Therapists in Westford, MA
Starting therapy can be the first step in making meaningful change in your life. You may be seeking therapy to explore a problem, change a pattern, recover from depression or anxiety, or improve relationships with others. Perhaps you are struggling with food or body image. If you are questioning your sexual orientation, coming out, and/or navigating gender identity, therapy should be a space where you feel seen and understood. Whatever your situation, it is possible to gain insight, solve problems, feel better, and be the best version of you.
Starting therapy can be the first step in making meaningful change in your life. You may be seeking therapy to explore a problem, change a pattern, recover from depression or anxiety, or improve relationships with others. Perhaps you are struggling with food or body image. If you are questioning your sexual orientation, coming out, and/or navigating gender identity, therapy should be a space where you feel seen and understood. Whatever your situation, it is possible to gain insight, solve problems, feel better, and be the best version of you.
Sheila Marie Tucke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CAGS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Westford, MA 01886
I have had a private therapy practice in Andover and Westford, Ma. for nearly 30 years. During this time, I have worked with those struggling with a variety of concerns including relationships, parenting, identity, work and careers, depression, anxiety, trauma, school and education, gender, and cultures. Generally, the individuals, couples, and families with whom I work come to my office in some sort of pain or discomfort as they move back and forth between their real and ideal lives.The conversations we have shed light on what is happening and to try to help reduce feelings of pain and distress.
I have had a private therapy practice in Andover and Westford, Ma. for nearly 30 years. During this time, I have worked with those struggling with a variety of concerns including relationships, parenting, identity, work and careers, depression, anxiety, trauma, school and education, gender, and cultures. Generally, the individuals, couples, and families with whom I work come to my office in some sort of pain or discomfort as they move back and forth between their real and ideal lives.The conversations we have shed light on what is happening and to try to help reduce feelings of pain and distress.
I bring a trauma informed and heartfelt exploration to LGBTQIA+ and TGNC experiences, religious trauma, depression, anxiety and climate anxiety and practice from a body affirming perspective.
I believe deeply in the healing power of human connection and relationship. Whatever you are facing today that might feel insurmountable, let’s work together to guide you to a place of self knowing, stability and compassion. I believe in practicing through an anti-oppressive framework and approach therapy as a collaboration between myself and my client. you are the expert of your life, I'll come alongside you to guide and support through new skills, ideas and emotional explorations. I love working with all ages and am particularly passionate about adult and older adult communities.
I bring a trauma informed and heartfelt exploration to LGBTQIA+ and TGNC experiences, religious trauma, depression, anxiety and climate anxiety and practice from a body affirming perspective.
I believe deeply in the healing power of human connection and relationship. Whatever you are facing today that might feel insurmountable, let’s work together to guide you to a place of self knowing, stability and compassion. I believe in practicing through an anti-oppressive framework and approach therapy as a collaboration between myself and my client. you are the expert of your life, I'll come alongside you to guide and support through new skills, ideas and emotional explorations. I love working with all ages and am particularly passionate about adult and older adult communities.
Currently very limited availability for in person and tele-therapy appointments for individuals (16 and older), couples, and families. Committed to honoring, exploring, and creating the promise of "what might be" for you. Offering collaborative and generative conversations that are interactive, respectful, curious, and non-judgemental. Honoring your unique experiences, values, preferences, abilities, hopes, dreams and sparkling moments. Committed to the promise of what you can be outside the world and influence of problems. Focused on changing your relationship to problems affecting and influencing you and what you care about most.
Currently very limited availability for in person and tele-therapy appointments for individuals (16 and older), couples, and families. Committed to honoring, exploring, and creating the promise of "what might be" for you. Offering collaborative and generative conversations that are interactive, respectful, curious, and non-judgemental. Honoring your unique experiences, values, preferences, abilities, hopes, dreams and sparkling moments. Committed to the promise of what you can be outside the world and influence of problems. Focused on changing your relationship to problems affecting and influencing you and what you care about most.
Scobie-Carroll Therapies
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MBA
Verified Verified
Westford, MA 01886
Taking the first step toward feeling more empowered, at ease or centered in your life is a brave one. I am here to walk alongside you as we identify your goals and work together to achieve them. I am a Clinical Social Worker with over 28 years of clinical experience and am licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Michigan, Vermont and Maine. My practice focus is in the provision of care to adults and couples, with particular emphasis on serving the LGBTQIA+ community, those navigating transition and poly/cnm relationships. I have an office located in Westford but use a telehealth platform for most visits.
Taking the first step toward feeling more empowered, at ease or centered in your life is a brave one. I am here to walk alongside you as we identify your goals and work together to achieve them. I am a Clinical Social Worker with over 28 years of clinical experience and am licensed to practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Michigan, Vermont and Maine. My practice focus is in the provision of care to adults and couples, with particular emphasis on serving the LGBTQIA+ community, those navigating transition and poly/cnm relationships. I have an office located in Westford but use a telehealth platform for most visits.
Lisa Wessan Consulting
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CLYL, RM
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Westford, MA 01886
People often ask me, "What is the purpose of therapy?" I believe there are a few answers to that question. First, you come to therapy to defrost grief, unexpressed rage and other negative feelings, e.g. traumas, losses, betrayals. You also learn to re-parent yourself. Second, you come to have a better transition in your work or love life, or to improve your performance and personal relations. Finally, you get to share your dreams and goals in a safe environment, with no judgment, and to produce amazing action plans to manifest your best life ever.
People often ask me, "What is the purpose of therapy?" I believe there are a few answers to that question. First, you come to therapy to defrost grief, unexpressed rage and other negative feelings, e.g. traumas, losses, betrayals. You also learn to re-parent yourself. Second, you come to have a better transition in your work or love life, or to improve your performance and personal relations. Finally, you get to share your dreams and goals in a safe environment, with no judgment, and to produce amazing action plans to manifest your best life ever.
Over the last thirty years as a Clinical Psychologist, I have learned how children, adults, couples, and families break free of disheartening relational patterns and rewrite oppressive stories. I have learned how to attend to what matters most: feeling safe, opening to love, and creating a life guided by compassion. I truly love my work, and that may be because I am still learning every day how to ask questions that spark wonder and creativity, how to listen for the depth behind words, knowing when to be patient, when to challenge.
Over the last thirty years as a Clinical Psychologist, I have learned how children, adults, couples, and families break free of disheartening relational patterns and rewrite oppressive stories. I have learned how to attend to what matters most: feeling safe, opening to love, and creating a life guided by compassion. I truly love my work, and that may be because I am still learning every day how to ask questions that spark wonder and creativity, how to listen for the depth behind words, knowing when to be patient, when to challenge.
I received my Masters of Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver with a clinical specialization in families, high-risk youth, and trauma. I have over 15 years of experience as a social worker, with experience in the areas of research, child welfare, juvenile justice, domestic and international school systems, and private practice therapy and assessment. I am passionate about mental health and aspire to create a climate of empathy, creativity, and understanding with families. I am a skilled clinician who strives to build resilience and adaptability.
I received my Masters of Social Work from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver with a clinical specialization in families, high-risk youth, and trauma. I have over 15 years of experience as a social worker, with experience in the areas of research, child welfare, juvenile justice, domestic and international school systems, and private practice therapy and assessment. I am passionate about mental health and aspire to create a climate of empathy, creativity, and understanding with families. I am a skilled clinician who strives to build resilience and adaptability.
Jennifer Shea
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Westford, MA 01886
Not accepting new clients
I have a particular interest in working with women during their pregnancy and postpartum journeys and have advanced training in the field of perinatal mental health. I also enjoy working with adults of all ages who are going through challenging life transitions, dealing with feelings of depression or anxiety or feeling overwhelmed by life stressors. I believe seeking counseling can be a first step towards healing and enhancing your overall well-being.
I have a particular interest in working with women during their pregnancy and postpartum journeys and have advanced training in the field of perinatal mental health. I also enjoy working with adults of all ages who are going through challenging life transitions, dealing with feelings of depression or anxiety or feeling overwhelmed by life stressors. I believe seeking counseling can be a first step towards healing and enhancing your overall well-being.
Holly Redding Cooper
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Westford, MA 01886
Not accepting new clients
The pace and fullness of our lives as women can be overwhelming. The weight of what we carry, coupled with the many challenges that come into our lives can be difficult to manage. Are you looking for skills to improve your coping, self-care, and engagement with your life? I offer therapeutic services to assist women in managing emotions and behaviors to optimize their mental health and well-being. I am dedicated to helping you make space for yourself in your relationships, workplace, at your home, and in your life through improved communication, self-awareness, self-care, and self-love.
The pace and fullness of our lives as women can be overwhelming. The weight of what we carry, coupled with the many challenges that come into our lives can be difficult to manage. Are you looking for skills to improve your coping, self-care, and engagement with your life? I offer therapeutic services to assist women in managing emotions and behaviors to optimize their mental health and well-being. I am dedicated to helping you make space for yourself in your relationships, workplace, at your home, and in your life through improved communication, self-awareness, self-care, and self-love.
Rebecca Papadinis
Counselor, MEd, LMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Westford, MA 01886 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
New client appts available fall 2024- Your sexual health is a vital component of your overall health and mental wellbeing. Whether you are struggling with physical/medical diagnoses that are effecting your sexual health, or the natural ways in which our aging bodies change our sex lives you deserve a space where you can explore and learn more about yourself, your partner(s), and redefine what great sex means for you. You may also be experiencing sexual shame and/or had sexual trauma which is effecting you. Please email for questions/appointments.
New client appts available fall 2024- Your sexual health is a vital component of your overall health and mental wellbeing. Whether you are struggling with physical/medical diagnoses that are effecting your sexual health, or the natural ways in which our aging bodies change our sex lives you deserve a space where you can explore and learn more about yourself, your partner(s), and redefine what great sex means for you. You may also be experiencing sexual shame and/or had sexual trauma which is effecting you. Please email for questions/appointments.
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My ideal client may be struggling with depression or trauma in addition to the main issues listed. I've specialized in working with gastric bypass transitions, law enforcement professionals, people needing pet support services, those benefitting from art therapy, and interior design aesthetic supports, and reiki energy supports.
Everyone struggles, but you don't have to struggle alone. Offering compassionate, strength-based therapy for adolescents, adults, and their families struggling with trauma and PTSD, anxiety, or depression. Gain a deeper understanding of yourself while learning effective coping and life skills can help you better navigate these challenges. Dedicated to serving and supporting my LGBTQ+ clients with inclusive, compassionate treatment and gender-affirming care. All sessions via telehealth/video. Superbills available for out of network.
Everyone struggles, but you don't have to struggle alone. Offering compassionate, strength-based therapy for adolescents, adults, and their families struggling with trauma and PTSD, anxiety, or depression. Gain a deeper understanding of yourself while learning effective coping and life skills can help you better navigate these challenges. Dedicated to serving and supporting my LGBTQ+ clients with inclusive, compassionate treatment and gender-affirming care. All sessions via telehealth/video. Superbills available for out of network.
Julie French
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Lowell, MA 01850 (Online Only)
I have experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety, grief and loss, infertility, and birth trauma.
Therapy can begin when you feel like you are struggling with yourself or with others. I collaborate with clients with a non-judgmental and person-centered approach to help them feel more like themselves. I have a diverse background and utilize various clinical tools to support clients in identifying ways to change thoughts and behaviors. I am a social worker at heart who strongly believes in the dignity and worth of every person. I will hold space and recognize that you are the expert of your own life.
I have experiences with postpartum depression and anxiety, grief and loss, infertility, and birth trauma.
Therapy can begin when you feel like you are struggling with yourself or with others. I collaborate with clients with a non-judgmental and person-centered approach to help them feel more like themselves. I have a diverse background and utilize various clinical tools to support clients in identifying ways to change thoughts and behaviors. I am a social worker at heart who strongly believes in the dignity and worth of every person. I will hold space and recognize that you are the expert of your own life.
Lauren Sava
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MPH
Verified Verified
Acton, MA 01720 (Online Only)
Has your child been struggling with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem? Are you a parent needing help and support for your child, but struggling to find a therapist who is available and capable of helping your family? As a therapist in a group practice, I am happy to help you and your child through this difficult time. My area of speciality is working with children and adolescents utilizing a strengths-based, resiliency approach. Above all, I aim to support my clients in feeling affirmed in who they are. I prioritize building collaborative and trusting relationships with all my clients and their families.
Has your child been struggling with anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem? Are you a parent needing help and support for your child, but struggling to find a therapist who is available and capable of helping your family? As a therapist in a group practice, I am happy to help you and your child through this difficult time. My area of speciality is working with children and adolescents utilizing a strengths-based, resiliency approach. Above all, I aim to support my clients in feeling affirmed in who they are. I prioritize building collaborative and trusting relationships with all my clients and their families.
Mary Calabrese
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Concord, MA 01742
Waitlist for new clients
I have advanced training in play therapy, eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and social cognition in addition to neuropsychological testing.
Mary Calabrese is an experienced clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist practicing in Concord, Massachusetts. She conducts neuropsychological evaluations through testing of cognitive and learning issues such as ADHD and dyslexia. She also provides guidance for parents struggling to connect with their children. She takes a warm, problem solving approach to you and your concerns. Her goal is to identify blocks you put in your way, provide the tools to take control of your own life, and develop lifelong strategies to foster your independence. Adults, college students, adolescents, and children are welcome.
I have advanced training in play therapy, eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, and social cognition in addition to neuropsychological testing.
Mary Calabrese is an experienced clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist practicing in Concord, Massachusetts. She conducts neuropsychological evaluations through testing of cognitive and learning issues such as ADHD and dyslexia. She also provides guidance for parents struggling to connect with their children. She takes a warm, problem solving approach to you and your concerns. Her goal is to identify blocks you put in your way, provide the tools to take control of your own life, and develop lifelong strategies to foster your independence. Adults, college students, adolescents, and children are welcome.
I enjoy working with couples, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of color, children, families, those of various cultural backgrounds, those with anxiety and depression, and those navigating life stressors or geographic moves. I like working with clients who are ready to work authentically on stated goals.
I enjoy working with couples, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of color, children, families, those of various cultural backgrounds, those with anxiety and depression, and those navigating life stressors or geographic moves. I like working with clients who are ready to work authentically on stated goals.
As a clinical psychologist in the Boston area, I work with adults and older adolescents going through transitions, who would like to understand how their past affects them now, and who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed. If you are struggling with relationships, marital/family or work difficulties, depression, pandemic-related stress, anxiety, acculturation, career choices, college adjustment, grief, or other life problems, we can work together to reduce distress and work on patterns that interfere with your life to make lasting change. I also offer short-term therapy for college students located in MA during the summer.
As a clinical psychologist in the Boston area, I work with adults and older adolescents going through transitions, who would like to understand how their past affects them now, and who are feeling stuck or overwhelmed. If you are struggling with relationships, marital/family or work difficulties, depression, pandemic-related stress, anxiety, acculturation, career choices, college adjustment, grief, or other life problems, we can work together to reduce distress and work on patterns that interfere with your life to make lasting change. I also offer short-term therapy for college students located in MA during the summer.
Jennifer Fitzpatrick
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Harvard, MA 01451 (Online Only)
I provide individual therapy to assist adults in gaining insight and increased coping abilities that are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, self image and relationship issues as well as major life transitions (such as career, moving, relationship transitions and first time parents). I enjoy helping clients find their voice and value and turning those into a life of fulfillment.
I provide individual therapy to assist adults in gaining insight and increased coping abilities that are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, self image and relationship issues as well as major life transitions (such as career, moving, relationship transitions and first time parents). I enjoy helping clients find their voice and value and turning those into a life of fulfillment.
Call and ask about new client availability... Reaching out to a Counselor/Therapist is a big step; it can feel scary and overwhelming. Yet, it can be one of the best things that you can do for yourself or for a loved one. Life is hard. We can all feel anxious, overwhelmed, stressed or depressed by our life's experiences. However, you don't have to learn to manage these difficult emotions alone. My job is to help you reach "your" goals for wellness. I welcome the opportunity to talk with you to determine the best way to help you meet your wellness goals. Please call for your free telephone consultation.
Call and ask about new client availability... Reaching out to a Counselor/Therapist is a big step; it can feel scary and overwhelming. Yet, it can be one of the best things that you can do for yourself or for a loved one. Life is hard. We can all feel anxious, overwhelmed, stressed or depressed by our life's experiences. However, you don't have to learn to manage these difficult emotions alone. My job is to help you reach "your" goals for wellness. I welcome the opportunity to talk with you to determine the best way to help you meet your wellness goals. Please call for your free telephone consultation.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.