Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Great Barrington, MA

I am a licensed clinical social worker in MA and NY providing psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, couples and families struggling with a range of emotional and relational/interpersonal issues. My orientation is primarily Psychodynamic and Relational. I am strongly influenced by Attachment Theory, Mindfulness and my training in EMDR. I work collaboratively to help you make sense of what is going on- to identify what the problem is, why you are feeling the way you are feeling, and through this knowledge consider how to shift things.

Do you want to transform your life? Do you long to live in a way that’s more vivid, poignant and meaningful? Are you hungry for an authentic connection with others? It’s the key operating systems that run us when we are making dinner, interacting with our family and tying our shoes. Perhaps you are ready for some new ones? Sometimes it takes life falling apart for us to become ready to seek a new path. You need courage to let go of what no longer works and that’s where I can help. I use a lens of core vulnerability to help people understand the role of defense mechanisms and a mindfulness -based approach.

You likely have a sense that you need and are ready for change, but aren’t quite sure how to make it happen. Together you and I will make sense of the struggles in your life and find new ways to feel and do better. This is true whether you're experiencing anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions, relationship difficulties, trauma, or dissatisfaction at work. Go to our website to schedule a time that matches your schedule.

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.

Do you find yourself repeating the same negative and dysfunctional patterns in your life and relationships? Are you suffering from anxiety, depression or insomnia? Often we find unhealthy ways to cope with our stress or don't cope at all, leaving us in a constant state of dis-ease and discomfort. Many of these feelings and behaviors float by just below the threshold of conscious awareness. What if our symptoms and ailments were trying to tell us something about our own personal evolution and growth? If you are seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships, and your life purpose then you are in the right place.

Providing care for people encountering problems with substance use, anxiety, OCD, depression, and sleep issues. Psychological science combined with care and compassion can be very helpful in finding ways to move forward with these difficult experiences. Acceptance-based behavioral therapies focus on building skills and developing new patterns of behavior that can deepen a sense of meaning and engagement with life.

Scared, anxious, depressed, frustrated, stuck...? Looking to deepen your relationships and resolve on-going conflicts? Experiencing painful loss, a difficult transition, or trauma? I help shed light on unconscious motives, patterns, and beliefs that are no longer serving you in order to allow healing and positive changes to occur. Just as importantly I focus on utilizing your strengths so they better support you in this process. I listen deeply and compassionately in a safe, relaxing setting. And always with absolute positive regard. I work with individuals, couples and families.

I can help you find peaceful solutions to challenges you face. My holistic approach welcomes your thoughts, body sensations, emotions, and spiritual beliefs. From the foundation of a trusting and respectful relationship, we customize treatment to your needs. Depending on our focus, I integrate tools from cutting edge models of therapy including Internal Family Systems Therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, and mindfulness . My style is practical, compassionate, and interactive. I know that entering therapy takes courage. I believe deeply in your capacity to heal. As your therapist/guide I am committed to your healing and manifesting the life you want.

My psychotherapy practice is dedicated to helping people overcome difficulties in managing troubling emotions, dysfunctional behaviors, or problems in career, relationship, or life transition. Working primarily in short-term cognitive behavioral models, trouble areas are defined and broken down. Clients are actively encouraged to collaborate on developing new, healthier perspectives, and to generate and practice effective coping strategies and skills. Foundations in psychodynamic and developmental theory, neuroscience, as well as eastern philosophy and mindfulness practice often inform and shape the course of work.

I have enjoyed working in a therapeutic setting with adolescents, adults and families for over 20 years. I am continually amazed by the growth that can happen when you take the initiative to create positive change in your relationships and in your emotional self. I feel honored to be part of this process of growth and change that you enter when in a therapeutic relationship. I recognize that the decision to begin the therapeutic journey can be a difficult one and aim to create a comfortable environment and relationship to help foster personal transformation

We're only on Earth for a little while: too short a time to spend it indulging bad habits, ignoring our talents, suffering inadequate relationships. Personal Coaching has two main goals. First, it helps you to notice and release your fear, resentment, self-destructive sorrow -- the whole range of negative habits in thought, feeling and behavior. Second, it helps you to give your gifts to the world: your talents, your capacities, your joy. On every level, coaching enhances your relationships: with family, partner, co-workers and friends, with this amazing Earth, and with your own sense of yourself as fully alive.

I have experience working as a therapist in community mental health settings as well as working as part of the Therapeutic Community Group Program at the Austen Riggs Center. I approach each situation by fostering a warm environment in which I welcome you to express whatever emotions or thoughts are on your mind. Through collaboration, I aim to help you gain a better understanding of your own mind and to work towards diminishing whatever symptoms you may be feeling and improve the quality of your life.