Hoarding Therapists in Boston, MA
Emotional/psychological distress can originate and find continued expression in our bodies, minds, families, and communities. We tend to respond to such suffering in polarized ways that produce further imbalance. We worry, attempt to control, develop repetitive, troubling thoughts, or just obsess about our lives. Or we may do the opposite; avoid, isolate, refuse contact with situations we perceive to be dangerous, or check out entirely. Working relationally, I help my patients develop critical self-knowledge and build tolerance to the fear and distress that prevents them from committing to valued aspects of their lives.
Emotional/psychological distress can originate and find continued expression in our bodies, minds, families, and communities. We tend to respond to such suffering in polarized ways that produce further imbalance. We worry, attempt to control, develop repetitive, troubling thoughts, or just obsess about our lives. Or we may do the opposite; avoid, isolate, refuse contact with situations we perceive to be dangerous, or check out entirely. Working relationally, I help my patients develop critical self-knowledge and build tolerance to the fear and distress that prevents them from committing to valued aspects of their lives.
At KCG Counseling, we are committed to creating a welcoming, supportive space where individuals and families can openly explore their challenges. Our focus is on fostering honest communication and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback to help clients build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. We believe that compassionate, personalized care empowers people to find the courage they need to make meaningful changes in their lives. We have openings for daytime/evening/weekends to suit your schedule.
At KCG Counseling, we are committed to creating a welcoming, supportive space where individuals and families can openly explore their challenges. Our focus is on fostering honest communication and providing thoughtful, constructive feedback to help clients build healthier, more fulfilling relationships. We believe that compassionate, personalized care empowers people to find the courage they need to make meaningful changes in their lives. We have openings for daytime/evening/weekends to suit your schedule.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working in medical and interdisciplinary settings. In addition to my clinical social work and therapy experience I have also worked as a chaplain in hospital and nursing home settings. I specialize in adults and older adults/end of life, medical social work, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, Veteran’s affairs, grief counseling, and family systems. I have a client-centered, multifaceted approach to therapy. I am happy to see clients in their homes as well as telehealth.
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working in medical and interdisciplinary settings. In addition to my clinical social work and therapy experience I have also worked as a chaplain in hospital and nursing home settings. I specialize in adults and older adults/end of life, medical social work, depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, Veteran’s affairs, grief counseling, and family systems. I have a client-centered, multifaceted approach to therapy. I am happy to see clients in their homes as well as telehealth.
It's hard to feel like you’re constantly on edge, struggling with the day to day and recognizing that "yesterday" is still getting in the way. The effects of trauma, whether from a single event or a series of difficult experiences, can feel overwhelming, affect your relationships, work, and sense of self. I help individuals learn how to move forward with their past experiences. I welcome the opportunity to help you grow through exploring your current patterns and learn new skills to feel more confident.
It's hard to feel like you’re constantly on edge, struggling with the day to day and recognizing that "yesterday" is still getting in the way. The effects of trauma, whether from a single event or a series of difficult experiences, can feel overwhelming, affect your relationships, work, and sense of self. I help individuals learn how to move forward with their past experiences. I welcome the opportunity to help you grow through exploring your current patterns and learn new skills to feel more confident.
Fastest way to get in touch with me is to email me!
I am now taking new clients! Please note I changed my email address just for clients so I can get back to my clients sooner.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced trauma, struggles with depression, anxiety, mood stabilization, grief or substance use, and is tired of carrying the weight alone. They may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, but they deeply want to heal and live with more peace and purpose. They’re ready to be honest—with themselves and in therapy—and are motivated to grow. What they want is real, lasting change.
Fastest way to get in touch with me is to email me!
I am now taking new clients! Please note I changed my email address just for clients so I can get back to my clients sooner.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced trauma, struggles with depression, anxiety, mood stabilization, grief or substance use, and is tired of carrying the weight alone. They may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, but they deeply want to heal and live with more peace and purpose. They’re ready to be honest—with themselves and in therapy—and are motivated to grow. What they want is real, lasting change.
We have immediate openings, across the lifespan, for the following insurances: Blue Cross Blue Shield Optum and Optum products: Allways, Harvard Pilgrim, Oxford, Connecticare TUFTS Medicare Private Pay ($100/session) Become a client on our website: www.advancepsychotherapy.org. Those who are interested in receiving services from us should fill out the following form:
We have immediate openings, across the lifespan, for the following insurances: Blue Cross Blue Shield Optum and Optum products: Allways, Harvard Pilgrim, Oxford, Connecticare TUFTS Medicare Private Pay ($100/session) Become a client on our website: www.advancepsychotherapy.org. Those who are interested in receiving services from us should fill out the following form:
You're the person everyone else counts on. At work, in your relationships, in every room you walk into. And yet, despite everything you accomplish, something won't let up: intrusive thoughts, anxiety that shadows every decision, the exhaustion of never fully switching off. Many of the people I work with are outwardly successful and privately carrying more than anyone around them knows. I provide a confidential, focused, and evidence-based space designed to support clarity, emotional stability, and meaningful, lasting change in both personal and professional life.
You're the person everyone else counts on. At work, in your relationships, in every room you walk into. And yet, despite everything you accomplish, something won't let up: intrusive thoughts, anxiety that shadows every decision, the exhaustion of never fully switching off. Many of the people I work with are outwardly successful and privately carrying more than anyone around them knows. I provide a confidential, focused, and evidence-based space designed to support clarity, emotional stability, and meaningful, lasting change in both personal and professional life.
I believe balance is the key to leading a happy, successful life. The focus of my practice is helping individuals, couples, & families in overcoming life's difficulties. I believe in a proactive, collaborative approach to counseling, where you are actively engaged in making real changes in your life. We will develop develop a plan of action to turn these goals into a reality.
Whether you're young or old, an individual, a couple, or a family, call me today and take the first step to living a positive, balanced life.
I believe balance is the key to leading a happy, successful life. The focus of my practice is helping individuals, couples, & families in overcoming life's difficulties. I believe in a proactive, collaborative approach to counseling, where you are actively engaged in making real changes in your life. We will develop develop a plan of action to turn these goals into a reality.
Whether you're young or old, an individual, a couple, or a family, call me today and take the first step to living a positive, balanced life.
Life can be overwhelming, seeking help is a courageous step toward change. I am here to guide you through the process, helping you to not only understand your experiences, but also to transform them into opportunities for growth and fulfillment.
Life can be overwhelming, seeking help is a courageous step toward change. I am here to guide you through the process, helping you to not only understand your experiences, but also to transform them into opportunities for growth and fulfillment.
If you could let go of anything, what would it be? I provide short-term, intensive therapy that resolves the cause of your issue. I am a practitioner of Mimetic Therapies. This means I facilitate profound and transformational experiences in the resolution of Trauma/PTSD and Grief/Loss, as well as panic, depression, phobia, and pain for anyone- regardless of background- interested in feeling better. My ideal client is done talking about it, done doing workbooks, done understanding the cause. I connect deeply and directly with the parts of you that have been trying so hard to protect and heal your self and cause them to collaborate.
If you could let go of anything, what would it be? I provide short-term, intensive therapy that resolves the cause of your issue. I am a practitioner of Mimetic Therapies. This means I facilitate profound and transformational experiences in the resolution of Trauma/PTSD and Grief/Loss, as well as panic, depression, phobia, and pain for anyone- regardless of background- interested in feeling better. My ideal client is done talking about it, done doing workbooks, done understanding the cause. I connect deeply and directly with the parts of you that have been trying so hard to protect and heal your self and cause them to collaborate.
Women (including trans and nonbinary individuals) face unique challenges across the lifespan, particularly during times of transition. Overwhelming emotions, irritability, anxiety, or low mood are all signs that a change is needed, quite possibly in the form of a skilled, compassionate therapist to help you navigate these experiences. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and perinatal mental health. I love working with college-aged folks (particularly the Brown University community) and couples as well.
Women (including trans and nonbinary individuals) face unique challenges across the lifespan, particularly during times of transition. Overwhelming emotions, irritability, anxiety, or low mood are all signs that a change is needed, quite possibly in the form of a skilled, compassionate therapist to help you navigate these experiences. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and perinatal mental health. I love working with college-aged folks (particularly the Brown University community) and couples as well.
I work with children, teenagers, young adults and families. I help clients struggling with stress and anxiety, challenges with social skills and relationships with others, behavior change, and ADHD and related difficulties. I work primarily with children, adolescents and young adults, as well as offering family therapy. I am trained in several evidence-based practices, with a basis in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
I am a former neurodevelopmental assessment psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where I was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. I bring this perspective to all my clients.
I work with children, teenagers, young adults and families. I help clients struggling with stress and anxiety, challenges with social skills and relationships with others, behavior change, and ADHD and related difficulties. I work primarily with children, adolescents and young adults, as well as offering family therapy. I am trained in several evidence-based practices, with a basis in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
I am a former neurodevelopmental assessment psychologist at Boston Children's Hospital, where I was on the faculty at Harvard Medical School. I bring this perspective to all my clients.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy - a warm and supportive approach that accompanies people through a deeper exploration of unconscious thinking, including dreams and long-held relational patterns that are outside of one's awareness. Often people are stuck repeating something or attracting the same experiences again and again. The psychoanalytic process is carefully designed to help you move through these stuck points and work deeply with complex aspects of the self so you can emerge to more genuinely appreciate your life. Through it, you should notice significant changes in how you understand yourself.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy - a warm and supportive approach that accompanies people through a deeper exploration of unconscious thinking, including dreams and long-held relational patterns that are outside of one's awareness. Often people are stuck repeating something or attracting the same experiences again and again. The psychoanalytic process is carefully designed to help you move through these stuck points and work deeply with complex aspects of the self so you can emerge to more genuinely appreciate your life. Through it, you should notice significant changes in how you understand yourself.
My goal as your therapist is to empower you to move out of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or confused, and into a state of greater satisfaction or peace. I work with adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship and communication challenges, and a variety of other concerns. My approach is empathetic, curious, and fairly active. Our conversations help you to enhance understanding of yourself and those around you, and to develop practical skills that enable you to meet the goals that you establish.
My goal as your therapist is to empower you to move out of feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or confused, and into a state of greater satisfaction or peace. I work with adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship and communication challenges, and a variety of other concerns. My approach is empathetic, curious, and fairly active. Our conversations help you to enhance understanding of yourself and those around you, and to develop practical skills that enable you to meet the goals that you establish.
If you are struggling with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I offer effective, evidence-based treatments are available to help you work toward healing and recovery. At MCG’s Acton clinic, Dr. Bridget Gerstel specializes in treating OCD and anxiety disorders. Dr. Gerstel treats clients and directs a team of clinicians offering science-based treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD, and prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD.
If you are struggling with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I offer effective, evidence-based treatments are available to help you work toward healing and recovery. At MCG’s Acton clinic, Dr. Bridget Gerstel specializes in treating OCD and anxiety disorders. Dr. Gerstel treats clients and directs a team of clinicians offering science-based treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety, exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD, and prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD.
I work with individuals and families to address a myriad of problems including depression, anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, family stress and day to day discomfort!
I utilize different approaches to meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go. Person-centered treatment is always where we start and throughout treatment I will utilize different approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and ERP to help you achieve your goals!
I work with individuals and families to address a myriad of problems including depression, anxiety, OCD, Hoarding, family stress and day to day discomfort!
I utilize different approaches to meet you where you are and help you get where you want to go. Person-centered treatment is always where we start and throughout treatment I will utilize different approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and ERP to help you achieve your goals!
Dr. Santagati's areas of special training and expertise include several clinical issues: working with individuals, couples and families who have depression, anxiety, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, interpersonal difficulties and conflict. Her approach to therapy is influenced by several theoretical backgrounds such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adlerian Psychodynamic Therapy, Family Systems, Humanistic Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. You will decide in collaboration with Dr. Santagati which therapeutic approach is the right one for you!
Dr. Santagati's areas of special training and expertise include several clinical issues: working with individuals, couples and families who have depression, anxiety, personality disorders, eating disorders, substance abuse, interpersonal difficulties and conflict. Her approach to therapy is influenced by several theoretical backgrounds such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adlerian Psychodynamic Therapy, Family Systems, Humanistic Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. You will decide in collaboration with Dr. Santagati which therapeutic approach is the right one for you!
Is stress/anxiety preventing you from getting more enjoyment out of life? I can help you manage it better so you're able to focus on the things that are important to you. Diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness? I can help you cope with that & incorporate it into your day-to-day life. Other areas of focus include couples counseling, workplace issues, relationship issues, behavioral concerns, & parenting. Adapting to a new normal takes time and in some instances takes help. Counseling is one way to receive that help. Presently licensed in RI, MA, ME, & VA and accepting new telehealth clients.
Is stress/anxiety preventing you from getting more enjoyment out of life? I can help you manage it better so you're able to focus on the things that are important to you. Diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness? I can help you cope with that & incorporate it into your day-to-day life. Other areas of focus include couples counseling, workplace issues, relationship issues, behavioral concerns, & parenting. Adapting to a new normal takes time and in some instances takes help. Counseling is one way to receive that help. Presently licensed in RI, MA, ME, & VA and accepting new telehealth clients.
I am currently accepting adult clients (age 18 and up) for telehealth/virtual only. My goal is to provide clients with a warm, safe and non-judgmental space to identify old patterns, gain insight, and work towards their goals. I often see individuals who are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, and those facing challenging life transitions. I specialize in working with individuals with anxiety, OCD and other related disorders using exposure and response prevention (ERP) and Inferenced-based CBT.
I am currently accepting adult clients (age 18 and up) for telehealth/virtual only. My goal is to provide clients with a warm, safe and non-judgmental space to identify old patterns, gain insight, and work towards their goals. I often see individuals who are experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, and those facing challenging life transitions. I specialize in working with individuals with anxiety, OCD and other related disorders using exposure and response prevention (ERP) and Inferenced-based CBT.
At Rivia Mind, we focus on both treatment and prevention. We believe in listening to each patient and creating a partnership to work on maintaining and improving lifelong health. We are a treatment center that offers up to date, evidence based treatment for a wide range of psychological struggles that get in the way of you living life to the fullest. A consultation begins with a comprehensive evaluation and a personalized treatment plan to help you reach your goals.
At Rivia Mind, we focus on both treatment and prevention. We believe in listening to each patient and creating a partnership to work on maintaining and improving lifelong health. We are a treatment center that offers up to date, evidence based treatment for a wide range of psychological struggles that get in the way of you living life to the fullest. A consultation begins with a comprehensive evaluation and a personalized treatment plan to help you reach your goals.
