Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD (she, her)
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1550 Hendersonville Road, Suite 202, Asheville, NC 28803
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Dr. Dacanay provides psychological treatment for children, adults, couples, and families who are adjusting to life changes, struggling to cope with anxiety and depression, needing of behavioral planning, or seeking couples/ family therapy. She helps individuals to be aware of, identify, and change debilitating thought patterns -- and to consistently choose to act effectively in the presence of difficult life events. She also promotes understanding and collaboration among family members in order to solve the problems of one or more individuals, especially with children and adolescents.
Dr. Dacanay conducts psychological testing (pre-surgical, psychoeducational, personality) and psychotherapy. She uses a combination of cognitive behavioral, acceptance-based, and strengths-based strategies as her approach to treatment. She has completed specialty training in Gottman Method therapy (Level 3) and Exposure Response Prevention (ERP).
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $175
- Pay by Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Insurance
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carolina Behavioral Health Alliance
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Friday Health
- Humana
- MedCost
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Optum
- TRICARE
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- VA Community Care Network (CCN)
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Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of North Carolina / 5887 Athena Dacanay
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Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Testing and Evaluation
- Depression
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Family Conflict
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- OCD
- Parenting
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Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian
I also speak
Filipino
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian
I also speak
Filipino
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family / Marital
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Play Therapy
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
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Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD
Location
Primary Location
Matone Counseling and Testing
1550 Hendersonville Road
Suite 202
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 382-8692Email me
Nearby Areas
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Athena Dacanay
Psychologist, PhD