce to their thinking process.

As Clinical Member of American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Dr. Abbassi is an expert in investigating dynamic of couple's relationship in order to help them get along better. He offers sliding scale fee schedule for those who need assistance.

Richardson Counseling Associates offers a free phone consultation

Treatment Approach
Finances
  • Avg Cost (per session): $110 - $140
  • Sliding Scale: Yes
  • Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
  • Accepted Insurance Plans:
  • Aetna
  • Alliance
  • AmeriHealth
  • Beech Street
  • BlueCross and/or BlueShield
  • Ceridian
  • ChoiceCare
  • Cigna
  • ComPsych
  • Great-West
  • Horizon Healthcare
  • Humana
  • MHN/Managed Health Network
  • Magellan Behavioral Health
  • PHCS/Private Health Care Systems
  • PacifiCare
  • Providence
  • United
  • ValueOptions
  • Verify your health insurance
    coverage when you
    arrange your first visit.

Qualifications
  • Years in Practice: 15+ Years
  • School: University of North Texas
  • Year Graduated: 1998
  • License No. and State: 4752 Texas
Specialties
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sex Therapy
  • Internet Porn Addication
  • Issues:
  • Academic Underachievement
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Anger Management
  • Antisocial Personality
  • Anxiety or Fears
  • Attention Deficit (ADHD)
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gambling
  • Infertility
  • Internet Addiction
  • Life Coaching
  • Loss or Grief
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Substance Abuse
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Mental Health:
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Elderly Persons Disorders
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Sexuality Gender:
  • Gay Issues
  • Lesbian Issues

Client Focus
  • Gender: All
  • Ethnicity: Any
  • Religious Orientation: Any
  • Age:
  • Children (6 to 10)
  • Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)
  • Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

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Last Modified: 16 Nov 2011