Relationship Issues Therapists in Needham, MA

Learn to work with conflict, unload stress, and safely handle strong emotions in your career and your personal life. Acquire the skill to communicate with authenticity and clarity while working to resolve differences of opinion. The therapy process combines the exploration of early life influences and current everyday personal challenges in an empathic, supportive and engaging manner. I provide a private therapeutic environment for us to engage in the deep psychological work that leads to self-awareness and behavioral change.

You want more pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, and a little part of you knows that you deserve it, but something is in the way. Concerned about your sexual performance, feeling uncertain if you're navigating intimacy correctly? Feeling like the flame of passion has died in your relationship, leaving you yearning to reignite it? You might be encountering physical discomfort during sexual activity, experiencing orgasm difficulties, or feeling nothing at all. Maybe you aspire to enhance your skills as a lover but find yourself at a loss on how to start. Whether it's therapy for yourself or with your partner, I've got you.

I have been providing outpatient psychotherapy services for 30 years. My office is located in Needham. I concentrate treatment in two areas:

I provide therapy to adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, grief, post-partum depression, pregnancy loss, infertility, eating disorders, relationship problems, family issues, academic and occupational stress, life transitions, and physical illness. My background is eclectic. I have a masters degree in social work, education, and engineering. I also am a certified yoga teacher which I incorporate into my practice through mindfulness and relaxation techniques. I love to learn and always pursue advanced trainings to stay current in my practice. I am passionate and committed to my work with clients; it has enriched and deepened my life.

My life’s work is focused on shining the light upon psychological influences that bind us to the past and affect our present life situations in a patterned, repetitive and unconscious ways. I will help you to develop a deeper understanding of your internal conflicts, which will have a positive effect on your overall state-of-mind, mood, emotions, and ultimately your future.

I welcome the opportunity to work with individuals who want to enhance their personal strengths, improve their self care practices and sense of well being, and more effectively meet life's on-going challenges. I begin by helping my clients identify their desired outcomes, strengths, interests, successes and resources. This then serves as the foundation for the therapeutic work. My relationship based therapeutic approach includes expertise is solution focused, strength based and psycho-dynamic insight-oriented therapy. I have a particular interest in self care practices, loss and grief work and issues related to life transitions.

I specialize in treating individuals and couples struggling with sexual dysfunction. I strive to help those with sexual dysfunction find balance and satisfaction in their sexual lives as well as their overall functioning.

Are you struggling with self-doubt or anxiety? Do you feel burnt out from parenting or managing a difficult relationship? Most of my clients are women who have put their own needs on the back burner. They want to feel more happiness and less guilt, but aren’t sure where to begin.

I am a seasoned psychotherapist with forty years of experience helping my clients to improve relationships with their families, partners and co-workers, to be effective in reaching their goals; and to alleviate depression. My style is warm, interactive, and positive. My clients and I sometimes find ourselves laughing together even with the serious issues that are being addressed. My role is to actively support you in exploring your personal issues. I respect my clients and deeply enjoy my work. Our safe therapist/client relationship is an essential part of resolving your concerns.

My practice is focused on providing career counseling to adults (18+). I am a particularly good fit for people who need help identifying what career is the best fit for them, whether they are just starting out or are considering a career transition. I work with clients individually or in a time-limited telehealth workshop focused on helping participants figure out the answer to "what's next?". In addition, I take a limited number of adult clients for individual telehealth psychotherapy. I have particular interest & experience in providing psychotherapy to therapists/therapists-in-training and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

You are calling because you want help, relief, and improvement as soon as possible. I have 35 years of experience specializing in individual therapy, marriage/couples counseling, and sex therapy. Using an integrative approach, we will develop a clear articulation of your problem and a clear plan to get more out of life. We will use techniques addressing anxiety, depression, sexual issues, ineffective communication, self-defeating patterns, feelings of hopeless or sadness. You may know what you are feeling, but not the solution. My job is to relieve suffering and enhance your wellbeing and your relationship with others.

Are you burdened by worrisome thoughts, feelings or behaviors? Are you entangled in relationship patterns that trouble you and hold you back? Therapy can provide a safe, collaborative space to share and examine your most sensitive problems. Together we can think deeply about how you've come to be who you are, including how you tend to view yourself and relate to others. My approach is compassionate and genuine, gently challenging, and sometimes humorous. Over time my patients find that change becomes possible and there is opportunity for new choices and new beginnings.

I work collaboratively with adult and adolescent clients in numerous areas: Helping to resolve relationship conflicts and frustrations, depression, anxiety, stress management, trauma, improving self-confidence, finding more meaning and purpose in life, spirituality, grief /loss, parent coaching, couples, and pre-marriage counseling, I have a forward-looking style and try to take a "strengths-based" perspective. My clients would describe me as professional, authentic, calming, playful, and down to earth. I have moved my practice to Telehealth only starting in June 2022.

I am warm, authentic, dynamic, and connective, and I believe in meaning-making and healing through relationship. I also believe in the balance of holding what's challenging or traumatic, while looking at possibilities for growth and change. I truly love the work that I do, providing holding, healing, and transformation in a safe and natural way. Come meet me for a free sample session, and see what possibilities we might explore together. My contact information is (617) 935 - 9116. I look forward to hopefully meeting with you.

As a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience, I want to understand you as a whole person with strengths as well as current difficulties. If you are looking for a therapist, it is generally because many efforts you have made to solve a problem haven't worked. You may be faced with a very difficult and painful situation, such as a relationship problem, loss, job problem, or illness. Or, you may be experiencing symptoms which are associated with emotional distress, such as chronic anxiety, social anxiety, or depression.

Most of us do the best we can with the resources we have. Sometimes we think no one understands our worries & fears. If open to it, we want to work with a therapist when our usual ways of relating aren't helping & we feel stuck, anxious, angry or depressed. Therapy often helps provide insight into our strengths & internal resources we already have to help navigate challenging times. In sessions, I focus on working with clients to unlock this strength to steer their lives in the direction they want. I bring curiosity, warmth, respect, & empathy to my sessions.

Sometimes things are just too hard to handle on your own. As a senior clinical psychologist with over twenty years in the field, I can help you cope with painful feelings and situations, diminish troubling symptoms and experience greater satisfaction in your life. Whether you are dealing with long standing issues or reactions to recent stressors, a good therapy experience begins with a caring, respectful, accepting relationship. I listen closely and actively raise questions and share thoughts. Working collaboratively, we can develop a full picture of your difficulties and of the resources you have for dealing with them.

Our lives consist of welcome routines and happy memories, turning points and challenges. Sometimes it is painfully difficult. Perhaps you have experienced the loss of a dream or a loved one, or been unable to move past a traumatic event. Maybe life feels like a daily rut, void of meaning or joy. Even in the company of people who care about us we can feel alone, sad or overwhelmed. The good news is we can find connection, experience change and move through pain and struggle to a place of greater freedom and happiness.

I am currently accepting new supervisees. I offer supervision/consultation for mental health professionals pursuing licensure in MA and licensed early career professionals. I believe therapy works best when a client and therapist are able to develop a genuine connection. Change happens in the context of trusting relationships. I strive to provide a warm, empathic and supportive environment that fosters clients' ability to explore their inner experiences and make positive changes in their lives. It is a privilege to hear clients' unique stories and work with people to create the change they want to see in their lives.