Therapists in Newburyport, MA

I'm a therapist with 14 years of experience working mostly with adolescents and adults. I have specific training in treating substance use challenges. I enjoy working with teenage clients struggling with healthy decision making, as well as adults working to manage substance use, life transitions, and/or depression, anxiety, and trauma.

What I enjoy most about my work is the variety of people I am able to meet and help to achieve their personal goals, whatever they may be. Whether you are digesting a new chapter in your life, getting to know yourself again, or anything in between, it can be so hard to ask for and accept help. I aim to cultivate a space where you feel heard, understood, and validated. If you are ready to do the work, I am here to help. Outside of therapeutic counseling, I also offer clinical supervision to other social workers in the field.

Many clients come to me with suffering around patterns of anxiety, depression, and addiction, as well as dissatisfaction in their interpersonal relationships and work life. Many clients have never 'been heard' before. Many clients have lost touch with themselves, and doubt their own capacity to be well, and to thrive in their lives. Some clients come with severe trauma, and have difficulty being 'in' their own bodies. Some clients say 'I don't do emotions,' and yet are suffering from the results of suppression.

I am accepting new clients for Monday and Wednesday sessions. I strive to create a safe, collaborative, empathic environment where we can work together and I can support you in addressing challenges and making changes across a broad range of the issues with which life can confront us. I have a warm and relational style with my clients and participate in sessions while also allowing enough space for you to explore your own thoughts. My emphasis is on compassion, non-judgement, and growth in order to best support the needs of my clients and help them to make effective and healthy changes in their lives.

Welcome and thank you for visiting my Psychology Today listing. As an empathetic licensed mental health clinician, I believe that trust and acceptance are the corner stones in creating a therapeutic, non-judgmental environment which fosters client self-discovery and awareness, promotes self-empowerment towards personal growth and healing from your own lived experience. Here you can feel safe and supported to begin your journey towards real change.

Seeking clarity for your child's challenges? Differences between school reports and your observations? Questioning diagnoses? My neuropsychological evaluations provide insights into concerns like learning disorders, behavioral issues, mood instability, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and executive functioning. Empower your child's success with tailored strategies addressing learning difficulties, attention concerns, and emotional hurdles. Let's partner together to understand your child's unique strengths and challenges, unlocking their full potential for academic, emotional, social, and behavioral growth.

I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of experience providing individual, couples, and family therapy. My goal is to provide a space in which you feel safe, heard, and validated. I have a background in systems theory but I also pull from other frameworks including psychodynamic approaches, client-centered, and CBT.

My guiding principle as a therapist is that we are put on this Earth to fully enjoy and participate in life. I have several years experience working as a social worker and educator in several different capacities and contexts. My practice focuses on how family of origin paradigms as well as other life experiences, can keep us from reaching our full potential in life and how becoming aware of these can free us to become more fulfilled human beings.

I am an integrative counselor and work with adolescents and adults. I have worked extensively in many clinical settings working with issues of anxiety, depression, social skills, and life stressors. I help clients work through transitions in their lives and assist them with mood regulation, conflict resolution skills building their communication skills, utilizing mindfulness skills to be most effective, and adjusting my style to suit my client's needs.

I am a clinical social worker (LICSW) with over 25 years of experience working with youth, adults and families across a variety of settings. My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, parental guidance, attachment, family systems and relationship issues. I deeply value authenticity and strive to create a trusting relationship with my clients. My approach is grounded in family system theory but draws on a variety of methods including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Narrative Therapy to create a tailored approach for each individual person.

Many of my clients are navigating the emotional distress caused by life-altering events such as job loss, career change, loss of a loved one, parenting issues, or addiction recovery. No matter the situation, all are looking for support as they reimagine and rebuild their lives. This is when individual counseling can help.

Accepting help can be scary, but I believe it is a courageous and vulnerable step. I am a licensed clinical social worker in NH and MA who specializes in working with adolescents and complex family systems after over 10 years of experience working in a wide-variety of adolescent treatment settings. I’m passionate about helping young people develop a strong sense of self, and empowering them to find direction and happiness in their lives. My approach incorporates evidence based practices focused on developing skills, personal insight and healing. I have experience working with neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ youth and their families.

I am a certified sex therapist who is licensed in NH, ME, and MA, and specialize in therapies for individuals and couples that are dealing with issues that inhibit future growth and happiness. As the author of Couples by Intention: Creating and Cultivating Relationships That Matter!, specialties include sex/intimacy, infidelity recovery, infertility, Surrogacy/Adoption, life transitions/personal growth, men's issues, and sexual minorities' concerns. My approach is solution focused, varied and includes a strength based perspective. Narrative therapy, CBT and interpersonal methods are often used.

Are you struggling to hold it together, feeling hopeless, or are simply sick & tired of being sick & tired. The individuals I work with have lost their sense of self along the way and are desperately searching for a glimmer of hope – something so that they can find themselves or rediscover the hope that they lost during the journey that is one’s life. I became a therapist because I believe in the healing power of relationships and that change is possible for everyone. I have an extensive background treating substance use and support all paths to recovery, including harm-reduction, abstinence, 12-step model, SMART Recovery, and MAT.

Clearview Horizons is a group private practice that specializes in working with individuals who are struggling with OCD, anxiety, and/or perfectionism. We believe in a collaborative and active approach focused on helping clients reach their treatment goals. Exposure therapy (ERP) is an empowering tool we use, that helps clients learn how to lean into their worries, instead of trying to control, stop, or avoid them, as the later unintentionally makes the worries stronger. We also integrate Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) into the therapy process.

Therapy is a journey and commitment to bettering yourself and it speaks volumes to your readiness for change that you are searching for a therapist. Clients I see most often are looking to seek relief from what often feels like the never ending spiral of anxious thoughts. They want relief from the physical symptoms that come along with anxiety, and they want to know how to worry less about the issues in their life that are consuming them. Often working on boundaries, anxiety management techniques, and processing difficult times in their lives or relationships can be the key to relief from many of these issues.

Life and death - perhaps the biggest adjustments of the human experience. Each can stir up feelings such as overwhelm, guilt, and loneliness. If someone you care about is seriously ill or has died, if you're grieving loss due to miscarriage/stillbirth, or are trying to conceive, prepare for birth, or adjust to postpartum life, know that you do not have to move through these chapters alone. I have personal and professional background supporting children/families through hospice/grief and through the transition into parenthood. Together we'll create space to process your journey and identify tools to help you continue moving forward.

Life can have a way of tossing us around and undermining our sense of self and belonging. The focus of my practice is people who have ADD/ADHD or symptoms related to ADD/ADHD such as weak Executive Function which can lead to Anxiety and related Depression. These challenges can leave us feeling unmoored, uncertain, unhappy and unfulfilled often struggling to find our way. I offer ADHD Coaching to older Teens, Young Adults and Adults as well as parental support regardless of geographical location. My therapeutic practice is limited to MA, NH and ME. The working environment is one of trust and safety to discover a deeper self-knowing.

Welcome! My practice offers in-home behavioral consultation and treatment for adolescents. Guided by ABA, ACT and SBT therapies, we'll address areas of concern, set goals and develop in-home supports to help your child build skills, improve behavior, and gain a sense of well-being. The impact on your child’s social/emotional functioning, self-esteem, and relationships, as well as your family dynamic, is profound. I have 30 years of experience helping adolescents, including 24 years as a school psychologist and behavior specialist in NH schools. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you! John Potter, Behavior Pathways, LLC.