Attachment-based Therapists in Boston, MA

My approach to therapy is collaborative, strength-based, and client-centered. I believe in the healing power that exists within each individual, which is nurtured and strengthened within the context of our therapeutic relationship. I work with children, adults, and families who are facing complex struggles, including: parent-child relationship issues, transition to parenthood, postpartum difficulties, life transitions, behavior challenges, depression, anxiety, and more. My style is warm, empathic, and compassionate, and I work to create a safe environment to help you better understand and address the challenges you are facing.

Hello and welcome! That you’re here means you’ve taken a first step towards healing, and I hope to offer guidance, support, and techniques to help you navigate your journey. Offering a warm, gentle therapeutic relationship, I am here to be of service to your personal growth. Through our work together, we will explore your strengths, passions and goals, and help you develop insight into the patterns holding you back from fully stepping into your best version of yourself and the life you want.

My treatment approach is integrative and personalized to my clients’ needs, focused on building a foundation of trust. I work with clients to identify underlying roots of problems and elicit existing and new strengths and resources. I prefer a holistic approach to treatment which, while based in a psychodynamic framework, draws from my specialized training in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), motivational interviewing, attachment based, trauma-informed and mindfulness modalities. I work with adults ranging from young adulthood through end of life, using a culturally-sensitive approach.

Kimika is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 15+ years of clinical experience partnering with adults, children, families and couples seeking help with a wide variety of issues. She specializes particularly in treating individuals impacted by trauma including but not limited to attachment issues, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, sociocultural issues, addiction, emotion regulation issues, loss, and life transition.

Limited availability at this time. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has provided psychotherapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families across the life spectrum for over 10 years. I have been told my style is warm, engaging, and dynamic. I believe that overcoming anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex trauma, and other forms of chronic and acute symptoms can happen within a collaborative and attachment-based therapeutic approach. Transformative healing is possible for all of us! It is an honor to be with my clients on each of their unique journeys.

I am a psychotherapist specializing in relationship counseling. My clients often feel unheard, unseen, or overlooked for their contribution to the relationship. I so often meet couples telling me, “we’re having difficulty communicating”. I understand emotional expression, communication, and the neurophysiology of good relationships. I will help you better understand your relationship and how to help make it stronger. I’ll provide you a map to create the better connections and improved communication you’re looking for.

Sexuality, intimacy, monogamy, polyamory, ethical nonmonogamy, LGBTQA, kink, relational difficulties...I integrate the expertise of a clinical psychologist, AASECT certified sex therapist, and couples' counselor. My clients are individuals and couples of all genders, and racial and cultural backgrounds, who struggle with questions regarding sexuality, intimacy, identity, trauma, betrayal, erotic confusion, life transitions, relationships ending, and relationships beginning. In addition to clinical practice, I'm an author, consultant, and teacher on sexuality and couples' therapy.

Experiencing past emotional trauma has disrupted your life and relationships. A painful childhood, an unfulfilling relationship, loss or another distressing experience has left you feeling overwhelmed. Emotions such as shame, sadness and anxiety play in a loop and can feel so overpowering that your body feels like it could shatter from all of your feelings. You've never been able to really explain what feeling abandoned is like, or why it's so hard to trust, so you feel more isolated in being misunderstood. You have some regrets on how you've responded or acted in the past while you were just trying to survive or feel connection.

Independent of my job at MGH/Harvard Medical School as a staff clinical psychologist, I see clients in my private practice. I provide video telehealth only. I have extensive experience treating adults and 65+ suffering from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, trauma, grief and loss, adjustment difficulties, low self-esteem, stresses associated with relationship and family conflicts, and educational and occupational concerns. I also have experience working with health professionals, high-functioning autism, late teens, and military service members. I am licensed in MA and RI.

I work with adults who are navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, and/or the parenting journey. I help clients orient themselves towards their needs and goals, set and maintain healthy boundaries in their relationships, and develop skills for regulating emotions and managing behaviors. I support my clients in nurturing more loving, trusting relationships with themselves.

Hello! I'm a spiritual and somatic counselor, and author of the forthcoming book "The Mind-Body Guide to the Twelve Steps." I offer a trauma-informed, heart/body-centered, and attachment-based approach to support you in releasing stress, developing awareness, and deepening relationship with yourself and others. My commitment is to provide you with a gentle and nurturing space that encourages exploration, discovery, and transformation. Sessions are collaborative, and incorporate mindfulness, guided imagery and dreamwork, and somatic practices to engage your body-mind's inherent capacities for healing, insight, and connection.

Whether you are looking for support during a life transition or would like to find more effective methods for coping with overwhelming emotions such as loneliness, shame, or self-doubt I will work together with you to explore new ways of thinking and behaving. I provide a supportive, caring, and unbiased approach to help you understand and work through the difficult issues that life throws your way. Coming to therapy and working on getting to know yourself better can be a difficult task, however it can be life changing. Together, we can address your concerns and achieve your goals.

It can be so difficult to ask for help and it takes courage to take this first step in starting therapy. I recognize that it can be daunting to talk about the challenges you are facing and make the changes you are looking for. I believe that every person has the ability to grow given the proper tools and support. I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist that provides services to adults (ages 18 and older) and I honor diversity in my practice. My aim is to partner with you to create a space where you will feel empowered to reach your goals in treatment and improve your overall well-being.

Are you feeling anxious or down? Are you unsure about the future of a relationship, or wondering why you find yourself repeating the same patterns and behaviors? Therapy is a collaborative process of self-discovery and personal growth. It takes a lot to reach out to a complete stranger and ask for help and you should feel proud you are considering taking this first step. I like to see my clients laugh, know what makes them happy and see them learn more about themselves through the process of therapy.

We live in a high-paced world, pulling us in all directions, leading us to feel burnt out and disconnected from other people. You might have become tired of the nagging stress, the strong emotions, the complexity of navigating relationships, or the feeling that something is holding you back from reaching your full potential. Despite all of this, a part of you wants to feel better and move forward. After all, that is why you are taking this major step of seeking help at this moment in your life.