Emotionally Focused Therapists in Northampton, MA

At the heart we all long for feelings of closeness, care and connection with our partner. When we experience these feelings we are able to relax in the field of that closeness through life’s challenges and joys. The days feel easier, softer, more manageable. Naturally, relationships go through difficult times, but it can be tough when we get caught up in negative emotional cycles with our partner. When we feel our needs don't matter, or that no matter what we do we just can’t get it right, frustration and anger can dominate. This can lead to us to lash out or pull away, creating even more distance just when we long to feel close!

Navigating the complexities of being in relationship is hard sometimes. I provide a warm, attentive presence so people can listen to themselves and their loved ones, learn new skills, repair hurts, and gain the understanding they need to live their lives skillfully and joyfully. If you work with me I will both support and challenge you. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy ( EFT )- one of the few models proven to result in lasting positive change in relationships, whether you just need a "tune up," or there has been significant pain, distancing, or betrayal in those relationships. I also provide Clinical Supervision in EFT .

Life transitions can often cause us to feel overwhelmed. While people close to us may be supportive, we may not always feel able to share with them our doubts and discomfort. Having an empathic therapist who can objectively help us navigate the journey is invaluable. My work with clients who have struggled with depression and anxiety, survived trauma or grief, or experience the world as LGBTQ+ identified people is strengths-based, person-centered, and results-oriented.

I am a psychotherapist specializing in adult and couple therapy. Clinical consultation and life coaching are other areas of expertise. I maintain a private practice in Northampton MA which is easily accessible from Interstate 91. With over 30 years of experience I consider the interrelationship between the mind and body paramount. Specific areas of expertise include anxiety, trauma, stress management, parenting, relationship issues, LGBTQI+, trans, educational issues, health behavior, military personnel, and clinical consultation. Evidence-based modalities employed include: EMDR, EFT , and Motivational Interviewing.

Since starting this center in 2010, my goal was always to gather a hand-picked team of passionate, forward-thinking, engaged couples therapists. The idea was to go beyond just a shared clinical practice, to form a learning group dedicated to staying abreast of the most cutting-edge treatment in the field. We meet regularly, each of us specialists in our way, to combine our talent and advance our training with colleagues and shared consultants. Our approach is grounded in hard-nosed scientific evidence balanced by a wealth of practical experience, refined technique, and a real compassion for what people are going through.

I support people to transform life's challenges into a mosaic of internal wisdom. I passionately embrace the power of loving relationships to help shift from feeling burdened by past wounds to compassionate self-acceptance. I facilitate secure attachment and fulfilling relationships. My natural empathy offers a safe space to heal emotional wounds, ruptured relationships, limiting behaviors, non-supporting beliefs, attachment injuries, trauma, loss, grief. In Internal Family Systems (IFS), we access our Core/Wise Self (intrinsic wholeness) - compassion, confidence, calm, creativity, courage, curiosity, connection. In deep Self-attunement, we gently invite wounded internal parts to come forth and heal.

Life transitions can often cause us to feel overwhelmed. While people close to us may be supportive, we may not always feel able to share with them our doubts and discomfort. Having an empathic therapist who can objectively help us navigate the journey is invaluable. My work with clients who have struggled with depression and anxiety, survived trauma or grief, or experience the world as LGBTQ+ identified people is strengths-based, person-centered, and results-oriented.

I work with individuals, couples and families looking for understanding, safety and connection in their lives. Whether the difficulty and pain you experience comes from trauma, neglect, abandonment or relationship conflict I believe you have the capacity and right to heal, feel good and live a good life; and that you can! I've worked with people recovering from childhood neglect, sexual and emotional abuse and the lack of connection that comes from preoccupied, distant, disconnected and or self absorbed parents. I'm constantly amazed at the power of this work.

I have helped individuals and couples for over 25 years in my private practice and outpatient mental health clinics who feel stuck, unclear or overwhelmed by the problems and issues they face. I utilize mind-body approaches to help individuals and couples access clearer emotions, deeper expression, healing and growth. I have helped clients dealing with issues of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relational conflicts. I see my job as helping my clients come to terms with where they are, to help them find solutions, and then support and encourage them as they take their next steps forward in their healing.

I’m a licensed psychologist who specializes in women’s and parental mental health. Juggling all the needs of self, children, partners, work, & daily life demands can result in an overwhelming loss of control and losing one’s “self,” which takes a toll on social, physical, & emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re trying to find your new normal after the newest addition to your family, dealing with relationship challenges, experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety, trying to process a traumatic birth or NICU experience, or struggling with grief or family trauma, I’m here to help.

We each have a unique story and how we share and live out our story impacts how we feel and interact with the world around us. Within the warm and welcoming space of therapy, I collaborate with you to transform your narratives. We will focus on how your adversity has shaped you and also how it can lead to personal growth. Within this safe therapeutic space, you are empowered to reflect on how your stories are impacting your health and identity. I incorporate mindfulness, CBT, and ACT into my work, and I take a holistic approach to therapy with an awareness of the mind-body connection.