Our therapists offer grief & loss counseling in Boston, MA

I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 11 years of experience supporting individuals through life transitions, trauma, and recovery. As a second-generation Haitian woman and trauma survivor, I integrate lived experience with clinical expertise to guide clients toward healing, resilience, and self-trust. I specialize in trauma recovery, emotional regulation, and identity development, creating a safe, empowering space where clients across all races, genders, sexualities, abilities, faiths, and experiences feel seen, heard, and understood.

I earned my Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Fisher College and have extensive experience in crisis intervention, trauma therapy, and identity work. My therapeutic approach blends cultural awareness with compassion and collaboration to help clients heal at their own pace while rediscovering strength and purpose.

My goal is to help you unpack the past, nurture resilience, and reconnect with your authentic self. Together, we’ll create a space where your story is honored and your growth feels possible—focusing on clarity, confidence, and meaningful change. Healing begins when you feel safe enough to be fully yourself.

Hello, I'm Zhiran (Jack) Li, a Mental Health Counselor with 4 years of experience helping individuals navigate anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, and life transitions. As an international student and immigrant, I understand the unique pressures of balancing expectations, adapting to change, and finding a sense of belonging. I often work with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck in patterns of overthinking, struggling with self-doubt, or seeking greater clarity, confidence, and direction in their personal and professional lives.

My approach is collaborative, practical, and goal-oriented. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy, I help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, develop effective coping strategies, and build resilience. Clients can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space where they gain insight and tools to create meaningful change.

I know reaching out for support can feel like a big step, and I honor the courage it takes to begin. My hope is to provide a space where you feel understood, supported, and not alone in what you're facing. If you're ready to start making meaningful change, I invite you to take the next step and begin this process together.

Gerardo is a Licensed Therapist with 15 years of experience in the mental health field. People and colleagues tend to describe him as open, calming, empathic, and a fearless advocate of my clients. His approach to therapy incorporates multiple perspectives based on your personal goals, which aim to enhance the mind-body-spirit connection, nurture personal growth, promote healing, and overcome challenges. Gerardo uses mainly integrative and humanistic therapeutic approaches to therapy, combining insight and skills-based frameworks. His work also incorporates a psychoeducational component that aims to help you construct new ways of organizing your feelings, coping skills, behaviors, and relationships. He works collaboratively with everyone integrating the most beneficial approaches to their unique situation.

Gerardo is a therapist working for over 15 years, internationally (in Mexico) and in the USA with adults. He has extensive experience in treating mood and anxiety disorders; trauma recovery; PTSD; mental health and HIV; substance abuse/dual diagnosis; acculturation/transcultural issues, and ADHD. He attended Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City earning a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Child/Educational Psychology and I received a master’s in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University (NH campus) in 2003. Other modalities that he works with in therapy are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, Existential, Multicultural, Person-Centered, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Strength-Based, and Trauma Focused.

Gerardo’s goal in therapy is to promote healing and create meaningful and lasting changes. During therapy, you will develop your capacity for insight and understanding to empower your transformation and development. Therapy sessions will give you the tools to improve your quality of life, expand strategies to cope with challenges, improve self-regulation, encourage change, and start to make healthy decisions in the here and now. Gerardo is confident that the work in therapy will help you to become the best version of yourself.