Elders (65+) Therapists in Hanover, MA

I am a strengths-based, solution focused clinician, who works to empower individuals to overcome obstacles and improve their overall daily functioning. My approach is to help clients identify triggers to their mental health challenges, develop coping strategies to meet client's specifics needs and assist is changing flawed cognitive patterns that exist. I will work with you to identify the best approach for your specific needs and goals.

I am a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) and earned my Masters in Social Work from Wheelock College (now a part of Boston University). I provide individual therapy to adults, adolescents, and parents / caregivers. For clients 10-15 years old, I incorporate family therapy in support of the client's goals. Email me to request a brief phone consultation or click the website button on the left to schedule a session.

My focus is providing an opportunity to learn how to increase attention and awareness of thoughts, feelings, leading to behaviors that are not serving us; motivating shifts in thinking in order to respond rather than react. What is most satisfying to me in this work is once individuals or couples gain the awareness of how childhood experiences affect communication and reactivity, they are open to learning skills which enable them to change their communication patterns that formerly were feeding conflict and negativity, leading to empathy, compassion, deeper understanding and willingness to find resolution.

Melissa provides individual therapy to adults and children ages 3-11. Her experience also includes working with traumatized children within the foster care system. Melissa believes that effective therapy outcomes require one’s commitment and active involvement to reach the goals one hopes to achieve. Her counseling style is delivered through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology. Melissa’s areas of specialty include: depression, stress, anxiety, grief and loss, life stages and transitions. Melissa also utilizes Play Therapy for children experiencing loss, trauma, anxiety and/or frustration.

For 20 years I have worked closely and collaboratively with individuals, couples and families to help them develop skills to ease stress, manage difficult emotions, improve communication and strengthen relationships. If you are seeking to discover a deeper understanding of yourself, explore family issues, improve relationships or learn skills to manage complex and challenging emotions I am here to help.

My practice includes working with children, adolescents, and adults through creating a safe, trusting therapeutic environment. My goal is to help clients make sense of their approach to the world, understand challenges, and access effective coping strategies. Anxiety, depression, and other social-emotional difficulties often contribute to feelings of isolation. Through processing thoughts, feelings, and experiences, clients can begin to understand their map of the world in order to effectively address trauma (or Trauma) and increase feelings of self-confidence, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy.

I'm Michelle, a client-focused private practitioner. I am passionate about taking a holistic approach to mental health treatment. With a strong focus on integrated whole person health and wellness, my practice is strongly rooted in mind-body connection, positive psychology and somatic experiencing. I combine clinical applications with mind-body expertise to work with individual, couples, and families achieving mental health wellness through counseling, coaching and consultation.

01/16/2023: I have just expanded my clinical schedule. I have a limited number of openings for new clients. I believe in the importance of understanding your unique set of life circumstances as well as your personal strengths and challenges. I understand that you are looking for positive, lasting change. My emphasis is on partnering with you to identify a specific plan that works for you. Ultimately we will work together to increase your sense of inner peace and to resolve painful sources of stress.

Providing Telehealth services only. Typically, I see adults who are struggling with relationships, loss and life transitions including aging and divorce. Often they enter therapy feeling anxious, sad, confused, angry and unable to move beyond ineffective patterns of behavior.

"I believe self-acceptance is the key to positive change." There are times in our lives that can become overwhelming and difficult for whatever reason, but I believe we all have the capacity to improve ourselves and achieve happiness. My goal is to create a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment where you can feel at ease to discover who you are. Through counseling, I will assist in developing your strengths while addressing your weaknesses, teach effective coping skills and incorporate strategies to overcome obstacles in your life. My practice can accommodate children, and adults in individual, couples and family settings.

Are you an adult looking for objective perspectives to issues you are dealing with in your life? Perhaps you could benefit from self reflection and change? Want to be challenged in a gentle way to live up to your full potential? I use a variety of approaches to my counseling style as each individual has different needs and brings something unique to the counseling relationship. I offer a comfortable and safe, nonjudgmental environment. I believe correcting faulty thought patterns can be helpful for clients ruminating over negative or unrealistic thoughts or feelings, so cognitive behavioral techniques are used.