Therapists in Wellesley, MA

I understand how difficult seeking help can be for many teens. With over 25 years of experience, I'm able to engage the most challenging young people, so they can get the help they need. I specialize in working with teens who are struggling across multiple domains in their lives (school, peers and family). My approach is both trauma-informed and strength based. I have extensive training in ARC (Attachment Regulation and Competency) interventions, DBT, and CBT. My experience running mental health programs affords me a unique understanding of educational, justice and mental health systems.

In the past, I have enjoyed working with individuals with a history of traumatic experiences, substance use, interpersonal difficulties, and psychosis. I enjoy working on goals with clients that involve cognitive restructuring and skills building. Additionally, I enjoy short-term solution-focused goals.

Most of us do the best we can with the resources we have. Sometimes we think no one understands our worries & fears. If open to it, we want to work with a therapist when our usual ways of relating aren't helping & we feel stuck, anxious, angry or depressed. Therapy often helps provide insight into our strengths & internal resources we already have to help navigate challenging times. In sessions, I focus on working with clients to unlock this strength to steer their lives in the direction they want. I bring curiosity, warmth, respect, & empathy to my sessions.

Do you feel stuck in life or emotionally overwhelmed? Have you recently experienced a crisis or endured a painful loss? Have recently relocated and have difficulties adjusting? Do you find your usual coping skills are no longer enough, feeling tired of people telling you that you're too much? This is a good time to seek help.

Boston Professionals Counseling, LLC is a private psychotherapy practice specializing in helping professionals with the unique challenges they face. We have a critical understanding of the stresses and pressures professionals face because we've been there. We know what it's like to face a deadline, to make sacrifices, and to juggle the simultaneous responsibilities of work and life. This first hand experience of life in the corporate world distinguishes us from other therapy practices, from the way we analyze issues, to our commitment to client privacy. We help you make the case for wellbeing.

I came to work as a therapist through my own experiences in therapy. These experiences guide my work and deeply inform how I show up as a therapist. I seek to create an environment in therapy where people can express themselves, heal from past harms and trauma, and connect with their purpose. I specialize in working with youth (ages 10 and up), families, young adults, and men across the spectrum of age. I also specialize in supporting people who have caused harm.

I personalize treatment to you. Everyone is different and unique, and I believe that my job is to have all the tools at my disposal to provide a treatment that will be tailored to you, who you are, your experiences, and what you're going through. I'm looking forward to working together to achieve the life that you want for yourself.

Immediate openings, book an appointment 24/7. Your house and children are a disaster. There are constant arguments between you and your partner. Your world is chaotic and uncertain. You are rendered clueless between the temper tantrums from your children and the negative behaviors. You thought you and your partner were supposed to be a team, but communication between the two of you has broken down. You say, “No,” but your partner says, “Yes” and the children get the spoils. The happy dynamic you used to have with your partner and your children has turned to ruin. “What is happening to our family?” you ask yourself in bewilderment.

I have 20 years of experience as a mental health clinician. I provide therapy to identify solutions to change and challenges you are experiencing. In addition, I offer consultation to students and young adults managing anxiety, depression, academic pressure, and interpersonal conflict. In a collaborative and integrative approach, I employ a variety of therapy modalities, including Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-based practice (MBCT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI).

Update 10/30: Short Waitlist - I am a licensed psychotherapist working with adults and teenagers. Some of my common clients may come with issues related to anxiety, trauma, depression, grief, family conflict, life transitions, or ADHD. I value the importance of diversity, and I appreciate how the intersectionality of identities can impact lived experiences. My goal is to help you engage and enhance your capacity for introspection and self-awareness to better understand your past, present, and future, in a relaxed and comfortable therapeutic setting.

If you’re here, you’ve likely already seen several profiles, so I will skip the clichés. How do I differ? I am a systemic & relational therapist, and my focus is to view problems in a way that includes the intricate & larger influences of our past, beliefs, cultures, and upbringing. After all, we are shaped by where we come from and that informs much of how we navigate this world & our relationships. This distinctive therapeutic lens creates space for more context and a greater potential for healing – through mutual understanding, new meaning-making, and feeling “heard” & “seen” by others. I work w/ individuals, partners & families.

I am a therapist who pays careful attention to you, who you are, who you want to be, and how you will get there. In therapy, I place primary importance on helping you have the sense that whatever you are going through is more manageable because we are both working on it together. I have been successful in working with many types of individuals, with a large variety of issues. Please explore further down the webpage for some of the most frequent issues and diagnoses I help people with. My office is a place where it is okay to feel any way you feel, think anything you think, and talk through it with another trusted person.

I provide psychotherapy to adults 18+ and my approach is to balance warmth and humor with feedback and direction. I often work with individuals experiencing anxiety, loneliness, relationship struggles, and transitions. Young adults in college or graduate school are an age with whom I have extensive experience. Parenting children with special needs, and cross racial intimate relationships, are specialties as well. Regardless of what brings you here, my goal is for you to feel understood and accepted as you are today, while hopeful about the changes you seek.

Welcome, my name is Crystal Patterson and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I’ve been a therapist for 10+ years doing individual, and couple's counseling; servicing those struggling with mental health, substances, and relational conflict. I also offer licensure supervision for agencies and individuals interning for a license in mental health counseling.