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Bisma Anwar

Licensed Counselor
Anwar Counseling Services
Astoria, New York, 11106

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About Bisma Anwar

Bisma Anwar has been a mental health therapist for over a decade. Her work experiences have been in hospitals, non-profits, mental health clinics, and digital mental health startups. Throughout her career she has worked with community based organizations, spoken at panels, done workshops and webinars to provide education and awareness of various mental health issues. Over the years, she has been quoted in the New York Times, Time Magazine, Popsugar, Buzzfeed, and many other media outlets.

Bisma has extensive experience counseling individuals from diverse backgrounds and helping them deal with various life issues. With her multicultural training, she is able to empathize and relate to each client so that she may identify their needs and help them with presenting issues.

Bisma serves on the board of a non-profit organization based in NYC called The Heal Collective which promotes advocacy and awareness of mental health issues in BIPOC communities. She is also co-founder of Moxie Living, a forum that organizes wellness retreats for women.

Sect
Sunni
Ethnicity
Pakistani
I speak
Hindi Punjabi Urdu

My Credentials, Specialities & Practice

I conduct therapy
Online only
Credentials Choice
I am licensed my license information is below
License Number
007030
License State/Province, Country
New York
Year I began practice
2013
Education
Master of Education and a Master of Arts degrees in Psychological Counseling from Teachers College at Columbia University
Additional Credentials
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
Intensive Training in DBT Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD
Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Psychosis
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Top 3 Specialties
Anxiety Depression Family Conflict
Issues
Anxiety Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Coping Skills Depression Domestic Violence Emotional Disturbance Family Conflict Life Transitions Mood Disorders Parenting Peer Relationships Personality Disorders Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self-Esteem Sleep or Insomnia Spirituality Stress Suicidal Ideation Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Women's Issues
Treatment Approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) Multicultural Therapy Person-Centered Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy Traditional Islamically Integrated Psychotherapy (TIIP) Trauma Focused Therapy
Modality
Individual Family
Age Specialty
Teen Adults (18+) Elders (65+)
Insurance
I accept the following insurance plans
Finances & Insurance
Aetna
Cigna and Evernorth
Empire BlueCross BlueShield
Highmark
Oscar Health
Oxford
UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Out of Network
Payment Methods
Paypal Zelle

Contact Information

Practice/Organization Name
Anwar Counseling Services
Company Logo
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Location
36-36 24th St
Astoria, New York, 11106
United States
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