Photo of Susan B Winston, Marriage & Family Therapist in 01230, MA
Susan B Winston
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
SHIFT HAPPENS. You cannot stop the changing tide . Follow your passion, change your career, rebuild self-esteem, strengthen relationships, control addiction, delete stress, find balance in your life. You need a therapist who has first hand experience and empathic approach to make you successful. There is no SINGLE method that works for all people. I focus on the individual needs and responses of my clients to ensure that they are free of cookie-cutter therapeutic approaches or psyhchobabble, where the individual always counts first. You owe it to yourself to experience the strength you can gain from the right guide.
SHIFT HAPPENS. You cannot stop the changing tide . Follow your passion, change your career, rebuild self-esteem, strengthen relationships, control addiction, delete stress, find balance in your life. You need a therapist who has first hand experience and empathic approach to make you successful. There is no SINGLE method that works for all people. I focus on the individual needs and responses of my clients to ensure that they are free of cookie-cutter therapeutic approaches or psyhchobabble, where the individual always counts first. You owe it to yourself to experience the strength you can gain from the right guide.
(818) 293-0114 View (818) 293-0114
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Jeffrey Rossman
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
In 35 years working as a psychologist, I’ve been fortunate to help many individuals, couples and families through challenging moments in their lives. I’ve come to appreciate the myriad ways my clients draw on their strengths to face adversity and grow through it. Through our creative collaboration, they understand themselves more deeply and take positive steps toward achieving their goals. In the context of a trusting, collaborative relationship, I am active and interactive, asking thought-provoking questions, listening carefully, reflecting, making suggestions and providing support.
In 35 years working as a psychologist, I’ve been fortunate to help many individuals, couples and families through challenging moments in their lives. I’ve come to appreciate the myriad ways my clients draw on their strengths to face adversity and grow through it. Through our creative collaboration, they understand themselves more deeply and take positive steps toward achieving their goals. In the context of a trusting, collaborative relationship, I am active and interactive, asking thought-provoking questions, listening carefully, reflecting, making suggestions and providing support.
(413) 299-2750 View (413) 299-2750
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Michael Lipson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
We're only on Earth for a little while: too short a time to spend it indulging bad habits, ignoring our talents, suffering inadequate relationships. Personal Coaching has two main goals. First, it helps you to notice and release your fear, resentment, self-destructive sorrow -- the whole range of negative habits in thought, feeling and behavior. Second, it helps you to give your gifts to the world: your talents, your capacities, your joy. On every level, coaching enhances your relationships: with family, partner, co-workers and friends, with this amazing Earth, and with your own sense of yourself as fully alive.
We're only on Earth for a little while: too short a time to spend it indulging bad habits, ignoring our talents, suffering inadequate relationships. Personal Coaching has two main goals. First, it helps you to notice and release your fear, resentment, self-destructive sorrow -- the whole range of negative habits in thought, feeling and behavior. Second, it helps you to give your gifts to the world: your talents, your capacities, your joy. On every level, coaching enhances your relationships: with family, partner, co-workers and friends, with this amazing Earth, and with your own sense of yourself as fully alive.
(413) 296-8976 View (413) 296-8976
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Noretza Rivera
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
Great Barrington, MA 01230  (Online Only)
I'm dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of our community, extending my support to a wide range of individuals, including young adults, professionals, and the elderly. At my practice, inclusivity is key, and I warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life, including those in the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, and those seeking empowerment. Additionally, I'm pleased to accept most Masshealth plans, ensuring accessibility to quality mental health services. I specialize in serving college-age individuals, professionals, mature adults, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
I'm dedicated to meeting the diverse needs of our community, extending my support to a wide range of individuals, including young adults, professionals, and the elderly. At my practice, inclusivity is key, and I warmly welcome individuals from all walks of life, including those in the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, and those seeking empowerment. Additionally, I'm pleased to accept most Masshealth plans, ensuring accessibility to quality mental health services. I specialize in serving college-age individuals, professionals, mature adults, persons with disabilities, and the elderly.
(888) 454-2439 View (888) 454-2439
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Masielle Paulino
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Great Barrington, MA 01230  (Online Only)
Let's collaborate to identify your challenges, address obstacles, craft a personalized plan, and strive towards a better version of yourself! Gain valuable insights, enhance your relationships, and elevate your overall quality of life. (ESPANOL): ¡Trabajemos juntos en identificar tus desafíos, abordar los obstáculos, crear un plan personalizado y avanzar hacia una versión mejorada de ti mismo/a! Obtén conocimientos valiosos, mejora tus relaciones y eleva tu calidad de vida en general.
Let's collaborate to identify your challenges, address obstacles, craft a personalized plan, and strive towards a better version of yourself! Gain valuable insights, enhance your relationships, and elevate your overall quality of life. (ESPANOL): ¡Trabajemos juntos en identificar tus desafíos, abordar los obstáculos, crear un plan personalizado y avanzar hacia una versión mejorada de ti mismo/a! Obtén conocimientos valiosos, mejora tus relaciones y eleva tu calidad de vida en general.
(888) 454-2439 View (888) 454-2439
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Katherine Hinds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW
Verified Verified
Waitlist for new clients
I provide support, insight, and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. I integrate complementary methods and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each person. With respect and understanding, I work with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples to help build strengths and attain personal growth. Treatment approaches include insight oriented therapy, psychodynamic, focused short- term intervention, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
I provide support, insight, and practical feedback to help clients effectively address personal life challenges. I integrate complementary methods and techniques to offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each person. With respect and understanding, I work with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples to help build strengths and attain personal growth. Treatment approaches include insight oriented therapy, psychodynamic, focused short- term intervention, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
(413) 367-5188 View (413) 367-5188
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Marc Aronoff
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
I believe everyone has the capacity to change and improve the quality of their life, no matter what has happened. My style of counseling combines working with insight and cognitive therapy, which explores past events in light of how the choices we now make affect well - being. I also utilize an awareness approach, whereby, getting in touch and releasing the feelings in the body helps to create a new sense of relief and empowerment.
I believe everyone has the capacity to change and improve the quality of their life, no matter what has happened. My style of counseling combines working with insight and cognitive therapy, which explores past events in light of how the choices we now make affect well - being. I also utilize an awareness approach, whereby, getting in touch and releasing the feelings in the body helps to create a new sense of relief and empowerment.
(413) 314-3539 View (413) 314-3539
Photo of Stephen A. Tournas, LICSW, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in 01230, MA
Stephen A. Tournas, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, MTS, EdM, PhD ABD
Verified Verified
After a twenty-year career in the education field, I am confident we can work together effectively on what has brought you to the point of reaching out for help. My style of counseling combines an awareness of how past experiences impact our thinking and behaviors with a mindfulness-based appreciation of our unchanging core. If you're in a troubling relationship I help to develop safe spaces to deepen connection and intimacy through deep listening and self-compassion. Families looking for help with teens can expect a variety of concrete approaches to engage them involving multiple family members as appropriate.
After a twenty-year career in the education field, I am confident we can work together effectively on what has brought you to the point of reaching out for help. My style of counseling combines an awareness of how past experiences impact our thinking and behaviors with a mindfulness-based appreciation of our unchanging core. If you're in a troubling relationship I help to develop safe spaces to deepen connection and intimacy through deep listening and self-compassion. Families looking for help with teens can expect a variety of concrete approaches to engage them involving multiple family members as appropriate.
(413) 239-3742 View (413) 239-3742
Photo of Orion Davidoff, Psychologist in 01230, MA
Orion Davidoff
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
My approach to treatment is interactive and engaging. I find that clients appreciate and benefit from an active therapist that will help identify areas of difficulty and work on initiating changes rather than a passive, primarily listening approach to treatment. A comfortable fit between therapist and client is an essential part of successful work together. Consistent with that, I'm happy to do a phone consultation so you can get a sense of how I approach this process. In terms of insurance, if you have out-of-network benefits we should be able to make therapy affordable.
My approach to treatment is interactive and engaging. I find that clients appreciate and benefit from an active therapist that will help identify areas of difficulty and work on initiating changes rather than a passive, primarily listening approach to treatment. A comfortable fit between therapist and client is an essential part of successful work together. Consistent with that, I'm happy to do a phone consultation so you can get a sense of how I approach this process. In terms of insurance, if you have out-of-network benefits we should be able to make therapy affordable.
(646) 731-0635 View (646) 731-0635
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Bloom Life Counseling
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, R-DMT
Verified Verified
Great Barrington, MA 01230  (Online Only)
Life is everchanging, and we go through different seasons and transitions, often being asked to access our resilience and coping skills to navigate our path in the moment. Having to face life transitions can sometimes feel anxiety provoking and scary, but also can be transformational and exciting. Starting from where you are, and looking forward, we can craft your next chapter of your life, while challenging thoughts or unproductive coping mechanisms that you’ve become accustomed to and past narratives or stories that might keep you stuck or feeling undeserving of a joyful peaceful life.
Life is everchanging, and we go through different seasons and transitions, often being asked to access our resilience and coping skills to navigate our path in the moment. Having to face life transitions can sometimes feel anxiety provoking and scary, but also can be transformational and exciting. Starting from where you are, and looking forward, we can craft your next chapter of your life, while challenging thoughts or unproductive coping mechanisms that you’ve become accustomed to and past narratives or stories that might keep you stuck or feeling undeserving of a joyful peaceful life.
(508) 546-9135 View (508) 546-9135
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Meagan Parker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, BA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Great Barrington, MA 01230  (Online Only)
With over 15 years of experience in mental health, and over 20 working with children and families, I firmly believe that therapy is an interactive journey towards personal growth and achieving one's goals. My passion lies in helping individuals navigate life's challenges and empowering them to become the best versions of themselves. Specializing in treating teenagers aged 16 and above, as well as adults aged 18 and older, my background spans community mental health, acute behavioral health and substance use, in-home and outpatient services, substance use, and child and adolescent services.
With over 15 years of experience in mental health, and over 20 working with children and families, I firmly believe that therapy is an interactive journey towards personal growth and achieving one's goals. My passion lies in helping individuals navigate life's challenges and empowering them to become the best versions of themselves. Specializing in treating teenagers aged 16 and above, as well as adults aged 18 and older, my background spans community mental health, acute behavioral health and substance use, in-home and outpatient services, substance use, and child and adolescent services.
(413) 327-4337 View (413) 327-4337
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HERE Family Coaching
MFA, MAT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Adolescents and young people are creating a bridge for their adult future. I am passionate about guiding this process of transformation for the world’s future. I work with parents, families, children, youth, and adolescents to learn to fully live in the world and to claim a place for each individual for the whole. Gary teaches teens to meet their absolute place in the world. Together I help each adolescent move beyond stuck-ness, anxiety or uncertainty. You may be a parent struggling with your teen’s screen or gaming addiction with no solution. Left alone, it could take years - if ever – for him move to a zest for life.
Adolescents and young people are creating a bridge for their adult future. I am passionate about guiding this process of transformation for the world’s future. I work with parents, families, children, youth, and adolescents to learn to fully live in the world and to claim a place for each individual for the whole. Gary teaches teens to meet their absolute place in the world. Together I help each adolescent move beyond stuck-ness, anxiety or uncertainty. You may be a parent struggling with your teen’s screen or gaming addiction with no solution. Left alone, it could take years - if ever – for him move to a zest for life.
(917) 861-3014 View (917) 861-3014
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B. Sandor Vogel
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Not accepting new clients
I am a clinical psychologist licensed in New York State since 1969 and Massachusetts since 2003. Areas of specialization include couples therapy (certification as an Imago therapist), sex therapy (diplomate) individual and group therapy. Post-graduate training in psychoanalysis, cognitive/behavioral therapy and sex therapy; PTSD specialization since 9/11/01.
I am a clinical psychologist licensed in New York State since 1969 and Massachusetts since 2003. Areas of specialization include couples therapy (certification as an Imago therapist), sex therapy (diplomate) individual and group therapy. Post-graduate training in psychoanalysis, cognitive/behavioral therapy and sex therapy; PTSD specialization since 9/11/01.
(413) 225-5123 View (413) 225-5123
Photo of Joy Ruben Welts, Counselor in 01230, MA
Joy Ruben Welts
Counselor, LMHC, LADC, LCAT, BCDMT, ERYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Not accepting new clients
You may be dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or something else. Whatever the issue, therapy can offer valuable support and insight. I'm licensed as a mental health counselor, alcohol and drug counselor, and creative arts therapist. I've worked in inpatient psychiatric and eating disorder treatment, intensive outpatient addictions treatment, residential treatment for adolescents with severe trauma, and community outpatient mental health and addictions treatment. In my practice, I work with adults dealing with a wide range of mental health issues.
You may be dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder, ADHD, or something else. Whatever the issue, therapy can offer valuable support and insight. I'm licensed as a mental health counselor, alcohol and drug counselor, and creative arts therapist. I've worked in inpatient psychiatric and eating disorder treatment, intensive outpatient addictions treatment, residential treatment for adolescents with severe trauma, and community outpatient mental health and addictions treatment. In my practice, I work with adults dealing with a wide range of mental health issues.
(413) 414-5002 View (413) 414-5002
Marriage Counseling Therapists

How does marriage counseling work?

Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.

How long does marriage counseling typically last?

Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.

Is marriage counseling effective?

Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.

Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?

Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.