Systems Theory is about patterns: recognizing them, determining if they are helpful or hurtful, and establishing new ones. Systems Theory states that individuals rely on one another as parts of a family unit and that, when unified, the family unit can more easily strive toward a common goal.
Your therapist will help identify and examine your family members’ emotions to understand the behaviors of the family unit more fully. The family unit’s functioning relies on its patterns of interaction. Once these patterns are more fully understood, your family can understand the unit as a whole.
If your family has a specific goal or wants help in relating to one another, Systems Theory can provide a strong foundation for growth and change. Inquiring into helpful and unhelpful interactions the family is experiencing can be uncomfortable, but Systems Theory’s goal is to identify dynamics that can ultimately lead to change.
I believe strongly that the therapeutic relationship is paramount in attaining benefit from psychotherapy. Feeling safe, validated, and heard are incredibly important. A sense of trust, as well as having a supportive, and open environment are foundational in beginning the process of unpacking, sorting, and addressing what has brought you to this moment. Essentially, your connection with your...
Unfortunately, I am not accepting new clients at this time!! I enjoy working with adolescents, and find that using a non-shame based approach, like Internal Family Systems, is a useful modality in addressing self-harming, acting out, and school refusal behaviors. I also work with equestrians who have suffered a trauma, injury or loss that may be impacting their relationship with their 4 legged...
When I speak to people facing transitions, they are often devastated, confused and stuck. A safe space to feel heard, encouraged, and validated is enough to begin a new journey. My name is Katrina Brown, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with sixteen years of experience. My specialties include working with individuals, couples, and families dealing with divorce/separation, blend...
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with fifteen years of experience who enjoys working with individuals of all ages. My goal is to provide a calm and accepting environment that allows all individuals to feel safe exploring and finding solutions to the issues they face in their lives. My primary areas of specialty are children, adolescents, chronic illness and family concerns. I am also...
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) working out of Wellesley, MA. I have worked with clients of all ages, from various backgrounds, and I have successfully employed multiple therapeutic modalities (individual, family, and couples therapy). I have extensive experience working with clients who suffer from anxiety, mood disorders, depression, and marital/relationship issues. I hav...
A person who acknowledges that they are at a crossroad in life, and can use a better defined sense of direction can benefit from counseling. Counseling is not for broken people, counseling is for strong people. This person realizes that if they could have fixed the problem themselves, they would have done it already. They realize that they could benefit from having a licensed professional liste...
Life is messy, and it can be tough to see past the struggles that come up in families: from big worries, to big feelings, to life's many transitions. This is where I can help. Let’s work together to slow down and look at what's hard for your family, as well as your family's many strengths. Let’s find ways for you and your child to step out of old patterns, and find even better ways to relate....
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Master of Science Degree in Education from Duquesne University. For the past fifteen years, I have worked in multiple settings ranging from private practice, schools, residential treatment programs and non-profit agencies. I am passionate about empowering individuals and families to overcome personal obstacles and improve their interpersonal...
***TELEHEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE*** Kayla received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Utah with a concentration in Mental Health. Kayla is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Using these and other modalities of therapy- such as MBB, CBT, Attachment Theory, Shame Resiliency, Family...
**Inpatient detox services & Hybrid Intensive Outpatient Program available (In person or virtual) **Kayla is foundationally trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). Using these and other modalities of therapy- such as MBB, CBT, Attachment Theory, Shame Resiliency, Family Systems Theory, etc- Kayla operates in her sessions from a...
Every single person has something with which they struggle. Whether its anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship concerns, food issues, or just feelings of being stuck or wanting more. Most of us need a place where we feel safe and secure enough to be able to delve into these parts of ourselves that we find unpalatable, frustrating or downright scary. I am an addiction and psychiatric...
I feel very fortunate and fulfilled having been a part of the healing process for individuals, families, and youth from across the county for over the last 20 years. My experience includes in-patient services, outpatient services, in-home interventions and working intensively with youth and their families in a residential setting as both a primary therapist and clinical director for the last 14...
In my practice I work with clients of all backgrounds and age groups; and I have a specialty in adolescence and young adulthood. I enjoy supporting clients as they navigate growing up and becoming adults in this complex world. My approach is grounded in Psychodynamic Theory and the belief that many of our problems are rooted in thinking patterns, behaviors, and emotional responses that we...
Through the lens of Bowen Systems Theory I work towards providing insight and awareness into the emotional process that we often find ourselves intensely reacting from. Building on that insight and awareness, decreasing the emotional reactivity while increasing calmer and more rational choices. Looking at our emotional patterns to better understand them allows us then to think in a way that can...
One thing you know for sure right now is that you want things in your life to be different and to feel better. Likely, there are many things you feel uncertain about, but this is probably not one of them. How do you go about making this happen, though? Maybe you have tried reading, talking to friends or family, browsing the internet, or simply waiting in hopes that things would change on their...
