Parenting Therapists in Jamaica Plain, MA
Has becoming a parent turned your world upside down?
I utilize a variety of therapy frameworks in my work and am trained in EMDR for clients who wish to discuss if that approach would be a fit. In addition to my training as a social worker, I have a degree in pastoral ministry, which equips me with another set of skills to bring to clients who are interested in exploring the spiritual dimensions of healing.
Has becoming a parent turned your world upside down?
I utilize a variety of therapy frameworks in my work and am trained in EMDR for clients who wish to discuss if that approach would be a fit. In addition to my training as a social worker, I have a degree in pastoral ministry, which equips me with another set of skills to bring to clients who are interested in exploring the spiritual dimensions of healing.
Whether you have challenges in a current relationship – a parent, kid, partner, friend, or yourself – or if you’re struggling to make sense of hurtful relationships from your past, let’s help you get to the bottom of what is keeping you stuck.
My approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and affirming. My grounding in couple and family therapy means that even when I’m working with an individual, I take a holistic approach to understanding the source of problems and finding solutions. I am first and foremost focused on building trust and safety in my relationship with the people I work with.
Whether you have challenges in a current relationship – a parent, kid, partner, friend, or yourself – or if you’re struggling to make sense of hurtful relationships from your past, let’s help you get to the bottom of what is keeping you stuck.
My approach is collaborative, strengths-based, and affirming. My grounding in couple and family therapy means that even when I’m working with an individual, I take a holistic approach to understanding the source of problems and finding solutions. I am first and foremost focused on building trust and safety in my relationship with the people I work with.
I have trained in a number of settings including psychosocial oncology (cancer); college counseling centers; and parenting wellness centers where I have worked with women struggling with postpartum adjustment, anxiety, or depression.
I feel that I work best with motivated individuals who are curious about themselves, their relationships, and the kinds of struggles which interfere with their fully enjoying their lives.
I have trained in a number of settings including psychosocial oncology (cancer); college counseling centers; and parenting wellness centers where I have worked with women struggling with postpartum adjustment, anxiety, or depression.
I feel that I work best with motivated individuals who are curious about themselves, their relationships, and the kinds of struggles which interfere with their fully enjoying their lives.
I am a South Asian-American psychotherapist with a public health background who specializes in perinatal mental health, trauma, and the life transitions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a primary intervention during therapy, and this alliance is the foundation for the work we do together. As a therapist, my role is to listen, bear witness, and provide active support as clients unpack, examine, and reflect on their experiences. No one should carry heavy things alone!
I am a South Asian-American psychotherapist with a public health background who specializes in perinatal mental health, trauma, and the life transitions related to pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a primary intervention during therapy, and this alliance is the foundation for the work we do together. As a therapist, my role is to listen, bear witness, and provide active support as clients unpack, examine, and reflect on their experiences. No one should carry heavy things alone!
For 30 years I have worked with individuals, couples, groups and families to help them find greater clarity and balance, equipping them with the critical skills they need to navigate the challenges of living in a face paced, digital and individualized world. I rely greatly on the tenants of IFS therapy and support that with a holistic and non-pathologizing outlook. I believe that we all carry a self healing drive, that, when supported correctly, leads to improved health and well being. For those with a spiritual bent or curiosity, I aim to bear witness to the intimacies and intricacies of your journey.
For 30 years I have worked with individuals, couples, groups and families to help them find greater clarity and balance, equipping them with the critical skills they need to navigate the challenges of living in a face paced, digital and individualized world. I rely greatly on the tenants of IFS therapy and support that with a holistic and non-pathologizing outlook. I believe that we all carry a self healing drive, that, when supported correctly, leads to improved health and well being. For those with a spiritual bent or curiosity, I aim to bear witness to the intimacies and intricacies of your journey.
I see individuals from all walks of life who are struggling with a variety of mental health challenges, folks who want to facilitate meaningful change in their lives, and people who are seeking relief from the chronic stress of their daily routine, due to their work environment, relationship or parenting difficulties, or living in a world that feels overwhelming, isolating, or oppressive.
I utilize a number of frameworks, modalities, and interventions in sessions. I am deeply rooted in attachment theory, as well as trauma + trauma recovery research, and also center the larger social constructs of a client’s experience, borrowing from the Liberation Health Model approach and numerous other social justice frameworks and perspectives.
I see individuals from all walks of life who are struggling with a variety of mental health challenges, folks who want to facilitate meaningful change in their lives, and people who are seeking relief from the chronic stress of their daily routine, due to their work environment, relationship or parenting difficulties, or living in a world that feels overwhelming, isolating, or oppressive.
I utilize a number of frameworks, modalities, and interventions in sessions. I am deeply rooted in attachment theory, as well as trauma + trauma recovery research, and also center the larger social constructs of a client’s experience, borrowing from the Liberation Health Model approach and numerous other social justice frameworks and perspectives.
I have worked in various settings from acute treatment and intensive outpatient programs to schools and parent groups.
I am a licensed psychologist with specialized training and experience providing psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I believe in the importance of creating a collaborative and trusting therapeutic relationship with my clients. My focus is to make sustainable change through longer term therapy. I utilize an integrative approach to treatment, incorporating aspects of client centered/Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness techniques in order to assist clients in creating and maintaining change.
I have worked in various settings from acute treatment and intensive outpatient programs to schools and parent groups.
I am a licensed psychologist with specialized training and experience providing psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I believe in the importance of creating a collaborative and trusting therapeutic relationship with my clients. My focus is to make sustainable change through longer term therapy. I utilize an integrative approach to treatment, incorporating aspects of client centered/Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness techniques in order to assist clients in creating and maintaining change.
Whether the questions are around interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, parenting, or career and motivation the answers will come only with this balance.
With more than 25 years of experience in the field I bring a diverse background as clinician director of two mental health programs and prior to that I worked in a family preservation program giving me strong clinical skills in the areas of substance abuse, depression, anxiety, career and family issues.
Whether the questions are around interpersonal relationships, substance abuse, parenting, or career and motivation the answers will come only with this balance.
With more than 25 years of experience in the field I bring a diverse background as clinician director of two mental health programs and prior to that I worked in a family preservation program giving me strong clinical skills in the areas of substance abuse, depression, anxiety, career and family issues.
Hi! I'm Maggie. I'm glad you're here! I'm a queer therapist and I work with people of all genders. I only work with adult individuals (my practice sees couples). I specialize in integrative forms of healing so we'll use a variety of approaches tailored uniquely to you. I love supporting individuals through life transitions, relationship & family of origin issues, navigating ENM/polyamory, queerness, gender, questioning, processing broader systems (such as racism, sexism, homophobia), grief, recovering from trauma, purity culture, addressing anxiety, depression, body image, political stress, & more.
Hi! I'm Maggie. I'm glad you're here! I'm a queer therapist and I work with people of all genders. I only work with adult individuals (my practice sees couples). I specialize in integrative forms of healing so we'll use a variety of approaches tailored uniquely to you. I love supporting individuals through life transitions, relationship & family of origin issues, navigating ENM/polyamory, queerness, gender, questioning, processing broader systems (such as racism, sexism, homophobia), grief, recovering from trauma, purity culture, addressing anxiety, depression, body image, political stress, & more.
I’m Sam, and I’m a relationship therapist. I believe healthy relationships are an essential pathway to individual and collective healing. In our work together, we will identify some of your core relationship patterns and find their origins, often stemming from your childhood. I’ll help you become more aware of your individual thoughts, feelings, and underlying motives in your relationship so that you can learn to understand and take responsibility for the impacts of your behaviors on each other. Ultimately, I hope to help you find ways to care for each other that feel nourishing, consensual, and interdependent.
I’m Sam, and I’m a relationship therapist. I believe healthy relationships are an essential pathway to individual and collective healing. In our work together, we will identify some of your core relationship patterns and find their origins, often stemming from your childhood. I’ll help you become more aware of your individual thoughts, feelings, and underlying motives in your relationship so that you can learn to understand and take responsibility for the impacts of your behaviors on each other. Ultimately, I hope to help you find ways to care for each other that feel nourishing, consensual, and interdependent.
Beth Rontal
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
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TRANSFORM OVEREATING! You can lose weight without depriving yourself of or punishing yourself with food. This may sound crazy, but if you learn to love the body you have, change can be lasting and genuinely satisfying. Using a holistic and non-diet approach, you will discover how to deeply care for yourself while setting loving limits with others. Together, we'll identify what makes you run to the fridge so your relationship with food is changed for good.
TRANSFORM OVEREATING! You can lose weight without depriving yourself of or punishing yourself with food. This may sound crazy, but if you learn to love the body you have, change can be lasting and genuinely satisfying. Using a holistic and non-diet approach, you will discover how to deeply care for yourself while setting loving limits with others. Together, we'll identify what makes you run to the fridge so your relationship with food is changed for good.
I offer evidence-based, client centered, treatments delivered with compassion, humor and intelligence. My job satisfaction comes from seeing large changes in my clients over a short period of time. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and include elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychosocial intervention that is the most widely used evidence-based practice for improving mental health.
I offer evidence-based, client centered, treatments delivered with compassion, humor and intelligence. My job satisfaction comes from seeing large changes in my clients over a short period of time. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and include elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a psychosocial intervention that is the most widely used evidence-based practice for improving mental health.
I help parents help their children; help couples and families get closer and happier; and in general help people successfully resolve issues such as: stress, anxiety, adjustment to new life circumstances (relocation, family changes), relationship issues (divorce, extra-marital affairs, conflict), and dealing with difficult family members.
Along with talk therapy I provide Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). During KAP the client takes oral Ketamine (a prescription medication) during the extended psychotherapy session. KAP accelerates the therapy process by helping people examine themselves with less internal criticism. KAP can be an adjunct to psychotherapy with me or another tx.
I help parents help their children; help couples and families get closer and happier; and in general help people successfully resolve issues such as: stress, anxiety, adjustment to new life circumstances (relocation, family changes), relationship issues (divorce, extra-marital affairs, conflict), and dealing with difficult family members.
Along with talk therapy I provide Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). During KAP the client takes oral Ketamine (a prescription medication) during the extended psychotherapy session. KAP accelerates the therapy process by helping people examine themselves with less internal criticism. KAP can be an adjunct to psychotherapy with me or another tx.
I work with adults who are navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, and/or the parenting journey.
Curiosity, warmth, and collaboration are central to my practice. I draw on narrative, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and attachment-based treatment modalities to create a client-centered and effective space for therapy.
I work with adults who are navigating relationship challenges, life transitions, and/or the parenting journey.
Curiosity, warmth, and collaboration are central to my practice. I draw on narrative, CBT, Internal Family Systems, and attachment-based treatment modalities to create a client-centered and effective space for therapy.
What if, when you thought about the worst moments of your life, you could be an observer without having to re-experience all the pain? I am committed to guiding each person through the trauma processing experience, with the goal of healing the wounds of the past, for good. The path to clearing trauma can be hard at times, and the rewards are great. Liberation can empower you to locate your strengths, your desires, and your capacity to feel rooted in self-approval so that you can authentically inhabit the different parts of your unique identity, the tapestry that tells the story of your life: who you are in mind, body, and emotions.
What if, when you thought about the worst moments of your life, you could be an observer without having to re-experience all the pain? I am committed to guiding each person through the trauma processing experience, with the goal of healing the wounds of the past, for good. The path to clearing trauma can be hard at times, and the rewards are great. Liberation can empower you to locate your strengths, your desires, and your capacity to feel rooted in self-approval so that you can authentically inhabit the different parts of your unique identity, the tapestry that tells the story of your life: who you are in mind, body, and emotions.
Welcome. Each of us has the potential to connect with and live from a creative, energized and compassionate center. Once established, we can perpetually draw upon this connection to understand and accept our past, to guide our present, and to embrace our future. With warmth, commitment and respect, and with attention to body, mind, and spirit, I work to help people access their unique inner resources. My therapeutic approach integrates relational, insight-oriented, and Internal Family Systems modalities with mindfulness-based practices.
Welcome. Each of us has the potential to connect with and live from a creative, energized and compassionate center. Once established, we can perpetually draw upon this connection to understand and accept our past, to guide our present, and to embrace our future. With warmth, commitment and respect, and with attention to body, mind, and spirit, I work to help people access their unique inner resources. My therapeutic approach integrates relational, insight-oriented, and Internal Family Systems modalities with mindfulness-based practices.
I am a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts with a PhD in Psychology and specialized training from Harvard Medical School as well as several nationally acclaimed academic medical centers. I utilize evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to diagnose and treat various concerns, including medical coping/chronic illness, OCD, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
I am a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts with a PhD in Psychology and specialized training from Harvard Medical School as well as several nationally acclaimed academic medical centers. I utilize evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to diagnose and treat various concerns, including medical coping/chronic illness, OCD, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, personality disorders, and eating disorders.
Using a collaborative, practical approach, I specialize in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, couple problems, parenting concerns (early childhood and adolescence), ACOA issues and the more general impact of childhood stressors on adult development.
Throughout almost 35 years as a clinical psychologist, I've been impressed that the emotional suffering affecting us all, at times, has such universal causes. Insecurities and shame connected to childhood experiences over which we've had no control can take root, damaging self-esteem and emerging in symptoms of depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior patterns. Even without overwhelming childhood stressors, feelings of inadequacy, and once self-protective, now limiting "chains" of feeling/thinking/reacting can interfere with realizing dreams, weathering losses and meeting new life challenges in the areas of love and work.
Using a collaborative, practical approach, I specialize in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, couple problems, parenting concerns (early childhood and adolescence), ACOA issues and the more general impact of childhood stressors on adult development.
Throughout almost 35 years as a clinical psychologist, I've been impressed that the emotional suffering affecting us all, at times, has such universal causes. Insecurities and shame connected to childhood experiences over which we've had no control can take root, damaging self-esteem and emerging in symptoms of depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior patterns. Even without overwhelming childhood stressors, feelings of inadequacy, and once self-protective, now limiting "chains" of feeling/thinking/reacting can interfere with realizing dreams, weathering losses and meeting new life challenges in the areas of love and work.
Would you like support to face your challenges with self-awareness, emotional balance, and connection? It’s not about pushing through alone, I would help you learn about your resilience and about approaching all parts of ourselves—especially the vulnerable, reactive, or overwhelmed ones—with curiosity and compassion. When we meet our inner world with openness instead of judgment, we create space for healing, growth, and clearer, more confident responses to life. I am trained in IFS Level 2 and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Would you like support to face your challenges with self-awareness, emotional balance, and connection? It’s not about pushing through alone, I would help you learn about your resilience and about approaching all parts of ourselves—especially the vulnerable, reactive, or overwhelmed ones—with curiosity and compassion. When we meet our inner world with openness instead of judgment, we create space for healing, growth, and clearer, more confident responses to life. I am trained in IFS Level 2 and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
I primarily treat clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting, life transitions (job changes, marriage, divorce, loss, etc), and interpersonal difficulties.
I work from an attachment based, psychodynamic and relational perspective. This means I believe that you are the expert of your own life. My job is to apply the best science and theory to guide you. In session, we will identify unhelpful patterns and cycles, gain insight into why you're stuck and leverage your strengths to promote growth and healing.
I primarily treat clients struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting, life transitions (job changes, marriage, divorce, loss, etc), and interpersonal difficulties.
I work from an attachment based, psychodynamic and relational perspective. This means I believe that you are the expert of your own life. My job is to apply the best science and theory to guide you. In session, we will identify unhelpful patterns and cycles, gain insight into why you're stuck and leverage your strengths to promote growth and healing.
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Parenting Therapists
What does therapy for parenting look like?
Therapists may work with parents individually, together, or include the whole family to find solutions for the problems a parent faces. Many parent-based therapies work on a parent’s relationship with their children, problem-solving within the family, and analysis of family dynamics. Therapy conducted remotely by video may be helpful in allowing a therapist to observe how families interact in their own homes.
When should a parent seek therapy?
When behavioral problems begin to disrupt the healthy functioning of a family, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If parents find that children are acting out in school, have started using drugs or alcohol, have developed eating disorders, or other similar red flags, a therapist may be able to help.
How long does therapy take for parenting problems?
Depending on the severity of a family’s challenges and the type of treatment utilized, therapy for parenting can last from weeks to months. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a pragmatic therapy type that can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. Structural family therapy, which inspects family dynamics, often takes several months. Parent-child interaction therapy is typically shorter-term, lasting between 10 and 20 sessions. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
Can therapy help parents dealing with burnout or stress?
Parenting is difficult. Parents may dismiss or conceal feelings of exhaustion, overwhelm, or escape ideation—imagining withdrawing from their parental obligations altogether. but left unattended, these feelings can have negative effects on the whole family. A therapist can help parents work on the skills they might need to better cope with the burdens of parenting and help them be the best parents they can be.