Therapists in Medfield, MA

As an experienced clinician, I find myself most compatible with individuals who seek to make positive changes in their lives. I support my clients in their efforts to confront their challenges and overcome emotional barriers. I work best with adults who feel burdened with anxiety, depression, PTSD, or relationship issues. I welcome individual clients and couples, who seek to address the conflicts in their relationships. I value the capacity to laugh and learn, and I encourage my clients to embrace these as recovery tools. Additionally, my clients must love, or at least like basset hounds, as they are my receptionists.

I work with clients with a wide variety of behavioral health conditions. I provide treatment for adults and adolescents as well as families and couples. Whether you are looking to strengthen your relationships, for parenting guidance, career / personal coaching, or psychotherapy, I am here to support and guide you on your journey. Together we will develop a sustainable and rewarding road map for personal growth, professional success or raising happy, healthy and balanced children. I am licensed in Massachusetts and Arkansas. Please reach out for a FREE initial consultation.

My clients are men and women who want satisfaction and success in their work, family and social relationships. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups. I have been in private practice for 41 years. I believe that forming healthy, open, and constructive relationships with my clients becomes a model for healing and growth. I am an experiential psychotherapist. This means that my clients thinking, feeling and state of being is the focus for enhanced personal understanding and acceptance.

Dr. Ebi D. Okara, a Clinical Psychologist, at Metis Psychological Associates, LLC has years of clinical experience working in in-patient, out-patient and forensic settings wih a diverse adult patient population with mild to severe emotional and psychological problems eg; depression, anxiety, phobias, stress. My treament philosophy is that every individual who seeks help from me will always be treated with dignity, respect, warm and caring attitude. Further, I believe that each individual has the capacity to recover and heal from their emotional and psychological problems if provided with the necessary tools and safe environment.

I am a licensed psychologist who works with adults. I use an interactive approach to treatment based on the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) perspective. That means I listen but also talk, explaining concepts, sharing stories and information and using humor where appropriate. I try to mix empathic and research based interventions to help my clients grow and heal. My specialties include the treatment of depression and anxiety, couples issues, PTSD and addictions. I also work with patients with problems related to grieving and serious illness as well as those with parenting problems (including those related to adult children).

Therapy can help you manage life's varied challenges and live a more fulfilled life. It can help you understand what you're feeling, why and how to cope. Just like visiting your doctor for regular wellness exams, or your dentist for checkups, meeting with a therapist can help keep your mental health in order. In our sessions, you will be offered a comfortable, safe and nurturing environment in which to understand your personal, emotional, spiritual and relational struggles.

Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and insecure? Has your relationship been wounded or lost its spark? Are you feeling dissatisfied or stuck with some aspect of your life and not sure how to make a shift? Has becoming or being a parent turned your world upside down? Life is full of transitions and stressors and it’s hard to stay in tune with ourselves, our partners, and our family members as we grow, change, and deal with stress. Sometimes we all need a safe space to process, reconnect, and heal – to speak our pain, communicate what we need, and be supported as we tap back into love and connection.

I work with adolescents, families and adults, joining with them in their quest for wholeness, emotional recovery and greater happiness. I have experience helping others navigate through trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, anger and issues specific to the LGBTQQ community.

When dealing with depression, anxiety, family or relationship concerns, grief, or other life transitions, the hope is to not only resolve each issue, but to understand and grow from the challenge. The journey to resolution and growth can be difficult to navigate, and I would be honored to join you on your path.

In working with clients, I consider the whole person, their mind, their body, their spirit. These three aspects aren’t separate but are in dynamic conversation: chronic physical symptoms are connected to our mental and emotional states, our feelings of depression relate to how we treat and relate to our bodies and sensorial lives. I enjoy supporting people facing life’s challenges, who are looking for a somatic dimension to their healing. I specialize in helping clients navigate difficult relationships, cope with grief and chronic illness, process the pandemic, and manifest greater depth, vibrancy, and purpose in their lives.

Through open and client centered dialogue, I help my clients move through the challenges they are seeking support for by utilizing cognitive behavioral and narrative therapy. Development and practice of mindfulness strategies and introduction to how breath and movement can change anxious thought patterns to assist clients to transform their lives. They can feel positively connected to others and successful in achieving their defined goals.

I offer free initial individual and couples consultations, in which I work with clients to identify their therapeutic goals in order to create greater self-awareness and personal growth. The focus is also in developing tools in order to better cope with any symptoms they are experiencing.