Therapists in Florence, MA
Mahajoy Laufer (she/her/ella)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Florence, MA 01062 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Are you experiencing a loss of connection with loved ones, wanting to be closer and more intimate in relationships, have you felt like you don’t belong? Some reasons might include discrimination, relationship ruptures, or attachment mismatches with caregivers when growing up. We all need a place to let our guard down, explore the causes of our struggles, and come up with goals so we can feel more complete in our relationships, work, friendships, and families. Additionally, I am always happy to work with monolingual Spanish speakers and Spanish speakers interested in doing therapy in Spanish. Available for adjunct EMDR therapy!
Are you experiencing a loss of connection with loved ones, wanting to be closer and more intimate in relationships, have you felt like you don’t belong? Some reasons might include discrimination, relationship ruptures, or attachment mismatches with caregivers when growing up. We all need a place to let our guard down, explore the causes of our struggles, and come up with goals so we can feel more complete in our relationships, work, friendships, and families. Additionally, I am always happy to work with monolingual Spanish speakers and Spanish speakers interested in doing therapy in Spanish. Available for adjunct EMDR therapy!
Lindsay Kazi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, KAP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Florence, MA 01062
I tend to work with individuals who have challenges and curiosities related to self and identity, unconscious internal conflicts and defenses, attachment and relationships, and how one's past and social location shape the present. I am relationally grounded, attachment focused and trauma centered; I believe that understanding and healing occurs in the context of our relationships, and therapy at its core is the building and deepening of a relationship.
I tend to work with individuals who have challenges and curiosities related to self and identity, unconscious internal conflicts and defenses, attachment and relationships, and how one's past and social location shape the present. I am relationally grounded, attachment focused and trauma centered; I believe that understanding and healing occurs in the context of our relationships, and therapy at its core is the building and deepening of a relationship.
Abby Moore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Florence, MA 01062 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I take an affirming, collaborative, strengths based, trauma informed approach to therapy. My lens is grounded in the understanding that life experiences and ways of navigating distress are dependent on one’s identities, internal and external environments, and social and cultural ecosystems. I utilize a breadth of relationally informed psychodynamic approaches to support clients. Although my therapeutic style is eclectic, integrative, and flexible, it is rooted in a psychodynamic theoretical orientation with a trauma informed lens, grounded in attachment theories and framed by social justice.
I take an affirming, collaborative, strengths based, trauma informed approach to therapy. My lens is grounded in the understanding that life experiences and ways of navigating distress are dependent on one’s identities, internal and external environments, and social and cultural ecosystems. I utilize a breadth of relationally informed psychodynamic approaches to support clients. Although my therapeutic style is eclectic, integrative, and flexible, it is rooted in a psychodynamic theoretical orientation with a trauma informed lens, grounded in attachment theories and framed by social justice.
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Renee Grelecki
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Easthampton, MA 01027 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I pull from attachment-based neuroscience and trauma-informed practices.
I work with individuals to strengthen their sense of choice and meaning in their lives. I believe we can emerge more whole when we get curious about the parts of us that seem inglorious. I do not believe in oversimplifying the human condition into "good" or "bad" because there is more truth in the spectrum. I want therapy to be accessible, helpful and grounded in the reality that we live our day-to-day lives outside the therapy office. Good therapy extends beyond one hour a week; good therapy informs how we relate to, engage with and move through the real world.
I pull from attachment-based neuroscience and trauma-informed practices.
I work with individuals to strengthen their sense of choice and meaning in their lives. I believe we can emerge more whole when we get curious about the parts of us that seem inglorious. I do not believe in oversimplifying the human condition into "good" or "bad" because there is more truth in the spectrum. I want therapy to be accessible, helpful and grounded in the reality that we live our day-to-day lives outside the therapy office. Good therapy extends beyond one hour a week; good therapy informs how we relate to, engage with and move through the real world.
Yvonne Cordoba
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01062 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in relationships and sexuality. That includes addressing themes such as attachment wounds, conflict/conflict avoidance, differences in communication, infidelity, gaps in desire, low desire, difficulty communicating about sex, ENM, polyamory, etc. And to be explicit: LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folks are most welcome. Couples sessions are 75 minutes and cost is out of pocket only. Please email to get on my waitlist. Do not leave a voicemail.
I specialize in relationships and sexuality. That includes addressing themes such as attachment wounds, conflict/conflict avoidance, differences in communication, infidelity, gaps in desire, low desire, difficulty communicating about sex, ENM, polyamory, etc. And to be explicit: LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folks are most welcome. Couples sessions are 75 minutes and cost is out of pocket only. Please email to get on my waitlist. Do not leave a voicemail.
Mun Ying Kennis Cheng
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01060
Throughout my training and professional experiences as a clinician, I have worked with clients with different ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status. My passion is working with adults, college and international students, people of color and immigrants who are interested in exploring their identities, navigating life transitions, and relationship dynamics through building a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Throughout my training and professional experiences as a clinician, I have worked with clients with different ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic status. My passion is working with adults, college and international students, people of color and immigrants who are interested in exploring their identities, navigating life transitions, and relationship dynamics through building a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Northampton Center For Couples Therapy
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01060
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.
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.
Deborah Rubin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-R, PhD
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060
You know yourself better than anyone else: your struggles, dreams, desires, goals, feelings, relationships. As a therapist, I help people understand their experiences in a safe and empathic space that promotes growth, healing, and the creative exploration of all areas of life. If you are feeling overwhelmed, lost, sad or anxious, talking together with a professional does help. Are you in an unfulfilling relationship where you feel misunderstood, criticized, estranged or abused? Or maybe you have doubts or worries about yourself as a person, feel like you're not a good enough son or daughter, partner or parent.
You know yourself better than anyone else: your struggles, dreams, desires, goals, feelings, relationships. As a therapist, I help people understand their experiences in a safe and empathic space that promotes growth, healing, and the creative exploration of all areas of life. If you are feeling overwhelmed, lost, sad or anxious, talking together with a professional does help. Are you in an unfulfilling relationship where you feel misunderstood, criticized, estranged or abused? Or maybe you have doubts or worries about yourself as a person, feel like you're not a good enough son or daughter, partner or parent.
Amy Peterson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060
Waitlist for new clients
*****PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****** I am an experienced (20 years) psychotherapist with an intuitive, down to earth style. I specialize in LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships, body image and self-esteem, sex and sexuality, working through trauma and family of origin issues, depression, anxiety, first responders and vicarious trauma, creativity and self-expression, and gender variance and transition. My work is relational and is rooted in an awareness of social and cultural realities. I provide a safe, stable, warm environment in which to explore and address your concerns.
*****PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****** I am an experienced (20 years) psychotherapist with an intuitive, down to earth style. I specialize in LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships, body image and self-esteem, sex and sexuality, working through trauma and family of origin issues, depression, anxiety, first responders and vicarious trauma, creativity and self-expression, and gender variance and transition. My work is relational and is rooted in an awareness of social and cultural realities. I provide a safe, stable, warm environment in which to explore and address your concerns.
Ruth Pearlman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, MEd
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060
Have traumas or other events thrown your life off course? I see my job as helping people get back to their "regularly scheduled lives". Whether you have PTSD, or you are a bereaved parent or someone grieving a recent loss, I believe that with the right amount of understanding and validation, every person can successfully reclaim their lives and find his/her/their purpose again. As a consultant and Adjunct Professor specializing in grief and loss, I realize that not all losses are due to death. Grieving for a multitude of losses, including Learning Disorders, ADHD, and adoption, is my focus of treatment.
Have traumas or other events thrown your life off course? I see my job as helping people get back to their "regularly scheduled lives". Whether you have PTSD, or you are a bereaved parent or someone grieving a recent loss, I believe that with the right amount of understanding and validation, every person can successfully reclaim their lives and find his/her/their purpose again. As a consultant and Adjunct Professor specializing in grief and loss, I realize that not all losses are due to death. Grieving for a multitude of losses, including Learning Disorders, ADHD, and adoption, is my focus of treatment.
Tools for Success Counseling
Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, LPC, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060
Tools For Success Counseling is committed to providing professional clinical treatment that addresses the social, emotional and behavioral needs of children, adults, and families in crisis. We work collaboratively with individuals served to help them advance toward improving the personal strengths and communication skills necessary for maintaining healthier more productive lives. Through conversation, we will explore your life situations, concerns, worries, hopes, and desires in a way unique to that which you have experienced previously
Tools For Success Counseling is committed to providing professional clinical treatment that addresses the social, emotional and behavioral needs of children, adults, and families in crisis. We work collaboratively with individuals served to help them advance toward improving the personal strengths and communication skills necessary for maintaining healthier more productive lives. Through conversation, we will explore your life situations, concerns, worries, hopes, and desires in a way unique to that which you have experienced previously
Multicultural Clinical Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, MBA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01061
In life we all need hope, validation, just to know that today, "this too shall pass." I strive to connect with individuals with honesty, warmth, and empathy. When one makes that decision to seek emotional guidance, I understand the vulnerability and the bravery of that moment. While allowing one to take the time they need to reach their desires of the heart and/or identify what one desires through a space of compassion and mindfulness.
In life we all need hope, validation, just to know that today, "this too shall pass." I strive to connect with individuals with honesty, warmth, and empathy. When one makes that decision to seek emotional guidance, I understand the vulnerability and the bravery of that moment. While allowing one to take the time they need to reach their desires of the heart and/or identify what one desires through a space of compassion and mindfulness.
Shanna Hebert McNamara
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01060 (Online Only)
My name is Shanna (Shay-nah) McNamara and I love my job! I have been working in the social work field for 13 years, and have been a therapist for over 8 years. Being a therapist is one of the most rewarding things I have accomplished, and I strive to work collaboratively with my clients to ensure we are on track towards their identified goals. I always prioritize the clients desires and needs out of treatment, and remind my clients I am not “magic,” I am a human helping other humans with life’s messy struggles, one step at a time. My clients have said they appreciate my honest approach with humor and laughter along the way.
My name is Shanna (Shay-nah) McNamara and I love my job! I have been working in the social work field for 13 years, and have been a therapist for over 8 years. Being a therapist is one of the most rewarding things I have accomplished, and I strive to work collaboratively with my clients to ensure we are on track towards their identified goals. I always prioritize the clients desires and needs out of treatment, and remind my clients I am not “magic,” I am a human helping other humans with life’s messy struggles, one step at a time. My clients have said they appreciate my honest approach with humor and laughter along the way.
Nathalie Vaughn
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I am a therapist of color with 10+ years of experience as a Smith College Counseling Services staff therapist where I treat traditional-age students, Ada Comstock Scholars and graduate students and supervise MSW interns. My experience includes work in a community mental health outpatient clinic and as a crisis clinician in the Northampton area. I also provide clinical consultation to Smith School for Social Work masters students during the summer. I’m LGBTQ allied and an advocate for social justice. My practice is trauma-informed with person in environment and relational theoretical perspectives.
I am a therapist of color with 10+ years of experience as a Smith College Counseling Services staff therapist where I treat traditional-age students, Ada Comstock Scholars and graduate students and supervise MSW interns. My experience includes work in a community mental health outpatient clinic and as a crisis clinician in the Northampton area. I also provide clinical consultation to Smith School for Social Work masters students during the summer. I’m LGBTQ allied and an advocate for social justice. My practice is trauma-informed with person in environment and relational theoretical perspectives.
Cailin Qualliotine
Psychologist, PsyD, LMHC, ATR
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01062 (Online Only)
Thank you for checking out my profile. I am excited to meet with you and get to know what brings you to therapy at this time. I have been practicing therapy for many years and it is a role that I love. When I work with people I invite curiosity and self-compassion in order to help individuals to strengthen their experience of well-being, as they grow through both challenges and discoveries. My approach is to support individuals as they deepen their sense of personal meaning and purpose, collaborating on problem-solving, life-transitions and development of an increased sense of connection .
Thank you for checking out my profile. I am excited to meet with you and get to know what brings you to therapy at this time. I have been practicing therapy for many years and it is a role that I love. When I work with people I invite curiosity and self-compassion in order to help individuals to strengthen their experience of well-being, as they grow through both challenges and discoveries. My approach is to support individuals as they deepen their sense of personal meaning and purpose, collaborating on problem-solving, life-transitions and development of an increased sense of connection .
Liz Larkin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01060
Compassionate, engaged therapist available for teens (15+), emerging adults, and adults.
Compassionate, engaged therapist available for teens (15+), emerging adults, and adults.
Justine Sheffler
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01062 (Online Only)
As a humanistic therapist, I believe that healing is both a universal capacity and a profoundly personal process. My goal is to help you discover and expand your unique healing process, and to release the blocks that prevent you from realizing your potential. I have ten years’ experience in the mental health field, supporting clients in coping with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, difficulties with trust and self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, and a myriad of other challenges.
As a humanistic therapist, I believe that healing is both a universal capacity and a profoundly personal process. My goal is to help you discover and expand your unique healing process, and to release the blocks that prevent you from realizing your potential. I have ten years’ experience in the mental health field, supporting clients in coping with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, difficulties with trust and self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, and a myriad of other challenges.
Ay Ling Han
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome to my site. I hope I can answer your questions so that you can make the best decision for choosing a therapist. Do you get in your own way that keeps you from living more fully & effectively? Do you struggle with trauma; relationship difficulties; feeling overwhelmed, ashamed, insecure, angry; transitions, loss, unresolved grief? Do you find yourself reacting to or doing things that you know are not healthy or helpful for you, your relationships or work? Does your past limit or complicate your present? Do you have challenging experiences as an immigrant or person of color you want help with?
Welcome to my site. I hope I can answer your questions so that you can make the best decision for choosing a therapist. Do you get in your own way that keeps you from living more fully & effectively? Do you struggle with trauma; relationship difficulties; feeling overwhelmed, ashamed, insecure, angry; transitions, loss, unresolved grief? Do you find yourself reacting to or doing things that you know are not healthy or helpful for you, your relationships or work? Does your past limit or complicate your present? Do you have challenging experiences as an immigrant or person of color you want help with?
Theresa Dahill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Northampton, MA 01060
I am not accepting new clients. As a therapist, I want to be able to create a safe and supportive environment to help you navigate life and achieve positive outcomes. My hope is that you feel comfortable enough to be yourself, and feel supported while you continue to heal, thrive and reach your full potential.
I am not accepting new clients. As a therapist, I want to be able to create a safe and supportive environment to help you navigate life and achieve positive outcomes. My hope is that you feel comfortable enough to be yourself, and feel supported while you continue to heal, thrive and reach your full potential.
Sarah J Kaye
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Northampton, MA 01060 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
The best way to support healing and transformation is to combine a mind-body approach with psychotherapy. I include expressive therapies, relaxation training and mind-body awareness in my practice. This is suited to clients of all ages with anxieties, stress, blocked emotions and body image problems. I also offer dance movement therapy separately for therapy, training and presentations.
The best way to support healing and transformation is to combine a mind-body approach with psychotherapy. I include expressive therapies, relaxation training and mind-body awareness in my practice. This is suited to clients of all ages with anxieties, stress, blocked emotions and body image problems. I also offer dance movement therapy separately for therapy, training and presentations.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.