Hoarding Therapists in Weston, MA
Paul Fitzgerald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Weston, MA 02493 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I regularly treat depression, anxiety, PTSD/CPTSD, phobias, OCD, hoarding disorder, bipolar disorder, sexual issues (queer/kink/SW-allied), and ADHD.
Choosing a new therapist can be intimidating, whether it’s your first time or you’ve been in therapy forever. I respect this and try to make the process of starting therapy one that feels as comfortable as possible from our first session. I believe the most important part of being human is our ability to empathize with others, and therapy should be a space where we can tell our story and truly feel heard, understood, and validated.
I regularly treat depression, anxiety, PTSD/CPTSD, phobias, OCD, hoarding disorder, bipolar disorder, sexual issues (queer/kink/SW-allied), and ADHD.
Choosing a new therapist can be intimidating, whether it’s your first time or you’ve been in therapy forever. I respect this and try to make the process of starting therapy one that feels as comfortable as possible from our first session. I believe the most important part of being human is our ability to empathize with others, and therapy should be a space where we can tell our story and truly feel heard, understood, and validated.
Currently accepting clients. Feeling anxious? Depressed? I specialize and also have extensive training and experience to help with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting, life transitions, and health-related problems (e.g., obesity, chronic illness, tobacco use, etc.).
Currently accepting clients. Feeling anxious? Depressed? I specialize and also have extensive training and experience to help with anxiety, depression, stress, parenting, life transitions, and health-related problems (e.g., obesity, chronic illness, tobacco use, etc.).
Lauren O'Sullivan, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Weston, MA 02493
Hi there, I work with many individuals including those that are managing mood disorders, anxiety, depression and trauma. Clients of mine often are looking to understand themselves more clearly and find supported challenge in our sessions. Helping parents and caregivers of teens has been a special interest of mine for many years. My clients that are also parents are often looking to understand their own experiences as teens, how those experiences are influencing them and their kids and ultimately how to best support their families.
Hi there, I work with many individuals including those that are managing mood disorders, anxiety, depression and trauma. Clients of mine often are looking to understand themselves more clearly and find supported challenge in our sessions. Helping parents and caregivers of teens has been a special interest of mine for many years. My clients that are also parents are often looking to understand their own experiences as teens, how those experiences are influencing them and their kids and ultimately how to best support their families.
Welcome to my practice! I am a bilingual Spanish/English therapist that works with adults, and young adults to help improve their overall quality of life. Whether you have a history of anxiety, depression, or mood disorder, or you are at the moment going through a difficult time in your life, therapy can help you cope with your symptoms, and find ways to make changes in your life. I also work with parents to help them cope with the stress-related symptoms of having children with special needs/disabilities and mental health issues.
Welcome to my practice! I am a bilingual Spanish/English therapist that works with adults, and young adults to help improve their overall quality of life. Whether you have a history of anxiety, depression, or mood disorder, or you are at the moment going through a difficult time in your life, therapy can help you cope with your symptoms, and find ways to make changes in your life. I also work with parents to help them cope with the stress-related symptoms of having children with special needs/disabilities and mental health issues.
Mind Mechanic Rapid Resolution Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Weston, MA 02493 (Online Only)
If you could let go of anything, what would it be? I provide short-term, intensive therapy that resolves the cause of your issue. I am a practitioner of Mimetic Therapies. This means I facilitate profound and transformational experiences in the resolution of Trauma/PTSD and Grief/Loss, as well as panic, depression, phobia, and pain for anyone- regardless of background- interested in feeling better. My ideal client is done talking about it, done doing workbooks, done understanding the cause. I connect deeply and directly with the parts of you that have been trying so hard to protect and heal your self and cause them to collaborate.
If you could let go of anything, what would it be? I provide short-term, intensive therapy that resolves the cause of your issue. I am a practitioner of Mimetic Therapies. This means I facilitate profound and transformational experiences in the resolution of Trauma/PTSD and Grief/Loss, as well as panic, depression, phobia, and pain for anyone- regardless of background- interested in feeling better. My ideal client is done talking about it, done doing workbooks, done understanding the cause. I connect deeply and directly with the parts of you that have been trying so hard to protect and heal your self and cause them to collaborate.
Susan Severson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, CADC
Verified Verified
Weston, MA 02493 (Online Only)
Hello, I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the state of Illinois, Florida, and Massachusetts (LICSW/LCSW). I earned a Master of Social Work degree in Advanced Clinical Social Work in Independent Clinical Practice and Health Care Specialization from Aurora University in 2016. I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and received my CADC in 2021. I have experience working with individuals experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, LGBTQ+ issues, imposter syndrome, low self-esteem, perfectionism, grief, loneliness, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse.
Hello, I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the state of Illinois, Florida, and Massachusetts (LICSW/LCSW). I earned a Master of Social Work degree in Advanced Clinical Social Work in Independent Clinical Practice and Health Care Specialization from Aurora University in 2016. I am a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor and received my CADC in 2021. I have experience working with individuals experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, stress, LGBTQ+ issues, imposter syndrome, low self-esteem, perfectionism, grief, loneliness, ADHD, OCD, and substance abuse.
Dr. Michael Stokes Certified Sex Therapist
Counselor, LMHC, LPC, CST
Verified Verified
Weston, MA 02193
Do you find yourself wanting more our of your sex life? Perhaps greater intimacy with your partner(s)? I am a sex therapist who works with folx of all genders and sexual orientations. I can treat porn addiction, sex addiction, sexual dysfunctions, and other types of sexual intimacy difficulties. Let's face it, finding a therapist who can connect with can be a daunting process. You want someone who is easy to talk to, knowledgeable, and someone you can trust. I have worked with thousands of clients who are looking to improve their sex life and increase intimacy within their relationships.
Do you find yourself wanting more our of your sex life? Perhaps greater intimacy with your partner(s)? I am a sex therapist who works with folx of all genders and sexual orientations. I can treat porn addiction, sex addiction, sexual dysfunctions, and other types of sexual intimacy difficulties. Let's face it, finding a therapist who can connect with can be a daunting process. You want someone who is easy to talk to, knowledgeable, and someone you can trust. I have worked with thousands of clients who are looking to improve their sex life and increase intimacy within their relationships.
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Currently accepting new patients! I am a clinical psychologist who is committed to helping you reach your goals using structured and evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, panic, phobias, depression & related disorders. I have authored a CBT book on the treatment of OCD and anxiety as well as several scientific journal articles and book chapters in the fields of anxiety, OCD, hoarding, and chronic pain. I use this knowledge to provide you with the best and most up-to-date care. The goal is to get you feeling better quickly so you can go back to using your time and energy toward the things that matter most to you.
Currently accepting new patients! I am a clinical psychologist who is committed to helping you reach your goals using structured and evidence-based treatment for OCD, anxiety, panic, phobias, depression & related disorders. I have authored a CBT book on the treatment of OCD and anxiety as well as several scientific journal articles and book chapters in the fields of anxiety, OCD, hoarding, and chronic pain. I use this knowledge to provide you with the best and most up-to-date care. The goal is to get you feeling better quickly so you can go back to using your time and energy toward the things that matter most to you.
Leslie Bosworth
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Cambridge, MA 02139 (Online Only)
Unfortunately I am not currently accepting new clients and families. I am a licensed independent clinical social worker with over 15 years working in Harvard affiliated healthcare settings.
Unfortunately I am not currently accepting new clients and families. I am a licensed independent clinical social worker with over 15 years working in Harvard affiliated healthcare settings.
Sarah Donohue
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newton, MA 02468 (Online Only)
Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and insecure? Has your relationship been wounded or lost its spark? Are you feeling dissatisfied or stuck with some aspect of your life and not sure how to make a shift? Has becoming or being a parent turned your world upside down? Life is full of transitions and stressors and it’s hard to stay in tune with ourselves, our partners, and our family members as we grow, change, and deal with stress. Sometimes we all need a safe space to process, reconnect, and heal – to speak our pain, communicate what we need, and be supported as we tap back into love and connection.
Do you feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and insecure? Has your relationship been wounded or lost its spark? Are you feeling dissatisfied or stuck with some aspect of your life and not sure how to make a shift? Has becoming or being a parent turned your world upside down? Life is full of transitions and stressors and it’s hard to stay in tune with ourselves, our partners, and our family members as we grow, change, and deal with stress. Sometimes we all need a safe space to process, reconnect, and heal – to speak our pain, communicate what we need, and be supported as we tap back into love and connection.
Elizabeth Quigley, LICSW, New Inspiration
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, MA 02476
You want to feel better and do better in your life, and now, perhaps more than ever, you need someone – someone REALLY helpful – “in your corner” to help you turn things around. I’m willing and able to do just that. Together, we can do this: I use a range of solution-focused approaches: treatments that work (CBT, DBT, and whatever else works). We’ll figure out exactly how you’ve “gotten here,” plan a way out, and I’ll guide you along the way…as we activate your strengths and your inner resources to live a better life. I work with adults, teens, and families and I’m available immediately to give you the help you need and deserve.
You want to feel better and do better in your life, and now, perhaps more than ever, you need someone – someone REALLY helpful – “in your corner” to help you turn things around. I’m willing and able to do just that. Together, we can do this: I use a range of solution-focused approaches: treatments that work (CBT, DBT, and whatever else works). We’ll figure out exactly how you’ve “gotten here,” plan a way out, and I’ll guide you along the way…as we activate your strengths and your inner resources to live a better life. I work with adults, teens, and families and I’m available immediately to give you the help you need and deserve.
My ideal client would be one who struggled through their life and needed to trust themselves, have internal resources and coping mechanisms, be open to the therapeutic process, and become more vulnerable and adaptable. Their goals are achievable, measurable, and short and long-term. They would want to be able to accept where they came from and focus on the here and now, utilizing the tools that we discover effective for their self-love and acceptance.
My ideal client would be one who struggled through their life and needed to trust themselves, have internal resources and coping mechanisms, be open to the therapeutic process, and become more vulnerable and adaptable. Their goals are achievable, measurable, and short and long-term. They would want to be able to accept where they came from and focus on the here and now, utilizing the tools that we discover effective for their self-love and acceptance.
My ideal patient comes with an open mind to participate in talk therapy and narrative therapy. Ready to start a process - not necessarily eager to engage but wanting to make a change. They are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
My ideal patient comes with an open mind to participate in talk therapy and narrative therapy. Ready to start a process - not necessarily eager to engage but wanting to make a change. They are sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Welcome! If anxiety, obsessive thoughts, compulsions, or struggles with body image are draining your time and energy, I am hopeful that I can help. I'm a licensed psychologist with specialized training and >10 years of experience assessing and treating anxiety (panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and related disorders (hair pulling/trichotillomania, skin picking, emetophobia, body dysmorphic disorder, health anxiety) in adults. I use evidence-based approaches – that is, assessment and treatment methods shown through research to be effective for my areas of specialization.
Welcome! If anxiety, obsessive thoughts, compulsions, or struggles with body image are draining your time and energy, I am hopeful that I can help. I'm a licensed psychologist with specialized training and >10 years of experience assessing and treating anxiety (panic disorder, social anxiety, generalized anxiety), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and related disorders (hair pulling/trichotillomania, skin picking, emetophobia, body dysmorphic disorder, health anxiety) in adults. I use evidence-based approaches – that is, assessment and treatment methods shown through research to be effective for my areas of specialization.
Jill Stanzler-Katz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Boston, MA 02132 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
You may be here because your life is feeling pretty messy right now, overwhelming, and hard. Or maybe you’re feeling stuck and you don’t know how to get unstuck. Or past experiences and past trauma affect your daily life and your relationships. Or perhaps your relationship is not where you want it to be, and you long for it to be better..but you don’t know what to do next. Would you like to finally feel less overwhelmed and actually experience getting unstuck, so that you can see yourself in a different light? With a clearer perspective, that feels empowering, accepting and self-loving, with more calmness, balance and ease?
You may be here because your life is feeling pretty messy right now, overwhelming, and hard. Or maybe you’re feeling stuck and you don’t know how to get unstuck. Or past experiences and past trauma affect your daily life and your relationships. Or perhaps your relationship is not where you want it to be, and you long for it to be better..but you don’t know what to do next. Would you like to finally feel less overwhelmed and actually experience getting unstuck, so that you can see yourself in a different light? With a clearer perspective, that feels empowering, accepting and self-loving, with more calmness, balance and ease?
Elizabeth Quigley, LICSW, New Inspiration
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
Cambridge, MA 02138 (Online Only)
You want to feel better and do better in your life, and now, perhaps more than ever, you need someone – someone REALLY helpful – “in your corner” to help you turn things around. I’m willing and able to do just that. Together, we can do this: I use a range of solution-focused approaches: treatments that work (CBT, DBT, and whatever else works). We’ll figure out exactly how you’ve “gotten here,” plan a way out, and I’ll guide you along the way…as we activate your strengths and your inner resources to live a better life. I work with adults, teens, and families and I’m available immediately to give you the help you need and deserve.
You want to feel better and do better in your life, and now, perhaps more than ever, you need someone – someone REALLY helpful – “in your corner” to help you turn things around. I’m willing and able to do just that. Together, we can do this: I use a range of solution-focused approaches: treatments that work (CBT, DBT, and whatever else works). We’ll figure out exactly how you’ve “gotten here,” plan a way out, and I’ll guide you along the way…as we activate your strengths and your inner resources to live a better life. I work with adults, teens, and families and I’m available immediately to give you the help you need and deserve.
My ideal client would be one who struggled through their life and needed to trust themselves, have internal resources and coping mechanisms, be open to the therapeutic process, and become more vulnerable and adaptable. Their goals are achievable, measurable, and short and long-term. They would want to be able to accept where they came from and focus on the here and now, utilizing the tools that we discover effective for their self-love and acceptance.
My ideal client would be one who struggled through their life and needed to trust themselves, have internal resources and coping mechanisms, be open to the therapeutic process, and become more vulnerable and adaptable. Their goals are achievable, measurable, and short and long-term. They would want to be able to accept where they came from and focus on the here and now, utilizing the tools that we discover effective for their self-love and acceptance.
Felix William Treitler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, USTA, USPTA
Verified Verified
Brookline, MA 02445
I offer a co-ed Relationship Group. Feel free to inquire more about how this kind of therapy can be quite useful. I do Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Therapy. I currently facilitate a Bereavement Group which meets at my Brookline office every Saturday from 2-4pm. I also run groups for substance abuse, depression and anxiety. In addition, I have a lot of experience counseling children of all ages. I am a firm believer in strength-based psychotherapy.
I offer a co-ed Relationship Group. Feel free to inquire more about how this kind of therapy can be quite useful. I do Individual, Couples, Family, and Group Therapy. I currently facilitate a Bereavement Group which meets at my Brookline office every Saturday from 2-4pm. I also run groups for substance abuse, depression and anxiety. In addition, I have a lot of experience counseling children of all ages. I am a firm believer in strength-based psychotherapy.
Who are you really? This is a question I ask my clients. I have been a psychotherapist and consultant for over 30 years. I draw on my innate intuitive abilities as well as my traditional clinical training to bring healing and transformation to my clients. My family systems background allows me to see the individual as a multifaceted system. What we perceive as a “problem” often reflects how we have adapted to the stress and trauma that we may have endured. Our perceived problems, such as addiction to substances, and other self- defeating patterns become encoded within our whole system, and ultimately distort our true essence.
Who are you really? This is a question I ask my clients. I have been a psychotherapist and consultant for over 30 years. I draw on my innate intuitive abilities as well as my traditional clinical training to bring healing and transformation to my clients. My family systems background allows me to see the individual as a multifaceted system. What we perceive as a “problem” often reflects how we have adapted to the stress and trauma that we may have endured. Our perceived problems, such as addiction to substances, and other self- defeating patterns become encoded within our whole system, and ultimately distort our true essence.
Daniel D Sprintzen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Somerville, MA 02145
For over twenty years I have been providing counseling to families where one or more members are experiencing anxiety, depression, family conflict, school avoidance and/or the adolescent’s initial expression is resistance to treatment. My adolescent clientele and their family members range from first time engagers of therapeutic support to those that have had multiple therapists. I have found that most adolescents overtly or secretly welcome support in navigating the delicate dance of dependence and individuation, once the therapist is able to develop an effective rapport.
For over twenty years I have been providing counseling to families where one or more members are experiencing anxiety, depression, family conflict, school avoidance and/or the adolescent’s initial expression is resistance to treatment. My adolescent clientele and their family members range from first time engagers of therapeutic support to those that have had multiple therapists. I have found that most adolescents overtly or secretly welcome support in navigating the delicate dance of dependence and individuation, once the therapist is able to develop an effective rapport.
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Hoarding Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been well-studied in the treatment of hoarding. This type of therapy includes changing beliefs surrounding possessions, as well as learning how to discard items and reduce acquisitions. The hoarder may also gain much-needed organizational skills. Another useful therapy may be compassion-focused therapy, which can address emotion regulation and negative self-perception.
How long does therapy for hoarding take?
Although treatment can vary, most people demonstrate improvement after 23 sessions, with some showing improvement after just a few sessions. Researchers have developed a 26-session cognitive behavioral program. People who hoard may need “maintenance” sessions over the years if the problem arises repeatedly.
Are there medications for hoarding?
The more commonly-prescribed medications for hoarding are including antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). This can include drugs such as venlafaxine and paroxetine. And because hoarding disorder is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, medications for OCD, such as clomipramine, may be effective for hoarding as well.
Can hoarding come back after treatment?
Hoarding is a chronic disorder and it can last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Regularly checking in with a psychotherapist can help manage symptoms long-term. A good therapist will help the person learn needed skills including decision-making, organization, and stress reduction. The patient will gain a better perspective and the need to cling to useless items will lessen.