Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Massachusetts

Dr. William R. Newman, a licensed psychologist for years, specializes in the treatment of complex developmental trauma with dissociation. Dr. Newman's treatment of anxiety, depression, and trauma, will help you alleviate your symptoms and causes of your distress. Couples and families will improve their relationships by effectively communicating and increasing their understanding of each other's needs. You will learn to communicate from your true/highest/spirit/soul SELF with LOVE, and compassion. Dr. Newman helps you help yourself with self-leadership to increase your consciousness/awareness to make the best and healthiest choices for all parts of you and your relationships.

I am a Licensed Social Worker and enjoy working with adolescents ages 16+ and adults. I have experience working in various settings including the Veteran's Affairs, inpatient hospitals and specialize in working with individuals who are seeking help with PTSD, trauma, depression, anxiety, and other related mental health conditions. Additionally, I enjoy working with first responders, Veterans/active military, and their family members. My focus is humanistic, and I use a person-centered and strengths-based approach to help empower and support others through their therapeutic journey.

You deserve compassion and respect. As your therapist, our work together starts by forming trust and developing a relationship centered on understanding YOU and the change you hope to invite into your life. It is my belief that healing begins through honest self-reflection, more skillful communication, and learning to align our behavior with our personal values. If you are seeking support along this path, I welcome the opportunity to join you.

Therapy can help you free up the “stuck” places in your life, the ways of relating to yourself and others that can feel self-defeating, limiting or out of your control. These ways can lead to distress that may come in many forms: anxiety, anger, emptiness, detachment. Yet these experiences are not only a source of suffering, they are also a message that speaks to desires, passions, conflicts, and pain. Together we work to understand all this and place it in the context of where you come from and the world you live in now.

I’m a clinical psychologist with years of experience treating PTSD, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and related issues. In my practice, I work with adults to identify and make progress toward their emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and professional goals in a supportive, empowering manner. I collaborate with clients to create a comfortable, safe, and respectful atmosphere in which we can work together.

Restoration Trauma Counseling provides trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy for those affected by a traumatic event that has had a mental, physical and or spiritual impact. I desire to individuals in brief trauma focused psycho educational therapy to address the effects of trauma and dual diagnosis symptoms such as depression or anxiety. I believe that processing a traumatic event in a supportive therapeutic relationship and fostering skills to cope with trauma-based symptoms can bring restoration to one’s life and experience overtime. I am committed to a doctoral education in trauma and have 8 years of clinical practice

Over the course of my career as a clinical social worker, I have focused my work on providing LGBTQI-affirming psychotherapy to individuals who have experienced trauma, in its many interpersonal and systemic forms. As a white queer nonbinary femme therapist, I continue to educate myself on the privileges and power dynamics inherent in my own social position in relation to my clients, and I openly work from an anti-oppression framework.

I am a client centered therapist who supports your capacity to learn new perspectives and ways of interacting with self and the world. My approach includes helping you to gain new skills to navigate current challenges, past trauma, and develop more healthy relationship patterns moving forward. I do this by using active listening, empathy and compassion in a safe and judgement free environment, My style is interactive, my methods are eclectic, meaning I use a variety of approaches. I meet you where you are and let you set the pace. Sometimes we work together very briefly, other times for longer depending on your goals.

My ideal client is someone who is willing to work with me and engage with me effectively. This includes open lines of communication and utilizing therapy times efficiently. I don't believe that progress can be rushed and have no interest in "fixing" anyone. However, I am always honest in my assessments, thoughts, and opinions with clients, and my hope is that my client will do the same. My ideal client is a client who is eager to talk and is open to feedback. My ideal client is also someone who is willing to work through set backs or challenges, together as a team.

Wenhui Yang is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with MAPsc LLC. Wenhui has 20+ years of experiencing working in various kinds of settings, including Community Outpatient Clinics, Emergency Services Program, Crisis Stabilization Units, Urgent Care Clinic, Psychiatric Admission Department, Trauma Center and latest Higher Education Counseling Centers. My lived in experience as an international student/an immigrant/an Asian/Asian American provider allow me to carry curious and multicultural lens while support individuals in managing emotions in relation to life events. I believe deeply in "you are the expert of your life experiences."

Life can feel overwhelming. We live in a world full of uncertainty and upheaval. But our world also contains hope and possibility. If you have been struggling with stress, fear and worries, sadness and grief, or needing to heal in any way, therapy can help. During our time together I will work with you to foster a brave, safe space to explore your needs and goals, whether they are related to processing experiences from your past, navigating current areas where you might feel stuck, or identifying potential areas of growth. I approach my practice with warmth, compassion, understanding, wisdom, and a sense of humor.

I have been a therapist for 25+ years and work with clients of all ages. I support clients who are coping with anxiety, depression, trauma, loss, life stressors, mood and behavior regulation needs. There are times in life when we don't feel as connected, capable or happy as we would like. I help my clients access their inner resources so they can experience the change they want and get in touch with their most authentic selves. I believe everyone can reclaim their power, heal, grow and thrive.

Telehealth only sessions for adults 18+, I currently only have weekday morning sessions available. Therapy is a massive step in your decision to heal. The clients I work with are often hesitant and unsure if psychotherapy is the right path or have felt like they’ve been let down by the therapy process in the past. Deep emotions can be a heavy burden to bear but we can learn how to process our experiences and make space for healing our mind, body and spirit. Integrating healthy coping into daily life and accessing deep transformative healing IS possible.

I look forward to understanding your goals and values and offering the best scientific and humanistic practice to help you reach your desired outcomes. I have helped children, adolescents, transition-age youth and adults address traumatic experiences, loss, anxiety, depression, adjustment to psychiatric disability, and other stressful life transitions.

Are you feeling stuck in life, work or relationships? Do you sense there is more success or connection you could experience, yet feel unsure of how to find it? Are you ready to step more into your potential? If the answer is yes, than therapy or coaching may help.

I work with a wide variety of clients and use a clinical and holistic approach to my practice. Whether it be processing trauma, working on family communication, bridging gaps between relationships, or even just processing daily life stressors it is my goal to help you. I am very person centered in my approach, as well as solution focused when needed.

We are wired to flourish in connection, authenticity, mutual empathy, and mutual empowerment. Seeking help and beginning your transformational journey requires you to be vulnerable. We will work together to create a safe non-judgmental space for you to explore what has brought you to therapy, and identify what you would like to change through our work together.

Feeling overwhelmed with juggling multiple stressors and different parts of your life? Coping with unexpected life changes is hard. Therapy can be a helpful avenue to help work through stressors and acknowledge parts of self that can be resilient even in times of significant stress. I am active and collaborative in my approach to therapy where I encourage the balance of acceptance and change. We will search for ways to integrate self-compassion while emphasizing action steps for shifting thoughts, behaviors and emotions to help reduce the current intensity of stressors.

I am a proudly LGBTQ+ Licensed Certified Social Worker who provides outpatient therapy to adults and couples struggling with depression and other mood disorders, anxiety, self-esteem, life transitions, traumatic histories, LGBTQIA+ issues, and interpersonal relationship problems. You can expect me to show up fully and authentically in my therapeutic work. I believe that you are the expert on your life and my goal is to work collaboratively with you to support you in moving towards a more joyful, authentic, and wholehearted way of living.