Child Therapists in Lexington, MA

I am an experienced Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in private practice in Lexington, Massachusetts, providing mental health services to children , adolescents and adults. My clinical approach is strength based, collaborative and relational, combining narrative, psychodynamic, family systems and cognitive behavioral therapeutic techniques. I strongly believe in our ability to grow and to heal, and I work with clients to build on those inherent strengths.

Does anxiety, worry and stress control your life? Take control back. I am a licensed clinical professional counselor, nationally certified counselor and licensed mental health counselor specialized in assessment and treatment of children , teens, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, OCD and related disorders. I provide evidence based treatment, including cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). I include mindfulness based strategies and principles of positive psychology to empower my clients. In addition to office-based-sessions I offer home and community based treatment, videoconferencing and intensive outpatient treatment as clinically indicated. .

I currently have a waitlist for new clients. I specialize in working with children , adolescents, and young adults with anxiety and depression as well as learning, school, relationship, and chronic health issues. Through my experience in school, college, and neuropsychology settings, I am able to support youth and families seeking psychotherapy for challenges they face across various domains of their lives. I strive to maintain a warm therapeutic environment and work collaboratively with clients to tailor treatments to meet each client's specific needs.

I welcome the opportunity to demystify concerns with learning, behavior, or adaptation in children of all ages and in young adults who may have longstanding difficulties. I use a battery of standardized tests in addition to interview and observation to help understand what underlies struggles, and what to do about it. A child may have anxiety and learning difficulties: what should you focus on first? A teen or young adult may have had a concussion, and problems with mood or attention which predate injury. How do we go about planning interventions which will work?

I have over twenty-five years of training and experience in psychological evaluation and different forms of psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, and children . At the heart of my work is establishing a respectful, trusting, and collaborative relationship with my patients. I appreciate each person and his or her struggles as unique, and I strive for treatment plans that are tailored to an individual's goals, needs, preferences, strengths, and personality. I am informed by research in psychological science, yet I work flexibly, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all treatment.

My practice is based in decades of direct psychotherapy with children , adolescents, adults, couples, and families; the teaching of counseling, race, class, gender and the wide range of social identity dynamics; consultation; supervision; research; and publication. I look forward to working with clients eager to explore life challenges in the context of a professional relationship that is supportive, compassionately challenging, well-informed by theory, egalitarian, and appreciative of humor and irony as keys to coping. Severe addiction and severe cognitive or psychiatric challenges are beyond the scope of my practice at present. Private pay only; no medical insurance payments.

I provide brief and long-term therapy for children , adolescents, and adults struggling with loss, disability, depression, anxiety, and other life stressors; parent- child therapy for young children (toddlers, preschoolers); support for parents and siblings of children with special needs; consultation for parents with questions about school program or special education placement. As a parent of a child with a disability, I believe families deserve the opportunity to express and cope with the range of emotions and challenges that can occur when a family member has special needs.

I seek to create a safe and nurturing environment which supports healing and growth. I have an eclectic approach that is tailored to each individual client and what feels most helpful in the moment. I make use of Psychodynamic insight oriented psychotherapy, CBT, the Expressive Arts, Focusing, Relaxation Training and more, within a Holistic/Mindfulness and Strength-Based approach. I work with adults and children . I support adults through: life transitions, grief, relationship struggles, women's issues, anxiety, depression, caregiver stress, being an adult child of an alcoholic or other dysfunction, young adult identity issues, stress management and more. I am LGBT friendly.

I have been described by previous clients as compassionate, goal oriented and someone who goes the extra mile. I have been practicing in the counseling field for over 20 years. I enjoy working with children , adolescents, adults, parents and families. My goal is to help my clients develop the skills needed to live happier and more balanced lives. It's easy to get caught up in the daily life of managing jobs, children and the other multiple jobs we fill, that we may find ourselves our losing our way.