Female Therapists in Cambridge, MA

I enjoy helping individuals who seek Balance, yet struggle to find the right combination. With 30+ years of experience, I have knowledge and compassion for both the biological and psychosocial aspects of mental health. Support, exploration, new skills and making connections are the essentials for moving forward to a more balanced life. During treatment an eclectic approach will be used to suit your needs as an individual. Modalities may include: CBT, Interpersonal, Psychodynamic, MBCT, and EPT. Opportunities to explore creative outlets, Yoga/Movement, and the Arts, may benefit to enhance the therapeutic healing process.

I am a caring, compassionate, professional therapist, highly experienced in providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. My greatest asset is that I am highly committed to work with you in helping you experience relief from emotional pain, find fulfillment and love in your relationships with others, as well as peace, acceptance, and joy in your relationship with yourself. I consider my work my life's work. My clients find strength within themselves and in their relationships, as they seek to live with understanding and love more effectively each day. I am honored to be part of your journey.

I have been a psychologist in private practice in North Cambridge since 1996. I work with a wide range of individuals, from college students to older adults, who seek relief from painful and life-disrupting symptoms, such as depression and anxiety. I also work with people who struggle with issues related to food, weight, and body image, which can be a source of tremendous distress and can impede functioning in many areas of life. Many of the people I see are looking for help with challenges in their relationships with romantic partners, parents, children, friends, and co-workers.

I am a licensed behavioral psychologist with over 20 years of experience specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, impulsivity, and Borderline Personality Disorder. I have advanced training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Through a relational approach that is both eclectic and skill based, a key goal of our therapy will be to provide symptom relief and improved quality of life.

I am passionate about helping my clients create positive change in their lives. In my career, I have helped women from all walks of life who struggle with depression, anxiety, symptoms related to traumatic experiences, self-esteem issues and biologically based mental illness. Even though their stories and lived experiences varied, each sought support because they wanted to feel better, decrease their sense of isolation and increase positive coping skills. I love to help women discover their inner strengths, increase their feelings of personal safety, deepen their sense of agency and reclaim ownership of their lives.

Greetings— My practice focuses on Men, Women , & Couples who often have complex diagnostic pictures. I use carefully chosen treatment protocols that focus not simply on the absence of relational disturbance but on developing a deeply positive internal map promoting healthy secure intimacy in your life. This kind of treatment allows you to develop and flourish within the security of the therapy relationship. Additionally, I work with people who are gifted and talented in the Creative, Engineering and Entrepreneurial fields. I am a Harvard-trained psychologist, & Lecturer on Psychology in the Dept of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

If you are here, chances are you are having some difficulty in life, some place where you are struggling. You have arrived looking for help to make changes. You want to create something better. Through the use of various psychotherapy methods and collaborative treatment measures, my patients develop life-changing habits to help them cope with any of life’s various obstacles. My therapy sessions are designed to dissect personal issues and provide patients with effective tools to help them see the glass half full instead of half empty. I like to draw upon your internal resources and strengths.

I am passionate about providing women with the support they need throughout the lifespan in a safe, warm and collaborative environment. I enjoy working with adults and adolescents to address a range of challenges, including help with a major transition, starting/sustaining/ending a relationship, becoming a parent, growing a family, infertility, switching careers, or aging. I have expertise addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, disordered eating, and stress from work, school or interpersonal relationships. I strive to help all clients explore their emotions, develop effective coping skills, and make positive change in their lives.

We are experienced, interactive, feminist therapists who believe that the therapy relationship must be compassionate, trustworthy, and genuine. We work with people experiencing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and conflicts in relationships. We also have developed expertise on the treatment of substance abuse, the widespread effects of violence against women (incest, rape, battering, and harassment), eating disorders, addictions, parenting issues, and problems in the workplace. In our initial meetings with clients, we work to develop realistic goals and a time frame for therapy. Throughout the therapeutic process, we help clients identify strengths as well as problem areas.

I am taking new clients! As a Latina immigrant and queer woman of color, I use a social justice-focused, anti-oppression approach to promote an affirming environment where clients can reconnect with their strengths and lineages. I work with clients on healing life experiences in the context of intergenerational trauma and systems of oppression. I specialize in working with BIPOC and LGBTQ+ clients, immigrants and children of immigrants, people with mixed racial or cultural backgrounds, and clients of all identities interested in working to end oppression.

In supporting thousands of clients and various populations, Anna's expertise has grown invaluable to individuals seeking to, develop and cultivate emotional intelligence, challenge and process feelings to remove barriers to success, accept mental health and wellbeing as a strength, become a competent expert of your past, present and future, use self-esteem and confidence to be a better version yourself, and to be in control of emotions, mood and life.

Therapy can be an important aid in managing transitions, stresses, and crises. It can also provide a safe and supportive context to address longstanding struggles with depression, anxiety, or other concerns. I am a psychodynamically trained therapist who also utilizes cognitive behavioral and relational approaches. My clients describe me as attentive, supportive, and non judgemental. I view therapy as a collaboration between myself with my professional skills and training, and you with your knowledge of yourself and your desire for support and change. I am an authentic, active therapist who approaches therapy gently and directly.

I have over 20 years of experience as a clinician working with adults, teens, and families. I also have extensive experience working with women navigating issues of anxiety and depression, as well as struggling with the issues of parenthood. I am committed to helping clients determine problem clarity, as this is essential to achieving problem resolution. The feelings of anxiety and deep sadness can feel so overwhelming, and my hope for clients is that working collaboratively to fully understand the roots of personal pain will lead to healing emotional wounds.

I have been a psychotherapist for 30 years. It has been a great privilege for me to work with individuals and couples as they try to solve their life problems. I am committed in establishing a safe, warm and nonjudgmental space for my clients to get in touch with their feelings and seek ways to improve the quality of their lives and relationships. I am also a firm believer that laughter can help our work when appropriate.