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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Marika Handakas

CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Danville, PA 17821
Let's Connect (570) 673-0357
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What do you not know about yourself that you need to know in order to stop getting in your own way? With 20+ years of experience and Ivy League credentials, I will be useful to you as you: 1) uncover, name, and alter unhealthy patterns of repetitive unconscious behaviors, 2) allow yourself to mourn losses both actual and psychological/emotional, 3) identify erroneous thinking patterns, 4) communicate with others so that you are able to make yourself understood the way you intend, 5) learn and practice active listening, 6) unlock keys to self-knowledge contained within your own dreams.
Together, we will shine a light on your inner life so that your motivations, values, assumptions, decisions and thinking patterns will be made clearer to you. At that point, you can choose to alter what no longer works in your current life and live in a way that makes better sense to you.
We set specific treatment goals together as they become clear in continuous shared decision making. You set the pace of our work. I generally listen more than I talk and offer interventions as I see an opportunity to be useful. Specialty populations: health care, medical/college students, early career adults, middle aged older adults, corrections employees.
Call or Marika Handakas now for a free 15 minute consultation - (570) 673-0357

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Danville, PA 17821

(570) 673-0357
Spacious office with plenty of room for distancing and safety concerns. Flexible hours, ample and free off-street parking. No steps.
I specialize in Depression, Life Transitions and Self Esteem 
$110 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Welcoming a wide variety of clients in a psychoanalytic and humanistic treatment space. Ivy League credentials, over two decades experience.
Marika Handakas
Let's Connect (570) 673-0357
Photo of Marika Handakas, CSW, MDiv, PsyD

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Danville, PA 17821

(570) 673-0357
Spacious office with plenty of room for distancing and safety concerns. Flexible hours, ample and free off-street parking. No steps.
I specialize in Depression, Life Transitions and Self Esteem 
$110 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Welcoming a wide variety of clients in a psychoanalytic and humanistic treatment space. Ivy League credentials, over two decades experience.
Marika Handakas

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $110
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
  • Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Paypal, Venmo
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As insurers obtain greater access to protected health information, I protect my clients' privacy by not contracting with insurance companies
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD
"
As insurers obtain greater access to protected health information, I protect my clients' privacy by not contracting with insurance companies
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from Immaculata University Marika Handakas
  • In Practice for 38 Years
  • Degree/Diploma from Columbia University in the City of New York, Master of Social Work / 1986
  • Degree/Diploma from Vassar College BSA / 1981
  • Attended Immaculata University, PsyD, Graduated 2009
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In 2001, I obtained a certificate from the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in NYC and am a fully qualified psychoanalyst
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD
"
In 2001, I obtained a certificate from the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research in NYC and am a fully qualified psychoanalyst
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Self Esteem

Expertise

  • Alcohol Use
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bisexual
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Divorce
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Grief
  • Hoarding
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obesity
  • Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Weight Loss
  • Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? or (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Do these issues align with your needs? or (570) 673-0357
Photo of Marika Handakas, CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Lesbian Allied

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

Communities

Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Lesbian Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Coaching
  • Feminist
  • healthcare personnel, corrections personnel, grief
  • Humanistic
  • medical students, college students, midlife career
  • Narrative
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (570) 673-0357
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Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (570) 673-0357
Photo of Marika Handakas, CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD

Location

Primary Location

Danville, PA 17821

(570) 673-0357
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Spacious office with plenty of room for distancing and safety concerns. Flexible hours, ample and free off-street parking. No steps.
Call for a free consultation now - (570) 673-0357
Photo of Marika Handakas, CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD
"
Spacious office with plenty of room for distancing and safety concerns. Flexible hours, ample and free off-street parking. No steps.
Call for a free consultation now - (570) 673-0357
Photo of Marika Handakas, CSW, MDiv, PsyD
Marika Handakas
CSW, MDiv, PsyD