Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD) Therapists in Becket, MA

If you struggle with intrusive thoughts, checking, reassurance seeking, anxiety, obsessions, or compulsions that are impairing your daily life, I may be able to help you. If you are struggling with the challenges of pregnancy, early parenthood, other perinatal stressors, I may be able to help.My two main specialties include diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and perinatal/postpartum mental health issues. I also treat individuals with anxiety, depression, bereavement, trauma, and mood disorders.

Ever been in that place where life seems so bleak? Where most days and nights seem same? Where life seem ladened with distress, almost making you feel lost? Reach out, for there's always a path that leads home. We use many facets of therapies including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Behavior Activation, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Motivational Interviewing to help bring change into lives.

Many people struggle with anxiety which can then be exacerbated by complex life demands and stressors. As a specialist in treating OCD and anxiety disorders, Dr. Porter supports you in overcoming underlying anxiety concerns directly, efficiently, and compassionately. Even if you have tried therapy before, Dr. Porter works differently, using science-based treatments personalized to you so you can feel better faster. She believes in providing effective and empirically supported treatment while also making therapy a collaborative and flexible process to meet each individual's unique needs and goals.

Providing care for people encountering problems with substance use, anxiety, OCD, depression, and sleep issues. Psychological science combined with care and compassion can be very helpful in finding ways to move forward with these difficult experiences. Acceptance-based behavioral therapies focus on building skills and developing new patterns of behavior that can deepen a sense of meaning and engagement with life.

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.

Although I have worked with all age groups with varying types and degrees of problem, my current focus has been in depression, anxiety, substance abuse, the elderly, life coaching and sports psychology. My orientation is humanistic with a strong background in dynamic psychology and ego theory. My approach is spiritual without being particularly religious, based on Christian and Eastern philosophies.

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I have been practicing for over 30 years in many capacities as a clinical supervisor, consultant,coordinator and director of programs in residential and community mental health clinics. I am absolutely humbled and respect clients" resiliency and courage as they confront their various life stressors.

I am a clinical psychologist and a board certified psychoanalyst whose treatment focus is on empathy and in-depth appreciation of your unique experience. This creates an atmosphere of acceptance, compassion and collaboration, which helps foster a sense of trust and safety. In this environment we face your immediate concerns, as well as the repetitive patterns which may inhibit growth, satisfaction and reaching your potential. The work of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis is for us to understand and explain these themes to improve and enhance your emotional well being.

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.

I want to help clients on their journey to wholeness and healing. I encourage clients to believe they can achieve a better life situation by working on their strengths and talents. Self Compassion is needed to move forward. I can do teletherapy for those individuals who want a phone or video session. I see vaccinated individuals on Tuesdays at Pittsfield and Saturdays at North Adams. I am available for teletherapy by appointment Tuesday through Saturday.

Hello for and thank you for taking the time to view my profile. Excited to say I am currently accepting clients! I offer compassionate, heart-and-soul-centered, nonjudgmental, supportive, strengths-based therapy in the comfort of your own home via telehealth. I work with teens, kids, families, parents, individuals and couples. I am trained at Simmons College and Harvard Medical School. You deserve the BEST! I became a therapist because I LOVE PEOPLE and I want to support you becoming the person you always wanted to be. I am not adverse to walking through tough stuff and lingering issues from the past and present that need healing.

I am a Licensed (#7998) Clinical Mental Health Counselor experienced in treating individuals of all ages: adolescents, adults, families and couples with interpersonal relationship and life issues, addiction and recovery, separation and divorce, depression, anxiety, transitions, grief and loss, low self-esteem, conflict, post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, loss of creativity and imagination, and those in a crisis of confidence or meaning.

Are you struggling just to get through the day? Do you look to others for approval? Do you feel uncomfortable in your own skin? Do you lack the courage to be your "authentic self"? Have you been acting "as if" you're okay, but really feel like you're "not good enough", "defective", and "unlovable"? Do you feel hopeless? I'd like to help. I am a compassionate and interactive therapist who will provide a safe, and non-judgemental environment where you can safely explore your feelings and develop curiosity about your life. Let me help you rediscover your strengths, your authentic self and your unique truth.

Do you want to transform your life? Do you long to live in a way that’s more vivid, poignant and meaningful? Are you hungry for an authentic connection with others? It’s the key operating systems that run us when we are making dinner, interacting with our family and tying our shoes. Perhaps you are ready for some new ones? Sometimes it takes life falling apart for us to become ready to seek a new path. You need courage to let go of what no longer works and that’s where I can help. I use a lens of core vulnerability to help people understand the role of defense mechanisms and a mindfulness-based approach.

I have had the privilege to serve as a clinical social worker for over 15 years to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I am incredibly respectful in assisting each client achieve their personal and emotional goals. It is my personal commitment as a therapist to assist individuals with becoming comfortable with their true self, enhancing their relationship skills, and developing their abilities to manage any adversity that arises in their life. I am particularly skilled in treating anxiety disorders, severe depression, and trauma.

My Interventions are evidenced based and time tested in years of practice. I work with anxiety and depression with sub-specialties in addictions, sport psychology and chronic pain management. I also specialize in couples and family therapy. Thank you for viewing my profile. I am more than happy to answer any questions you might have, please feel free to call.

Available daytime virtual appointments. As a therapist, I aim to help my clients achieve and maintain the best version of themselves. My hope is that through the power of the therapeutic relationship, clients are able to be vulnerable, explore their authentic selves, and learn the tools necessary to help them cope with the struggles in their daily lives and relationships. Through the reflection on past experiences and the exploration of present thoughts, behaviors, and emotions, I work to help my clients gain insight and facilitate change in their lives.