Meet Gail Zarbin
Clinical Experience & Compassionate Care
Hello! First, I know the journey of finding someone to talk to can feel overwhelming. I’m glad you want to reach out to me. I want to be responsive to your questions and concerns.
Together, we will explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will first identify triggers and patterns and then, create a plan that teaches you daily tools to better respond to challenges and stressors. I will help you understand and heal from past wounds. You will become more resilient and learn healthier coping strategies to improve the quality of your life and relationships.
You are not alone in this journey.
I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker with over thirty years of clinical experience. I have worked in various settings including hospitals, schools, community mental health centers, and private practice. I work with clients both in-person and via telehealth.
Services
Children, Adolescents, Individuals, Couples, and Parenting Counseling
Gail works with children, adolescents, individual adults and couples, and parents. She has experience working with clients who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and clients who are struggling with life transitions, gender identity, Asperger’s, ADHD, social anxiety, body image concerns, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief & loss, relationship challenges, and medical concerns.
Gail works with parents to teach them tools to know how to respond to a child who…
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Struggles with low frustration tolerance.
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Has difficulties with peer relationships and social skills.
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Is uncooperative at home and with teachers.
Gail collaborates with teachers at public schools and Montessori schools.
Infertility Counseling
Gail is trained in the specialized area of infertility. She will help you with the impact of the grief and loss of failed infertility cycles, miscarriages, and post-partum depression. Gail has the knowledge and personal experience related to reproductive medicine and family planning choices, such as using a sperm donor, an egg donor, a surrogate or embryo donation. She administers the psychological evaluations for surrogates, egg donors, and Intended Parents (same sex couples, heterosexual couples or single individuals) who need to be cleared to move forward.
About Gail
Gail is an adoptive mother of two children and has the personal experience related to reproductive medicine and family building choices. She has worked at major corporations and implemented employee assistance programs, training managers to improve relationships with employees and their job performance. She has also worked at mental health clinics, an in-patient hospital for adults and adolescents, and as a school social worker in a grade school. She has collaborated with teachers at public schools and Montessori schools. She is contracted to work with employees of the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
She is a member of NASW (National Association of Social Workers), ASRM (The American Society of Reproductive Medicine), RESOLVE (The National Infertility Association), and Path2Parenthood.
Gail is not currently taking insurance and accepts patients on a sliding scale.