Find a therapist, counselor or psychologist in Somerville, MA

"As a therapist who has been in the field for 9 years, I understand how complex each individual's story can be."

My clinical background includes working with individuals struggling with substance abuse, children and families in the foster care setting, victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse and assault, and clients with generalized anxiety, depression, eating disorders and trauma. I particularly enjoy working with young adults struggling with depression and anxiety who want to work on their self esteem and create a stronger sense of self-worth. I am also passionate about working with mothers, some of whom are struggling to adjust to motherhood, finding their voice, and recognizing their value within the family system. I love working with clients who are motivated and goal oriented to create the life that they want to live. I will support you along the way and help identify what exactly that looks like for you.

I offer a nonjudgmental clinical environment for clients to be able to process and identify what struggles they are currently faced with and start to unravel how those came to be. I would help to work through any experiences that you feel are relevant to where you are now and help you to connect how your experiences have shaped your thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Clients have shared with me in the past that I am down to earth and that they feel comfortable opening up to me knowing that I will support them in their choices.

Life can be really challenging at times. Most of us go through life having some sort of idea or plan of what we want to happen and often times, we are faced with obstacles that we didn't plan for. Some of those can seem overwhelming and even impossible to navigate. I want you to know that I am here to help you figure out a way to cope and make improvements in your life. I'm hoping after reading my bio, you feel like we would be a good match together.

"Are you stuck? Having difficulty in your relationships? Do you not understand why you or others feel and act the way they do? Being a therapist has made me realize that all of us — whether a young child, an adolescent, or adult — have basic needs to feel seen, heard and understood and to have connections and meaningful relationships with others."

Sue Perez is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 7 years of experience in the mental health field. She believes that her role as a therapist is to help you uncover the unmet needs behind your emotions and actions and to provide tools for helping you acknowledge, attend to, and speak for those needs. She has experience in doing this kind of work with people of all ages who have experienced trauma, anxiety, depression, family/relationship, and behavior issues. She is a therapist because she has a passion for providing a space where people can truly be seen, heard, and understood. She works with individuals, couples, and families. She is bilingual in English and Spanish. She invites you to come share your story with her.

Sue completed her Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Central Connecticut State University. She has worked in a variety of mental health settings including outpatient, intensive outpatient, home-based, and private practice. Sue is a wife and mother and has raised her family in a bicultural environment with her spouse being from the South American country of Colombia. These professional and personal experiences have shaped who she is as a person and as a therapist. Sue brings a very down-to-earth and realistic approach to working with her clients and she has a passion for meeting her clients where they are and building collaborative relationships with them. She has Level 1 and 2 training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. Sue believes that she is the guide in the therapy room while her clients are the experts in their own lives and with support can find what they need to move through their struggles and challenges to reach all of their goals.

Being a therapist has made Sue realize that all of us no matter our age have basic needs to feel seen, heard, and understood and to have connections and meaningful relationships with others. When these basic needs are not met in the way we need them to be, due to our individual life experiences, this is when we begin to struggle with feeling stuck in life and acting in ways we don't fully understand. This affects us as individuals and in our relationships with others. Sue is confident that she can provide a compassionate, open, safe space to support you as you uncover the underlying needs and reasons for your current struggles. She wants her clients to truly feel seen, heard, and understood. Sue is bilingual in English and Spanish. She invites you to schedule an appointment today so that you can begin to share your story with her.

"Using an eclectic individualized approach, I leverage mind-body practices and self-esteem building as powerful tools for self-empowerment."

Ashlyn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Massachusetts. They work with adults and believe that taking an eclectic approach can help foster a greater sense of awareness and allow you to feel more connected in your mind, body, and personal relationships. Ashlyn has experience working with individuals with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and communication challenges, life transitions, and substance use. They bring transparency, authenticity, creative problem-solving, and humor to the therapeutic relationship.

Ashlyn received their Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling from The University of Massachusetts, Boston. They utilize person-centered, strengths-based, expressive arts therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy approaches to help support individuals with developing strategies to think holistically about their perspectives and behaviors, develop healthy personal relationships, and move toward their individualized treatment goals.

Do you feel that you are hard on yourself, or that distressing thoughts take up your time and mental energy? Ashlyn is confident that they will be able to support you on your journey to develop new perspectives, learn new insights, and utilize new techniques to promote self-awareness and self-compassion. If you are ready to start this process, schedule an appointment with them today.