Existential Therapists in Cambridge, MA
Three Worlds of Being
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02139
Three Worlds' mission is to promote efficient decision-making in individuals lives This efficient decision-making emerges from blending personal coaching and existential approaches.
Many people are stuck. They cannot either make decisions or make decisions that do not help them move forward. This is like a bad Groundhog Day movie. Ineffective decision-making creates stuckness and futility. As founder of Three Worlds, I am dedicated in helping individuals to develop a practice of efficient decision-making. I work collaboratively with individuals in strengthening their ability to form decisions that increase life's happiness.
Three Worlds' mission is to promote efficient decision-making in individuals lives This efficient decision-making emerges from blending personal coaching and existential approaches.
Many people are stuck. They cannot either make decisions or make decisions that do not help them move forward. This is like a bad Groundhog Day movie. Ineffective decision-making creates stuckness and futility. As founder of Three Worlds, I am dedicated in helping individuals to develop a practice of efficient decision-making. I work collaboratively with individuals in strengthening their ability to form decisions that increase life's happiness.
I specialize in helping clients with relationship issues, identity questions, existential angst, grief, obsessive and compulsive issues, anxiety, and life transitions.
It can be disheartening to expend considerable energy trying to change something and be left with a similar outcome. It is not easy to lead a fulfilling life while being caught in patterns outside of awareness. Psychotherapy gives the opportunity to look inward and ask how a fleeting thought, a dream, or a subtle change may be related to ongoing difficulties. Taking a closer look at something while also being curious during that exploration can open up a greater understanding and lead to meaningful changes.
I specialize in helping clients with relationship issues, identity questions, existential angst, grief, obsessive and compulsive issues, anxiety, and life transitions.
It can be disheartening to expend considerable energy trying to change something and be left with a similar outcome. It is not easy to lead a fulfilling life while being caught in patterns outside of awareness. Psychotherapy gives the opportunity to look inward and ask how a fleeting thought, a dream, or a subtle change may be related to ongoing difficulties. Taking a closer look at something while also being curious during that exploration can open up a greater understanding and lead to meaningful changes.
I strive to create a warm, open space for exploration, support and collaboration. Through active listening and curiosity I work with people who are navigating life transitions, interpersonal relationships, symptoms of depression and anxiety, trauma, grief, and exploring their identity. Although I tailor treatment to individual needs, my practice stems from a primarily psychodynamic lens. I incorporate mindfulness, IFS, CBT, relational and existential theories. I'm also interested in how social and systematic forces play a role in our lives.
I strive to create a warm, open space for exploration, support and collaboration. Through active listening and curiosity I work with people who are navigating life transitions, interpersonal relationships, symptoms of depression and anxiety, trauma, grief, and exploring their identity. Although I tailor treatment to individual needs, my practice stems from a primarily psychodynamic lens. I incorporate mindfulness, IFS, CBT, relational and existential theories. I'm also interested in how social and systematic forces play a role in our lives.
Connor’s strengths-based approach incorporates interpersonal, personal-centered, CBT, play therapy, and existential treatment modalities based on his clients’ needs and preferences.
Change is beautiful, difficult, and inevitable. You do not have to navigate it alone. Connor is a licensed mental health counselor who strives to form therapeutic relationships marked by thoughtfulness, insight, and patience. Connor’s approach seeks to empower clients to access their strengths as a means to growth and change. As a queer clinician with a background in community mental health, intersectionality, identity, and social conscientiousness are integral to his work as a therapist and his relationships with his clients.
Connor’s strengths-based approach incorporates interpersonal, personal-centered, CBT, play therapy, and existential treatment modalities based on his clients’ needs and preferences.
Change is beautiful, difficult, and inevitable. You do not have to navigate it alone. Connor is a licensed mental health counselor who strives to form therapeutic relationships marked by thoughtfulness, insight, and patience. Connor’s approach seeks to empower clients to access their strengths as a means to growth and change. As a queer clinician with a background in community mental health, intersectionality, identity, and social conscientiousness are integral to his work as a therapist and his relationships with his clients.
My psychotherapeutic style emphasizes an empathic presence combining psychoanalytical, existential, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) approaches.
I am a multicultural and bilingual clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Massachusetts. I have 20 years of clinical experience in different countries, and bring an unique cultural and social perspective to my clinical work. I offer individual psychotherapy to adolescents, young adults, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, loneliness and isolation, life transitions and crisis, immigration, PTSD and trauma, impulsivity, relational and work problems, self-esteem, and identity issues. In my post doc in Cambridge I specialized in eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, others).
My psychotherapeutic style emphasizes an empathic presence combining psychoanalytical, existential, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) approaches.
I am a multicultural and bilingual clinical psychologist and psychotherapist in Massachusetts. I have 20 years of clinical experience in different countries, and bring an unique cultural and social perspective to my clinical work. I offer individual psychotherapy to adolescents, young adults, and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, mood disorders, loneliness and isolation, life transitions and crisis, immigration, PTSD and trauma, impulsivity, relational and work problems, self-esteem, and identity issues. In my post doc in Cambridge I specialized in eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia, others).
We're all seem more anxious right now than ever, trying to navigate everything that is happening in our lives and our world. It's easy to get out of balance, hard to navigate our own lives and many things feel beyond our control. Drawing on my experience and training in existential philosophy and contemporary psychodynamic therapy...a compassionate rigorous insistence on taking responsibility for oneself, we’ll try to make sense of all this, navigating habits and patterns you keep falling back on; finding connections to the things you feel are most important in your life.
We're all seem more anxious right now than ever, trying to navigate everything that is happening in our lives and our world. It's easy to get out of balance, hard to navigate our own lives and many things feel beyond our control. Drawing on my experience and training in existential philosophy and contemporary psychodynamic therapy...a compassionate rigorous insistence on taking responsibility for oneself, we’ll try to make sense of all this, navigating habits and patterns you keep falling back on; finding connections to the things you feel are most important in your life.
I have over 20 years’ experience in evidence-based practices and patient-focused existential traditions.
Therapy should address the specific needs of each client. Having trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and approaches, I work together with my clients to determine which approach works best for them, with the intent of addressing both symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior. My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.
I have over 20 years’ experience in evidence-based practices and patient-focused existential traditions.
Therapy should address the specific needs of each client. Having trained in a variety of evidence-based practices and approaches, I work together with my clients to determine which approach works best for them, with the intent of addressing both symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior. My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and trauma-focused therapy.
LaTonya Zibi
Counselor, PhD, LMHC, LPC, MDiv, MTS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02140 (Online Only)
I value the therapeutic alliance, striving for a collaborative, flexible, and safe journey as we work together on your unique path. I use a holistic approach, implementing both traditional psychology and spirituality/metaphysics to help achieve your goals, develop coping skills, gain insights, and build a sense of empowerment. Common areas explored in my practice revolve around themes such as anxiety/depression, grief, life purpose, relationships, existential meaning, healing, and much more.
I value the therapeutic alliance, striving for a collaborative, flexible, and safe journey as we work together on your unique path. I use a holistic approach, implementing both traditional psychology and spirituality/metaphysics to help achieve your goals, develop coping skills, gain insights, and build a sense of empowerment. Common areas explored in my practice revolve around themes such as anxiety/depression, grief, life purpose, relationships, existential meaning, healing, and much more.
Cara E. Weber
Counselor, LMHC, LPC, MA, MFA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02138 (Online Only)
While I am informed by attachment and existential frameworks, I am also a pragmatic, personable, and skill-building clinician.
Welcome! Throughout my clinical experience, I have treated a wide range of mental health issues with an emphasis on anxiety and phobias, as well as OCD, BFRBs, and perfectionism. My background includes addressing adult ADHD/executive functioning difficulties, mood disorders, stress, grief, and relationship impasses. I often work with those whose anxiety or life experiences have led to avoidance as a psychological coping tool. I focus on adults across the lifespan, college students, and couples. I look to collaborate with my clients and seek purposeful, effective approaches to personal challenges. I also provide consultations.
While I am informed by attachment and existential frameworks, I am also a pragmatic, personable, and skill-building clinician.
Welcome! Throughout my clinical experience, I have treated a wide range of mental health issues with an emphasis on anxiety and phobias, as well as OCD, BFRBs, and perfectionism. My background includes addressing adult ADHD/executive functioning difficulties, mood disorders, stress, grief, and relationship impasses. I often work with those whose anxiety or life experiences have led to avoidance as a psychological coping tool. I focus on adults across the lifespan, college students, and couples. I look to collaborate with my clients and seek purposeful, effective approaches to personal challenges. I also provide consultations.
Rachel de Molina
Counselor, LMHC, LPCC, RYT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02141 (Online Only)
My specialty is working with individuals navigating relationship challenges or existential questions about identity & purpose as well as individuals struggling with addiction.
My priority is to provide a comfortable space for clients to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I guide individuals towards sensing their intuition, recovering parts of the self that have been neglected or minimized, and feeling empowered in their authenticity. Together, we will work through patterns and beliefs that may be barriers to self-compassion and connection. I believe each person already has all they need within them. My role is to support you as you discover your inner wisdom and build a life that feels fulfilling to you.
My specialty is working with individuals navigating relationship challenges or existential questions about identity & purpose as well as individuals struggling with addiction.
My priority is to provide a comfortable space for clients to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I guide individuals towards sensing their intuition, recovering parts of the self that have been neglected or minimized, and feeling empowered in their authenticity. Together, we will work through patterns and beliefs that may be barriers to self-compassion and connection. I believe each person already has all they need within them. My role is to support you as you discover your inner wisdom and build a life that feels fulfilling to you.
During sessions, she orients toward person-centered, strength-based, humanist, existential, and positive psychology practices.
Alice Rodgers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisee (LMHC-S) who has over 2 years of experience assisting teens, young adults, and adults to improve their communication skills and to find healing from the symptoms of anxiety, depression, undeveloped coping skills, low self-esteem, grief, difficult life transitions, academic issues, low self-esteem, chronic stress, substance use, trauma, PTSD, and women’s issues.
During sessions, she orients toward person-centered, strength-based, humanist, existential, and positive psychology practices.
Alice Rodgers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisee (LMHC-S) who has over 2 years of experience assisting teens, young adults, and adults to improve their communication skills and to find healing from the symptoms of anxiety, depression, undeveloped coping skills, low self-esteem, grief, difficult life transitions, academic issues, low self-esteem, chronic stress, substance use, trauma, PTSD, and women’s issues.
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Psychodynamic, existential, spiritual, and holistic health frameworks will provide additional support to our work together.
Together, we can evaluate where your personality, coping skills, behaviors, lifestyle, and relational habits come together either to promote or impede your health. I am passionate about helping people who suffer from obsessions and compulsions, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, perfectionism, and other such behaviors. My attention to all-around health is also useful for working with those experiencing depression or addictive behaviors. In addition, I enjoy supporting those experiencing relational or familial difficulties, romantic/sexual dissatisfaction, or working through issues at the intersection of gender and culture.
Psychodynamic, existential, spiritual, and holistic health frameworks will provide additional support to our work together.
Together, we can evaluate where your personality, coping skills, behaviors, lifestyle, and relational habits come together either to promote or impede your health. I am passionate about helping people who suffer from obsessions and compulsions, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, perfectionism, and other such behaviors. My attention to all-around health is also useful for working with those experiencing depression or addictive behaviors. In addition, I enjoy supporting those experiencing relational or familial difficulties, romantic/sexual dissatisfaction, or working through issues at the intersection of gender and culture.
Please connect through my website, mikesmukler.com. I have helped many people tame their anxiety and anger while improving creativity, intuition, and resilience. I focus on creating space to explore issues while utilizing evidenced-based holistic strategies. Our conversations are dedicated to your wellbeing and potential. I provide specific strategies for managing fear and rage with empathy and acceptance. My practice orientation is humanistic- existential and cognitive-behavioral. I blend in the philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism, and Existentialism.
Please connect through my website, mikesmukler.com. I have helped many people tame their anxiety and anger while improving creativity, intuition, and resilience. I focus on creating space to explore issues while utilizing evidenced-based holistic strategies. Our conversations are dedicated to your wellbeing and potential. I provide specific strategies for managing fear and rage with empathy and acceptance. My practice orientation is humanistic- existential and cognitive-behavioral. I blend in the philosophies of Taoism, Buddhism, and Existentialism.
I see therapy as an opportunity to discover your own resilience and inner ability to heal and grow. It is my goal to give you therapeutic tools and coping skills to empower yourself with your unique strengths in your life journey. I hold space for you to engage with your mental health in an integrative way in line with your values, and I invite exploration of existential or spiritual themes in therapy. I enjoy working with adults, older adults, and individuals with disabilities, and I welcome the opportunity to work clients from different backgrounds.
I see therapy as an opportunity to discover your own resilience and inner ability to heal and grow. It is my goal to give you therapeutic tools and coping skills to empower yourself with your unique strengths in your life journey. I hold space for you to engage with your mental health in an integrative way in line with your values, and I invite exploration of existential or spiritual themes in therapy. I enjoy working with adults, older adults, and individuals with disabilities, and I welcome the opportunity to work clients from different backgrounds.
I am especially trained to help around depression/ anxiety, interpersonal/relational tension, questions about sexuality, PTSD, and existential/spiritual concerns, though there are other areas of concern that I also treat.
The poet David Whyte writes, "Let my history then be a gate unfastened to a new life and not a barrier to my becoming. Let me find the ghosts and histories and barely imagined future of this world, and let me now have the innocence to grow just as well in shadow or light." Coming to therapy can help release you from the confining narratives of your history and help you discover a future you might not have previously imagined. I will work with you to hear from your pain and how that pain might be speaking to you.
I am especially trained to help around depression/ anxiety, interpersonal/relational tension, questions about sexuality, PTSD, and existential/spiritual concerns, though there are other areas of concern that I also treat.
The poet David Whyte writes, "Let my history then be a gate unfastened to a new life and not a barrier to my becoming. Let me find the ghosts and histories and barely imagined future of this world, and let me now have the innocence to grow just as well in shadow or light." Coming to therapy can help release you from the confining narratives of your history and help you discover a future you might not have previously imagined. I will work with you to hear from your pain and how that pain might be speaking to you.
Dr. Kaivani works with adults, and her areas of interest include: Anxiety, depression, interpersonal challenges, trauma, difficult life transitions, acculturation/adjustment to immigration, creativity blocks, and issues of meaning and personal identity, especially around gender and sexuality. She believes in a therapeutic pluralism in which individually tailored treatments are drawn from several different therapy approaches. She primarily utilizes psychodynamic and existential perspectives with a trauma-informed and relational framework. Dr. Kaivani immigrated from Iran in 2010 and provides therapy in Farsi in addition to English.
Dr. Kaivani works with adults, and her areas of interest include: Anxiety, depression, interpersonal challenges, trauma, difficult life transitions, acculturation/adjustment to immigration, creativity blocks, and issues of meaning and personal identity, especially around gender and sexuality. She believes in a therapeutic pluralism in which individually tailored treatments are drawn from several different therapy approaches. She primarily utilizes psychodynamic and existential perspectives with a trauma-informed and relational framework. Dr. Kaivani immigrated from Iran in 2010 and provides therapy in Farsi in addition to English.
Szymon Sojka
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02138 (Online Only)
I employ numerous therapy approaches, including psychodynamic, existential, and cognitive behavioral.
Accepting new clients - Hello, and welcome! At times life can be daunting and overwhelming, but it's also an ongoing learning experience. Therapy offers a space for you to understand and overcome the challenges of the past or the present. For almost 20 years I have gained experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups, first as a special education teacher and later as a therapist.
I employ numerous therapy approaches, including psychodynamic, existential, and cognitive behavioral.
Accepting new clients - Hello, and welcome! At times life can be daunting and overwhelming, but it's also an ongoing learning experience. Therapy offers a space for you to understand and overcome the challenges of the past or the present. For almost 20 years I have gained experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups, first as a special education teacher and later as a therapist.
I have over 20 years’ experience in evidence-based practices and patient focused existential traditions.
As the global pandemic has shown us, sometimes life becomes overwhelming and uncontrollable. During these times it may be best to talk with someone outside of your community of family, friends or co-workers. A warm hearted professional to lend a moment of support and guidance. I share with clients in deciding how best to approach the issues, with the intent of addressing both the current distressing symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior that are getting in the way of a thriving life. My practice is telehealth-based, and I accept direct pay (some prefer for privacy) as well as most PPO plans as an Out of Network provider.
I have over 20 years’ experience in evidence-based practices and patient focused existential traditions.
As the global pandemic has shown us, sometimes life becomes overwhelming and uncontrollable. During these times it may be best to talk with someone outside of your community of family, friends or co-workers. A warm hearted professional to lend a moment of support and guidance. I share with clients in deciding how best to approach the issues, with the intent of addressing both the current distressing symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior that are getting in the way of a thriving life. My practice is telehealth-based, and I accept direct pay (some prefer for privacy) as well as most PPO plans as an Out of Network provider.
I provide psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to adults in a thoughtful, warm, compassionate atmosphere. I treat a spectrum of issues ranging from the commonly practical to the loftily complex, including trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, grief, loss, sexuality, gender, LGBTQ, family, relationships, marriage, professional, identity, existential and spiritual confusion. My therapeutic approach is rooted in psychoanalytic and contemplative theories of human development, function, and dysfunction. I am dedicated to helping my clients grow through their issues in a safe, comfortable, confidential space.
I provide psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to adults in a thoughtful, warm, compassionate atmosphere. I treat a spectrum of issues ranging from the commonly practical to the loftily complex, including trauma, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, grief, loss, sexuality, gender, LGBTQ, family, relationships, marriage, professional, identity, existential and spiritual confusion. My therapeutic approach is rooted in psychoanalytic and contemplative theories of human development, function, and dysfunction. I am dedicated to helping my clients grow through their issues in a safe, comfortable, confidential space.
Charla Ruby Malamed
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Cambridge, MA 02139 (Online Only)
I work with emerging adults (18-21), adults, and couples, and I specialize in a range of issues, including mood disorders, complex trauma/grief, individuation, existential questioning and alienation, embodiment difficulties, and relationship challenges.
Psychological suffering exists on different levels and manifests in different ways, in psyche, body, interpersonally, socially, both consciously and unconsciously. Thankfully, there are many ways to address psychological struggle, ranging from the exploration of non-conscious intra-psychic and interpersonal dynamics underlying "symptoms" to the exploration of ways that we are alienated from community. This work is especially helpful when the source of our suffering is unclear. My work is social justice-informed and incorporates an understanding of how larger systems impact our lives. Facilitating empowerment is key in my work.
I work with emerging adults (18-21), adults, and couples, and I specialize in a range of issues, including mood disorders, complex trauma/grief, individuation, existential questioning and alienation, embodiment difficulties, and relationship challenges.
Psychological suffering exists on different levels and manifests in different ways, in psyche, body, interpersonally, socially, both consciously and unconsciously. Thankfully, there are many ways to address psychological struggle, ranging from the exploration of non-conscious intra-psychic and interpersonal dynamics underlying "symptoms" to the exploration of ways that we are alienated from community. This work is especially helpful when the source of our suffering is unclear. My work is social justice-informed and incorporates an understanding of how larger systems impact our lives. Facilitating empowerment is key in my work.
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Existential Therapists
How does existential therapy work?
Existential therapy focuses on a patient’s inner experiences. The therapist tries to help the individual comprehend and alleviate symptoms by exploring their interior life. By confronting negative disquiet and emotions, the individual will hopefully become more open to finding meaning and purpose. This therapy can be administered to individuals or groups.
Is existential therapy evidence-based?
Existential therapy is an evidence-based practice. Research has determined that existential therapy can lead to significant improvement in the mental health of patients, and for some people it can be just as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy. The benefits of existential therapy are enduring, even long after treatment has ended.
How long does existential therapy last?
The goal of existential therapy is to understand a person’s internal experiences, which may sound like a lengthy process, but it does not have to be so in-depth. However, sessions are not short-term, and therapy can continue for months or up to a year. And because patients learn the theory behind existential therapy during treatment, they can also practice its tenets throughout life after therapy sessions have been completed.
Is existential therapy effective?
According to research, many patients find success with existential therapy. Researchers note that the therapy is particularly useful in improving feelings of isolation, feelings of purposelessness, as well as conditions such as anxiety and depression. Improvements in problem areas can persist even after the end of existential therapy, as individuals can continue working on themselves by using the tools they’ve developed during treatment.