Therapists in Massachusetts

Nikki works with children and adults of all backgrounds, specializing in children with special needs, parenting/co-parenting, couples' therapy and polyamory, international students, and Asian mental health. She has experience with a wide range of issues including anxiety, communication, self-image, personal growth, relational issues, boundary setting, neurodivergent and queer experiences, racial trauma, etc. Her therapeutic approach is creative and relational, and she provides language-specific care in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

I am a psychotherapist specializing in adult and couple therapy. Clinical consultation and life coaching are other areas of expertise. I maintain a private practice in Northampton MA which is easily accessible from Interstate 91. With over 30 years of experience I consider the interrelationship between the mind and body paramount. Specific areas of expertise include anxiety, trauma, stress management, parenting, relationship issues, LGBTQI+, trans, educational issues, health behavior, military personnel, and clinical consultation. Evidence-based modalities employed include: EMDR, EFT, and Motivational Interviewing.

By cultivating the qualities of Self in my work with you, we'll open pathways to your health - moving beyond depression, anxiety, trauma - transforming old patterns you realize are no longer effective. Your true strengths emerge. bringing creativity and natural solutions to problems. Being open-minded to your unique and diverse ways of living, thinking and being, we explore the journey toward safe and positive ways of relating to yourself and others.

One of the core reasons people come to counseling is that they feel a lack of connection. Sometimes that connection is to others in their life; loved ones, partners, friends, or co-workers. Just as often that lack of connection is to themselves; fear, trauma, sexuality or shame. Fostering those connections with transparency, brevity and compassion is something I love to do. Helping people find understanding and to build coping skills that aren’t just instant gratification which drown out the real issues we’ve got (can feel good though). Skills and insight that’s more meaningful and effective than avoidance, or memes on Instagram.

Does it seem as if you are weathering the same emotional storm with your partner, no matter what the topic? Does it seem as if life has tossed you into a deep ocean of surging emotions and thoughts- and you're treading water in your moments of disconnection? Or do you feel alone in a dark pit, or frozen and cut off from the one who matters most? Are there nagging problems you just can't seem to find solutions for? Together, you and I can find the shore, the sunshine, the ladder up to the renewed connection to full connection in love.

Don't go it alone! Far too often people wait before they reach out for support. As humans we are meant for connection and to seek understanding from at least one other human. This is what therapy can offer. My focus is on you individually, OR on your relationship and to help you understand where you are getting stuck and break negative patterns. I will help you feel more at peace with yourself and in your relationships. I am certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and can come alongside you to restructure your connection with self and other and offer you a new expansive life experience.

I am a licensed therapist who works with individuals and couples of all ages and various presenting concerns. I work with individuals with mental health challenges, addictive behavior, or life-transitional issues (e.g. beginning high school/college, launching into adulthood, managing relationships, grief/loss, etc.). I help couples get to a place of connection where each partner feels heard, understood, and loved by the other. No matter what circumstances led us to where we are today, I believe that we all have the potential to be happy and content.

**Please note: I currently do not have openings. I have over 20 years of experience helping children, adolescents, adults and families live happier, healthier, and more fulfilling lives. I have worked in a variety of therapeutic settings including community mental health, hospitals and schools specializing in treating depression, mood disorders, anxiety, ADHD, life transitions, stress management, relationship issues, parenting issues, behavioral management/modification techniques, pregnancy and fertility issues.

When your relationship is in crisis, your whole life is in crisis. Is there anything more ungrounding than a rocky connection between two people? If your marriage or partnership isn’t working, you know all too well the dis-ease of not being on the same page. At worst, you feel hopeless. Receiving specialized help and guidance is the most effective way to move through this painfully discordant time. My hand-picked therapists and I specialize exclusively in treating couples using evidence-informed gold-standard models, including Gottman Method Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Pragmatic Experiential Therapy.

I am currently accepting new clients. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor experienced in supporting youth, young adults, and adults through the challenges of life to reach a place of comfort. I specialize in working with individuals and families who experience mental health concerns, including, but not limited to, depression/anxiety, life transitions, trauma, mood disorders, stress management, and relationship concerns. My work is versatile as I utilize my passions to support individuals to make positive progress toward their goals.

Do you want to make change but are feeling unmotivated, stuck, anxious, unfilled, or depressed? Change is both challenging and rewarding. My role is to help you identify these feelings and to help provide additional perspective, support, and help you to live a more fulfilling, authentic existence. Using a variety of therapeutic approaches, I can help you to clarify and connect with your core values (what matters most), and take action to move in the direction of fulfillment.

Are you suffering from limiting fears, depression, grief, anger, stress, anxiety or addictions? If so, I can help. I help clients break free from these and other issues using different mind/body therapies (including hypnosis) to quickly and powerfully integrate health, happiness and peace into people's lives. My intent is always to guide clients to a path of insight and understanding that allow them to fully utilize their inherent inner healing and creativity that we as human beings all possess.

I work mostly with clients suffering with anxiety, PTSD, depression, and substance use issues, but I have experience with many different mental health diagnoses. I see clients needing help with goal-setting, limiting core values and beliefs, shame, fear, negative self-esteem, and trauma symptoms.

I am a Managing Director at the New England Center for Couples and Families, working primarily with couples. I love my work, and take an active, collaborative approach with my clients. I use an "attachment lens" while working, to help people find the underlying, deeper reasons that explain why they act in the ways they do in their relationships. I believe we all seek emotional intimacy, and that, with help, we can learn how to both offer it and receive it. I am certified in EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), a highly successful, research-based approach to working with couples.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and former Yale University faculty member. I have almost 20 years of experience working with a variety of ages: children and families, adolescents, adults and couples. I believe that my clients are the experts on their own lives and that my role as a therapist is to facilitate and empower personal growth. In therapy sessions I combine active listening and empathy with teaching clients new skills they can use to better regulate their emotions and change their behavior. I also help clients to develop greater self-awareness and insight so they can better understand themselves.

Sophie supports a compassionate healing process to reconnect back to our true self and inner harmony. When depression and anxiety feelings are present it can be difficult to “feel like ourselves” and or connect with others the way we would hope to. With depression or anxiety we can experience over thinking, worry, “hot head” and or fear resulting in imbalanced energy states, not being present and or feeling reactive. Sophie focuses on shifting from thinking to feeling, reacting to responding, awakening one’s inner wisdom and innate ability to self heal.

As a Hypnotherapist, I feel the client has the "answer" within, and thus is empowered by the process. The mind /body connection is explained and then experienced as they are guided into a relaxed yet focused state ("trance" or alpha state) and thus able to tap the power of the subconscious mind. Hypnosis reprograms the mind like a computer so that the client can more powerfully direct their conscious attitudes and behaviors to ultimately manifest their goals. The client then must be open and willing to continue with the attitudinal and behavioral changes in their daily lives.

New Clients April 2024! Couples & Marriages navigating Intimacy, Desire, Sex, Affair recovery & conflict resolution are my Clinical passion. Anything under the umbrella of "Couples" I feel confident I can contribute warm support. Couples & Marriages lose their way; I'll guide you back to connection. Lucky to train in numerous modalities; Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Level 1, The Gottman Method 1 NYC, actively training in Sex Therapy & over a decade in Addiction work. I draw elements from each that work uniquely & authentically to me proving effective to many of my clients. Mostly I think client & therapist connection is key.

For over 25 years I have helped adults, couples, teens and children find ways to manage anxiety, depression and trauma in order to achieve an increased capacity for enjoyment in relationships and life. I strive to create a safe environment, where taking risks to connect with emotions leads to increased insight and motivation to change. I take an active approach to help clients achieve their goals and resolve their problems. When treating children, I work closely with parents, providing careful guidance about how to help their child develop and thrive.