Therapists in Boston, MA

As the global pandemic has shown us, sometimes life becomes overwhelming and uncontrollable. During these times it may be best to talk with someone outside of your community of family, friends or co-workers. A warm hearted professional to lend a moment of support and guidance. I share with clients in deciding how best to approach the issues, with the intent of addressing both the current distressing symptoms and long-standing patterns of behavior that are getting in the way of a thriving life. My practice is telehealth-based, and I accept direct pay (some prefer for privacy) as well as most PPO plans as an Out of Network provider.

My name is Elena Medvedovski. I am a Clinical Director of the group practice 'Power of Connection'. It is built on the premise that all people are engaged in meaningful relationships throughout their lives. Starting with early relationships with our own families, followed by connections with teachers, and friends, we develop a unique attachment style, impacts our creativity and inspiration. Our practice is focused on empowering clients to improve the meaningful connections in their lives - with themselves and with their significant others through psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a powerful tool for self-transformation, which achieved through a better understanding of oneself.

Young people's lives are now moving at a faster pace; they encounter more complexity and demands with each day. Thus, they find themselves more overwhelmed than ever before. I will work with you in a collaborative and respectful manner to identify meaningful targets that can be gainfully addressed.

Research has shown that people don't learn from people they don't like. Effective therapy evolves if the person seeking help likes the helper and experiences the helper as empathic, humble, competent, humorous and caring. Therapy is a respectful, mutually active endeavor between the helper and the patient in which the client feels comfortable, safe, and confident. Constructive therapy gives clients hope: that they will experience increasing well-being; that they will enhance their quality of life; that their social relationships will improve; and they will feel greater congruence between their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.

Our program at New England Center for OCD and Anxiety (Boston and Los Angeles) offers specialized, affirmative, compassionate, and culturally responsive care for individuals and families struggling with treatment refractory OCD and related disorders. We offer Telehealth, in-home, community, and school-based services to support you where you need it most. We use a strengths-based, affirmative approach that includes ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), and ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis), to help every client build a rich and meaningful life they can love.

I am committed to helping my clients explore, process, and resolve painful experiences, thoughts, emotions, and patterns that interfere in their quality of life. I have advanced training in various psychotherapy approaches, including psychoanalytic treatment, interpersonal therapy (ITP), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and relational treatment. I also have specialized experience in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Therapy should be authentic and personalized to meet the person wherever they may be.

Long before the pandemic I have been delivering teletherapy to the Bay Sate after HealinGrace in Harvard Sq moved to NoVA. As a certified EMDR therapist I have developed refined ways to conduct as powerful EMDR sessions over the phone or video as in person. My clients have experienced profound transformations as we identify the root of their issues, process painful memories, develop healthy beliefs, and amplify their strengths. Chronically depressed client started seeing life "in color" and severely anxious client drove cross country. Couples on the brink of divorce renewed their covenant and a divorced couple remarried one another.

Imagine how different your experience in the world would be if you could tap into all your talents and abilities. You have strengths that you may not even realize. Some of these strengths may be affected by traumatic events, environmental stressors, internal/external conflicts (identity and personal beliefs), mental health and medical challenges. My style consists of providing a compassionate, person-centered, trauma-informed lens that allows my clients the ability to identify their goals and restore a sense of control back in their lives.