800-832-7814
Michael Avila Verified Provider
Clinical Social Worker/therapist
Medical Insurance Accepted
In-Person
Online
About Me
Michael Avila is a Clinical Social Worker/therapist, providing both online and in-person sessions. Services include therapy for teen & preteen (11 – 18) and adults (18+).
Michael has experience working with Gay People, Lesbians, Nonbinary People, Queer People, Racial Justice Advocates, Single Mothers, and Transgender People. Sessions are available in Spanish.
Michael is in-network with insurance providers including Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, and Empire BlueCross BlueShield. They accept American Express, Cash, and Check, and may offer sliding scale payment options to help with the cost of treatment.
Get in touch to see how therapy can fit your goals and schedule.
Payment Options
Cost
- Sliding Scale Available
Insurance Options
- Aetna
- BlueCross BlueShield
- Empire BlueCross BlueShield
- Group Health Incorporated (GHI)
- Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Medicare
- Optum
- TRICARE
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare
Orientation & Focus
Ages Treated
Adults (18+), Teen & Preteen (11 – 18)
Modalities
Families, Groups, Individuals
Languages Spoken
Spanish
Populations
Gay People, Lesbians, Nonbinary People, Queer People, Racial Justice Advocates, Single Mothers, Transgender People
Ethnicity
African American, Hispanic and Latino
Specialties
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Positivity
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Computer & Internet Addiction
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Other
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Psychosis
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
Treatment Options
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Creative Art Therapy
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Interpersonal
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused