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.

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.

Many people struggle with adjusting to life stressors and managing the complex demands in their life. As a trauma specialist, Dr. Taylor supports you in learning new ways of coping while giving you the space and structure to heal and recover. Even if you have tried therapy before, Dr. Taylor 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.

Looking within oneself to fully understand your situation is the best way to move forward, because it helps you develop a comprehensive plan and manageable, achievable goals. I am a licensed clinical social worker with more than 15 years of experience working with couples, families, adolescents, adults, and children. I graduated from Simmons College of Social Work with a master's degree, and enthusiastically work to help my clients make lasting, visible changes. Together, we can uncover new ways to make meaningful change, by identifying weaknesses and strengths and developing a plan.

Therapy is a process of working together to help you experience new ways of generating hope and inspiration for your life. As we understand the dilemmas you face, I'll help you see how you can use your creative abilities to develop new choices for meeting them and explore new paths toward change. In my work with individuals, couples and families I offer a framework for keeping track of important ideas, meaningful life stories and useful directions. I integrate ideas from family systems and narrative therapies and phase-oriented trauma recovery.

I am fortunate to have experience providing therapy to people from varying backgrounds, and I welcome clients from all walks of life. The populations I work with include tweens and teens (10-19), college students and recent graduates, and adults. I can provide support with anxiety, depression, family conflict, life transitions, and job and school stress. Additionally, I have specialized training and work experience with (1) survivors of sexual assault, relationship violence, DV, and childhood abuse and (2) children and adolescents who have experienced multiple hospitalizations and out-of-home placements.

CURRENTLY FULL - EMAIL ABOUT WAITLIST Finding the right therapist for can be a daunting experience. I’d like to do what I can to make it a little less so by telling you a bit myself and how I approach my work with clients. My goal as a therapist is to help you work through the issues that are bothering you in order for youto move forward to the life you want. Therapy is collaborative, but you’re in the driver’s seat. You set the goals, you set the pace, and you can change the plan when you need to. Coming from both strengths-based and trauma-informed perspectives, I am here to partner and support your growth while doing the work.

I've been a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) for almost twenty years. I work with individuals, couples, and families out of the basement office of my home in Arlington, MA. My most basic therapeutic approach is that everyone is born good and whole. But, life happens and it sends us difficulties that we can’t always understand. These difficulties can happen as children, adolescents, adults, in school, home, work, and in our marriages. Sometimes these problematic life experiences can affect our core beliefs negatively and/or overwhelm our abilities to cope.

Looking for immediate support? Do you have a youth/adolescent who is struggling? Are you a parent or caregiver who has navigated treatment options and was left overwhelmed and not knowing what the best possible supports are for your child? Perhaps you are an adult, with or without parenting needs, and are looking for ways to support yourself.

*I regrettably am not accepting new clients. When that changes, my profile will be updated accordingly.* It is within our human nature to connect, but shame, invalidating environments and relationships prevent us from living as our most authentic fulfilled self. I provide the kind of psychotherapy experience where you know there is a real person sitting across from you. I believe the connection in therapy is the healing. We will work through the barriers that keep you stuck and notice all the parts that make up the authentic you.

*Please note I am not accepting new clients at this time.* By the time people start therapy, they've often tried nearly everything to solve their problems on their own. I respect the hard work you may have already done -- and your courage in seeking more support. Therapy can help you free up the "stuck" places in your life. My approach is warm, open-minded, active, and empathic. My goals are to help you find more satisfaction in your work and relationships, feel more self-confidence and vitality, and live a happy, meaningful life. My priority is always to respect the pace and direction that is right for you.

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.

I provide individual therapy and couples counseling for adults struggling with a wide range of issues. My areas of expertise include mood dysregulation, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, life transitions, identity issues, college counseling, and trauma/PTSD. Overall, I view therapy as a collaborative relationship between client and therapist in which we work together towards client self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and healing.

ACCEPTING NEW DAYTIME CLIENTS FOR TELETHERAPY SESSIONS. Melanie works from a relational, psychodynamic, feminist and compassion-based approach to therapy. She has experience with various mindfulness modalities. Melanie provides specialized work in evaluations and referrals for gender affirming medical treatments and surgeries. She takes an individualized approach to treatment and supports clients in their work towards reaching their personal goals. Melanie has experience working in mental health and community services in Massachusetts and South Florida since 1995.

It feels horrible when you lose the connection with your beloved and you can't find your way back to that warm, secure feeling together. It can leave you feeling bad about yourself or your "other half;" lost, lonely, mad, misunderstood, confused, even checked-out. You may feel drained from managing the tension. If you've tried couples therapy before, now there's a better way. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is research based and offers a very high rate of success. Are you ready to grow as a couple? I invite you to take a wonderful risk and try EFT.

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.

**** CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS ***** Are you, or Is your teenage daughter or son struggling? Have you been kind and supportive, and just don't know how to help? Adolescence and young adulthood is a time of growth and change. It's also one of the most challenging times in life, as you build and solidify your identity. Now is the right time to see a therapist, to build internal supports, and make the choices to have the life you want. With empathy, respect, and kindness, I would be honored to help you, or your teen become a more fulfilled, creative, and purposeful individual.

I work from an empowerment perspective to support individuals’ goals and their innate strengths. I believe everyone has the inner resources they need to thrive, and that my role as a therapist is to create a container for healing, growth, and joy. I strive to ground my work in an assertively anti-racist and feminist frame.

My direct and respectful approach is the most prominent and helpful aspect of my work. I provide an environment of warmth and trust, so you can feel free to discuss any problem. I take an active and engaged role and when needed, I will also teach concrete skills of managing difficult personal situations or painful emotions. I think of myself as coach, teacher and mentor to help each client find a way of living that is right for them. I have an eclectic approach but my specialties are in mindfulness based and Cognitive therapies.