Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in 01035

"Your present circumstances do not determine where you go, they merely determine where you start." Feelings of loss, shame, sadness and anxiety often keep us stuck in unhealthy patterns. I have a general practice focusing on the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma, substance abuse and impulse control disorders. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness and other coping strategies I guide clients forward, to health, wellness, safety and acceptance.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and neurotherapist. I utilize state-of-the-art, neuroscience-based technologies to help facilitate change in my clients. I work with individuals from three to over eighty years of age. Most people contact me as a result of an understandable ambivalence towards taking medications or a desire to reduce the difficulties associated with some mental or physical condition viewed by others as 'unalterable' or life-long (e.g., ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, traumatic brain injury, or other medical conditions).

Making a decision to work with someone to improve your health is a big step. It is brave work on the things you don’t like about yourself. It is brave to talk to someone. My approach is more collaborative and supportive. My goal is to help my clients feel safe and to understand themselves better, increasing their flexible thinking and compassion for themselves.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, EMDR Practitioner, and Reiki Master/Teacher. I specialize in Trauma-Focused work with adults to manage a wide range of issues. My approach is Person-Centered and Trauma Focused through a compassionate lens, with an emphasis on client's strengths. I'm trained in Advanced EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis including advanced training in Age Regression/Progression, and Reiki Level III. I utilize complementary therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

My name is Elizabeth Bristow and I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over twenty years of experience providing psychotherapy for adults and adolescents. I see individuals, couples and families in my private practice. My office is centrally located, I have day and evening hours and I accept most insurances.

My specialty is in working with adults that are wanting to move past talk therapy in order to heal traumas by accessing their inner healing intelligence, and repair pathways for greater resiliency. In turn, this allows one to get to know the Self on a profoundly deep level, and to be working in harmony with the functions of the internal system. The tools are already within. Sometimes, we just need to be shown how to access them. In other words, I will not be giving you a fish, I will be teaching you to fish. I have been working in mental health since 2010, and witnessing the magic of healing and growth is what keeps me going.