Therapists in Boston, MA
I enjoy working with couples, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of color, children, families, those of various cultural backgrounds, those with anxiety and depression, and those navigating life stressors or geographic moves. I like working with clients who are ready to work authentically on stated goals.
I enjoy working with couples, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of color, children, families, those of various cultural backgrounds, those with anxiety and depression, and those navigating life stressors or geographic moves. I like working with clients who are ready to work authentically on stated goals.
Kathy Clair-Hayes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MA, LICSW
Verified Verified
Boston, MA 02130 (Online Only)
Picking a therapist is a very personal choice. You need to feel that your therapist understands your experience, your challenges and moves you a new way of seeing yourself and your strengths. I provide psychotherapy for adults and couples. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and relationship challenges. For couples, I use the Gottman Method to assess couple relational strengths and to target learning new ways to communicate and build connection and intimacy.
Picking a therapist is a very personal choice. You need to feel that your therapist understands your experience, your challenges and moves you a new way of seeing yourself and your strengths. I provide psychotherapy for adults and couples. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and relationship challenges. For couples, I use the Gottman Method to assess couple relational strengths and to target learning new ways to communicate and build connection and intimacy.
Depression and anxiety seem to be the new epidemic in this world.
My ideal client is an adult who is facing challenges associated with depression, anxiety, life changes, and life stages. My client seeks to find joy in life and expand tools to meet the day's challenges. Another ideal client would be the neuroatypical person seeking to understand how to navigate a world they struggle to understand. This could include those on the autism spectrum or ADHD. Another ideal client would be seniors seeking to navigate the challenges of aging, including loss of jobs through retirement, changing health, or any other issue.
Depression and anxiety seem to be the new epidemic in this world.
My ideal client is an adult who is facing challenges associated with depression, anxiety, life changes, and life stages. My client seeks to find joy in life and expand tools to meet the day's challenges. Another ideal client would be the neuroatypical person seeking to understand how to navigate a world they struggle to understand. This could include those on the autism spectrum or ADHD. Another ideal client would be seniors seeking to navigate the challenges of aging, including loss of jobs through retirement, changing health, or any other issue.
Devlin Jackson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02110
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome to my practice! I'm Dr. Devlin Jackson, a compassionate and dedicated clinical psychologist with a focus on supporting individuals of all ages through life's challenges. With a deep understanding of human behavior and emotions, I specialize in helping children, adolescents, and adults navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and learning differences, such as attention deficit disorder.
Welcome to my practice! I'm Dr. Devlin Jackson, a compassionate and dedicated clinical psychologist with a focus on supporting individuals of all ages through life's challenges. With a deep understanding of human behavior and emotions, I specialize in helping children, adolescents, and adults navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and learning differences, such as attention deficit disorder.
As a South African immigrant I love working with other's who question identity and meaning in life. My main goal is to empower you, finding your strengths, reducing negative thought cycles (anxiety, depression) and teaching you to untie your emotional knots and to live authentically with meaning. You will leave having better relationships with yourself, and others. Believe it or not we will do a lot of laughing while we work. Experience: creativity, work/life balance, sexuality, anxiety, leadership, couples therapy,premarital/dating, stress reduction. I have trained in diverse settings (including fellowship at Boston University's Danielsen Institute).
As a South African immigrant I love working with other's who question identity and meaning in life. My main goal is to empower you, finding your strengths, reducing negative thought cycles (anxiety, depression) and teaching you to untie your emotional knots and to live authentically with meaning. You will leave having better relationships with yourself, and others. Believe it or not we will do a lot of laughing while we work. Experience: creativity, work/life balance, sexuality, anxiety, leadership, couples therapy,premarital/dating, stress reduction. I have trained in diverse settings (including fellowship at Boston University's Danielsen Institute).
Nayalit Mercado
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02199 (Online Only)
Depression and anxiety do not define you, and your desire for fulfilling connections is both natural and attainable.
Have you ever felt the crushing weight of depression and anxiety affecting not just your inner world, but also your closest relationships? Do you find yourself yearning for deeper, more fulfilling connections with the people you care about? These questions can lead us to profound insights about ourselves and our relationships. In our sessions, I will provide a warm, empathetic space where you can explore your emotions, fears, and hopes without judgment. Together, we will uncover the underlying causes of your depression and anxiety, as well as how they intersect with your relationships.
Depression and anxiety do not define you, and your desire for fulfilling connections is both natural and attainable.
Have you ever felt the crushing weight of depression and anxiety affecting not just your inner world, but also your closest relationships? Do you find yourself yearning for deeper, more fulfilling connections with the people you care about? These questions can lead us to profound insights about ourselves and our relationships. In our sessions, I will provide a warm, empathetic space where you can explore your emotions, fears, and hopes without judgment. Together, we will uncover the underlying causes of your depression and anxiety, as well as how they intersect with your relationships.
I am currently taking new patients. I am a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School. In my private practice, I work with clients on relationship/intimacy concerns, anxiety, stress, depression and PTSD. I utilize evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT).
I am currently taking new patients. I am a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School. In my private practice, I work with clients on relationship/intimacy concerns, anxiety, stress, depression and PTSD. I utilize evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), the Gottman Method, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), and Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT).
I am a licensed in Mental Health Counseling with an experience of working with a large population; ranging from anxiety, autism, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, learning disabilities, oppositional and aggressive disorders, stress and marriage/couples. My focus in treatment is improving and sustaining the relationship between client and therapist. It is my goal to express deep and meaningful care for my clients by showing them support, coupled together with the ability to understand my client’s experience and emotions in the here and now. I have the firm belief that we can control our thoughts and that our environment
I am a licensed in Mental Health Counseling with an experience of working with a large population; ranging from anxiety, autism, ADHD, OCD, PTSD, depression, bipolar disorder, learning disabilities, oppositional and aggressive disorders, stress and marriage/couples. My focus in treatment is improving and sustaining the relationship between client and therapist. It is my goal to express deep and meaningful care for my clients by showing them support, coupled together with the ability to understand my client’s experience and emotions in the here and now. I have the firm belief that we can control our thoughts and that our environment
Frank Gomez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02114 (Online Only)
While my background is rooted in Systemic Therapies I offer tailored, evidence-based treatment for individuals, couples, teens, and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship conflict.
Are your relationships experiencing difficulties such as communication breakdowns or unresolved conflicts? Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by depression? Feeling distant or detached from others? Or are you avoiding people, places, and things that remind you of past events? Navigating the waters of mental health and relationships can feel isolating and overwhelming, but you don't have to journey alone. I help couples and adults just like you. I am a mental health counselor with expertise in individual, couples, and family therapy. I'm committed to guiding clients towards healing and growth.
While my background is rooted in Systemic Therapies I offer tailored, evidence-based treatment for individuals, couples, teens, and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship conflict.
Are your relationships experiencing difficulties such as communication breakdowns or unresolved conflicts? Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or weighed down by depression? Feeling distant or detached from others? Or are you avoiding people, places, and things that remind you of past events? Navigating the waters of mental health and relationships can feel isolating and overwhelming, but you don't have to journey alone. I help couples and adults just like you. I am a mental health counselor with expertise in individual, couples, and family therapy. I'm committed to guiding clients towards healing and growth.
Willeen Capehart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Boston, MA 02116 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Willeen Capehart brings over 11 years of unwavering dedication to the mental health landscape. In addition to being a Certified Trauma Specialist, Willeen also specializes in providing compassionate support to adults and adolescents navigating depression, grief, anxiety, and PTSD. Willeen also specializes in working with athletes to improve mental capacity and sports performance. Willeen is trained to utilize various therapeutic frameworks including, Level 1 Gottman Method for couples therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy for couples and individuals, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and more.
Willeen Capehart brings over 11 years of unwavering dedication to the mental health landscape. In addition to being a Certified Trauma Specialist, Willeen also specializes in providing compassionate support to adults and adolescents navigating depression, grief, anxiety, and PTSD. Willeen also specializes in working with athletes to improve mental capacity and sports performance. Willeen is trained to utilize various therapeutic frameworks including, Level 1 Gottman Method for couples therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy for couples and individuals, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and more.
My clients often report that I help them with lowering their anxiety and depression symptoms, increasing their joy (by finding hobbies), improving their relationships by understanding themselves better, and being better with intentional communication.
My ideal client is often a little uncomfortable internally, manifested as anxiety or depression. Often, clients I work best with have a complex childhood that can filter into current relationships. My clients often love objective data (like I do) and will measure key components of their care to understand if they are improving over time.
My clients often report that I help them with lowering their anxiety and depression symptoms, increasing their joy (by finding hobbies), improving their relationships by understanding themselves better, and being better with intentional communication.
My ideal client is often a little uncomfortable internally, manifested as anxiety or depression. Often, clients I work best with have a complex childhood that can filter into current relationships. My clients often love objective data (like I do) and will measure key components of their care to understand if they are improving over time.
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Larissa enjoys working with clients who are ready and committed to change. Larissa works well with those who struggle with a variety of mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship/family stressors, addiction, and trauma. Larissa enjoys working with clients who are ready to get out of their comfort zones, who are willing to have an open mind, incorporate new techniques, and be challenged.
Larissa enjoys working with clients who are ready and committed to change. Larissa works well with those who struggle with a variety of mental illnesses, such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship/family stressors, addiction, and trauma. Larissa enjoys working with clients who are ready to get out of their comfort zones, who are willing to have an open mind, incorporate new techniques, and be challenged.
Michelle Jiang
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02199 (Online Only)
Through a unique blend of Person-Centered Therapy, REBT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques, I aim to help you understand and transform your thought patterns and emotions, enabling you to effectively manage and overcome depression and anxiety.
Are you carrying the weight of depression and anxiety, making it challenging to find peace and clarity in your life? Do you find yourself struggling in your relationships, whether with partners, family, or friends? Are you seeking a therapist who not only understands the intricate interplay of your experiences but also values the diversity of cultures and identities? If any of these questions resonate with you, please know that you are not alone, and I am here to support you on your path to well-being and self-empowerment.
Through a unique blend of Person-Centered Therapy, REBT, DBT, and mindfulness techniques, I aim to help you understand and transform your thought patterns and emotions, enabling you to effectively manage and overcome depression and anxiety.
Are you carrying the weight of depression and anxiety, making it challenging to find peace and clarity in your life? Do you find yourself struggling in your relationships, whether with partners, family, or friends? Are you seeking a therapist who not only understands the intricate interplay of your experiences but also values the diversity of cultures and identities? If any of these questions resonate with you, please know that you are not alone, and I am here to support you on your path to well-being and self-empowerment.
With CBT, we'll work together to challenge negative thought patterns associated with anxiety and depression.
Are you grappling with the overwhelming weight of anxiety and depression, seemingly unable to break free from their relentless grip? Do the relationships in your life leave you feeling disconnected, misunderstood, or emotionally overwhelmed? These questions strike at the core of the profound emotional challenges that many of us face. As a therapist who specializes in anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, I'm here to help you find answers and solutions.
With CBT, we'll work together to challenge negative thought patterns associated with anxiety and depression.
Are you grappling with the overwhelming weight of anxiety and depression, seemingly unable to break free from their relentless grip? Do the relationships in your life leave you feeling disconnected, misunderstood, or emotionally overwhelmed? These questions strike at the core of the profound emotional challenges that many of us face. As a therapist who specializes in anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, I'm here to help you find answers and solutions.
Vivien Hao
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02199 (Online Only)
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Wellness From Within Counseling LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02125 (Online Only)
Accepting all new patients. I’m a fully licensed and independent marriage and family therapist. I work with families, couples, and individuals. I tend to lean into solution focused, behavioral, and collaborative therapies. These techniques are used to treat a variety of struggles including: depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, substance use disorder, etc. I’m certified in mindfulness which I often utilize. I show up with as much unconditional positive regard as I can because therapy should feel positive, even when it's tough.
Accepting all new patients. I’m a fully licensed and independent marriage and family therapist. I work with families, couples, and individuals. I tend to lean into solution focused, behavioral, and collaborative therapies. These techniques are used to treat a variety of struggles including: depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, substance use disorder, etc. I’m certified in mindfulness which I often utilize. I show up with as much unconditional positive regard as I can because therapy should feel positive, even when it's tough.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Are you feeling trapped in the relentless grip of anxiety or depression, struggling to find a way out of the darkness that envelops you? Do your relationships, once a source of joy and support, now feel like a source of frustration or disconnection? These questions resonate with the very heart of my work as a therapist. I specialize in helping individuals navigate the intricate landscapes of anxiety, depression, and complex relationship dynamics.
Emily Sarah Krause
Licensed Professional Counselor, Emily, S, Krause, LMHC, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Boston, MA 02110 (Online Only)
My areas of specialization are individual and couples therapy, adoption related children's work, women's issues, domestic violence, depression, panic disorders, OCD, stress management, employment related issues, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Welcome to my page! I am a full time clinical counselor at my own private practice Krause Therapy LLC. See my website- www.krausetherapyllc.com. I hold license in two states; a Massachusetts (LMHC), New Jersey (LPC), and am a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) as well as a Nationally Board Certified Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). I currently practice online via Telemental Counseling per insurance plan approval and sliding scale basis. Also, I am offering individual supervision opportunities for LACs and provisional LMHCs for state licensure. Please contact me if interested at krausetherapyllc@gmail.com.
My areas of specialization are individual and couples therapy, adoption related children's work, women's issues, domestic violence, depression, panic disorders, OCD, stress management, employment related issues, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Welcome to my page! I am a full time clinical counselor at my own private practice Krause Therapy LLC. See my website- www.krausetherapyllc.com. I hold license in two states; a Massachusetts (LMHC), New Jersey (LPC), and am a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) as well as a Nationally Board Certified Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS). I currently practice online via Telemental Counseling per insurance plan approval and sliding scale basis. Also, I am offering individual supervision opportunities for LACs and provisional LMHCs for state licensure. Please contact me if interested at krausetherapyllc@gmail.com.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.