UPDATES: I am currently developing a waitlist for individual adults, couples, pre-marital, and co-parenting counseling for 2023. I am also developing pre-marital couples workshops and retreats for 2023-2024.  I am no longer working with children/teens. I continue to provide all my sessions via Telehealth. Please reach out to me directly to inquire. Thank you!

MORE UPDATES BEGINNING APRIL 1st:

New business phone #: 518-956-1275
New fax #: 518-584-5825
New HIPAA-compliant email for Dr. Lisa Dungate
Dr. Lisa Dungate new website  

 

Dr. Dungate has worked in the mental health field for 30 years providing psychotherapeutic services to individual adults, couples, children/families, and in the area of organizational/employee wellness. She has worked in private practice, for social service agencies, and in the public school system. She has lived and worked throughout the U.S. and Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. She brings a uniquely compassionate and multicultural understanding to her counseling practice.

Licensures:

• Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State
• Licensed Psychologist in California
• Certified Parenting Coach
• Certified Clinical Counselor/Psychotherapist in Canada

 

Education:

• Masters in Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University Seattle
• Doctorate in Psychology from California Southern University

Dr. Dungate’s psychotherapeutic theoretical basis is a combination of:
Strengths-Based Solution-Focused; Developmental; Cognitive-Behavioral; Mindfulness Cognitive-Behavioral; Family Systems; EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing); Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Expressive Play Therapy and/or Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy; depending on your specific counseling needs.

 

Specific areas of specialty include:

• Mental health concerns: depression and anxiety, acute/post-traumatic stress disorder, stress/adjustment issues, grief/loss, eating disorders, postpartum depression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Bipolar Disorder amongst other DSM-5TR diagnoses
• Child/adolescent development (including healing childhood trauma)
• Parenting (including parent-child attachment)

 

 

Dr. Dungate believes whole-heartedly in the possibility for positive change and healing through the process of psychotherapy. Dr. Dungate will work with you to create a treatment plan tailored to your or your family’s needs and hopes for the counseling process.