Jacquelyn DeShong
She/Her/Hers
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT Practice: Vita Health
New York, Virginia
Accepting Online
Please call to inquire about availability outside our regular practice hours.
Updated February 20, 2023
Jacquelyn DeShong
Specialties & Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress management
- Suicidal ideation
- Trauma
- Mood disorders
Professional statement
Jacquelyn DeShong has been a practicing clinician for 8 years. She has spent most of my career providing care to adolescents in residential care facilities. She provides individual , family therapy, and group therapy. Jacquelyn has worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, post -traumatic stress, anxiety, borderline-personality, eating disorders, and psychotic symptomatology. She also helped people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. My therapeutic style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect , dignity. sensitivity, empathy and compassion. Her approach combines narrative and solution focused therapy. She also trained in dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and mode deactivation therapy for aggression, as well as SETTS (Sexualized Exploitation Treatment and Training Services).
Jacquelyn is licensed in the state of New York and based in Maryland.
Specialties
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Suicidal ideation - Support living with intense pain, distress, and feelings of persistent hopelessness; strengthening meaningful relationships and experiences in one’s life
Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse
Mood disorders - Clinical depression, persistent depression, bipolar disorder, and other mood disorders that cause disturbances in the client's mood, causing mood swings, restless sleep, and/or elevated mood
General expertise
Treatment approaches
Clientele
- Adults (24+)
- Couples
- Families
- Parents
- Teenagers (13-18)
- Young adults (18-24)
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Beacon Health Options
- Cigna
- Emblem Health
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
- MVP Healthcare
- Magellan Health
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- United Healthcare
Out-of-pocket fees
- Individual sessions: $200 (60min)
Additional session information
Therapist's note
Please call for session fees as the amount listed is the average cost. The amounts vary by health plans and for self-payers.
Location(s)
Online Sessions (New York)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon 8am-8pm
- Tue 8am-8pm
- Wed 8am-8pm
- Thu 8am-8pm
- Fri 8am-8pm
- Sat Please inquire about hours
- Sun Please inquire about hours
Online Sessions (Virginia)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
- Morning (Before 10am)
- Daytime (10am - 1pm)
- Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
- Evening (After 5pm)
- Weekends
Regular Hours
- Mon 8am-8pm
- Tue 8am-8pm
- Wed 8am-8pm
- Thu 8am-8pm
- Fri 8am-8pm
- Sat Please inquire about hours
- Sun Please inquire about hours
Licensure
New York: 001698-01
Virginia: 0717001954
Languages
English