Therapists in Winchester, MA

You deserve wise answers as well as penetrating questions! This is my fundamental promise. Having high-conflict relationships; experiencing major life transitions, grief and trauma causing insecurity in career or personal life. My specialities include Adult ADHD, ASD, Anxiety and Attachment disorders, PTSD, Sex Therapy. using Positive Psychology, CBT, Mindfulness and meditation. Individuals, Couples, and Families. Focus on your inherent character strengths . My intuition, empathy, and creativity lead to solutions for improved well-being. Looking for creative expression? I offer training in Expressing Your Authentic Self.

What stands between you and your Happiness? I welcome you as we develop trust and explore what is getting in the way of you experiencing a more satisfying life. I have been privileged to work with children, teens, & adults with a wide variety of family histories. Often our childhood experiences play a big part in how we develop as adults. Post COVID 19, some have a new set of fears and real issues regarding work, health, and relationships. I specialize in ADHD, Depression, Trauma, and Anxiety. There are many tools (Mindfulness, CBT, Compassionate Inquiry) that we explore to see which is most supportive for each individual.

I'm dedicated to guiding individuals, couples and families toward brighter futures. With a Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and experience from pre-K to 8th grade, I bring profound knowledge and compassion to every session. Specializing in trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, psychodynamic approaches, and a strength-based approach, I offer a comprehensive toolkit tailored to each client's unique needs. Grounded in the person-centered approach, I firmly believe in your expertise in your own life. Together, we embark on a journey toward achieving your goals while emphasizing your inherent strengths.

I am an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and I study psychological growth, posttraumatic stress, and depression. My clinical work is inspired by my research. Generally speaking, my work begins in a humanistic-existential orientation. I believe in the client's potential for growth. When I enter a treatment, I listen to the individual, relational, and cultural narratives I am told; to the layers in each narrative; to my own reactions. I focus on feelings, unfulfilled desires, maladaptive defenses, and unsatisfying means of relatedness with past and present others - all of which generate anxiety.

I am a licensed psychologist providing individual and couples counseling. My experience includes treating individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, life-transitions, relationship challenges, and chronic illness, especially diabetes. In treatment we will collaboratively work together to help you make changes to lead a fuller and more satisfying life.

Reaching out to a therapist requires courage and readiness for wanting to make changes. Perhaps you are feeling trapped in your own mind, maybe a tough circumstance forces you to face what is not working anymore in your life, or an inner pain becomes so loud that you can no longer ignore it. In my work, I strive to help you discover yourself, and look at patterns and habits that no longer serve you. My hope is to guide you to break free from whatever is holding you back to become who you truly are.

Are you feeling frustrated and stuck? Do you sense that you can do better? Are familiar coping responses no longer serving you as well as they used to? With over 15+ years of experience, I provide virtual counseling for adults that is secure and completely confidential. My specialty is in developmental trauma, which can leave an indelible impact on our adult functioning, relationships and bodies. I am particularly interested in studying and treating trauma's impact on men’s sexual development, such as unwanted sexual urges, sexual-identity confusion, addictions and fetishes. These issues require a value-neutral and nuanced approach.

It takes courage to reach out for support and begin a healing journey. I believe that the therapeutic relationship can be a source of that healing. I put a lot of emphasis on creating an atmosphere of respect, caring and safety. We will collaborate to understand and help the parts in you that stand in your way to feeling satisfied and happy. My particular areas of experience and interest are: coping with the aftermath of traumatic and painful experiences, life transitions, women's issues, relationships, complicated grief, anxiety, stage fright and creative blocks, depression, medical diagnoses and pain issues, multiculturalism.