Are you ready for change?
Let's face it.
If you are looking for psychological services, you are ready for change. A transition usually begins with a treatment plan, but sometimes a full psychological evaluation is needed. Understanding your/your child's challenges is the first step. As a clinical psychologist, your treatment is individualized to give you the tools you need to address the challenges you (and your family) face.
It's not one-size-fits all
There are many types of therapies that may be effective as a catylist for change for you, your child, or your family.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) • Behavior Therapy • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) • Social Skills Training • Parenting Strategies • Family Therapy • Couples Therapy• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) • Positive Behavior Supports • Behavioral Activation
Transitions Psychological Services
Supporting you through difficult change
Psychological Evaluation
Want to know what's going on?
Do I have ADHD? Does my child have autism? Why is my child so angry (and what can I do about it)? I don't understand why I feel this way.
Knowing what's going on is the first step to making it better. If you believe you or your family member would benefit from a psychological evaluation/testing, a consultation is the first step.
What To Expect in Therapy
Therapy is a process. It begins with gathering information about you and/or your family for an accurate diagnosis. Your second visit will focus on treatment planning to include the most efficent methods to get you where you want to be. You (or your child) may be referred to a psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication. Therapy sessions are scheduled weekly and then biweekly as you attain your goals.
Talking to an empathetic therapist feels good. But the important issue is improvement over time. Feeling better for an hour a week isn't enough. The process of therapy includes "homework", e.g. practicing using a tool you learned in session throughout the week.
Depending on your motivation, adults may be able to schedule therapy via video session after treatment plan development.
Therapy for Children
Parents and teachers are the primary agent of change for children. Often, with children with ADHD, autism, or other behavioral/mood disorders, straightforward-old fashioned parenting does not work. Therapy sessions for children up to the age of around 8, are primarily with parents or parents alone. Then elementary- through middle-school-aged children's participation in sessions are usually on an alternating schedule: I work with the child alone/parent(s) and child together/parent(s) alone. Sometimes sessions are split between working the child alone, and then conjoint with parent(s) for the remainder of the session.
Adolescents (don't tell them they are technically still children) often prefer individual therapy. Parents will still be involved during treatment planning and for check-ins as often as needed (could be the end or beginning of each session).
Office Hours
New Patients Welcome
Beginning October 15, 2022
Located at
53 E. Third St.
Oswego, NY 13126
Monday through Thursday: 8 am - 6 pm
Friday: 9 am - 5 pm
Main phone: (315) 207-2700
Business cell: (315) 751-9777
Fax: (866) 256-3102
Intake forms and appointment requests can be accessed through the patient portal link below.
Insurance
and payment options: Major credit cards for co-payments can be processed through my SimplePractice patient portal link (above).
I am currently accepting
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Evernorth (previously Cigna)
I have applied for in-network status with several insurance companies and will update this webpage as soon as I am able to accept the following:
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Fidelis Care
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Excellus BCBS
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Cigna
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Aetna
Tina Stassin Head, Ph.D.
LIfe isn't easy.
Sometimes life doesn't just include raising a family – it includes the challenge of raising a child with ADHD, or autism, or any of several behavioral disorders. Sometimes life is overwhelming and you need help with anxiety, or depression, or a relationship. I understand. Raising a child with a disability is what inspired me to go back to school and become a psychologist.
My behavioral orientation started at Mankato State University in Minnesota where I got my bachelor's degree. It continued with the clinical psychology program at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo where I received my doctorate in 2010. I completed both my internship and fellowship at the Kelberman Center for individuals with autism in Utica, NY 2008-2010. I fell in love New York and made it my home.
