Therapists in Massachusetts

Mi specializzo nel trattamento di adulti che soffrono di ansia, depressione, ADHD, stress e difficoltà dovute alle relazioni e alle dinamiche familiari. Aiuto sia individui che coppie nelle loro relazioni e nella crescita personale. Schemi ripetitivi inconsapevoli potrebbero esserti di ostacolo nel connetterti con il tuo sé autentico e vivere una vita appagante. Ma puoi cambiare questo. La nostra terapia insieme sarà un percorso condiviso verso la scoperta di te e il tuo benessere.

Maria Agit, Ed.D., is a Doctor of Educational Psychology, and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, with expertise in behavioral medicine and psychodynamics. She works with individuals, couples, families, and groups, with particular interests in areas such as stress-related disorders, hypnosis, multi-cultural issues, life transitions and life phase adjustment, grief, loss and associated guilt, relationships and intimacy, life coaching and academic underachievement, and personal growth.

Relational Life Therapist. Cross cultural therapist. I help couples (and other dyads) get to the source of their issues and learn how to create the relationship they long for. Some dyads that see me may be on the brink of relationship rupture and dissolution. Some may be stuck having the same arguments with the same lack of progress and feel like Sisyphus with his boulder. Some may be ahead of the game and seek therapy before they ruin a good thing. All of them want to learn healthy relationship habits that stick. The individual clients I see often struggle with spiritual questions, self acceptance, and/or relationships.

Behavioral Medicine is an interdisciplinary field that utilizes behavioral health techniques (CBT, relaxation, hypnosis, biofeedback, mindfulness meditation, and others) to treat various medical and behavioral health conditions. It primarily targets the treatment of medical conditions that are exacerbated by stress and other psychological factors, such as: hypertension, diabetes, IBS, migraine headaches, TMJ, skin disorders, sexual disorders, and others. Behavioral Medicine specializes in treating conditions associated with habits and lifestyle, such as: insomnia, obesity, smoking. Behavioral Medicine interventions can be applied to the treatment of common mental health disorders including depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, PTSD, OCD, and ADHD, among others.

My guiding principle as a therapist is that we are put on this Earth to fully enjoy and participate in life. I have several years experience working as a social worker and educator in several different capacities and contexts. My practice focuses on how family of origin paradigms as well as other life experiences, can keep us from reaching our full potential in life and how becoming aware of these can free us to become more fulfilled human beings.

Most of us experience emotional conflict. Anxiety, depression, loss or seemingly impossible situations are among the challenges that interfere with our ability to sustain satisfactory relations at home, the workplace - and most importantly, within ourselves. Feelings of sadness or discontent can lead us unproductively towards substance dependence or persistent grief that overwhelms our lives. Obstacles such as poor self-esteem or past traumas are possible to overcome. Through sensitive inquiry, I encourage exploration of your thought process and resulting behaviors. While respecting your individual concerns, my overall goal is for you to achieve a sense of well-being.

Are you worried about your future together? Fighting too much, too often, too intensely? Or the opposite: avoiding conflict for fear of getting lost in it. Conflicts that are avoided or are too long and too intense and too difficult to recover from will all weigh you down. You know that things can be easier: you know you could communicate more efficiently, smarter, and get to have fun together on the other side this. What you need then is a therapist who can diagnose communicational difficulties and engineer solutions that keep you out of the same trouble in the future.

We are a group of Clinical and Health Psychologists, offering individual, couple and family care live (in Boston) and online throughout the US and Europe. We meet our clients where they are -including students, new parents, busy entrepreneurs, professionals transitioning into new leadership or retirement, persons coping with an illness, and more- with therapy including CBT, DBT, ACT, and Interpersonal/Existential modes, and Coaching for health and life transitions. Our diverse team offers care in several languages and modalities.

My client will have a non-judge mental, inviting, safe and warm environment to explore their emotions, thoughts and reasons for coming in to see me. My client will learn coping skills, techniques, and communication skills that will enable them to find their strengths and their purpose. Together my client and I will create achievable goals and they will strive to overcome the obstacles to create a healthy mental state and overall lifestyle.

My ideal client is a male of any age interested in changing patterns keeping him stuck in his life, someone ready to do the tough work of honest self-assessment as preparation for meaningful change. My approach is strengths-based and solutions-focused with a goal of mobilizing clients to imagine and then pursue positive and exciting change. I have extensive experience working with gifted people and elite performers across different industries, both as a teacher and a clinician. I also work well with executives focused on career building, developing relationships, and managing work-life balance.

I believe the power to create positive movement in your personal or work life lies in your ability to negotiate relationships. If you are feeling stuck, low or anxious, I am an experienced psychologist who provides a positive and supportive therapy environment. I have helped many people examine their problems and make necessary changes. I am an active therapist and connect easily with adults of all ages, adolescents and couples. My specialties include couple's therapy, divorce, parenting issues and individual therapy around anxiety and depression for men and women of all ages, including adolescents.