Therapists in Arlington, MA
Lauren Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02476 (Online Only)
If you have not been feeling like yourself or that your mind has been elsewhere Let’s talk. Everyone needs a judgment free space where they can express themselves freely and discuss struggles and the things that are most important to them. Whether you are dealing with overwhelming feelings of worry, daily stress, a transition in life or intrusive memories from long ago you deserve to have support.
If you have not been feeling like yourself or that your mind has been elsewhere Let’s talk. Everyone needs a judgment free space where they can express themselves freely and discuss struggles and the things that are most important to them. Whether you are dealing with overwhelming feelings of worry, daily stress, a transition in life or intrusive memories from long ago you deserve to have support.
Bettina Velona
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Arlington, MA 02474
Not accepting new clients
Hello fellow human being, nice to meet you! Having mental health symptoms does not mean we’re broken. They are signals that something is out of balance and needs healing. They are an adjustment to difficult life experiences that affect our inner experience and behavior. I enjoy working with the challenges and strengths of each unique individual and age group. I assist clients in growing, having a more empowered narrative about their experience, and living in their healthiest, most authentic self. I am a Level 1 IFS therapist and trained in EMDR, both of which assist me in my trauma-sensitive and strength-based approach.
Hello fellow human being, nice to meet you! Having mental health symptoms does not mean we’re broken. They are signals that something is out of balance and needs healing. They are an adjustment to difficult life experiences that affect our inner experience and behavior. I enjoy working with the challenges and strengths of each unique individual and age group. I assist clients in growing, having a more empowered narrative about their experience, and living in their healthiest, most authentic self. I am a Level 1 IFS therapist and trained in EMDR, both of which assist me in my trauma-sensitive and strength-based approach.
On your self-discovery journey, are you hoping to find balance, reduce stress or panic, feel supported in your relationships, practice positive self-talk, discover tools that really work for you, and/ or reduce negative thought patterns? These are just a few examples of how therapy may be able to help. Together, we can work together to create a plan for your overall mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Thank you for being here and being you!
On your self-discovery journey, are you hoping to find balance, reduce stress or panic, feel supported in your relationships, practice positive self-talk, discover tools that really work for you, and/ or reduce negative thought patterns? These are just a few examples of how therapy may be able to help. Together, we can work together to create a plan for your overall mental and emotional health and wellbeing. Thank you for being here and being you!
Who are you really? This is a question I ask my clients. I have been a psychotherapist and consultant for over 30 years. I draw on my innate intuitive abilities as well as my traditional clinical training to bring healing and transformation to my clients. My family systems background allows me to see the individual as a multifaceted system. What we perceive as a “problem” often reflects how we have adapted to the stress and trauma that we may have endured. Our perceived problems, such as addiction to substances, and other self- defeating patterns become encoded within our whole system, and ultimately distort our true essence.
Who are you really? This is a question I ask my clients. I have been a psychotherapist and consultant for over 30 years. I draw on my innate intuitive abilities as well as my traditional clinical training to bring healing and transformation to my clients. My family systems background allows me to see the individual as a multifaceted system. What we perceive as a “problem” often reflects how we have adapted to the stress and trauma that we may have endured. Our perceived problems, such as addiction to substances, and other self- defeating patterns become encoded within our whole system, and ultimately distort our true essence.
I've been a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) for almost twenty years. I work with individuals, couples, and families out of the basement office of my home in Arlington, MA. My most basic therapeutic approach is that everyone is born good and whole. But, life happens and it sends us difficulties that we can’t always understand or handle. These difficulties can happen as children, adolescents, adults, in school, home, work, and in our marriages. Sometimes these problematic life experiences can affect our core beliefs negatively and/or overwhelm our abilities to cope.
I've been a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) for almost twenty years. I work with individuals, couples, and families out of the basement office of my home in Arlington, MA. My most basic therapeutic approach is that everyone is born good and whole. But, life happens and it sends us difficulties that we can’t always understand or handle. These difficulties can happen as children, adolescents, adults, in school, home, work, and in our marriages. Sometimes these problematic life experiences can affect our core beliefs negatively and/or overwhelm our abilities to cope.
Betsy Naughter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02474 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Not accepting new clients. My approach is collaborative, respectful, and strengths-based with an emphasis on goodness of fit between client and therapist. I ask new clients to meet once weekly for three consecutive weeks, and then use the fourth session to discuss how best to go forward.
Not accepting new clients. My approach is collaborative, respectful, and strengths-based with an emphasis on goodness of fit between client and therapist. I ask new clients to meet once weekly for three consecutive weeks, and then use the fourth session to discuss how best to go forward.
It takes great courage to reach out to a therapist. It is my hope to meet you in your courage and earn your trust as we build a safe, strong, and productive connection together. Therapy is often about restoring and healing connections with oneself and others. To that end, I serve individuals, groups, couples, and families across the life span with a focus on individual and couples therapy. My experience working in outpatient clinics, schools, hospitals, outpatient primary care settings, and with public safety departments, gives me a unique perspective to draw from.
It takes great courage to reach out to a therapist. It is my hope to meet you in your courage and earn your trust as we build a safe, strong, and productive connection together. Therapy is often about restoring and healing connections with oneself and others. To that end, I serve individuals, groups, couples, and families across the life span with a focus on individual and couples therapy. My experience working in outpatient clinics, schools, hospitals, outpatient primary care settings, and with public safety departments, gives me a unique perspective to draw from.
Vanessa Salas-Wright
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Arlington, MA 02474 (Online Only)
As a therapist, my first goal is to connect with my clients—there are many effective ways to work with people to address life’s challenges, but the first step is to establish a warm, nonjudgmental, and authentic human connection. With connection and understanding, amazing things can happen. For more than a decade, I have worked collaboratively with people looking to gain insight into their experiences, feel better, and develop practical tools for change.
As a therapist, my first goal is to connect with my clients—there are many effective ways to work with people to address life’s challenges, but the first step is to establish a warm, nonjudgmental, and authentic human connection. With connection and understanding, amazing things can happen. For more than a decade, I have worked collaboratively with people looking to gain insight into their experiences, feel better, and develop practical tools for change.
Danielle A Haynes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02476 (Online Only)
I have experience working with adolescents, adults, families and couples from diverse backgrounds. My areas of work have included but are not limited to struggles around anxiety, depression, identity concerns, self-esteem issues, trauma, life transitions, relational issues and daily stressors. I use an eclectic approach, drawing from various modalities such as relational therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic framework, narrative therapy and client-centered therapy, approaching therapy through a mindfulness, culturally sensitive, queer-affirmative and a trauma informed lens.
I have experience working with adolescents, adults, families and couples from diverse backgrounds. My areas of work have included but are not limited to struggles around anxiety, depression, identity concerns, self-esteem issues, trauma, life transitions, relational issues and daily stressors. I use an eclectic approach, drawing from various modalities such as relational therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic framework, narrative therapy and client-centered therapy, approaching therapy through a mindfulness, culturally sensitive, queer-affirmative and a trauma informed lens.
Augusta Davis
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02476 (Online Only)
What does self-love and compassion mean to you? I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to engage in self-exploration, self-empowerment, and healing. I believe that therapy is a space to prioritize your wellbeing, in order to show up for yourself and those you care about.
What does self-love and compassion mean to you? I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to engage in self-exploration, self-empowerment, and healing. I believe that therapy is a space to prioritize your wellbeing, in order to show up for yourself and those you care about.
Accepting a few clients M-F, 9-5p. Telehealth only. Do you have "self-defeating" patterns that need to be addressed? My work is to guide you in transforming harmful personal thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors to create whole-self integration and alignment. I help individuals bring awareness to emotional blocks and patterns, allow space for them, and support in treating and transmuting those aspects for optimal living. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, addiction, grief, school, career or relational challenges, I am ready to support you in creating a cohesive relationship of mind, body, and spirit.
Accepting a few clients M-F, 9-5p. Telehealth only. Do you have "self-defeating" patterns that need to be addressed? My work is to guide you in transforming harmful personal thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors to create whole-self integration and alignment. I help individuals bring awareness to emotional blocks and patterns, allow space for them, and support in treating and transmuting those aspects for optimal living. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, addiction, grief, school, career or relational challenges, I am ready to support you in creating a cohesive relationship of mind, body, and spirit.
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I provide evidence-based treatments for adults with OCD, perinatal OCD, and anxiety disorders. Having OCD makes it hard to be present in your life. You may be having anxious thoughts about contamination, the health of your baby, or something bad happening to someone you care about. You may be having scary, intrusive thoughts that don’t make sense and feel like the opposite of who you are. You find yourself repeating behaviors or reviewing situations in your mind to alleviate anxiety, but the thoughts and anxiety always return.
I provide evidence-based treatments for adults with OCD, perinatal OCD, and anxiety disorders. Having OCD makes it hard to be present in your life. You may be having anxious thoughts about contamination, the health of your baby, or something bad happening to someone you care about. You may be having scary, intrusive thoughts that don’t make sense and feel like the opposite of who you are. You find yourself repeating behaviors or reviewing situations in your mind to alleviate anxiety, but the thoughts and anxiety always return.
Life can be tough, especially lately. As a clinician I am passionate about helping people find strength and healing in difficult circumstances, with both lifelong issues and daily frustrations. I work to support children, adults and couples to feel safe in expressing themselves and living their lives to the fullest.
Life can be tough, especially lately. As a clinician I am passionate about helping people find strength and healing in difficult circumstances, with both lifelong issues and daily frustrations. I work to support children, adults and couples to feel safe in expressing themselves and living their lives to the fullest.
Barbara Phillips
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Arlington, MA 02474
"PEACE. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still BE CALM IN YOUR HEART" (author unknown). Has childhood trauma, relationship difficulties, or life circumstances created emotional pain, physical pain, confusion, or self-doubt? Each of us has the capacity and potential to live a peaceful, fulfilling, and satisfying life. We can work together to make this growth possible. I have extensive experience in transforming patterns that cause depression, anxiety, distress, and disconnection from one's self and others.
"PEACE. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still BE CALM IN YOUR HEART" (author unknown). Has childhood trauma, relationship difficulties, or life circumstances created emotional pain, physical pain, confusion, or self-doubt? Each of us has the capacity and potential to live a peaceful, fulfilling, and satisfying life. We can work together to make this growth possible. I have extensive experience in transforming patterns that cause depression, anxiety, distress, and disconnection from one's self and others.
Welcome! Everyone has resources and strengths that can enhance one's life and relationships. People who contact me often feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, ashamed, or burdened in some way. I will help you to identify and use your unique resources to address particular challenges and to create the life you choose to live.
Welcome! Everyone has resources and strengths that can enhance one's life and relationships. People who contact me often feel overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, ashamed, or burdened in some way. I will help you to identify and use your unique resources to address particular challenges and to create the life you choose to live.
Ireneusz Sielski
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02476 (Online Only)
Hello, I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with expertise in anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I work with individuals, couples, and families, drawing on experience with clients from the US and Europe. Licensed in MA and CT. (Note: I accept Tufts insurance with exception of Tufts Health Direct, Tufts Together, Tufts Unify – also called OneCare)
Hello, I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with expertise in anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I work with individuals, couples, and families, drawing on experience with clients from the US and Europe. Licensed in MA and CT. (Note: I accept Tufts insurance with exception of Tufts Health Direct, Tufts Together, Tufts Unify – also called OneCare)
Eva Mendes, LMHC, NCC is an Asperger's/Autism expert and master couples' counselor working with couples where one or both partners have Asperger Syndrome/Autism Spectrum Disorder (diagnosed or suspected). Eva also specializes in working with Asperger's/ASD/ADHD females. Other profiles that she specializes in are ADHD, Social Communication Pragmatic Disorder, and gifted individuals. People often seek out Eva's expertise after many years of confusion regarding these profiles. Eva is the author of two books: Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome and Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism. Available on Amazon.com
Eva Mendes, LMHC, NCC is an Asperger's/Autism expert and master couples' counselor working with couples where one or both partners have Asperger Syndrome/Autism Spectrum Disorder (diagnosed or suspected). Eva also specializes in working with Asperger's/ASD/ADHD females. Other profiles that she specializes in are ADHD, Social Communication Pragmatic Disorder, and gifted individuals. People often seek out Eva's expertise after many years of confusion regarding these profiles. Eva is the author of two books: Marriage and Lasting Relationships with Asperger's Syndrome and Gender Identity, Sexuality and Autism. Available on Amazon.com
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive... -Maya Angelou. Are you struggling with perfectionism or an inner critic? Wondering how you fit into this complicated world? Merely surviving instead of thriving? As a biracial therapist, I have a unique -and personal- perspective on what it feels like to straddle two worlds, to feel misunderstood or invisible, or to question where you fit in. Using mind-body techniques and a personalized approach, I support my clients by offering a safe, nonjudgmental space to work on these and other issues. Let's work together to help you better understand yourself and begin healing.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive... -Maya Angelou. Are you struggling with perfectionism or an inner critic? Wondering how you fit into this complicated world? Merely surviving instead of thriving? As a biracial therapist, I have a unique -and personal- perspective on what it feels like to straddle two worlds, to feel misunderstood or invisible, or to question where you fit in. Using mind-body techniques and a personalized approach, I support my clients by offering a safe, nonjudgmental space to work on these and other issues. Let's work together to help you better understand yourself and begin healing.
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Number of Therapists in Arlington, MA
400+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in Arlington, MA who prioritize treating:
93% | Anxiety |
90% | Depression |
81% | Relationship Issues |
77% | Self Esteem |
69% | Coping Skills |
67% | Trauma and PTSD |
65% | Stress |
Average years in practice
12 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
85% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
51% | Harvard Pilgrim |
51% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in Arlington, MA see their clients
67% | In Person and Online | |
33% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
83% | Female | |
16% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
FAQs - About Therapy and Counseling
How can I find a therapist in Arlington?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.