Coleen Golab

Coleen Golab accepts Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Centivo, Prime Health, Oscar, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Mount Sinai Employee UMR (United Healthcare), and UnitedHealthcare/Oxford/Optum. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Coleen Golab is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Coleen is licensed to practice in Vermont, Florida, and New York, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Coleen’s New York license number is 2255, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Coleen Golab has been practicing therapy for 20 years. Coleen’s education and training include MS - Counseling Psychology, Gannon University; Internship - Deerfield Behavioral Health. Over that time, Coleen has worked closely with Parents and Students. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Coleen is part of that group.

Coleen Golab works with Parents and Students and specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, Panic, Sleep, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Coleen spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Coleen is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Coleen Golab draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). In sessions, Coleen’s style is authentic, exploratory, warm, and instructive. In Coleen’s words: “I use intervention techniques that are based on interpersonal psychology, cognitive behavioral therapies, and mindfulness.”

Coleen Golab (she/her) offers therapy in English. Coleen identifies as White.

Coleen Golab offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Coleen is licensed in Vermont, Florida, and New York, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Coleen Golab is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Coleen will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Coleen’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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