Beacon Health Options Therapists in Oxford, MA

Do you feel alone and need someone to turn to for help? Are you suffering from grief and loss? Have you ever gotten into legal problems,for anger outbursts,or relationships problems at home and or work? Are you fearful that you cannot stop using drugs and or alcohol? Do you experience feelings of sadness, worthlessness, feel disconnected or overwhelmed?

I am a licensed clinical social worker who has extensive experience treating children, adolescents, and adults. I am a Registered Play Therapist. I utilize an eclectic combination of CBT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Meditation, Hypnosis, EMDR, Play and/or art. My theoretical belief is aligned with Adlerian concepts believing that the client has skills and abilities that can help them to overcome whatever may be challenging them. Anxiety, Depression, BiPolar Disorder, Social Skills, ASD (high functioning), PTSD, ADHD, Conduct Disorders are some of the diagnoses with which I have helped clients.

As a clinical social worker and experienced psychotherapist, I believe that people of all ages are able to grow and overcome the obstacles they experience. Life can present hurdles, and I am dedicated to providing effective, strengths-based counseling to ensure the success of my patients. I have over twelve years experience providing counseling for children, adolescents, families, groups, and adults. Through the counselor-patient relationship, I strive to help people meet the personal goals they have identified. The office is comfortable and discrete, and convenient appointment times are available. I look forward to helping you achieve your personal goals!

I specialize in treating children, adolescents and couples. My initial focus is to establish a therapeutic relationship with my persons who I work with as I believe that is the foundation for effective therapy. I currently have evening appointments on a weekday in addition to weekends. I offer empathetic listening and also provide direct but therapeutic feedback and support to the individuals I work with. I strongly believe in meeting my clients where he or she is at and facilitating him or her in addressing the presenting problems.

Currently in my practice I use an evidenced based type of therapy that has been embraced for years. Compassion based therapy provides the client with a total acceptance and validation for their well being. People who experience them may struggle to feel relieved, reassured or safe. Research suggests that a specialized affect regulation system (or systems) underpins feelings of reassurance, safeness and well being. It is believed to have evolved with attachment and in particular, the ability to register and respond with calming and a sense of well being to being cared for.

Are you feeling, afraid, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed or just feel like life is to tough. Do you feel like bad things only happen to you. Well don't feel alone, bad things happen to many people. Therapy is a chance to put things back into perspective and help get your life back on track. I base therapy on the individual needs of the client. Offering the highest level of care for clients in a safe, comfortable private setting. Client's learn to develop effective coping and problem solving skills to address life's challenges and to attain personal growth. TELEMEDICINE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CLIENTS AT THIS TIME.

The decision to seek counseling is a decision to make change happen in your life! While the idea of counseling can be frightening to a person, the process of counseling is often rewarding and quite meaningful. Whether you are struggling with decisions that need to be made, or a personal behavior you wish to change, or a view on your life circumstances that would benefit from an adjustment, counseling can be helpful and can assist you in changing the path of your life to a more rewarding and joyful one.

In my blended practice of mental health counseling and art therapy, I work with families, adults, and children, supporting them in identifying resources and strengths to regain emotional health. In sessions, we work together using the approach that best suits my clients' needs--- art therapy using hands-on creative projects to gently encourage self-expression and gain insight; cognitive behavioral therapy to positively shift thoughts and feelings; and dialectical behavior therapy to enhance mindfulness and increase resilience. Through this therapeutic work, clients develop ways to resolve their issues--- relieving depression, managing anxiety, positively changing behavior, processing trauma, healing from abuse.

If you feel as though you are not experiencing life the way you believe it should be. If you are experiencing anger, anxiety, depression; if you're having trouble dealing with the loss of a love one, allow me to help.

Hello! I have over a decade of experience treating adolescents and adults with depression, anxiety, mood disorders, attachment disorders, PTSD and complex trauma. I believe that all people are doing the best they can in any given moment with the skills they have. Sometimes, trauma or distressing thoughts, events or memories get "stuck" and don't respond as well as you'd hope to treatment. EMDR allows people to heal from these disturbances at an accelerated rate that typically takes patients years to achieve through helping the client's mind heal itself. EMDR is not only for trauma, but treats many mental health symptoms.

I treat all anxiety disorders and mood disorders. I have a specialty in treating trauma survivors. I also practice mindfulness based psychotherapy.I feel I am effective in dealing with grief and loss, life transitions and women's issues as well.