Therapists for Seniors in Norwich, VT

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Laurel Cooney
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Norwich, VT 05055
With warmth, knowledge, humor, and patience, I support my clients in developing their emotional resilience, exploring their inner complexities and struggles, navigating challenging life transitions, and deepening and expanding their strengths and capacities. I have extensive experience working with adults with ADHD, helping them understand and embrace their unique brains, reduce shame and self-blame, and develop strategies for mastery and well-being.
With warmth, knowledge, humor, and patience, I support my clients in developing their emotional resilience, exploring their inner complexities and struggles, navigating challenging life transitions, and deepening and expanding their strengths and capacities. I have extensive experience working with adults with ADHD, helping them understand and embrace their unique brains, reduce shame and self-blame, and develop strategies for mastery and well-being.
(802) 471-2406 View (802) 471-2406
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Ashley Doolittle
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD
Norwich, VT 05055
Waitlist for new clients
For over a decade, I’ve worked with individuals in some form of transition or major life change, often with trauma histories not too far below the surface. In each situation, I’ve found the most transformational interactions to be those rooted in both insight and somatic practices so it is a gift to craft a professional life at that precise intersection. Guided by genuine care and warmth, I support clients in gently attuning to the “data” stored in their body as a springboard to better understand, and compassionately respond to, core needs of safety, ease, worth, and authentic connection (with both self and others).
For over a decade, I’ve worked with individuals in some form of transition or major life change, often with trauma histories not too far below the surface. In each situation, I’ve found the most transformational interactions to be those rooted in both insight and somatic practices so it is a gift to craft a professional life at that precise intersection. Guided by genuine care and warmth, I support clients in gently attuning to the “data” stored in their body as a springboard to better understand, and compassionately respond to, core needs of safety, ease, worth, and authentic connection (with both self and others).
(802) 317-7975 View (802) 317-7975
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Monica J Descamps
Psychologist, PhD
Norwich, VT 05055
I'm a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Norwich, Vermont. I work with individuals aged 18 years and older. I am skilled in working with a variety of behavioral health issues including depression, challenging relationships, sexuality, professional and athletic performance, obsessions, compulsions and coping with acute or chronic health problems. I have specialized training in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and stress. I strive to provide a warm, safe and collaborative relationship.
I'm a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Norwich, Vermont. I work with individuals aged 18 years and older. I am skilled in working with a variety of behavioral health issues including depression, challenging relationships, sexuality, professional and athletic performance, obsessions, compulsions and coping with acute or chronic health problems. I have specialized training in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and stress. I strive to provide a warm, safe and collaborative relationship.
(802) 231-2295 View (802) 231-2295
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Alicia Green
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Online Only
Accepting new clients. I specialize in helping people navigate life transitions—empty nest, marriage or divorce, loss of a loved one, career change, relocation, or getting "unstuck" in order to move into the next life chapter. I also help people learn to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety and grief, and to understand the root causes of their challenges. As a therapist, professional life & career coach, yoga teacher and writer, I draw from a range of experience and techniques to match the needs of each client. Together we will create a plan to help you feel better and move forward.
Accepting new clients. I specialize in helping people navigate life transitions—empty nest, marriage or divorce, loss of a loved one, career change, relocation, or getting "unstuck" in order to move into the next life chapter. I also help people learn to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety and grief, and to understand the root causes of their challenges. As a therapist, professional life & career coach, yoga teacher and writer, I draw from a range of experience and techniques to match the needs of each client. Together we will create a plan to help you feel better and move forward.
(802) 449-0764 View (802) 449-0764
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Vicky Fish
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MPH
1 Endorsed
Norwich, VT 05055
April 2026: My practice is currently full! I'll update this when I am accepting new clients. What gets in the way of you achieving your goals or of feeling a sense of joy? How do you want this day to unfold? My goal is to create a safe space to work together to uncover your strengths. I believe that you already have what you need inside of you. I am a warm and compassionate listener. I will work collaboratively with you, using evidenced based and creative strategies.
April 2026: My practice is currently full! I'll update this when I am accepting new clients. What gets in the way of you achieving your goals or of feeling a sense of joy? How do you want this day to unfold? My goal is to create a safe space to work together to uncover your strengths. I believe that you already have what you need inside of you. I am a warm and compassionate listener. I will work collaboratively with you, using evidenced based and creative strategies.
(802) 995-2597 View (802) 995-2597
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Victoria Brooks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW-S, APA
Online Only
I approach clients with a collaborative, strengths-based focus & direct style, informed by my training and experience working with individuals and families in the field of mental health for over 30 years. I help people identify stuck patterns and appreciate areas of personal resilience. We will work together to find insight, new learning and successful strategies to help you move in your desired direction. We will cultivate skills that allow you to approach and tolerate painful emotions and as a result decrease daily suffering. You will experience increased clarity of mind and cultivate more happiness & joy. LGBTQIA+ specialization.
I approach clients with a collaborative, strengths-based focus & direct style, informed by my training and experience working with individuals and families in the field of mental health for over 30 years. I help people identify stuck patterns and appreciate areas of personal resilience. We will work together to find insight, new learning and successful strategies to help you move in your desired direction. We will cultivate skills that allow you to approach and tolerate painful emotions and as a result decrease daily suffering. You will experience increased clarity of mind and cultivate more happiness & joy. LGBTQIA+ specialization.
(802) 327-7608 View (802) 327-7608
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Eleanor Lowenthal
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
1 Endorsed
Norwich, VT 05055
Waitlist for new clients
I work with couples and individuals to identify patterns of behavior that negatively impact their ability to function as the best versions of themselves. I use an existential focus to help clients navigate life changes, beginning with entering adolescence and progressing to moving away from home, marriage and relationship, birth of a child and loss or death of a loved one. I engage with my clients compassionately and collaboratively.
I work with couples and individuals to identify patterns of behavior that negatively impact their ability to function as the best versions of themselves. I use an existential focus to help clients navigate life changes, beginning with entering adolescence and progressing to moving away from home, marriage and relationship, birth of a child and loss or death of a loved one. I engage with my clients compassionately and collaboratively.
(802) 490-1535 View (802) 490-1535
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Dr. Dana Pilchik, PsyD
Psychologist, PsyD
Online Only
I am a clinical health psychologist. I specialize in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for individuals living with chronic pain and chronic illness. This is a compassionate, evidence-based approach that integrates the power of mindfulness with proven cognitive techniques to help you reduce suffering, improve emotional resilience, and reconnect with a sense of well-being.
I am a clinical health psychologist. I specialize in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for individuals living with chronic pain and chronic illness. This is a compassionate, evidence-based approach that integrates the power of mindfulness with proven cognitive techniques to help you reduce suffering, improve emotional resilience, and reconnect with a sense of well-being.
(603) 945-5478 View (603) 945-5478
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Kate Sheehan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Online Only
My clients are intelligent, creative, loving, and curious. Together, we identify short- and long-term goals on which to collaborate. Clients often initially reach out because they feel anxious, lost, confused, stuck, dissatisfied, unmotivated or disappointed. Together we use proven strategies and a strengths-based compassionate approach to develop more authentic relationships, clearer communication, generous and protective boundaries, and genuine purpose. We explore what is working well for you, and we limit thoughts and habits that no longer support you. Your goals determine how long we work together.
My clients are intelligent, creative, loving, and curious. Together, we identify short- and long-term goals on which to collaborate. Clients often initially reach out because they feel anxious, lost, confused, stuck, dissatisfied, unmotivated or disappointed. Together we use proven strategies and a strengths-based compassionate approach to develop more authentic relationships, clearer communication, generous and protective boundaries, and genuine purpose. We explore what is working well for you, and we limit thoughts and habits that no longer support you. Your goals determine how long we work together.
(802) 808-6586 View (802) 808-6586
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Cathey W Law
Licensed Professional Counselor, M Ed, LPC
2 Endorsed
Online Only
If you’ve spent years holding everything together for work, family, and others but feel burned out, anxious, or disconnected from yourself, you’re not alone. I work with adults navigating burnout, grief, divorce, racialized workplace stress, and ADHD diagnosed later in life. I’m Cathey W. Law, LPC, a therapist and former HR/DEI leader. Using Brainspotting and somatic therapy, we work with the nervous system to process stress stored in the body, improve focus and emotional regulation, and rebuild identity, boundaries, clarity, and direction for the next chapter of life.
If you’ve spent years holding everything together for work, family, and others but feel burned out, anxious, or disconnected from yourself, you’re not alone. I work with adults navigating burnout, grief, divorce, racialized workplace stress, and ADHD diagnosed later in life. I’m Cathey W. Law, LPC, a therapist and former HR/DEI leader. Using Brainspotting and somatic therapy, we work with the nervous system to process stress stored in the body, improve focus and emotional regulation, and rebuild identity, boundaries, clarity, and direction for the next chapter of life.
(817) 672-9797 View (817) 672-9797
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Aims Beardslee
Counselor, LMHC, EdS, MS
1 Endorsed
Online Only
If you are seeking a neurodivergent affirming autism/ADHD assessment OR self-diagnosis consultation with an AuDHD therapist who specializes in recognizing/diagnosing adults who have been overlooked and/or misdiagnosed- including those who were assigned female at birth (AFAB), transgender/nonbinary/gender diverse people, high masking individuals, BIPOC individuals, and women- then you have absolutely arrived at the right place, and I am so glad you are here!
If you are seeking a neurodivergent affirming autism/ADHD assessment OR self-diagnosis consultation with an AuDHD therapist who specializes in recognizing/diagnosing adults who have been overlooked and/or misdiagnosed- including those who were assigned female at birth (AFAB), transgender/nonbinary/gender diverse people, high masking individuals, BIPOC individuals, and women- then you have absolutely arrived at the right place, and I am so glad you are here!
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Photo of Amy Phillips - Collaborative Counseling, Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH
Collaborative Counseling
Counselor, MEd, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH
Serves Area
I provide virtual and in-person counseling. I am a Board Certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH) counselor providing sessions via a HIPAA-compliant virtual office. I am licensed in Alabama and also registered in Florida to provide telehealth services. Email is my preferred contact method and has faster response time. Our emails can be encrypted if needed.
I provide virtual and in-person counseling. I am a Board Certified Telemental Health (BC-TMH) counselor providing sessions via a HIPAA-compliant virtual office. I am licensed in Alabama and also registered in Florida to provide telehealth services. Email is my preferred contact method and has faster response time. Our emails can be encrypted if needed.
(334) 259-3803 View (334) 259-3803
Photo of Paul Leandri - Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Psychologist
Welcome to Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (Hanover CBT). We know that reaching out for support can feel overwhelming, and we're here to make that first step as comfortable as possible. Our team of psychologists, therapists, and psychiatric providers offers compassionate, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, college students, and adults. We specialize in treating anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, health-related concerns, and many other emotional and behavioral challenges. We also provide medication management, neuropsychological, and psychoeducational assessments.
Welcome to Hanover Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (Hanover CBT). We know that reaching out for support can feel overwhelming, and we're here to make that first step as comfortable as possible. Our team of psychologists, therapists, and psychiatric providers offers compassionate, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, college students, and adults. We specialize in treating anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma, ADHD, life transitions, health-related concerns, and many other emotional and behavioral challenges. We also provide medication management, neuropsychological, and psychoeducational assessments.
(603) 392-7241 View (603) 392-7241
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Kerry K Skiffington
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCHMC, DHyp
Online Only
I answer every email if it reaches me. And, YES, I have open slots. Feeling overwhelmed and anxious because of big happenings in your life? Let me introduce a different kind of counseling to help you navigate grief, change, and adjustment, good or bad, because you can be the hero of your own life. EMAILing me is the first step, as phone calls are difficult to return with my daily schedule. I will email back as best I can within 24 hours.
I answer every email if it reaches me. And, YES, I have open slots. Feeling overwhelmed and anxious because of big happenings in your life? Let me introduce a different kind of counseling to help you navigate grief, change, and adjustment, good or bad, because you can be the hero of your own life. EMAILing me is the first step, as phone calls are difficult to return with my daily schedule. I will email back as best I can within 24 hours.
(802) 266-4538 View (802) 266-4538
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Karen Lee Gillock
Psychologist, PhD
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Using evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I specialize in helping people with anxiety and related problems, including depression, stress, trauma, cancer survivorship, adult ADHD, chronic pain, insomnia, and behavioral medicine. If any of these are interfering with your efforts to achieve healthy goals, maximize your growth potential, and lead a happy, productive life, we could work together to help you identify the psychological and situational factors that are blocking you and teach you the necessary skills to more effectively manage or eliminate those factors. CBT is a very effective way to help you do this.
Using evidence-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I specialize in helping people with anxiety and related problems, including depression, stress, trauma, cancer survivorship, adult ADHD, chronic pain, insomnia, and behavioral medicine. If any of these are interfering with your efforts to achieve healthy goals, maximize your growth potential, and lead a happy, productive life, we could work together to help you identify the psychological and situational factors that are blocking you and teach you the necessary skills to more effectively manage or eliminate those factors. CBT is a very effective way to help you do this.
(603) 448-3588 View (603) 448-3588
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Gregory V Wilson
Pastoral Counselor, DMin
Serves Area
Dr. Gregory Wilson offers affordable counseling for individuals, families, couples, and children. He has thirty years' experience, including working with codependency, anxiety and depression, and intimacy and communication issues. Dr. Wilson recently completed a 2-year grant project helping families and others in relationship with persons affected by addiction. Counseling can help you answer the question “What needs to change for you to live the life you want?” The more the drive toward life is thwarted, the stronger is the drive toward destruction. Destructiveness is the outcome of an unlived life.
Dr. Gregory Wilson offers affordable counseling for individuals, families, couples, and children. He has thirty years' experience, including working with codependency, anxiety and depression, and intimacy and communication issues. Dr. Wilson recently completed a 2-year grant project helping families and others in relationship with persons affected by addiction. Counseling can help you answer the question “What needs to change for you to live the life you want?” The more the drive toward life is thwarted, the stronger is the drive toward destruction. Destructiveness is the outcome of an unlived life.
(772) 919-8043 View (772) 919-8043
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John Nesbitt LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Are you feeling overwhelmed or unsatisfied at home, school, work, or in an important relationship? Is your child struggling socially or academically? I provide a warm, professional, and respectful environment where we will explore the concerns that brought you to therapy. We will work together to develop a coherent narrative of what is working and not working in your life, and draw on my experience and training to cultivate the insights, tools, and resources to create positive change. My website is www.johnnesbittlicsw.com
Are you feeling overwhelmed or unsatisfied at home, school, work, or in an important relationship? Is your child struggling socially or academically? I provide a warm, professional, and respectful environment where we will explore the concerns that brought you to therapy. We will work together to develop a coherent narrative of what is working and not working in your life, and draw on my experience and training to cultivate the insights, tools, and resources to create positive change. My website is www.johnnesbittlicsw.com
(603) 825-4979 View (603) 825-4979
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Julie Puttgen
Counselor, LCMHC, REAT, SEP, MFA
6 Endorsed
Serves Area
I come to my work as a therapist from backgrounds as an artist, hospital oncology chaplain, art professor and activist, meditation teacher, lover of movement, backpacker Dharma bum, essayist, companion of rescue pups, and former Buddhist nun. I've been around the block, tried many things, succeeded and failed, and carried my heart through many of this world's wild, beautiful, boring, terrible, sacred spaces. All of which feels relevant to working with clients who dare to trust their creative and intuitive processes as they come into fierce, tender, inalienable wholeness.
I come to my work as a therapist from backgrounds as an artist, hospital oncology chaplain, art professor and activist, meditation teacher, lover of movement, backpacker Dharma bum, essayist, companion of rescue pups, and former Buddhist nun. I've been around the block, tried many things, succeeded and failed, and carried my heart through many of this world's wild, beautiful, boring, terrible, sacred spaces. All of which feels relevant to working with clients who dare to trust their creative and intuitive processes as they come into fierce, tender, inalienable wholeness.
(603) 413-8861 View (603) 413-8861
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Marriage Quest
Psychologist, PsyD
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Is your marriage in trouble? If you are struggling with communication issues, resentment, an affair, or a sexless marriage, then I can help. Almost half of the couples who get divorced report they regret it later, so before you make such an important decision about your future, let me help you give your marriage the best chance at success.
Is your marriage in trouble? If you are struggling with communication issues, resentment, an affair, or a sexless marriage, then I can help. Almost half of the couples who get divorced report they regret it later, so before you make such an important decision about your future, let me help you give your marriage the best chance at success.
(802) 300-3609 View (802) 300-3609
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Alice Huang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW, MA
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I provide teletherapy in NY, NJ and VT for adults and teens who may have tried talk therapy but are seeking deeper, longer-lasting change. You might be high-functioning and capable, yet still feel anxious, burnt out and stuck in old patterns. As an empath, career changer, first generation Asian-American, and client myself, I work with a range of people discovering their sense of true core self, balancing one's needs with others' expectations, and learning new skills to manage relationship dynamics and intergenerational trauma. My job is to accompany clients closely, accurately and with care because humans do not heal alone.
I provide teletherapy in NY, NJ and VT for adults and teens who may have tried talk therapy but are seeking deeper, longer-lasting change. You might be high-functioning and capable, yet still feel anxious, burnt out and stuck in old patterns. As an empath, career changer, first generation Asian-American, and client myself, I work with a range of people discovering their sense of true core self, balancing one's needs with others' expectations, and learning new skills to manage relationship dynamics and intergenerational trauma. My job is to accompany clients closely, accurately and with care because humans do not heal alone.
(347) 970-2792 View (347) 970-2792

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FAQ - About Therapy for Seniors
Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.

How is counseling for seniors and the elderly different from counseling for other age groups?
In general, counseling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialize in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counseling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.

How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.

What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counselors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counselors specializing in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counselors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.