Katherine Eileen Heins, LMSW

Social Worker
Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
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Overview

Katie is a licensed Master Social Worker specializing in treatment of adolescents, adults and families. She is passionate about collaborating with clients to create lives they experience as worth living. She provides evidence-based care including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to individuals and groups. Katie received her Maser’s in Social Work from Columbia University, where she was intensively trained in DBT under the direction of Dr. Andre Ivanoff and Behavioral Tech, LLC. She completed internships at school, residential, and outpatient settings working with adolescents, adults, and families, where she developed skills in the treatment of suicidal behaviors, self injury, and borderline personality disorder. She also has significant experience working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, She received her B.A. in International Studies from the University of South Carolina.

Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated

  • Addiction
  • Adolescent Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Therapy
  • Gender Identity
  • Group Therapy
  • LGBTQ Mental Health
  • Mindfulness
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Substance Use

Academic Appointments

  • Associate in Psychiatric Social Work (in Psychiatry) at CUMC

Gender

  • Female

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Insurance Accepted

Aetna

  • Aetna Signature Administrators
  • NYP Employee Plan
  • NY Signature
  • Student Health

CHP Student Health

  • CHP-NYU

Cigna

  • POS

Emblem/HIP

  • PPO

Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

  • EPO

Quality Health Management

  • Quality Health Management

UnitedHealthcare

  • Behavioral Health (Columbia University Employee Plan)
  • HMO

World Trade Center Health Plan

  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Columbia University