Attachment-based Therapists in Scituate, MA

I hold a space of safety, confidentiality & upmost respect for my clients, the stories they have lived & their hopes for personal transformation. With my youngest clients, counseling is a collaborative process of shifting challenging habits & behaviors, or removing roadblocks impacting school adjustment and family harmony. I work in partnership with caregivers to take actionable steps, teaching skills & strategies to help children and adolescents thrive. With adult clients, we uncover patterns & behaviors causing pain, address trauma, shame, identity, or relationship issues; anything impacting optimal wellbeing.

I enjoy a diverse practice that seeks to create a safe environment from which a client can feel free to collaborate in a shared vision of goal attainment. I see individuals, couples, and families. I adopt an integrated approach grounded in evidence-based practice with a particular area of interest and expertise in existential therapeutic applications where indicated. I have published extensively in the area of Existential Psychology (e.g., https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781349952106). I enjoy working with clients who seek a deeper self-understanding in pursuit of transcendence.

Are you seeking new ways of thinking, behaving and interacting with your partner, spouse, family or friends? Are old relational patterns getting in the way of fulfillment and growth? Are you going through something that is testing your strength and ability to manage? Through personal and professional experiences I believe in the power of the therapeutic process and relationship in fostering insight, healing, and to empower change. My clients tell me my warmth, humor and grounded approach allows them to feel at ease.

I work with people of all ages but I primarily focus on children, adolescents, and young adults. I have experience in treating individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavioral disorders, and mood disorders using an eclectic approach. I use cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness techniques, and expressive arts therapy. I focus on a client-centered approach by meeting clients where they are and encouraging them to grow into the strongest versions of themselves.

My therapeutic style centers around cultivating a supportive therapeutic relationship to gain insight into other relationships in your life, including that which you hold with yourself. I specialize in treating individuals struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions. I practice primarily from a psychodynamic perspective, and enjoy working with clients who are open and willing to being curious about their place in this world as a product of past experiences and relationships. I value communication and authenticity, and strive to bring that in to each session.

Thank you for your interest in the services I provide. I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist, Mental Health Counselor and Registered Emotionally Focused therapist and supervisor (EFT). EFT is a short-term therapy designed to help couples and families identify and break free of negative interactional cycles allowing for intimacy and bonding to occur. In a safe and loving environment, clients are guided towards one another where healing then happens within the context of one's relationship(s). Individuals achieve a sense of security and wholeness within themselves and in their relationships.

Therapy begins with a partnership to move you from where you are to where you want to be in life. Feeling stuck from anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, low self-esteem, grief, and difficult life transitions to living life to its fullest potential is possible for everyone. Healing from Trauma, anxiety and depression is achievable for everyone and partnering with my clients is my passion.

Aging is hard and comes with many losses. You may be experiencing loss of physical health, cognitive functioning, a declining social network, loss of independence and isolation. All this leaves you frustrated, lonely and anxious. As a caregiver, you may be experiencing increased conflict with family and feelings of guilt or inadequacy as you attempt to divide time amongst family/work/yourself. And if you are a griever, the range of emotions are as unique to you and the relationship. You likely feel lost, empty and uncertain of how to get through the day. Your sense of self may be altered as you struggle to adapt to your loss.

My practice includes working with children, adolescents, and adults through creating a safe, trusting therapeutic environment. My goal is to help clients make sense of their approach to the world, understand challenges, and access effective coping strategies. Anxiety, depression, and other social-emotional difficulties often contribute to feelings of isolation. Through processing thoughts, feelings, and experiences, clients can begin to understand their map of the world in order to effectively address trauma (or Trauma) and increase feelings of self-confidence, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy.