Psychodynamic Therapists in Scituate, MA
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Steph Bianchini
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Waitlist for new clients
My therapeutic style centers around cultivating a supportive therapeutic relationship to gain insight into other relationships in your life, including that which you hold with yourself. I specialize in treating individuals struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions. I practice primarily from a psychodynamic perspective, and enjoy working with clients who are open and willing to being curious about their place in this world as a product of past experiences and relationships. I value communication and authenticity, and strive to bring that in to each session.
My therapeutic style centers around cultivating a supportive therapeutic relationship to gain insight into other relationships in your life, including that which you hold with yourself. I specialize in treating individuals struggling with eating disorders and disordered eating, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions. I practice primarily from a psychodynamic perspective, and enjoy working with clients who are open and willing to being curious about their place in this world as a product of past experiences and relationships. I value communication and authenticity, and strive to bring that in to each session.
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I blend a humanistic, interactive therapy approach with the use of psychodynamic and cognitive/behavioral practices.
I treat people the way I want to be treated, with respect, warmth and openness. My belief is to help you in reaching your full potential in order to have the life you believe is fulfilling for you. I am interactive, down to earth and ask questions to help you come to your own most useful conclusions. I will use your strengths to challenge you to consider other options within your life. I continue to love my work with all types of people after many years of experience.
I blend a humanistic, interactive therapy approach with the use of psychodynamic and cognitive/behavioral practices.
I treat people the way I want to be treated, with respect, warmth and openness. My belief is to help you in reaching your full potential in order to have the life you believe is fulfilling for you. I am interactive, down to earth and ask questions to help you come to your own most useful conclusions. I will use your strengths to challenge you to consider other options within your life. I continue to love my work with all types of people after many years of experience.
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Melissa Marram
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Waitlist for new clients
Congrats on taking the steps to find a therapist. I am a clinician who can provide you with a full assessment of your personal needs, and developing a treatment plan to address them. I am flexible in my therapeutic technique, with the use of a relational-psychodynamic approach to treatment, allowing for you to feel comfortable and heard. I find that the therapeutic relationship is critical in helping you achieve your goals.
Congrats on taking the steps to find a therapist. I am a clinician who can provide you with a full assessment of your personal needs, and developing a treatment plan to address them. I am flexible in my therapeutic technique, with the use of a relational-psychodynamic approach to treatment, allowing for you to feel comfortable and heard. I find that the therapeutic relationship is critical in helping you achieve your goals.
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Janine Groman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Scituate, MA 02066 (Online Only)
Therapy begins with a partnership to move you from where you are to where you want to be in life. Feeling stuck from anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, low self-esteem, grief, and difficult life transitions to living life to its fullest is possible for everyone. Healing from Trauma, anxiety and depression is achievable for everyone and partnering with my clients is my passion.
Therapy begins with a partnership to move you from where you are to where you want to be in life. Feeling stuck from anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, low self-esteem, grief, and difficult life transitions to living life to its fullest is possible for everyone. Healing from Trauma, anxiety and depression is achievable for everyone and partnering with my clients is my passion.
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Working through life's challenges can be difficult on our own. Sometimes we need guidance and professional support to help us navigate our worlds. I have over 20 years of experience providing counseling to adults, couples, and families who are struggling with various issues. My therapeutic approach is interactive, compassionate, and validating and can be tailored to meet your specific needs. I believe a therapist needs to be objective, empathetic, open, and kind.
Working through life's challenges can be difficult on our own. Sometimes we need guidance and professional support to help us navigate our worlds. I have over 20 years of experience providing counseling to adults, couples, and families who are struggling with various issues. My therapeutic approach is interactive, compassionate, and validating and can be tailored to meet your specific needs. I believe a therapist needs to be objective, empathetic, open, and kind.
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Eileen Keenan LICSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02060 (Online Only)
I am a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with adults who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, grief or loss, cancer or chronic illness. I provide a safe space to allow individuals to process their emotions and learn valuable coping skills.
I am a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with adults who may be struggling with depression, anxiety, grief or loss, cancer or chronic illness. I provide a safe space to allow individuals to process their emotions and learn valuable coping skills.
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I hold a space of safety, confidentiality & upmost respect for my clients, the stories they have lived & their hopes for personal transformation. With my youngest clients, counseling is a collaborative process of shifting challenging habits & behaviors, or removing roadblocks impacting school adjustment and family harmony. I work in partnership with caregivers to take actionable steps, teaching skills & strategies to help children and adolescents thrive. With adult clients, we uncover patterns & behaviors causing pain, address trauma, shame, identity, or relationship issues; anything impacting optimal wellbeing.
I hold a space of safety, confidentiality & upmost respect for my clients, the stories they have lived & their hopes for personal transformation. With my youngest clients, counseling is a collaborative process of shifting challenging habits & behaviors, or removing roadblocks impacting school adjustment and family harmony. I work in partnership with caregivers to take actionable steps, teaching skills & strategies to help children and adolescents thrive. With adult clients, we uncover patterns & behaviors causing pain, address trauma, shame, identity, or relationship issues; anything impacting optimal wellbeing.
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I enjoy a diverse practice that seeks to create a safe environment from which a client can feel free to collaborate in a shared vision of goal attainment. I see individuals, couples, and families. I adopt an integrated approach grounded in evidence-based practice with a particular area of interest and expertise in existential therapeutic applications where indicated. I have published extensively in the area of Existential Psychology (e.g., https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781349952106). I enjoy working with clients who seek a deeper self-understanding in pursuit of transcendence.
I enjoy a diverse practice that seeks to create a safe environment from which a client can feel free to collaborate in a shared vision of goal attainment. I see individuals, couples, and families. I adopt an integrated approach grounded in evidence-based practice with a particular area of interest and expertise in existential therapeutic applications where indicated. I have published extensively in the area of Existential Psychology (e.g., https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781349952106). I enjoy working with clients who seek a deeper self-understanding in pursuit of transcendence.
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"I believe self-acceptance is the key to positive change." There are times when our lives can feel overwhelming and difficult. I believe we all have the capacity to improve ourselves and achieve happiness. My goal is to create a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment where you can feel at ease to discover who you are. Through therapy, I will assist in developing your strengths, while addressing your weaknesses. Teach effective coping skills, and incorporate strategies to overcome obstacles. I am also Jikiden Reiki trained & certified level I and 2. for those who are looking for a holistic approach to add to their therapy.
"I believe self-acceptance is the key to positive change." There are times when our lives can feel overwhelming and difficult. I believe we all have the capacity to improve ourselves and achieve happiness. My goal is to create a safe, comfortable, therapeutic environment where you can feel at ease to discover who you are. Through therapy, I will assist in developing your strengths, while addressing your weaknesses. Teach effective coping skills, and incorporate strategies to overcome obstacles. I am also Jikiden Reiki trained & certified level I and 2. for those who are looking for a holistic approach to add to their therapy.
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Treva Gerraughty Sabin-White
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
I am a clinician with over 25 years of experience helping people reach their personal goals and maximum potential. My proven therapeutic holistic approach, begins with establishing an empathic understanding of you as a person, teaching you to be more aware as you move through life, while you also learn to change the ineffective thoughts and behaviors that are keeping you from the life or results you want. I have worked successfully with individuals, couples and families with depression, anxiety, trauma, serious illness, suicidal ideation and self harming behaviors. If you've been disappointed with therapy in the past give me a try.
I am a clinician with over 25 years of experience helping people reach their personal goals and maximum potential. My proven therapeutic holistic approach, begins with establishing an empathic understanding of you as a person, teaching you to be more aware as you move through life, while you also learn to change the ineffective thoughts and behaviors that are keeping you from the life or results you want. I have worked successfully with individuals, couples and families with depression, anxiety, trauma, serious illness, suicidal ideation and self harming behaviors. If you've been disappointed with therapy in the past give me a try.
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Lauryn Green
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Scituate, MA 02060 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
At Soul Sprout Mindful Care, we are dedicated to helping you and your family achieve Mental Health. We believe that Mental Health is just as important as physical health, and we treat it as such. We are committed to providing therapeutic services including individual outpatient therapy, family outpatient therapy, and couples outpatient therapy. A therapist will work with you to develop a treatment plan, with interventions tailored specifically to your needs. We believe that you should be heard, and we take supporting you very seriously.
At Soul Sprout Mindful Care, we are dedicated to helping you and your family achieve Mental Health. We believe that Mental Health is just as important as physical health, and we treat it as such. We are committed to providing therapeutic services including individual outpatient therapy, family outpatient therapy, and couples outpatient therapy. A therapist will work with you to develop a treatment plan, with interventions tailored specifically to your needs. We believe that you should be heard, and we take supporting you very seriously.
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Marguerite Wood
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Not accepting new clients
I use a combination of cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches.
I AM NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME:Do you feel that you cannot find your center and are chronically anxious or depressed? Do you finally want to feel better about yourself? Are your relationships empty or filled with disappointment? I can help. My clients tell me that after our work together they are able to break free from long standing negative patterns.They are able to establish peace in their lives and find joy and fulfillment. I can teach you powerful techniques to easily manage stress and experience greater joy and productivity.
I use a combination of cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic approaches.
I AM NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME:Do you feel that you cannot find your center and are chronically anxious or depressed? Do you finally want to feel better about yourself? Are your relationships empty or filled with disappointment? I can help. My clients tell me that after our work together they are able to break free from long standing negative patterns.They are able to establish peace in their lives and find joy and fulfillment. I can teach you powerful techniques to easily manage stress and experience greater joy and productivity.
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Dr. Vanessa J Leary
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Not accepting new clients
I draw upon my training in CBT, DBT, ACT, and psychodynamic interventions.
My practice includes working with children, adolescents, and adults through creating a safe, trusting therapeutic environment. My goal is to help clients make sense of their approach to the world, understand challenges, and access effective coping strategies. Anxiety, depression, and other social-emotional difficulties often contribute to feelings of isolation. Through processing thoughts, feelings, and experiences, clients can begin to understand their map of the world in order to effectively address trauma (or Trauma) and increase feelings of self-confidence, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy.
I draw upon my training in CBT, DBT, ACT, and psychodynamic interventions.
My practice includes working with children, adolescents, and adults through creating a safe, trusting therapeutic environment. My goal is to help clients make sense of their approach to the world, understand challenges, and access effective coping strategies. Anxiety, depression, and other social-emotional difficulties often contribute to feelings of isolation. Through processing thoughts, feelings, and experiences, clients can begin to understand their map of the world in order to effectively address trauma (or Trauma) and increase feelings of self-confidence, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy.
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Katia E. Roth
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Scituate, MA 02066 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I believe that therapy can promote greater emotional flexibility, confidence in decision-making, and enable people to become more fully engaged in their lives. I am a collaborative and active therapist and you will find that I spend lots of time developing a trusting and strong therapeutic relationship. Through choosing to work with me, you can expect a compassionate, directive, authentic, and relationship-centered experience. I rely on an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from several different empirically-supported orientations to effectively treat a variety of presenting issues.
I believe that therapy can promote greater emotional flexibility, confidence in decision-making, and enable people to become more fully engaged in their lives. I am a collaborative and active therapist and you will find that I spend lots of time developing a trusting and strong therapeutic relationship. Through choosing to work with me, you can expect a compassionate, directive, authentic, and relationship-centered experience. I rely on an integrative approach to therapy, drawing from several different empirically-supported orientations to effectively treat a variety of presenting issues.
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Wendy G Weinberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Not accepting new clients
Whether you need help with some problem solving or are just feeling down, I can help you to get back on track. Perhaps you just need some brief solution focused therapy or if you need help with more in-depth issues, a plan can be created to help you to feel like your best self. I have always been drawn to working with people and strive to improve their lives by teaching them the tools needed to overcome adversities that we all face at one time or another. I have always believed, that our struggles help define us and make us stronger for what lies ahead.
Whether you need help with some problem solving or are just feeling down, I can help you to get back on track. Perhaps you just need some brief solution focused therapy or if you need help with more in-depth issues, a plan can be created to help you to feel like your best self. I have always been drawn to working with people and strive to improve their lives by teaching them the tools needed to overcome adversities that we all face at one time or another. I have always believed, that our struggles help define us and make us stronger for what lies ahead.
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Melanie Sweet
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Scituate, MA 02066 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Providing Telehealth services only. Typically, I see adults who are struggling with relationships, loss and life transitions including aging and divorce. Often they enter therapy feeling anxious, sad, confused, angry and unable to move beyond ineffective patterns of behavior.
Providing Telehealth services only. Typically, I see adults who are struggling with relationships, loss and life transitions including aging and divorce. Often they enter therapy feeling anxious, sad, confused, angry and unable to move beyond ineffective patterns of behavior.
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Mariann Tosi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Scituate, MA 02066
Not accepting new clients
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I believe in an eclectic approach that incorporates psychodynamic theory, family systems principles, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and Mindfulness practice.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or you are suffering from trauma and loss, I look forward to speaking with you. I am an individual therapist with over thirty years of experience helping individuals of all ages. My background includes a foundation in nursing practice in acute medical settings, community mental health, and private practice. As a therapist, I believe each person has the ability to heal and my goal is to help you facilitate your own growth through evidenced-based treatment.
I believe in an eclectic approach that incorporates psychodynamic theory, family systems principles, cognitive-behavioral treatment, and Mindfulness practice.
If you are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or you are suffering from trauma and loss, I look forward to speaking with you. I am an individual therapist with over thirty years of experience helping individuals of all ages. My background includes a foundation in nursing practice in acute medical settings, community mental health, and private practice. As a therapist, I believe each person has the ability to heal and my goal is to help you facilitate your own growth through evidenced-based treatment.
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I work with adults facing a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, perinatal struggles, and relationship conflict. Through a culturally sensitive lens, I use a therapeutic approach that blends relational, humanistic and psychodynamic theories, while incorporating DBT skills, CBT techniques, and psychoeducation when appropriate.
I work with adults facing a wide range of challenges including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, perinatal struggles, and relationship conflict. Through a culturally sensitive lens, I use a therapeutic approach that blends relational, humanistic and psychodynamic theories, while incorporating DBT skills, CBT techniques, and psychoeducation when appropriate.
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I employ a combination of psychodynamic, relational and developmental approaches to long-term, insight-oriented work but rely on methods and strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for symptom management and building coping techniques in the short term.
How do you decide it's time to seek help through psychotherapy? For many people, the decision is clear; a significant event occurs or disruptive symptoms arise. For others, the decision is less obvious-maybe you haven't been feeling like yourself lately, you worry more than others or just sense that things could be better. As a client-centered therapist, I work with clients on their goals and to join them on their journey to wellness. I offer clinical expertise to provide guidance, new perspectives, and to raise awareness of underlying issues that may be behind current problems.
I employ a combination of psychodynamic, relational and developmental approaches to long-term, insight-oriented work but rely on methods and strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for symptom management and building coping techniques in the short term.
How do you decide it's time to seek help through psychotherapy? For many people, the decision is clear; a significant event occurs or disruptive symptoms arise. For others, the decision is less obvious-maybe you haven't been feeling like yourself lately, you worry more than others or just sense that things could be better. As a client-centered therapist, I work with clients on their goals and to join them on their journey to wellness. I offer clinical expertise to provide guidance, new perspectives, and to raise awareness of underlying issues that may be behind current problems.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.