Wellpoint Therapists in Waltham, MA

My team and I help individuals and couples. We are best suited to treating you where you're stuck, be it physical (like chronic pain, auto-immune), mental (like anxiety), emotional (like depression), relational (partners, children, parents, people you work with), and spiritual (like alienation). What makes my work unique is it's remarkably efficient & effective.

Throughout my time in the field, I have worked with children, teens, adults, and elders in a multitude of environments who have experienced a variety of clinical issues, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief and loss, PTSD, OCD, ADHD and anger management. My desire to work in the field stems from my passion for connecting with others as well as seeing people walk away excited to live their own personal journey after healing and feeling more alleviated from emotional and psychological pain. I am here to listen and support, as well as provide you the opportunity to express yourself openly in a safe environment.

Hello! If you are reading this then you have decided that a part of your life has become unmanageable and the need for professional support is important for your wellbeing. You don’t have to feel confused and alone in the whirlwind of daily life. I am here to listen and support you as you navigate these challenges in a safe and confidential space. I believe that self-growth and healing is a journey and I feel honored to be part of it. As chaotic as the world around you may seem, I am here and ready to join you as you process your thoughts, feelings, and come up with tangible goals.

Compass Counseling is an established group practice providing outpatient behavioral health services to a wide range of clients via broad insurance coverage, including Medicare and Medicaid. We work with individuals, families, couples, and young adults who want help improving their situation.

Helping clients navigate the spaces from where they have been, where they are, and where they are going is essential to my work as a licensed mental health counselor. I have taken this approach in my work with clients across a wide range of ages and backgrounds and a variety of settings, including veteran residential facilities and partial hospitalization group therapy programs. Drawing from my own experiences as a veteran, my goal is to help others transition from one stage of life to the next while making meaning of the whole of their lives, and have made that a primary focus to the work I do today.

I'm best suited to treating you where you're stuck, be it physical (like chronic pain, auto-immune), mental (like anxiety), emotional (like depression), relational (partners, children, parents, people you work with), and spiritual (like alienation). What makes my work unique is it's remarkably efficient & effective.

I am aware of the challenges that come with seeking therapy and want to be a support to those who are hesitant with the process.

My team and I help individuals and couples. Our ideal client is someone who's interested in both healing and growth, who is goal oriented, and knows that how we make sense of things is fundamental. The symptoms about which we suffer are also an invitation to remember what we couldn't handle so that we heal and grow. I'm best suited to treating you where you're stuck, be it physical (like chronic pain, auto-immune), mental (like anxiety), emotional (like depression), relational (partners, children, parents, people you work with), and spiritual (like alienation).

Carolyn O'Connor, LICSW, offers individual psychotherapy for adults and older adults experiencing mental health issues. She treats a variety of issues including, but not limited to, depression, anxiety, grief, mood disorders and more. She specializes in treating adults who are managing roles as caregivers for aging adults with dementia, chronic illness and other conditions and disorders. She conducts ivirtual sessions only at this time and is accepting new clients. She will work with you on your treatment goals and building healthy coping skills to manage your symptoms.

A safe, empathic therapeutic space for clients to make meaningful changes in their lives," "I help clients make meaningful and necessary changes for overall increased life satisfaction. I do this by providing a safe, non threatening and supportive setting for clients to "do their work" and create a therapeutic space where humor is allowed. If appropriate, a client's sense of their own spirituality is acknowledged and integrated as a resource of empowerment, to sort through feelings, thoughts and behaviors that either help or hinder them in achieving identified goals.

I am a clinical social worker with 30+ years of social work experience.My work with Individuals and families focus on building a strong foundation that can help weather life's stressors. I work with primarily adults 18 and older with Depression, Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Parenting, Life Transitions, Grief and Bereavement, Aging and Self Defeating Behavior. When confronting a major loss it is a shock to the body and mind. Working through the grief and pain helps you gain the motivation and confidence to learn to adjust to the changes. Developing courage and acceptance is a process.

My ideal client is a person dedicated to making positive changes in her/his life. These adjustments may be as simple as a new hair style or as complex as brain surgery. I invite the client to tell me about himself, including hobbies and interests. What is he most proud of? What might he like to improve? What was the nicest thing anyone ever said about him? What really hurt? I encourage the client to comment on the paintings in the room and what they might have in common. They all have something to do with going somewhere. I tell them that my favorite professor at Boston College, William Meissner. S. J. said of therapy, "It's all

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.

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” You can learn to embody the qualities that make you brave in therapy and in life. I am here to help you confront what is keeping you from a whole-hearted, purpose-filled life. I am here to help guide you through any situation you have faced either in the past or currently. I earned a bachelor’s of arts in Psychology and a bachelor’s of science in Biology from the University of Rhode Island. I then received my master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from William James College. Currently, I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor from Massachusetts.

“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful parts of us.” Deciding to go to therapy isn’t the easiest thing to do but it can be helpful when wanting to discover our own beautiful parts. Everyone deserves the opportunity to be able to have the time and space to divulge into their lives and become the best person they can be.

Helping individuals overcome difficult challenges in their lives and create meaning from those experiences has been my mission for the last decade. I strive to create a warm and safe space that fosters a strong, genuine, working therapeutic relationship. My clinical style is an integrative, collaborative, and strength-based approach to therapy. Some areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, addiction/recovery, trauma, life transitions, interpersonal relationship/romantic relationship problems, grief, coping skills, anxiety, and older adult mental health.

Are you going through a transition in life? Maybe you are seeking further education in a career or trying to seek insight into the age-old question "What do I want to be when I grow up?" If you feel stuck, depressed, or anxious at the thought of the previous question, I am your person.