When we struggle with setting boundaries, building authentic relationships, or adapting to life changes, we often feel out of balance and disconnected from our true selves. Much of my work with clients is focused on building self esteem in order to build a life you love. Are you living life according to the values that matter to you? When grappling with hard questions like these, I am here to accompany you on your path to healing. With a nurturing and understanding approach, I create a safe envi...
At Leek Therapy, LLC, we believe that we all have a "True Compass" which represents our moral values, intuition, inner guidance, and our true authentic selves. We operate in relation to our true compass as it provides centeredness, and informs us how to navigate life’s challenges. When we feel off-course, our compass needle will reorient and guide us back to our true selves. We can head east then west, accepting help from others along the way, and use our true compass to guide our journey to our...
Choosing the right therapist can make all the difference. Making the decision to seek out counseling is difficult enough. Crooked Tree Counseling is a group of psychotherapists who are committed to making the counseling experience a satisfying and successful one. From your first contact with us through your psychotherapy, we focus on creating positive working relationships from which healthy change can arise. We offer counseling, consultation and supervision. Located in Central Square Cambridg...
Susan Chamandy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). She primarily uses a psychodynamic approach in her counseling work to help clients gain a better understanding of themselves – their feelings, thoughts, behaviors and priorities – and to help clients identify and harness their personal strengths to make lasting change.She includes other approaches in her work, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy, and mindfulness, when needed. Her priority i...
Are you a socially non-conforming, anti-authoritarian, advice-refusing student or professional In recognized need of encouragement and support in pursuit of your self-defined success? Well... There are times that we need to connect with someone outside of our typical realm. We need to feel heard and to be regarded differently that what our community affords us. Most who come through my door are seeking a place to be themselves, as flawed and misunderstood as they may feel. Outsiders find them...
I have a passion for supporting children and adolescents through life’s challenges. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, adjustment-related issues, and the complexities of family dynamics; offering a compassionate and collaborative space where young clients feel safe, valued, and understood. My therapeutic style is client-centered and strength-based, incorporating mindfulness techniques and principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I strive to meet each person where they are...
I am a licensed psychologist with over 10 years of clinical experience in higher education, community mental health, and hospital outpatient services. My approach is relational, active, and compassionate. I work with clients to increase active coping, reduce distress, and take steps that add to the quality of your life. Areas of special interest include anxiety and depression; trauma and post traumatic stress; grief and loss; relationship concerns; identity development and issues of race, class,...
Hello, What I love about my work is helping people to be and become the people they want to be. When we can look at the things that shape our lives, then we can make better choices about what to do next. That’s easier said than done. We may have to pay attention to things we weren’t aware of— or didn’t want to notice in the first place. It’s hard to change what you can’t acknowledge. Whether it’s in the private corners of your mind or the broad inequalities of society, it’s hard to look at life’...
I have been in practice since the early 1970's During that time I have worked in schools, mental heath clinics, family service centers, and private practice. I was the director of a therapeutic day school for 30 years (Dearborn Academy) and have served on boards and provided supervision, oversight, and direct work with chlidren, adolescents, families and adults. In all my work I am and have been focused on the needs of my clientele, stressing positive, safe, and trusting relationships within whi...
I offer therapy for adults, adolescents and children and specialize in concerns commonly experienced in college aged clients like: Depression and Anxiety, Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Social Anxiety Disorder. The transition into college and the transition into life after college are among the more exciting and stressful times in anyone's life. Therapy offers a safe place to process and explore complex and often overwhelming feelings that are a normal part of navigating...
Kathy Clair-Hayes is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Jamaica Plain, MA specializing in grief and loss, life transitions, depression, and anxiety. Kathy particularly enjoys working with individuals navigating life transitions, such as beginning a new job, starting school, or becoming a parent. She also has extensive experience and training in supporting those dealing with illness, grief, and loss. Kathy has over two decades of experience as a medical social worker at Mass...
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I work primarily with young adults struggling with anxiety and anxiety-related disorders. These can include things like constant worry thoughts that impair sleep or are distracting in day-to-day life. Specific examples include feeling overly worried or fixated on things like doing perfectly in school or other activities, weight, food, or body image, social media, etc...You also may find yourself spending excessive amounts of time on these things to the detriment of other important values like fr...
I believe that all therapy starts by building a detailed understanding of each person in the context of a developing therapeutic relationship. I will work with you collaboratively to develop a plan for your success based on your specific goals. Often, this plan includes enhancing knowledge, increasing self-awareness, and learning new skills. I offer an integration of therapeutic approaches, including relational (focusing on interpersonal interactions), mindfulness (emphasizing awareness and atte...
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As a psychologist, writer and consultant, my favorite population to work with are college students and graduate students, often managing mental health issues, while navigating independence, relationships and larger life choices all at once. In fact, I recently finished writing a book, "College Mental Health 101" based on hundred of interviews and thousands of students I've worked with over the years whose voices are in the pages. Whether its adjustment to school and making career decisions, t...
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You deserve to feel better. Our interdisciplinary approach includes relational and psychodynamic paradigms, alternative treatments and arts based practices. We are multi-culturally oriented therapists using multi-method based approaches to: empower and cultivate resiliency; manage depression and anxiety; understand the impact of trauma, abuse and neglect across the lifespan; better understand the impact of oppression on your intersectional lived experience; examine psychodynamic issues; rec...
I offer psychotherapy for individuals, with a focus on college students and young professionals. People seek therapy in times of frustration, suffering, and dissatisfaction--in my practice I take time to understand what brings you in and take a deep, collaborative approach to treatment. Whether you are looking into therapy to deal with a one-time event or to manage a lifetime stressor, together we can facilitate change to help redirect your time and energy from distress towards living a fulfilli...