I am a licensed psychologist with over 10 years of international work experience and specialist in hypnosis, women's health, and sex and couples therapy. If you are struggling with a medical, sexual, or relationship problem I want you to know that I am committed to helping people just like yourself. Finding the right professional for your most personal needs is an important first step towards treatment success. My web page, http://www.drflory.com is intended to give you more detailed information about my areas of expertise.

NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. I work with individuals/couples to integrate mind, body and spirit with evidence-based clinical approaches to heal emotional struggles, build sustainable health and wellness, and help transform your life and relationships. Your sessions may include frank and thought-provoking discussion of your emotional road blocks, including concrete ways to support and heal your emotional fragilities; a guided mindfulness or Brainspotting exercise; and dialogue and practice for connecting to your innate strengths, clarity, and contentment. Together we will focus on tangible, on-the-ground results in your life.

If you are struggling with emotional issues, stressful life experiences or feel a sense of disconnection, connecting with a therapist can help to alleviate your suffering. With me you will be able to explore difficult thoughts and feelings, challenge patterns and behaviors that might not be serving you or reflect on your relationships in a safe and supportive space. I care about the relationship I establish with my clients, am warm and compassionate and enjoy working collaboratively.

I am an experienced clinician that works primarily with adolescents and adults. Treatment is individualized and collaborative so that we can best meet your particular needs. I am seeking clients that are motivated to make changes in their life. Ultimately, I want to help you live a meaningful life in which you feel confident in your unique abilities and strengths. I hope our work together will help you trust your instincts and honor your true self.

I am passionate about helping working families, young adults, and women learn how to manage the stresses of daily life. Whether it's ongoing depression, anxiety, parenting struggles, health issues, job-related stress, school issues, addiction, or difficult behaviors in children and adolescents; I believe you can overcome these challenges and live a full and rewarding life. I approach your problems with curiosity and kindness as I believe you are the expert on your own experience. I will work with you to help guide you, learn new tools, and make positive choices that fit for you, your family, and your life.

I believe that through counseling one can heal from the impact of trauma and loss. I am a bilingual therapist with more than 12 years of experience working with adolescent and adult survivors of trauma. I have helped clients of all identities feel safe and empowered to address the impact of their traumatic life experiences.

** Not currently accepting new patients ** Psychotherapy can be a profoundly transformative process for those who are curious about their worries, insecurities, and relational struggles. By creating a respectful, non-judgmental, and collaborative relationship, we will develop a greater understanding and acceptance of you and your experience with the goal of living a more gratifying and meaningful life.

I believe that a major goal of therapy is to develop an understanding of how we interact with and relate to the important people in our lives in order to create a deeper sense of meaning and purpose. I feel that this kind of self-exploration is especially important for adolescents and young adults as they seek independence. For Individuals and families who are "stuck" in difficult patterns, it can help to have a therapist guide them through struggles so that they can have more fulfilling interactions and experiences with one another.

I specialize in working with children, adolescents, families, and adults around life transitions, grief, adult and child ADD/ADHD, depression, anxiety, and stress. Additionally, as a first generation Asian Indian who was raised in the US, I have firsthand knowledge around the socially and culturally sensitive issues relating to the experience of immigrant families.

I have thirty years of experience providing therapy to adults of all ages. My style is warm, non-judgmental, respectful, and active. I use a blend of relational, mindfulness, psychodynamic and skills-based approaches to help you gain clarity and develop strategies to feel better. I am interested in seeing you as a whole person; understanding your experiences within your personal, cultural and social contexts; and supporting your strengths and resilience.

Would you like to feel the same kindness and compassion you give others? Do you want to stop questioning your value and worth? Are you ready to find more meaning and purpose in your life? Are you looking to connect deeper with family and friends? My clients often struggle with perfectionism, low self-worth, anxiety, depression or medical issues (infertility, obesity, etc). Together we identify stuck points, repetitive problematic patterns, and other destructive behaviors that cause suffering in your life and serve as obstacles to your happiness and fulfillment. I help clients achieve self-awareness so they can make lasting changes.

I work with adults dealing with a range of issues including depression, anxiety, relationship issues and trauma. Through the development of a trusting relationship and exploration I believe we can work through most challenges in your personal and/or work life. As a psychoanalyst and social worker with over 25 years of experience, I am deeply committed to this work. In addition to having a private practice in Lexington, MA I am currently Co-Director, Supervisor and Faculty for The PINE Center Clinical Fellowship.

*UPDATE 12/2020: I AM NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME.* Whether you're worried about your mood, relationship issues, stressful live events, or something else entirely, I can help you to identify the problems you are facing, adapt, and develop new coping skills. Most of my clients are doing really well in their lives until something comes along and they get "stuck"; It's my job to help you get out of that predicament and get to a better emotional place that is more balanced and more stable.

I provide a therapeutic space where clients can begin to look at relationships, beliefs, values and feelings in a safe, nonjudgmental setting. I approach the sessions with warmth and humor and my hope is that clients will feel comfortable and at ease.

Over the past 20 years I have learned that my clients come to therapy to be heard, understood, and to make sense of the complicated issues and relationships in their lives. People begin therapy for many reasons; feeling stuck, overwhelmed,confused or consumed with anxiety and depression. Couples come to therapy to improve their communication, to increase their co-parenting skills, or to enhance their emotional and physical intimacy. A good psychotherapy relationship can improve your feeling of well-being. It can be helpful during periods of transition and provide a safe place to explore past traumas or recent losses.

Loss, uncertainty, and feeling overwhelmed are part of being human. We all experience moments in life that challenge our capacity to cope. Whether you are navigating a life transition, such as a new relationship, aging, new child, or struggling with depression, anxiety, issues around sexuality/gender identity, infertility, loss/grief, medical crisis, my hope is to create a calm, empathic, safe space in which we can explore these issues together. I offer a holistic approach that takes into consideration the interconnectedness of our physical, emotional, and social selves and am committed to helping individuals improve these aspects of well-being, as well as their relationships.

As a therapist, my first goal is to connect with my clients—there are many effective ways to work with people to address life’s challenges, but the first step is to establish a warm, nonjudgmental, and authentic human connection. With connection and understanding, amazing things can happen. For more than a decade, I have worked collaboratively with people looking to gain insight into their experiences, feel better, and develop practical tools for change.

I am a clinic psychologist with 20 years experience working with adults and adolescents in group and individual psychotherapy. I hold faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital. I believe therapy is about partnering with clients on a journey of self-discovery, developing realistic and achievable life goals using a mix of empirically-supported therapeutic approaches. These approaches include Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.

Life can be difficult--sometimes, unnecessarily hard. People cope in a variety of ways to deal with what life throws at them, but sometimes these strategies are unhealthy and act as a barrier to a meaningful life. I can help you better understand yourself and develop effective ways to improve your response to unpleasant feelings and relationship patterns.

My approach is collaborative, respectful, and strengths-based with an emphasis on goodness of fit between client and therapist. I ask new clients to meet once weekly for two consecutive weeks, and then use the third session to discuss how best to go forward.