Therapists in Auburn, MA

Hello! My name is Emily. I am a pre-licensed clinician under the supervision of an LMHC at Compass Social Skills and Counseling. I have worked with children and families for nearly 8 years. I have experience with a range of ages including children as young as 5, adolescents, teens, college students, and young adults, as well as parents and family members. I have been seeing clients virtually through a Telehealth platform for over a year now and have found so many wonderful benefits to this new modality, and find that kids are far more adaptive and responsive to virtual than originally imagined.

I offer evidence-based, client centered, treatments delivered with compassion, humor and intelligence. My job satisfaction comes from seeing large changes in my clients over a short period of time. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and include elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Art Therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychosocial intervention that is the most widely used evidence-based practice for improving mental health. Guided by empirical research, CBT focuses on the development of personal coping strategies that target solving current problems and changing unhelpful patterns in cognitions (e.g. thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes), behaviors, and emotional regulation.

Helpp! What can I do when my thoughts leave me feeling overwhelmed and trapped in my own head? Enhancing your coping skills is a great start! I can help you unpack your negative thoughts, and empower you to create positive, affirming ones. Together, we will get you better acquainted with your emotions, and help you gain a sense of clarity and peace. I support individuals of all ages who need help managing and overcoming Anxiety, Depression, Mood disorders, Bi-polar disorder, and ADHD. I am also LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC aligned.

When painful things happen in our lives, we do our best to cope with it in the moment. That might mean we get really good at “just dealing with it,” and “toughing it out.” Maybe we get really good at “checking out,” or maybe we become super skilled at coming up with clever ways to altogether avoid triggering situations. At one point in time, these skills served you well. And maybe they don’t any longer. Often, underneath these patterns anxiety and depression flood every day, drowning out our resources and making life difficult to enjoy. But changing these patterns and finding new hope can seem like an impossible feat.

We specialize in treating children, adolescents and couples. Our initial focus is to establish a therapeutic relationship with our patients who we work with as we believe that is the foundation for effective therapy. We currently have evening appointments on a weekday in addition to weekends. We offer empathetic listening and also provide direct but therapeutic feedback and support to the individuals we work with. We strongly believe in meeting our clients where he, she or they are at and facilitating him, her or them in addressing the presenting problems.

Asking for help is a major strength and you deserve to feel safe, protected, and valid in your journey to clarity. I hope to offer guidance, a listening ear, and a supportive voice to help with whatever it is you're struggling with. I primarily work with teens and adults and when I work with teens, I aim to provide a safe place to explore all of those questions you're facing at this point in your life. Adolescent years are exciting and terrifying and you deserve to have a place you can process all of those feelings- free of judgment. When working with adults, I also aim to provide safety and reassurance when navigating life!

You might be feeling down on yourself right now or frustrated with your current situation. It might be a struggle to make it through the day at school or work, interact with family and friends, or manage daily activities. Are you upset and irritable because you can’t seem to cope like you did before? Have things been feeling pretty bad for a while, despite everything you’ve tried? Reaching out for support and an objective perspective is a smart and brave move when things are not going well. I’d love to discuss how we can work together on coping skills, finding solutions, and fostering lasting changes in your life and relationships.

Welcome! Life can be challenging at times, for grownups and for children, and the past few years have been especially so, with the pandemic, social distancing, the significant disruptions to routines and relationships that these have caused, and heated divisions at home and abroad. Some who previously had no mental health concerns have found themselves feeling anxious or depressed. Others who already struggled with stress and worries, have found their anxiety increased so much that it interferes with their daily lives.

Right now, things may feel overwhelming, distressing, and out of sorts with you or your kids. You have probably tried a number of things to get back to normal, but nothing is working out the way you hoped. There may be symptoms like low motivation, difficulty sleeping, lack of socializing, or troubles with work and relationships. Or, perhaps it’s your child you are concerned about because you are seeing a lot of behaviors, such as isolation, withdrawal, moodiness, irritability, difficult peer relationships, or refusing to go to school or participate in the usual routine. If so, I appreciate how challenging it can be to seek support.