Rita Vatcher
Counselor, LMHC, MCCS, CAGS, RPT-S (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
3 Endorsed
Let's Connect (508) 471-3442

I love to work with kids and adolescents and their families. I believe people don't have "problems" but rather "challenges" they learn to move through or re-frame. Together we learn new ways of doing things; new ways of looking at things; find a new path of our own choosing that feels better than the one we were on; relate to ourselves and others in a healthier way; learn to smile and laugh more; find the things we are good at doing; make a contribution; stress less; be who we are meant to be, and love who we are as a person!
I have always loved working with kids and my passion and dream is helping young people achieve their goals. I received my MA in Mental Health Counseling and am credentialed by the International Association for Play Therapy. Using the therapeutic power of play I am able to help kids and their families move forward and find resilience.
My goal as a play therapist is to help kids and their families build resilience. I use sound, proven approaches appropriate to their needs. Interventions include art therapy, sand tray, mindfulness, and EMDR. We increase problem-solving and coping skills, emotion identification, expression, and regulation, and social skills.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Mastercard, Venmo, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Optum
- Tufts
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Rita Vatcher
Counselor, LMHC, MCCS, CAGS, RPT-S
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (508) 471-3442
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Massachusetts / 9469 Rita Vatcher
- Attended Boston College, MA
- Certificate from EMDR Institute 100149824 / 2021
- Certificate from International Association of Play Therapy T3170 / 2015
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Rita Vatcher
Counselor, LMHC, MCCS, CAGS, RPT-S
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (508) 471-3442
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Coping Skills
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Rita Vatcher
Counselor, LMHC, MCCS, CAGS, RPT-S
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (508) 471-3442
3 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults
Participants
Individuals ,
Family ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Hispanic and Latino
Religion
Christian
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Adlerian
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Rita Vatcher
Counselor, LMHC, MCCS, CAGS, RPT-S
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (508) 471-3442