# Spingarn Counseling Services Inc. Source: https://spingarncounselingservices.com/ Achieving success and building healthy relationships # Counseling that considers the whole person. Compassionate, client-centered counseling from a holistic perspective. Recognizing the emotional, social, environmental, and individual factors that shape each person's well-being. In person in Suffolk County Medford and Springfield Gardens Queens, or securely online. [Request an appointment](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/contact/) [Explore counseling services](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/counseling/) [Experiencing an emergency? Get help now](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/help/) **OASAS approved** Substance use and mental health assessments for courts, attorneys, and agencies. Credentials & standing Experience ### Over Three Decades of Practice Clinical practice, veterans counseling, hospital social work, school districts, county youth services, and university teaching. LCSW · New York State ### Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) New York's clinical social work license, authorizing independent diagnosis and psychotherapy. Held by David W. Perkins. MSW ### Master of Social Work (MSW) Awarded by Stony Brook University. Concentration in clinical intervention, with emphasis on substance use and work with children. New York State · OASAS ### Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Approved by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) to conduct substance use and mental health assessments, including Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) evaluations. NASW member ### National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Professional membership in the largest body of social workers in the world, practicing under its Code of Ethics. ## How we can help Four distinct services, each with its own path forward, whether you are seeking support for yourself or your family, need a written assessment for a court or agency, are fighting for the right services for your child at school, or are arranging a program for your congregation or staff. [### Counseling & therapy Individual, couples, family, child, adolescent, and senior counseling. Areas of focus include veterans and combat readjustment, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, anger, foster care, parenting, and relationships. See our focus areas →](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/counseling/) [### Written assessments OASAS-approved DWI evaluations, immigration assessments, and Family Court assessments. Prepared thoroughly and delivered on the timeline your matter requires. 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David is a veteran of the United States Army, and has counseled veterans at the Babylon Vet Center and the Northport VA. [Counseling for veterans](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/counseling/#veterans) [David's experience with veterans](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/about/#veterans-about) Our approach ## A supportive, nonjudgmental space No one arrives in counseling as a single problem to be solved. Concerns are shaped by family and relationships, by work and school, by health, faith, finances, culture, and history. Counseling here begins by taking all of it seriously. The work is collaborative. Together we identify what is actually happening, name the strengths you already bring, build coping strategies that fit your real life, and move toward resolutions that make a durable difference. **You do not have to be ready.** Nobody arrives with their thoughts organized, their words chosen, or their life tidied up first. If today all you can manage is a phone call and a rough idea of what is wrong, that is a perfectly good place to start. We will meet you where you are and go from there. - **Holistic assessment**. Emotional, social, environmental, and individual factors, not symptoms in isolation. - **Strengths-based**. We build on what is already working before addressing what isn't. - **Practical and goal-directed**. You leave sessions with strategies you can use this week. - **Every generation welcome**. From young children to senior citizens, with deep experience across the full age range. [Meet your counselor](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/about/) Workshops and group programs are offered on site at churches, schools, and community organizations across Long Island and New York City. ## Getting started Reaching out is often the hardest part. Here is exactly what happens after you do. 1. #### Call or send a message Tell us briefly what you are looking for. Counseling, an assessment for a court or agency, or a program for your organization. You do not need to explain everything up front. 2. #### A short conversation We talk by phone to understand your situation, answer your questions about fees and scheduling, and confirm that this practice is the right fit for what you need. 3. #### Your first appointment We meet in Suffolk County Medford, in Springfield Gardens Queens, or online. The first session is about understanding your full picture and agreeing on where to begin. 4. #### Ongoing, collaborative work Session frequency and length are set with you, and revisited as things change. For assessments, you receive a clear timeline for the written report. ## Ready when you are. New clients are currently being accepted for in-person counseling at both offices, and for online sessions domestically and internationally. [Request an appointment](https://spingarncounselingservices.com/contact/) [Call (631) 475-7255](tel:+16314757255)