Therapists in 02481
Jeff Levin
MAT, MSW
Verified Verified
Wellesley, MA 02481
I offer home-based life coaching for teens, 20-somethings, athletes, adults, and their families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and beyond. I work with clients at home in a positive, flexible, proactive way, emphasizing measurable, practical, and sustainable change. My approach is relaxed, non-hierarchical, and results-oriented. Although I also work with adults, I primarily help teens and 20-somethings, from kids who lack confidence and/are overly stressed or anxious to those with athletic/academic performance issues or who are really acting out, having issues with anger, substance abuse, school refusal and the like.
I offer home-based life coaching for teens, 20-somethings, athletes, adults, and their families in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and beyond. I work with clients at home in a positive, flexible, proactive way, emphasizing measurable, practical, and sustainable change. My approach is relaxed, non-hierarchical, and results-oriented. Although I also work with adults, I primarily help teens and 20-somethings, from kids who lack confidence and/are overly stressed or anxious to those with athletic/academic performance issues or who are really acting out, having issues with anger, substance abuse, school refusal and the like.
Skylar Jungers
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wellesley, MA 02481
My goal in therapy is to use empathy, humor, and openness to create a space where you feel safe to express yourself without judgement, accepted for all that you are, and ready to process your experiences with someone who values your wellbeing! My passion lies in working with adolescents, teens, and young adults seeking to work through issues of anxiety, identity development, stress, family conflict, school issues, relationships, transitions, and self-esteem. I also have several years of experience helping athletes with common performance issues such as confidence, focus, motivation, and overcoming injury to perform at their best!
My goal in therapy is to use empathy, humor, and openness to create a space where you feel safe to express yourself without judgement, accepted for all that you are, and ready to process your experiences with someone who values your wellbeing! My passion lies in working with adolescents, teens, and young adults seeking to work through issues of anxiety, identity development, stress, family conflict, school issues, relationships, transitions, and self-esteem. I also have several years of experience helping athletes with common performance issues such as confidence, focus, motivation, and overcoming injury to perform at their best!
Thomas William Stewart
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, LMHC
Verified Verified
Wellesley, MA 02481 (Online Only)
Highly trained therapist supporting children, couples and families experiencing a wide array of challenges including, but not limited to, learning disabilities, depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting challenges, navigating the special education process, ableism, LGBTQIA issues, abuse, alcohol and substance abuse. Qualified as an expert witness. Trained therapists and graduate students in family therapy theory and practice. Recently years focus and committment has been on supporting children, couples and families with learning challenges and worked supporting the creation of MA Dyslexia screening legislation.
Highly trained therapist supporting children, couples and families experiencing a wide array of challenges including, but not limited to, learning disabilities, depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting challenges, navigating the special education process, ableism, LGBTQIA issues, abuse, alcohol and substance abuse. Qualified as an expert witness. Trained therapists and graduate students in family therapy theory and practice. Recently years focus and committment has been on supporting children, couples and families with learning challenges and worked supporting the creation of MA Dyslexia screening legislation.
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Adoption Therapists
Does my adopted child need therapy?
Not every adopted child needs therapy. However, many can benefit from seeing an adoption-informed therapist, especially if they were victims of abuse or neglect, appear withdrawn or disconnected, have behavioral or developmental issues (which may or may not be related to their adoption), are struggling with feelings of grief or loss surrounding their birth parents, or find it difficult to establish an identity, a challenge that often becomes most apparent during adolescence.
When should adoptive parents seek therapy?
Prospective parents can benefit from therapy even before an adoption—for example, to voice worries and fears; to reconcile infertility struggles, if relevant; or simply to prepare themselves for parenthood. After the adoption, parents who are struggling to bond with their child; are unsure how to talk about adoption or related issues, such as race; or whose child is dealing with developmental, behavioral, or psychiatric concerns can address these and other issues with the help of an adoption-competent therapist.
Is family therapy appropriate for adoptive families?
Family therapy can be invaluable for strengthening the bond between adoptive parents and children, helping the latter feel more secure in their place in the family. Family therapy can also help adoptive families navigate complex communication issues—for example, parents who feel uncomfortable discussing race with their child, who in turn feels invalidated by their silence, or a child who has questions about his birth parents but avoids asking them out of fear of hurting his adoptive parents’ feelings.
What therapy is not appropriate for adoption issues?
A discredited therapy known as “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy” or “rebirthing therapy”) should not be used to treat adopted and foster children, though it was largely designed for this population. Attachment therapy involves restraining, coercing, and punishing the child in order for them to “release” negative emotions and attach to their new caregivers—techniques that are abusive and dangerous and have even proven fatal in some cases.