I am a licensed psychologist with over 10 years of international work experience and specialist in hypnosis, women's health, and sex and couples therapy. If you are struggling with a medical, sexual, or relationship problem I want you to know that I am committed to helping people just like yourself. Finding the right professional for your most personal needs is an important first step towards treatment success. My web page, http://www.drflory.com is intended to give you more detailed information about my areas of expertise.

Feeling depressed, anxious, and unable to concentrate. Perhaps your life isn't going in the direction you had hoped it would. Life can get difficult at times and counseling can truly make all the difference. I have over 15 years of counseling experience and draw upon solution focused treatment to help you start living the life you love. I invite you to call for an initial free phone consult. I work with children, adults, couples and families.

(UPDATE - as of February 2021, I am not currently accepting new clients.) Thank you for visiting. You deserve life to feel less stressful and overwhelming. I can help you reach that goal by working with you to change the way you think - which affects how you feel. Do you feel stuck? Do you feel like no one understands? Our sessions are designed so that you can remain focused on today, not get stuck back into yesterday or worry too much about what tomorrow brings. I use a full holistic - mind, body and spirit approach to therapy. My goal is to help you - help yourself. You can have control back in your life again.

I graduated from Boston College in 2009 with a Master's in Counseling Psychology. I also have a certificate in trauma studies from Lesley University and a certificate in CBT from Boston University. I began my career in crisis intervention and have transitioned to primarily psychosocial rehabilitation. I have experience working with people struggling with Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Eating Disorders. My primary goal is to help clients feel closer to their values and live fulfilling lives.

My 15 years of working with adolescents and their families has taught me to approach clients with a non-judgmental, non-authoritative attitude. This helps clients take an honest look at their lives and identify what things need to change or be accepted. Meeting a client without preconceived expectations is critical because it gives me a chance to see the client from her/his own point of view. Also, I work very hard to not act too "therapisty," which is something that often hinders therapy with adolescent clients in particular (e.g., "How does that make you feel?").

There is a misconception that therapy is unidirectional, a place to seek advice or vent to a therapist. It is important for the client to be informed, valued, and understood by the therapist. Although therapy is not a, “quick fix” I have been told by many clients that they feel some improvement after the first 1-2 sessions. Usually, they report this shift as a sense of relief that they have finally made the first step to talk to someone. Clients describe how having an understanding and a template to approach their issues was crucial to regaining control in their lives.

I will provide you with a safe and supportive environment for exploration and creative problem solving, with an emphasis on results. While our relationship is central to the process, I also realize that you want and need to find real solutions. I am prepared and would be honored to help you do just that. I have been certified in Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, an approach that has been demonstrated in hundreds of studies to be THE most effective method for helping people overcome their problems (emotional, relationship, adjustment, etc.). In short: it works!

I see the many dimensions of life, including self identity, connections to others, history, humor, and so on, as central to the process of real healing. Bringing the invaluable benefit of a lifelong career as a psychotherapist to the healing experience, my contribution to the process of therapy simply cannot be summarized in a few words. I offer an approach that evolves to best meet the needs of each individual or couple.

Welcome! If you have landed on this page, chances are your relationship is teetering, or perhaps you have one foot out the door already. It can be overwhelming when nothing you say or do is right or seems to help. I am a relationship expert who will partner with you, listen objectively and tell the truth (as I see it) with compassion. I can teach you the skills to help you bring your relationship to a more respectful, loving and cherishing place. Breathe, give me a call. Let's talk about the possibilities.

I help people who are exploring questions of sexuality, gender expression, and relationship styles to accept themselves in their beauty and strength, so they can experience loving connection in their lives. Whether you are struggling with gender expression, sexual orientation, desire for multiple partners, BDSM or kink, or other desires that are outside the mainstream, I am here to listen, to educate, to guide, and to help you integrate the parts of you that are currently closed off. I also work with trauma and grief, and provide a space for the boundaried expression and relief of old wounds.

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If you are struggling with emotional issues, stressful life experiences or feel a sense of disconnection, connecting with a therapist can help to alleviate your suffering. With me you will be able to explore difficult thoughts and feelings, challenge patterns and behaviors that might not be serving you or reflect on your relationships in a safe and supportive space. I care about the relationship I establish with my clients, am warm and compassionate and enjoy working collaboratively.

I am a clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience working with adults. I have specialized training in couple psychotherapy and EMDR, a technique that helps alleviate severe stress reactions. I generally work with people who are experiencing some kind of difficulty moving forward in life. This could be from a recent stressor or the culmination of past events.

A safe, empathic therapeutic space for clients to make meaningful changes in their lives," "I help clients make meaningful and necessary changes for overall increased life satisfaction. I do this by providing a safe, non threatening and supportive setting for clients to "do their work" and create a therapeutic space where humor is allowed. If appropriate, a client's sense of their own spirituality is acknowledged and integrated as a resource of empowerment, to sort through feelings, thoughts and behaviors that either help or hinder them in achieving identified goals.

I am an experienced clinician that works primarily with adolescents and adults. Treatment is individualized and collaborative so that we can best meet your particular needs. I am seeking clients that are motivated to make changes in their life. Ultimately, I want to help you live a meaningful life in which you feel confident in your unique abilities and strengths. I hope our work together will help you trust your instincts and honor your true self.

I am passionate about helping working families, young adults, and women learn how to manage the stresses of daily life. Whether it's ongoing depression, anxiety, parenting struggles, health issues, job-related stress, school issues, addiction, or difficult behaviors in children and adolescents; I believe you can overcome these challenges and live a full and rewarding life. I approach your problems with curiosity and kindness as I believe you are the expert on your own experience. I will work with you to help guide you, learn new tools, and make positive choices that fit for you, your family, and your life.

Clients who value growth through insight,emotional awareness and creativity, do well with me. By growth I mean moving towards being more mindful. Being more present in body,mind and,sprit. I am best suited to treating depression, anxiety,trauma,sexual identity issues, as well as relationship issues and issues of life purpose including career and relationships. I also specialize in working with people who have been diagnosed or their child has been Diagnosed with an illness such as Type 1 diabetes.

Please note I am not accepting clients at this time. It takes a lot of courage to enter into therapy as it means acknowledging that something isn't working in your life. Everyone who comes into therapy is a unique individual whose problems are different eventhough they may fall under the same category,e.g."depressed." Sometimes people enter into therapy with specific problems while for others there is a need to understand old, negative patterns of behaviors.

You may be wondering if therapy can help you feel better or help you find a path that works better than the one you're on now. With a therapist with whom you feel comfortable, hopeful and understood, the answer is often 'yes'.

Most often people come to therapy because they are experiencing some depression or anxiety related to their relationships, work, or sense of themselves. Despite this pain, making the decision to enter into therapy is often difficult. It takes great courage and a certain amount of hope. It is important to find a therapist with whom you think you will eventually be as open and honest as possible; someone who is non-judgmental, and who can both give and accept feedback. I will take the initial sessions to help us figure out if we can be good collaborators in this undertaking.