Existential Therapists in Salem, MA
Dr. Bacigalupo works with adults, providing treatment and support for those suffering from depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship and family issues, major life transitions, and substance and alcohol use. Her primary treatment approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with the additional use of psychodynamic, family systems, mindfulness, self-compassion, and existential perspectives in her work.
Dr. Bacigalupo works with adults, providing treatment and support for those suffering from depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship and family issues, major life transitions, and substance and alcohol use. Her primary treatment approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with the additional use of psychodynamic, family systems, mindfulness, self-compassion, and existential perspectives in her work.
I specialize in working with: Artists and Musicians - Religious, Spiritual, Theological, and Existential Issues - Men Looking to Explore Feelings of Vulnerability - People Seeking Meaningful Romantic Relationships - Psychedelic Reintegration - Anxiety & Depression - Panic Attacks - Phobias - PTSD - Sexual Trauma - OCD - Navigating Challenging Relationships - Addiction - Setting Boundaries - Cultural Identity - Sexual Dysfunction - Short Term Exposure Based Therapy
I specialize in working with: Artists and Musicians - Religious, Spiritual, Theological, and Existential Issues - Men Looking to Explore Feelings of Vulnerability - People Seeking Meaningful Romantic Relationships - Psychedelic Reintegration - Anxiety & Depression - Panic Attacks - Phobias - PTSD - Sexual Trauma - OCD - Navigating Challenging Relationships - Addiction - Setting Boundaries - Cultural Identity - Sexual Dysfunction - Short Term Exposure Based Therapy
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and existential issues. I love working with adults and couples on finding solutions and mindful ways out of oppressive painful patterns, toward freer, fuller, and more authentic ways of being. My approach to therapy is person-centered, systemic, and humanistic. I am always excited to meet new people, learn about their lives, and help them move toward their goals. I also have an alternate life as a professor and social theorist
I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and existential issues. I love working with adults and couples on finding solutions and mindful ways out of oppressive painful patterns, toward freer, fuller, and more authentic ways of being. My approach to therapy is person-centered, systemic, and humanistic. I am always excited to meet new people, learn about their lives, and help them move toward their goals. I also have an alternate life as a professor and social theorist
Katherine Russell
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Salem, MA 01970 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Dr. Russell is currently accepting new clients for online sessions. She works with adults, providing treatment that respects mind, body, and spirit. Her areas of interest include: anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, health and wellness, and the spiritual/ existential. Dr. Russell takes an integrative approach to psychotherapy and incorporates a variety of orientations including relational, existential, trauma-informed, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and psychodynamic. She also has training in mindfulness and EMDR.
Dr. Russell is currently accepting new clients for online sessions. She works with adults, providing treatment that respects mind, body, and spirit. Her areas of interest include: anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, health and wellness, and the spiritual/ existential. Dr. Russell takes an integrative approach to psychotherapy and incorporates a variety of orientations including relational, existential, trauma-informed, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and psychodynamic. She also has training in mindfulness and EMDR.
Amanda L Vaughan
Counselor, LCMHC, LMHC
Verified Verified
Salem, MA 01970 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My main therapeutic approach includes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Counseling Techniques, and Existential Therapy.
I have over a decade of experience empowering individuals struggling with a variety of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and past trauma. My counseling style is warm, nonjudgemental, and direct.
My main therapeutic approach includes Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Counseling Techniques, and Existential Therapy.
I have over a decade of experience empowering individuals struggling with a variety of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and past trauma. My counseling style is warm, nonjudgemental, and direct.
Jill Evans Wuonola
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salem, MA 01970
Is the stress of work and family life becoming difficult to manage? Do you struggle to find meaning in your life? Are you working to understand competing aspects of your identity? It is my privilege to help my clients work through their personal struggles, using a psychodynamic approach that is both relational and existential. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and client provides an empowering, life-affirming space to work through life's struggles and to bring about healing.
Is the stress of work and family life becoming difficult to manage? Do you struggle to find meaning in your life? Are you working to understand competing aspects of your identity? It is my privilege to help my clients work through their personal struggles, using a psychodynamic approach that is both relational and existential. I believe that the relationship between a therapist and client provides an empowering, life-affirming space to work through life's struggles and to bring about healing.
Thank you for your interest in my Teleheath Counseling Services. I do have a few openings for adults who are not court involved. I offer a welcoming and supportive environment where I use my 20 years of mental health and substance abuse counseling experience to help Individuals attain their personal, relationship, and health-based goals. I take a person-centered, strengths-based approach to help with the identification of issues, concerns, and other barriers to self-understanding and well-being. This leads to improved insight and goal clarity, with problem-solving and coping skills tailored to this need.
Thank you for your interest in my Teleheath Counseling Services. I do have a few openings for adults who are not court involved. I offer a welcoming and supportive environment where I use my 20 years of mental health and substance abuse counseling experience to help Individuals attain their personal, relationship, and health-based goals. I take a person-centered, strengths-based approach to help with the identification of issues, concerns, and other barriers to self-understanding and well-being. This leads to improved insight and goal clarity, with problem-solving and coping skills tailored to this need.
What's your story? Whether you are new to counseling or returning, we all need help at times sorting out life's struggles and there's no shame in that. I'm here for you, to listen, if you just want to check-in to assess if therapy is right for you now, or if you feel ready to dive into the journey of facing your problems and coming up with better solutions, with the therapeutic accompaniment of an experienced guide.
What's your story? Whether you are new to counseling or returning, we all need help at times sorting out life's struggles and there's no shame in that. I'm here for you, to listen, if you just want to check-in to assess if therapy is right for you now, or if you feel ready to dive into the journey of facing your problems and coming up with better solutions, with the therapeutic accompaniment of an experienced guide.
May I begin by writing that I recognize your courage for seeking help. You or a family member must be struggling right now. If life looks bleak, please know that there can be hope. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both California and Massachusetts who works with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, stressful life changes, trauma, acculturation challenges and illness. I honor a collaborative relationship with my clients and strive toward finding solutions that are authentic to you. You have a story and I listen, building on the strengths you already possess.
May I begin by writing that I recognize your courage for seeking help. You or a family member must be struggling right now. If life looks bleak, please know that there can be hope. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both California and Massachusetts who works with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, stressful life changes, trauma, acculturation challenges and illness. I honor a collaborative relationship with my clients and strive toward finding solutions that are authentic to you. You have a story and I listen, building on the strengths you already possess.
Accepting new clients! Are you feeling like nothing is working? Tired of talk therapy? Done looping through the same patterns and limiting beliefs of "I am a burden/I am unworthy" leading to shame, guilt, depression and anxiety? By combining psychotherapy& Attachment Focused EMDR with energy medicine (EFT, Reiki, yoga/mindfulness),I can help you overcome these old ways of being while creating space for more joy and fulfillment. I offer a safe space to explore your phobias, fears, concerns and goals, while encouraging curiosity around your experience and to help build a life of deeper meaning and sense of connection.
Accepting new clients! Are you feeling like nothing is working? Tired of talk therapy? Done looping through the same patterns and limiting beliefs of "I am a burden/I am unworthy" leading to shame, guilt, depression and anxiety? By combining psychotherapy& Attachment Focused EMDR with energy medicine (EFT, Reiki, yoga/mindfulness),I can help you overcome these old ways of being while creating space for more joy and fulfillment. I offer a safe space to explore your phobias, fears, concerns and goals, while encouraging curiosity around your experience and to help build a life of deeper meaning and sense of connection.
I am a professional counselor because I want to empower people to be their best in relationships with themselves and others. I help my clients reconnect with themselves and what matters most to them. I help them align to their North Star and set a course towards personal growth...even in the most challenging times. I envision the work I do with people, families, and groups to be an expression of my commitment to positive social change in my community and across the state. My counselor identity is complemented by 23+ years of service as a Navy chaplain, where I gained significant experience with integrating personal belief systems
I am a professional counselor because I want to empower people to be their best in relationships with themselves and others. I help my clients reconnect with themselves and what matters most to them. I help them align to their North Star and set a course towards personal growth...even in the most challenging times. I envision the work I do with people, families, and groups to be an expression of my commitment to positive social change in my community and across the state. My counselor identity is complemented by 23+ years of service as a Navy chaplain, where I gained significant experience with integrating personal belief systems
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May I begin by writing that I recognize your courage for seeking help. You or a family member must be struggling right now. If life looks bleak, please know that there can be hope. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, stressful life changes, trauma, acculturation challenges and illness. I honor a collaborative relationship with my clients and strive toward finding solutions that are authentic to you.
May I begin by writing that I recognize your courage for seeking help. You or a family member must be struggling right now. If life looks bleak, please know that there can be hope. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals, couples and families struggling with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, stressful life changes, trauma, acculturation challenges and illness. I honor a collaborative relationship with my clients and strive toward finding solutions that are authentic to you.
I provide a supportive therapeutic environment that is comfortable and non-judgmental. My clinical approach to therapy is a partnership that allows my clients to be interactive in their sessions. Together, we will discuss what your presenting concerns are and work on building skills that will help you cope with those issues. If you are unsure what your specific therapeutic goals are at this time and are looking for broader supports, we can also work together to gain a better understanding of yourself while building a toolbox of skills that will help you move forward on your journey.
I provide a supportive therapeutic environment that is comfortable and non-judgmental. My clinical approach to therapy is a partnership that allows my clients to be interactive in their sessions. Together, we will discuss what your presenting concerns are and work on building skills that will help you cope with those issues. If you are unsure what your specific therapeutic goals are at this time and are looking for broader supports, we can also work together to gain a better understanding of yourself while building a toolbox of skills that will help you move forward on your journey.
Heidi Vega Cavanaugh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Salem, MA 01970 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Note: Email is the best way to reach me for faster reply. I am a therapist who is passionate about helping my clients regain (or maybe gain for the first time) a true sense of self. Addiction, old behavior patterns, unhealthy coping mechanisms... they can all derail us from discovering our authenticity and our purpose in life. I have experience in helping clients of all backgrounds move into recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression.
Note: Email is the best way to reach me for faster reply. I am a therapist who is passionate about helping my clients regain (or maybe gain for the first time) a true sense of self. Addiction, old behavior patterns, unhealthy coping mechanisms... they can all derail us from discovering our authenticity and our purpose in life. I have experience in helping clients of all backgrounds move into recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders, behavioral addictions, anxiety disorders, and depression.
I provide individual psychotherapy to adults (18+ years of age) dealing with a wide range of psychological issues. My approach is collaborative, non-judgmental, irreverent and adaptable to the clients individual needs and goals. While I provide individual therapy for a wide range of emotional, spiritual, and behavioral issues, much like other therapists and counselors - my specialization in trauma informed, spiritually integrative work with marginalized identities and spiritualities sets me apart.
I provide individual psychotherapy to adults (18+ years of age) dealing with a wide range of psychological issues. My approach is collaborative, non-judgmental, irreverent and adaptable to the clients individual needs and goals. While I provide individual therapy for a wide range of emotional, spiritual, and behavioral issues, much like other therapists and counselors - my specialization in trauma informed, spiritually integrative work with marginalized identities and spiritualities sets me apart.
Rachael Duda Maitland
Counselor, RYT , APP, LMHC
Verified Verified
Salem, MA 01970
Waitlist for new clients
My focus is to offer a supportive and welcoming space for you to explore your process of healing, and to step into the brilliance of and belonging with all that you are. I offer a compassionate, creative, collaborative, intuitive, trauma-informed, and skill-based approach to the work. My view of holistic is one that considers a systemic lens, as well as the use of integrative modalities that support a mind-body approach for embodied living. I work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationships, fertility, grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
My focus is to offer a supportive and welcoming space for you to explore your process of healing, and to step into the brilliance of and belonging with all that you are. I offer a compassionate, creative, collaborative, intuitive, trauma-informed, and skill-based approach to the work. My view of holistic is one that considers a systemic lens, as well as the use of integrative modalities that support a mind-body approach for embodied living. I work with individuals navigating life transitions, relationships, fertility, grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Beneficial therapy is founded upon a strong relationship between the therapist and the client. There is something healing about connecting with another person, about being seen, about feeling understood. With each of my clients, I work to create a warm relationship where they know they will be met with respect and empathy. I also recognize that for some people, especially people with non-dominant cultural identities, mental health care has not always felt welcoming. With that in mind, I work to provide a space where everyone can experience a sense of belonging and feel safe being their full selves. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming.
Beneficial therapy is founded upon a strong relationship between the therapist and the client. There is something healing about connecting with another person, about being seen, about feeling understood. With each of my clients, I work to create a warm relationship where they know they will be met with respect and empathy. I also recognize that for some people, especially people with non-dominant cultural identities, mental health care has not always felt welcoming. With that in mind, I work to provide a space where everyone can experience a sense of belonging and feel safe being their full selves. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming.
Edith Bross Johns LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Salem, MA 01970 (Online Only)
Does it seem as if you are weathering the same emotional storm with your partner, no matter what the topic? Does it seem as if life has tossed you into a deep ocean of surging emotions and thoughts- and you're treading water in your moments of disconnection? Or do you feel alone in a dark pit, or frozen and cut off from the one who matters most? Are there nagging problems you just can't seem to find solutions for? Together, you and I can find the shore, the sunshine, the ladder up to the renewed connection to full connection in love.
Does it seem as if you are weathering the same emotional storm with your partner, no matter what the topic? Does it seem as if life has tossed you into a deep ocean of surging emotions and thoughts- and you're treading water in your moments of disconnection? Or do you feel alone in a dark pit, or frozen and cut off from the one who matters most? Are there nagging problems you just can't seem to find solutions for? Together, you and I can find the shore, the sunshine, the ladder up to the renewed connection to full connection in love.
Like all of us, you need to perform in the daily arenas of your life — work, relationships, health, personal growth. I’m here to help you succeed. Creating a strong therapeutic relationship with each other will serve as the foundation for everything else we'll do. My aim will be to get to know you as a unique person with your own story and vision, help you identify the changes you're ready to make, and guide and support you in making them so you can take on the challenges before you and achieve the outcomes you desire.
Like all of us, you need to perform in the daily arenas of your life — work, relationships, health, personal growth. I’m here to help you succeed. Creating a strong therapeutic relationship with each other will serve as the foundation for everything else we'll do. My aim will be to get to know you as a unique person with your own story and vision, help you identify the changes you're ready to make, and guide and support you in making them so you can take on the challenges before you and achieve the outcomes you desire.
William R Drinkwater
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MEd, CADC-II, LADC-I
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Salem, MA 01970 (Online Only)
My practice centers on working with those having addiction issues and those having addiction issues coupled to other mental health challenges such as: Bipolar & Depressive Disorders, Schizoaffective Disorder, Trauma, Grief & Abandonment. My extensive experience in all modalities of treatment allows clients a greater degree of options when creating a recovery plan for their addiction/mental health issues. 15 out of my 30+ years in the field were working inpatient psych/addiction as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
My practice centers on working with those having addiction issues and those having addiction issues coupled to other mental health challenges such as: Bipolar & Depressive Disorders, Schizoaffective Disorder, Trauma, Grief & Abandonment. My extensive experience in all modalities of treatment allows clients a greater degree of options when creating a recovery plan for their addiction/mental health issues. 15 out of my 30+ years in the field were working inpatient psych/addiction as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
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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.