INDIVIDUAL THERAPY IN BOSTON & ONLINE ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS
Awareness is a start. Change happens in experience.
Our work can help you connect with what matters to you, cultivate acceptance of yourself and the things you can’t change, and take the brave steps required to live a meaningful life.
THERAPY
Attachment and relationship patterns
You may move between wanting closeness and pulling away from it. Relationships can leave you questioning your needs, your judgment, or how much of yourself it feels safe to share.
People-pleasing and boundaries
You're used to anticipating what other people need. Saying no may bring up pervasive guilt, fear of conflict, or feelings of failure.
Self-worth and self-trust
You may rely on reassurance or second-guess decisions after making them. Even when life appears to be going well, it can be difficult to feel settled in who you are.
Rumination and fear of uncertainty
Your mind keeps returning to the same question or possible outcome. Preparing for uncertainty can take so much energy that it becomes hard to participate in what is happening now.
Work, identity, and life direction
Whether you’re working excessively or struggling to make it into the office, we’ll explore your relationship with work, the identity you’ve built around it, and what drives the ways you approach your academic or professional life.
Past experiences that remain present
You may want to understand the past while wondering whether revisiting it will help. We can approach those experiences thoughtfully and with clear goals in mind, and won't force this work before you're ready.
MY APPROACH TO THERAPY
We work with the pattern while it’s happening.
A big part of my role is to take notice of shifts (sometimes subtle, other times obvious) unfolding in the space between us. The strategies we use to protect ourselves have a way of showing up in the therapy room, and it’s typical for me to share observations I’m making with you as I witness them.
You might hear me ask about the deep sigh you let out just before recounting an interaction with your spouse earlier in the day. I may gently point out that we pivoted to where you went during Restaurant Week right after you mentioned feeling a lack of purpose in your life. Sometimes, the way you react to my inquiry (“Am I doing this wrong?” “Do I deserve to be here?”) offers us an entire session’s worth of content to explore.
I bring your attention to these shifts to help you become aware of responses you’re having real time. This allows us to slow down, build insight, and identify what strategies for self protection are playing out. Many times, the defenses we’ve built around our suffering end up amplifying it.
Clients who benefit most from our work together come willing to engage, reflect, and explore what emerges between us.
WHAT CHANGE CAN LOOK LIKE
Therapy can help you respond to stress, uncertainty, and relationship challenges with more intention and self-trust.
OUR WORK MAY HELP YOU…
𖥸 Trust your judgment without needing constant reassurance
𖥸 Stay more connected to yourself during conflict (inner and interpersonal)
𖥸 Value your needs as important and set boundaries accordingly
𖥸 Recognize when an old belief is shaping a current decision
𖥸 Make choices based on what matters to you
𖥸 Feel less afraid of the parts of yourself you usually avoid
Sometimes progress arrives as a dramatic breakthrough. Other times, it appears in the pause before your usual reaction, when you realize you have another choice.
BEGINNING THERAPY
We'll start where you are
We'll connect for a free phone consultation. I'll ask you to share more about what's bringing you to therapy and the changes you'd like to see through our work.
The first session
I'll orient you to my process and ask you questions about your symptoms, goals, strengths, and history. We'll go at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
Establishing a plan
We'll spend our initial sessions getting to know each other, clarifying what matters to you, and addressing the patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving you'd like to shift and maintain. This is often where our work begins and develops over time.
BEGIN WITH A CONVERSATION
You don’t need to know exactly where the work will lead.
Frequently Asked
Questions
Still have questions?
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Yes- I am waiting on credentialing acceptance from: BCBS of MA, Aetna, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts Health Plan, and Optum
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50 minutes | $215
Please use the benefits calculator to determine out-of-network reimbursement your insurance plan may offer.
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Please provide 48 hours’ notice (via email) if you need to cancel or reschedule. This policy reflects mutual respect for our time and allows me to offer your reserved time to another client who may be waiting for an appointment.
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Yes! Telehealth appointments are available to those located in MA at the time of session. Please ensure you have a private, quiet space if we're meeting virtually. We will not be able to meet if you're located in a moving car, in the company of another person/people, or in a casual environment that may interfere with either of our abilities to focus.
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During our brief phone consult, you'll share more about what's bringing you to therapy and consider if my approach feels like a good fit. I'll ask some questions to gauge if I'm best suited to meet your needs at this time. You can feel free to ask questions about the process before determining how you'd like to proceed.