I accept Private Pay as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare/Optum, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts, and Brigham & Women’s insurance. We will further confirm your coverage before the start of your initial session.

My private pay rate is $275 for our initial intake session, with regularly schedule 50 minute sessions at $250.

A limited sliding scale is available for those who qualify based on income.

Therapy is a tool that helps us find healing from emotional pain, and a new set of skills for embracing life from a sense of empowerment. You are not alone! Many people find themselves experiencing symptoms of depression (low mood, apathy, low energy, feelings of numbness), anxiety (racing thoughts, fear, panic), or are struggling with loss, negative self-defeating thoughts and patterns, reliance on substances, or failed relationships; and feel that they want help with these overwhelming feelings but have lost hope and are without a source of strength.

Psychotherapy offers a gradual yet gentle process towards managing these life issues, helping you gain the insight and awareness needed for personal growth, and recovery from self-defeating behaviors.

The therapy process is individualized, and oriented to the needs of the client - a collaborative process intended to harness the power of human potential and the desire to thrive, not merely survive.

Many people come to therapy not knowing what to expect, and that's fine. I am your guide along this journey, and our task in the beginning is to slowly understand your self-identified issues of concern, your needs from the theraputic alliance (that's us), and the direction you are hoping to move towards. I welcome any questions, comments, or feedback you have along the way - afterall this is your journey. As your therapist, I will listen with focused attention, asking questions, offering insight, suggestions, and direction as needed; always with your freewill and betterment in mind.  As our work deepens, new levels of emotional catharsis, and shifting perspectives on life tend to emerge; and new levels of self-mastery unfold, with an overall sense of connection, empowerment, wholeness and emotional health being gained. 

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This greater sense of self-mastery happens as we make a commitment towards healing - integrating the lessons from your past, learn to stay present in the here and now, an learn to utilize your hopes and vision for your future as sign post that lead you towards ultimate fulfillment in this lifetime. You may be wondering if this is a difficult or painful process, I would say that this is no more difficult that suffering with the emotional pain you are already dealing with. Therapy works, when we work it; and those who put in the effort to heal will generally get more out of the process. The good news is, you can have trusted ally with you, who can inspire and challenge you when needed, and offer empathy and support as we work through difficult emotions like anger, resentment, shame, guilt, and loneliness. Tears happen! but suffering doesn't have to be forever...and who knows, you may just learn to enjoy the healing release of crying and find comfort in exploring your own inner landscape of feelings, thoughts, dreams, passions, longings...

I’m a Queer identified and inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming practitioner, with full dedication to liberation for all!

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) - which means that the State of Massachusetts recognizes that I have fulfilled all of the Master’s level educational training, skills attainment, experience, and dedication necessary to be a licensed and practicing legally within the parameters of the states authority.

Similar to an LICSW, which is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

I hold a dual Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (with emphasis on Research & Neuroscience), and Gender Studies (with emphasis on the psychological impact of oppressed identities), with a Minor in Sociology from SUNY Purchase. I also studied at the Master Degree level at Smith College School of Social Work, with further training from Cambridge College in Holistic Mental Health Counseling.

My background experiences over 20+ years in Mental Health working in Adult Psychiatric Day Treatment, DBT group facilitation, Eating Disorder Residential Recovery, and Community Outpatient Mental Health have given me a diverse skillset and ability to work successfully with a wide range of identities.

Beyond formal education I am a life long student of the magical arts, tarot, astrology, energy healing, herbal and nutritional healing. Along with community organizing (LGBTQ+. Pagan Spiritualities, Body Positivity) activism and empowerment of marginalized identities.

On a personal level, I truly believe good therapists are born not made (credentials alone can not create the therapeutic alliance necessary for this work). My own life experiences with my own Mental Health and Eating Disorder Recovery, along with my identities as a Queer Pagan Larger Bodied person also informs my work