Susan Rako MD
Psychiatrist, MD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (617) 964-4241
If you need help to gain or regain a good enough balance and a way to find happiness in your life, I have decades of valuable experience. I am known as a "psychiatrist's psychiatrist," a true healer, and one who is gifted at working with "challenging" situations" -- both individual and couples. Therapy is my specialty, and I evaluate and prescribe medication only for patients I treat in therapy when it is truly indicated. I particularly enjoy working with individuals who are more interested in developing their own capacities than in complaining about the inadequacy of what they find outside themselves in the world and in other people. I do not provide "medication management" if that is a primary reason for consultation. Author of : "That's How the Light Gets In: Memoir of a Psychiatrist" (published by Random House) and "Semrad: The Heart of a Therapist" (see www.susanrako.com) My blog, "More Light" can also be found on my website.
I was trained and have taught at Harvard Psychiatric residency programs and have 35 years of independent private practice. I enjoy working with anyone who truly wants to grow and heal. I will consult for a second opinion if your therapy is stuck.
If you want to know and own your thoughts and feelings, with whatever help you may need to bear them, I will see it through with you. Please see: www.susanrako or email DIRECTLY to Susanrako1@gmail.com (The email links on this page often do not reach me.)
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Susan Rako MD now - (617) 964-4241
Let's Connect (617) 964-4241
Finances
Fees
- Standard Visit $400
Payment Methods
ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo, ZelleInsurance
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: Massachusetts / 30099 Susan Rako
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Graduated 1970
- Certificate from Boston University MS in Film Production / 1988
- Certificate from Beth Israel Hospital Residency/Adult, Child Psych. / 1970
Psychiatrist: Susan Rako
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Susan Rako MD
Psychiatrist, MD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (617) 964-4241
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Coping Skills
Expertise
- ADHD
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Child
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Menopausal issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Neurodivergence
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Weight Loss
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Family / Marital
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
Susan Rako MD
Psychiatrist, MD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (617) 964-4241