Therapists in 02446

If you want help dealing with loss, depression or anxiety, have difficulties in your important relationships, or are struggling with life transitions including career questions, issues of emerging adulthood, relocation, post college adjustment, caring for ill or aging family members, we can work together to help you feel happier and more satisfied. Using a combination of skills that include insight, practicality, empathy and warmth, I help people understand and resolve their difficulties and maximize their strengths. Psychotherapy is profoundly helpful in dealing with persistent problems rooted in the past and making headway with more immediate issues in the present.

I work with individuals, couples and families. The decision to enter therapy is a significant decision, and finding someone you feel comfortable working with is important. Most often, my clients have pursued therapy when personal efforts were not bringing them the success they wanted. My style is described as caring and supportive, while offering direct and active tools to bring you to your goals.

GETTING MARRIED?? Premarital Counseling gives you the tools you need to become a winning, life-long team. Dual careers and future planning, communication skills, decision making, money, starting a family, religion, divorced parents. This is a time to ensure the strength of your partnership by tackling these and many more topics. Preparing couples for marriage is my specialty and I look forward to hearing from you soon in order to share knowledge gained over many years of helping couples like yourselves. Please check out Wise Words Blog on my website www.wiselywed.com

My approach to treatment is to create a space that is supportive and empathetic so that the client will be in a place to build rapport, explore issues that are interfering with their quality of life, and develop a better sense of goals and the means to reach them. I operate from a Strength-based and Cognitive-behavioral therapy lens with elements of other modalities.

I believe that everyone has the capacity to change, grow and heal. Making the choice to prioritize your mental health is a brave and often necessary step towards feeling better and living an authentic, fulfilling life. As a therapist, I'm passionate about helping clients understand and accept themselves, while supporting them in making positive changes in their lives.

Is your child, adolescent, or young adult struggling to learn, make friends, or stay focused? Has s/he lost interest in activities or become irritable and sad? Are you worried about how s/he is sleeping, engaging with family, or eating? Are you concerned s/he might have a disability, special learning style, mental health or social emotional challenge? Are you wondering if s/he needs an IEP, 504, ICAP, or therapy? If so, I can help determine what your child needs? I provide comprehensive evaluations that answer these questions and more. There is a solution and I can assist you in the journey to learning how to empower your family!

My approach is active, supportive and collaborative. I enjoy working with people dealing with life transitions, relationship issues, career/academic, parenting, grief, chronic illness, disabilities, divorce, remarriage, and GLBT populations. I also like working with people who are creative and/or who have a sense of humor. I usually have day time appointments.

Everyone I see for the first time simply wants to feel better. They are tired of being alone with their burdens and need help with the problems they are facing. Individuals want to be truly known and heard. I am an active and curious listener and I hope to help people to become more curious about themselves. I think of the first visit as a consultation. It is a time to share what you need help with and to see whether further work could be useful. As a therapist with 35 years of experience, I feel grateful to still love my work.

Talk, still the Best Medicine. I'm here for whom is looking for individualized, affordable psychotherapy for self understanding. I would be pleased to see you via phone or Zoom until offices are open again. To schedule an initial meeting, please contact me via email.

*Welcoming individuals for CBT and DBT therapy* Anxiety and emotional anguish are taking over more and more of your life, and even worse you blame yourself for not being able to "just get better already." You avoid people that are important to you, activities you used to enjoy, and experiences you want to have. Tricks you previously used to white knuckle through the day aren’t working anymore, and even when they do they leave you exhausted, isolated and lonely. You find yourself ruminating on past failures or painful traumas, or preoccupied with fear of the future. It feels like there is no hope.

As a Clinician with over two decades of experience working in Psychiatry at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, I have also been in Private Practice as a Therapist specializing in the assessment and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depression and Stress/Loss of Chronic Illness. Because I found there were few if any professionally led groups for OCD Sufferers, I developed an active Group Program for Adults with OCD. My style is warm and direct with a desire to work together to build on your strengths using Cognitive Behavioral Treatment/Exposure & Response Prevention and Psychotherapy. OCD Family Guidance also.

Psychotherapy allows us to more deeply understand ourselves and our relationships. We can learn to move away from old patterns that can keep us stuck in life, shifting us into healthier, more fulfilling ones.

You CAN get 'unstuck' from the past, feel better about yourself, learn new life skills, and set new goals. Difficult life events: breakups, divorce, college, leaving home, illness, loss, and aging can be resolved. Together, as a team, we safely 'unpack' what impacts your life, your decisions, and your relationships. A combination of traditional talk therapy, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, guided imagery, and 'stress busters' are just some of the personally tailored tools to meet your individual needs as you move toward a more fulfilling life. We focus on hope, strengths, possibilities, and self-empowerment.

In addition to my faculty and hospital-based roles, I have a private practice for children, adolescents, and adults. I am trained in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive and dialectical behavior therapies (CBT and DBT), and treat a range of psychiatric diagnoses such as anxiety, depression, self-injury, trauma, somatization, and eating disorders. I am committed to working with LGBTQI+ youth, including those questioning their gender and/or sexuality. I welcome patients and families from all backgrounds and I strive for culturally responsive and attuned care.