Therapists in Bedford, MA
Everyone has a time in their life when they need help. I have been helping people understand their difficulties and develop strategies and skills to overcome those struggles for over 15 years. As a Clinical Social Worker, I have worked in many different therapeutic settings, aiding individuals with various problems, including depression, anxiety, family and couples issues, academic difficulties, and health and wellness struggles. I believe that once you learn how to focus on what is going on inside of you and become more accepting of it, you will have the power to heal yourself.
Everyone has a time in their life when they need help. I have been helping people understand their difficulties and develop strategies and skills to overcome those struggles for over 15 years. As a Clinical Social Worker, I have worked in many different therapeutic settings, aiding individuals with various problems, including depression, anxiety, family and couples issues, academic difficulties, and health and wellness struggles. I believe that once you learn how to focus on what is going on inside of you and become more accepting of it, you will have the power to heal yourself.
My ideal client is seeking deeper personal growth and fulfillment, struggling with stress, anxiety, or physical ailments linked to emotional issues. Support in reshaping behaviors, managing stress, and discovering their authentic self would be helpful to them. Their goals include achieving joy, aligning with their true passions, and cultivating meaningful habits. They want to live a more authentic, joyful life and see meaningful behavior change as the key to this transformation. They are ready to embrace practices like mindfulness, yoga, and reiki to enhance their overall well-being.
My ideal client is seeking deeper personal growth and fulfillment, struggling with stress, anxiety, or physical ailments linked to emotional issues. Support in reshaping behaviors, managing stress, and discovering their authentic self would be helpful to them. Their goals include achieving joy, aligning with their true passions, and cultivating meaningful habits. They want to live a more authentic, joyful life and see meaningful behavior change as the key to this transformation. They are ready to embrace practices like mindfulness, yoga, and reiki to enhance their overall well-being.
Everyone experiences difficulties in their lives and finds ways to "get through it." Getting through it is only one step in the journey. You want to move past life's hardships. I know that difficulties come in all shapes and sizes, from broken hearts or unexpected losses of people or jobs to life-threatening emergencies or rape. I often see that people who "get through it" or "white knuckle it" are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and unsatisfying relationships.
Everyone experiences difficulties in their lives and finds ways to "get through it." Getting through it is only one step in the journey. You want to move past life's hardships. I know that difficulties come in all shapes and sizes, from broken hearts or unexpected losses of people or jobs to life-threatening emergencies or rape. I often see that people who "get through it" or "white knuckle it" are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, and unsatisfying relationships.
Questions about your child's neuropsychological functioning can arise at any point between preschool and college. I specialize in child, adolescent and young adult neuropsychological evaluations; I do NOT provide therapy. My goal is to understand what may be interfering with your child's ability to be successful in various settings - academically, behaviorally and/or socially. Examples of common parental concerns include: problems with attention and concentration, problems with organization and planning, learning disabilities, memory issues, developmental delays/intellectual disabilities, and questions of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Questions about your child's neuropsychological functioning can arise at any point between preschool and college. I specialize in child, adolescent and young adult neuropsychological evaluations; I do NOT provide therapy. My goal is to understand what may be interfering with your child's ability to be successful in various settings - academically, behaviorally and/or socially. Examples of common parental concerns include: problems with attention and concentration, problems with organization and planning, learning disabilities, memory issues, developmental delays/intellectual disabilities, and questions of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Abigail Tague
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, CYT
Verified Verified
Bedford, MA 01730 (Online Only)
We often judge our insides based on other people's outsides. The shame of feeling alone can lead us to shape shift; squeezing into fragmented versions of what we think we are supposed to be or feel. In our work together we can explore the "You" beyond your representative self and find ways to express the parts of yourself who want to be seen and known.
We often judge our insides based on other people's outsides. The shame of feeling alone can lead us to shape shift; squeezing into fragmented versions of what we think we are supposed to be or feel. In our work together we can explore the "You" beyond your representative self and find ways to express the parts of yourself who want to be seen and known.
I have a special passion for helping my clients eliminate phrases like “I can’t” and "I'm not good enough." I truly believe that we are wired to overcome so much more than we give ourselves credit for, and I want to be the one to support you on you journey. I will always be open to your point of view, welcoming of our differences, and supportive of your needs.Your peace is my priority. We will work together to develop a clear picture of you- your feelings, behaviors, thoughts, and goals- in order to move you into a positive mindset and feeling like you are in control of your future.
I have a special passion for helping my clients eliminate phrases like “I can’t” and "I'm not good enough." I truly believe that we are wired to overcome so much more than we give ourselves credit for, and I want to be the one to support you on you journey. I will always be open to your point of view, welcoming of our differences, and supportive of your needs.Your peace is my priority. We will work together to develop a clear picture of you- your feelings, behaviors, thoughts, and goals- in order to move you into a positive mindset and feeling like you are in control of your future.
I am a clinical social worker licensed in Maine and Massachusetts with over 20 years experience providing therapy for individuals and groups. I am trained in EMDR, DBT, and CBT and have benefitted personally and professionally from mindfulness practices, including trauma-informed yoga and contemplative prayer. In addition, I am a certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide and spiritual director. I offer not only evidence-based therapy techniques but also a deep connection to spiritual and wisdom practices for growth and healing.
I am a clinical social worker licensed in Maine and Massachusetts with over 20 years experience providing therapy for individuals and groups. I am trained in EMDR, DBT, and CBT and have benefitted personally and professionally from mindfulness practices, including trauma-informed yoga and contemplative prayer. In addition, I am a certified Kripalu Mindful Outdoor Guide and spiritual director. I offer not only evidence-based therapy techniques but also a deep connection to spiritual and wisdom practices for growth and healing.
Amy Barr
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bedford, MA 01730 (Online Only)
I work with children, adolescents, young adults, families, and parents. My focus when working with clients is to help them through life transitions with a person-centered and empathic approach, utilizing your strengths. We will explore strategies and skills that you can take with you beyond our time together. Those that benefit from a stength-based, skills building approach may identify as having anxiety, depression, self-esteem worries, or trauma.
I work with children, adolescents, young adults, families, and parents. My focus when working with clients is to help them through life transitions with a person-centered and empathic approach, utilizing your strengths. We will explore strategies and skills that you can take with you beyond our time together. Those that benefit from a stength-based, skills building approach may identify as having anxiety, depression, self-esteem worries, or trauma.
Welcome to my practice! I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. While I treat a variety of concerns, I specialize in anxiety/stress, perfectionism, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, life transitions/changes, and coping with medical conditions (including sleep problems and pain). I utilize a strengths-based framework, a warm collaborative style, and individually designed treatment strategies incorporating evidence-based tools including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and relaxation. I will support you in finding direction, purpose, confidence, balance, peace, connection, and joy.
Welcome to my practice! I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families. While I treat a variety of concerns, I specialize in anxiety/stress, perfectionism, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, life transitions/changes, and coping with medical conditions (including sleep problems and pain). I utilize a strengths-based framework, a warm collaborative style, and individually designed treatment strategies incorporating evidence-based tools including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and relaxation. I will support you in finding direction, purpose, confidence, balance, peace, connection, and joy.
Eileen (Elle) Kern
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bedford, MA 01730
Not accepting new clients
My practice is currently full. Are you trying to balance multiple demands, school, work, family, self-care and finding it overwhelming? Do you feel stressed, anxious, have concerns about relationships, parenting, dealing with loss? Are you going through a change or transition in your life that feels unsettling? Do you wish you could change some of your stuck patterns to bring more joy into your life or healthier relationships, with yourself and others? You deserve support. It is a great gift to yourself to reach out for help. I would be honored to help you. Your trust is a privilege and I love that this is my work.
My practice is currently full. Are you trying to balance multiple demands, school, work, family, self-care and finding it overwhelming? Do you feel stressed, anxious, have concerns about relationships, parenting, dealing with loss? Are you going through a change or transition in your life that feels unsettling? Do you wish you could change some of your stuck patterns to bring more joy into your life or healthier relationships, with yourself and others? You deserve support. It is a great gift to yourself to reach out for help. I would be honored to help you. Your trust is a privilege and I love that this is my work.
N. Page Kohlhepp, JD, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, JD, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bedford, MA 01730
Not accepting new clients
I welcome working with adults of all ages to explore challenges of major life transitions, which often involve anxiety, depression, grief, or anger. For clients who want to better manage stress, I teach and coach self-regulation techniques to help build resilience. I partner with those who wish to understand themselves better, treat themselves better, and live more satisfying and meaningful lives. Many find that talking with a therapist helps them to identify their feelings, improve communication and connection to others, find the strength to make necessary changes, and to live a more authentic life.
I welcome working with adults of all ages to explore challenges of major life transitions, which often involve anxiety, depression, grief, or anger. For clients who want to better manage stress, I teach and coach self-regulation techniques to help build resilience. I partner with those who wish to understand themselves better, treat themselves better, and live more satisfying and meaningful lives. Many find that talking with a therapist helps them to identify their feelings, improve communication and connection to others, find the strength to make necessary changes, and to live a more authentic life.
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Celeste Bouchard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Bedford, MA 01731 (Online Only)
Celeste Bouchard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who sees children, adolescents, adults, and families. Celeste’s clinical background includes working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, trauma/abuse/PTSD, stress management, life transitions, and LGBTQ+ populations.
Celeste Bouchard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who sees children, adolescents, adults, and families. Celeste’s clinical background includes working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, trauma/abuse/PTSD, stress management, life transitions, and LGBTQ+ populations.
Looking for personal growth and healing? Therapy offers dedicated time and space to focus on yourself, where you’re heard and understood without judgment. We’ll work together to explore your thoughts and feelings, uncover insights, and find new ways to tackle life’s challenges. I offer a warm approach with supportive guidance by focusing on resilience and connecting to what is meaningful to you.
Looking for personal growth and healing? Therapy offers dedicated time and space to focus on yourself, where you’re heard and understood without judgment. We’ll work together to explore your thoughts and feelings, uncover insights, and find new ways to tackle life’s challenges. I offer a warm approach with supportive guidance by focusing on resilience and connecting to what is meaningful to you.
Welcome! We are accepting new clients. We accept insurance and offer telehealth appointments. I takes courage and strength to reach out for help. We are here to support and guide you so that you can make the changes you need and ultimately, reach your goals. We have seasoned therapists with a variety of areas of expertise. You and your therapist will begin a journey toward the kind of life you have always wanted. We teach you practical tools whether you're struggling with anxiety or a relationship, we can help you achieve the goals you desire!
Welcome! We are accepting new clients. We accept insurance and offer telehealth appointments. I takes courage and strength to reach out for help. We are here to support and guide you so that you can make the changes you need and ultimately, reach your goals. We have seasoned therapists with a variety of areas of expertise. You and your therapist will begin a journey toward the kind of life you have always wanted. We teach you practical tools whether you're struggling with anxiety or a relationship, we can help you achieve the goals you desire!
My practice is currently full. I will post when I have openings. If you are reading this, right now, it is probably not an easy time in your life. Psychotherapy can be a truly life changing process. It works to gradually loosen stuck patterns in one's life, leaving more room for vitality and creativity. You may be trying to heal from past wounds, experiencing anxiety, loneliness, depression, or wishing for more closeness with friends and family.
My practice is currently full. I will post when I have openings. If you are reading this, right now, it is probably not an easy time in your life. Psychotherapy can be a truly life changing process. It works to gradually loosen stuck patterns in one's life, leaving more room for vitality and creativity. You may be trying to heal from past wounds, experiencing anxiety, loneliness, depression, or wishing for more closeness with friends and family.
Len Schmelkin is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts and Illinois who specializes in treating mood, anxiety, and attentional issues in children, adults, and families. He has over 30 years of professional experience providing clinical assessment and therapeutic care. Len received his Bachelor's of Social Work from Northeastern Illinois University and his Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin. He has also completed post-graduate work at Loyola University and the University of Chicago, and he is currently training at the Intensive Program in Family Therapy Institute in Cambridge.
Len Schmelkin is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts and Illinois who specializes in treating mood, anxiety, and attentional issues in children, adults, and families. He has over 30 years of professional experience providing clinical assessment and therapeutic care. Len received his Bachelor's of Social Work from Northeastern Illinois University and his Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin. He has also completed post-graduate work at Loyola University and the University of Chicago, and he is currently training at the Intensive Program in Family Therapy Institute in Cambridge.
Karen L Ford
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bedford, MA 01730
Not accepting new clients
In over twenty-five years of working with adolescents and adults in schools and clinics, I have learned that people seek therapy because they are struggling to manage overwhelming emotions and experiences. Therapy offers the opportunity to explore symptoms like depression and anxiety with another person, so these feelings can be tolerated and understood. As you investigate your patterns of relating, your coping strategies, and your resources, you will develop new perspectives and recognize your own capacities.
In over twenty-five years of working with adolescents and adults in schools and clinics, I have learned that people seek therapy because they are struggling to manage overwhelming emotions and experiences. Therapy offers the opportunity to explore symptoms like depression and anxiety with another person, so these feelings can be tolerated and understood. As you investigate your patterns of relating, your coping strategies, and your resources, you will develop new perspectives and recognize your own capacities.
Does it feel like you're shouting for help and nobody can hear (or nobody cares)? Family, work, relationships, can all feel so overwhelming. You want to be it all and do it all but you're losing yourself. It feels like nobody understands, even when you try to explain. We get told that relationships, family, platonic, and romantic, require "good communication", but nobody every teaches you what that means, so it always feels as though you're being misunderstood. You're snapping at your partner, your kids aren't listening, and inside you're screaming. Call me, I can unweave the knot and help you feel like you again.
Does it feel like you're shouting for help and nobody can hear (or nobody cares)? Family, work, relationships, can all feel so overwhelming. You want to be it all and do it all but you're losing yourself. It feels like nobody understands, even when you try to explain. We get told that relationships, family, platonic, and romantic, require "good communication", but nobody every teaches you what that means, so it always feels as though you're being misunderstood. You're snapping at your partner, your kids aren't listening, and inside you're screaming. Call me, I can unweave the knot and help you feel like you again.
I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety and depression as well as learning, school, relationship, and chronic health issues. Through my experience in school, college, and neuropsychology settings, I am able to support youth and families seeking psychotherapy for challenges they face across various domains of their lives. I strive to maintain a warm therapeutic environment and work collaboratively with clients to tailor treatments to meet each client's specific needs.
I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with anxiety and depression as well as learning, school, relationship, and chronic health issues. Through my experience in school, college, and neuropsychology settings, I am able to support youth and families seeking psychotherapy for challenges they face across various domains of their lives. I strive to maintain a warm therapeutic environment and work collaboratively with clients to tailor treatments to meet each client's specific needs.
Jennifer Scheriff
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bedford, MA 01730
Waitlist for new clients
It’s common to feel overwhelmed and lost during life transitions, whether those transitions involve beginning or ending a relationship, becoming a parent, starting a new job, losing someone you love, or even adapting to growing older. Sometimes you can get through difficulties by relying on loved ones in your life, and sometimes it can be invaluable to have a compassionate professional to help you navigate those challenges. My goal is to partner with clients to figure out the path they want to take, and then figure out what skills we can work on to help them get there.
It’s common to feel overwhelmed and lost during life transitions, whether those transitions involve beginning or ending a relationship, becoming a parent, starting a new job, losing someone you love, or even adapting to growing older. Sometimes you can get through difficulties by relying on loved ones in your life, and sometimes it can be invaluable to have a compassionate professional to help you navigate those challenges. My goal is to partner with clients to figure out the path they want to take, and then figure out what skills we can work on to help them get there.
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Number of Therapists in Bedford, MA
60+
Average cost per session
$180
Therapists in Bedford, MA who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 83% | Depression |
| 71% | Relationship Issues |
| 70% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Coping Skills |
| 61% | Grief |
| 53% | Trauma and PTSD |
Average years in practice
16 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 81% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 51% | Optum |
| 47% | Harvard Pilgrim |
How Therapists in Bedford, MA see their clients
| 67% | In Person and Online | |
| 33% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |