Female Therapists in Hampshire County, MA

Hi there! My name is Arianna Shimits, MA, CMPC and I am a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, Approved Mentor for CMPC Candidates, and a doctoral student at Springfield College. Throughout my career and graduate school education, I have worked with dancers, musicians, runners, basketball players, soccer players, cyclists, surgeons, first responders, and adults with eating disorders. I am passionate about helping people perform at their best. And I believe that complementing rigorous physical training with Sport and Performance Psychology will help performers of all ages achieve exactly that.

Psychotherapy is a doorway into new insights & perspectives that can be life changing. We learn how to get beyond our reactions, often shaped by our painful life experiences & create new ways of being in our lives. Therapy can help us see more possibilities & break free from the stuck & painful dilemmas that weigh us down. My practice is informed by spiritual and clinical perspectives. We all want to feel more love, more belonging & more wholeness. We do that by using what comes our way to grow wiser & experience more peace & balance. I work to help people release fear while developing more trust in their own unshakable center.

My favorite kinds of conversations are about feelings and perceptions. If you work with me you will be encouraged to settle and stay with those feelings and perceptions that feel true to you. Within the comfort of a safe therapeutic relationship, we will follow your inner leadings. Sometimes therapy can be deeply sobering. But in every instance, as illusions fall aside we rediscover the joy and vitality that comes with clarity. I strive to provide a warm, accepting and nurturing curiosity within which clients can feel safe to explore their leadings and concerns and thereby regain their confidence.

A guiding principle in my work is the belief that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is of the utmost importance. Neuroscientific literature supports the curative powers of deep empathic attunement (limbic resonance) and the brain/body's ability to heal. As such, in addition to attending to you with the same level of respectful presence that I would expect in a therapist, I use both cognitive/emotional and body/mind tools to assist you in your healing. I am certified in both Safe and Sound Protocol ( SSP) as well as a certified +Heart Math provider. I think you will find me warm, genuine, empathic, and knowledgeable.

Life can present difficult feelings and experiences that become overwhelming. Therapy can be a way to manage these complicated feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety or just a general feeling of “stuckness”. I believe that everyone has the ability to unlock their potential and move forward.

I am currently taking new clients. Are you going through a major life transition and feeling overwhelmed? Feeling depressed? Wondering how to make your relationship work, or how to find a relationship that will be healthy for you? Experiencing anxiety that seems disproportionate to your life circumstances?

Hello and welcome. Taking the first step towards counseling is a scary endeavor but also can be an enlightening one. I strive to be a facilitator in your work, guiding you in the direction you feel you would like to move to improve the things you want to change most in your life, whether that be relationships, career goals, freedom from depressive and anxiety ridden thoughts, or managing life in today's busy environment. I love forming relationships with clients and bearing witness to changes. I have been working as a psychotherapist for the past 20 years, working with individuals who are young adults , up until older adulthood.

I am accepting short term (6 months) therapy clients prior to an extended leave in January 2025. I believe that even if you are experiencing something difficult, you have knowledge, experience and skills we can draw on in our work together. I will listen closely to what is troubling you, as well as what is most important to you. I hope that my questions and ways of being with you make space for the precious elements of your life to emerge and flourish. If you have experienced trauma, abuse, racism, sexism, ablism or other forms of invalidation, reaching out may feel scary. My hope is that you feel safe within the context of therapy.

Now Accepting New Clients As the owner of Center for Perinatal Wellness, I believe when a mother struggles, the whole family does also. I specialize in perinatal mood complications, such as Postpartum Depression and Anxiety. A new child changes so much about how a family functions and sometimes families need some help navigating those waters and I am happy to help you do just that. We use CBT, DBT, EMDR in the therapeutic approach, but never encourage a path that a client isn't comfortable with.

Hi, I’m Kate. I work with women who want to take charge of their future by taking charge of their finances. I started She Minds Money because I’m passionate about women’s empowerment, and I believe that women who take control of their money take control of their lives. My ideal client is someone who wants to better their financial well-being but needs some help getting started. Most traditional financial advice focuses on the outer work of budgeting, saving, and investing. Financial therapy helps you with the inner work of examining your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors around money so that you can confidently take action.

As a humanistic therapist, I believe that healing is both a universal capacity and a profoundly personal process. My goal is to help you discover and expand your unique healing process, and to release the blocks that prevent you from realizing your potential. I have ten years’ experience in the mental health field, supporting clients in coping with depression, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, difficulties with trust and self-esteem, life transitions, trauma, and a myriad of other challenges.

With skilled support you can create the life you want. You sense that more is possible for your life and you are ready to make some needed inner and outer changes. You are motivated to prioritize your mental and emotional wellbeing. I can be your ally, coach, and also help you uncover and heal inner blocks that are getting in your way. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional: Complex Trauma. Traditional talk therapy is often not enough. I am trained in IFS (Internal Family Systems) and I offer a somatic/body-centered approach. Please see my website (heartmindhealing.net) for MANY more details about what I offer.

I am passionate about working with clients who are facing challenges and motivated to change. Together we can discuss ways to decrease anxiety, depression and the effects of unresolved trauma. We can also get to the root of difficult feelings like fear, shame, guilt, grief, and how they show up in our relationship patterns. If you're finding it hard to connect with others or doubting yourself and your abilities, I may be a strong partner in your journey to personal empowerment. If you are looking for new ways to cope and live more fully, I would be glad to start the therapeutic journey with you.

Life presents us with immense joy and immense pain. Navigating that and meeting our needs and responsibilities is no easy task. If you are looking for support as you improve the quality of your life and get 'unstuck' from the things holding you back give me a call. Trauma, substance use/recovery, relationship challenges, mood disorders, living life on life's terms and building healthy coping skills are so often more attainable with a partner in that work and I'm here to help.

These are challenging times and it is easier than ever to feel uncertain, disconnected, and sometimes even a little lost. Individuals that I see come with a variety of complex issues they are wanting to work through. Maybe there are areas of your life that are not working and you just don't understand what is going on, or you have untold life stories that you want to reveal. I specialize in both short term and long term therapy using a collaborative, supportive approach to help my client's better manage and or resolve psychological and spiritual stressors and deepen a sense of personal meaning, connection, and purpose.

I believe we are spiritual beings having a human experience - and it can be HARD! I would like to offer you a safe, non-judgmental, compassionate space to process your feelings & find meaning in the midst of the struggle. Within the chaos & fear many of us live in, we lose touch with our inner power & our connection to one another & the planet. When anxiety, depression & other emotions show up, they need to be honored & listened to. Based upon your belief system, I would like to help support & guide you out of the darkness & back to your life's purpose - back to a valued and full life.

I provide a safe and supportive environment that honors and draws upon each person's strengths, resources, innate wisdom and goals. My approach is heart centered and holistic. I have over 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples and groups addressing issues related to relationships, anxiety, depression, trauma, childhood abuse/trauma, grief/loss, stress, marriage, family and life transitions. I work well with those who have a true commitment to their own healing, personal growth and development. Clients typically report increased energy, clarity, confidence and connection to their authentic selves.

Growing, changing or healing starts with becoming more aware of our deeper feelings and beliefs. Many of us need support learning how to gently uncover and be with what lies just beneath the doing, achieving or surviving of our daily lives. I offer a space for developing a therapeutic relationship and a relationship with yourself that will help you uncover and resolve the issues that leave you feeling stuck or unhappy. Through my own meditation, spiritual practice and experience as a therapist, I have developed a compassionate, warm and non-judgmental way of working with individuals seeking to make changes in their lives.

I offer Somatic Parts Work and Buddhist Counseling. Recent clients have shared: "You created space for me to be with myself in a way I had not felt accessible before. Thank you for giving me the greatest gifts someone can - compassion and freedom". Our sessions focus on slowing things down, so you can cultivate a loving relationship with your body and mind, and with nature as guide and healer. Listening to your body and sensing the parts of yourself that may be in conflict is at the core of our time together. I trust that your body and heart know what is best for you. I am here to help you listen in safely, and navigate the world.