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Please note: This directory is compiled from information provided by members of the South Shore Coalition of Independent Therapists. This directory was originally intended for use by professionals as a resource and has now been made available to the general public through this website. The Coalition does not warrant, expressed or implied, the accuracy or completeness of information nor endorse the quality of services provided by any particular member. The Coalition shall not be held liable for anyone who relies on directory information. The Coalition advises those utilizing this directory with the intent of engaging a therapist, to first inquire and verify such items as licensure, qualifications, and affiliations.

 

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Seibert-Larke, Grace, Psy.D., LICSW
Phone: 781-834-0390 (o)
Fax: 781-837-3111
Address: 2016 Ocean St., Marshfield, MA 02050.
Services Offered: Individual, couple and family psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children (in family therapy), consultation and assessment. Special Interests: College transition issues including withdrawal from college for psychological reasons, GLBT and families with GLBT members, stress management, anxiety/mood disorders, women’s issues. Therapeutic Style: Long term and brief treatment, integration of systems, dynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, HMO Blue, HCVM, Magellan, Medicare, MHN, PHCS, Tricare, Tufts, UBH, Value Options.

Schmitz, Patricia, Ph.D.
E-mail: dr.pschmitz@comcast.net
Languages Spoken:English.
Phone: 781-258-7570(o)
Fax: 781-545-0443
Address:Undisclosed.
Services Offered: Court-ordered forensic evaluations for defendants facing criminal charges in the adult court system.Special Interests: Competency to stand trial, criminal responsibility, and substance abuse evaluations. Therapeutic Style:N/A Groups Offered:Chronic Medical Issues.HMO/PPO Affiliations: N/A

Schwartz, Tracy L., LICSW
E-mail: tschwartz@familyessentials.biz
Website: www.familyessentials.biz

Phone: 781-987-7131 (o)
Address:99 Derby St., Suite 200, Hingham, MA 02043 and 435 Furnace St., Marshfield, MA 02051
Services Offered: Marriage / couples and parental counseling. Special Interests:Couples, divorce prevention, parent coaching, teaching concepts of full respect living. Therapeutic Style: Integration of relational life therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and family systems theory. Groups Offered: Workshops on Couple and Parental Communications. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Private Pay.

Shaffer, Ingrid, LICSW
E-mail: ishaffer63@comcast.net
Languages Spoken: French and English.Phone: 617-512-9377(o)
Fax:
Address:71 Adams St., Suite 3, Milton, MA 02187
Services Offered: Individual, group, families, couples counselling. Special Interests: Grief and loss, women's issues, medical issues, adolescence, relationship issues and aging issues. Therapeutic Style:Psychodynamic combined with cognitive behavioral. Groups Offered:Chronic Medical Issues.HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS (PPO and HMO), BMC Healthnet, NHP, Medicare, MassHealth.

Shamitz, Katy, M.S.
E-mail: katyshamitz@gmail.com
Website: www.skills4living.net

Phone: 617-285-5964 (o)
Address: Home and school based outreach work.
Services Offered: Social skills coaching, family coaching, school consultations, organizational skills, groups, workshops. Special Interests: Children, adolescents, school-home communication and cooperation, social skills, organizational skills. Therapeutic Style: Solution based, problem solving, goal focused. Groups Offered: Social Skills, Leadership for Teens. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Private Pay. Work with families to find a fee that makes sense.

Shaw, Paul D., LICSW, LMFT
E-mail: PDShaw@comcast.net
Phone: 781-659-9928(o)
Fax: 781-659-9928
Address: 17 Beers Avenue, Norwell, MA 02061.
Services Offered: Individual, couple and family therapy with adults, adolescents, EMDR. Special Interests: Couples, men’s issues, mid-life transition issues, adolescent males, addictions. Therapeutic Style: Eclectic, family systems, psychodynamic. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BCBS, HMO Blue, Cigna, HCVM, HPHC, Magellan, Pacificare, PHCS, Tricare, UBH, Value Options.

Shea, Kristen, LICSW
E-mail: ksheabett@comcast.net
Phone: 781-848-7745 (o)
Address:Relationship Resources, 639 Granite St., Braintree, MA 02184
Services Offered: Couples and individual therapy with adolescents and adults. Special Interests: Couples work, advanced training and supervision. Therapeutic Style: Interactive brief and long term therapy with an focus on communication and successful conversations. HMO/PPO Affiliations:BCBS HMO, PPO Blue, sliding scale fee.

Shumaker, David, Ph.D.
E-mail: dshumake@suffolk.edu
Phone: 781-974-8988 (o)
Fax:781-383-1239
Address:223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, Suite 204, Cohasset, MA 02025.
Services Offered: Individual, adolescent, adult therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, psychological testing. Special Interests: Internalizing disorders in youth, blended family issues, high conflict divorce, parenting and coparenting, consultation. Therapeutic Style: Client centered based in learning theory. HMO/PPO Affiliations:BCBS, Magellan, HPHC.

Sica, Theresa A., LICSW
E-mail: Terrasica1@comcast.net
Website: www.terisica.com

Phone: 781-561-5264 (o)
Address: Jacob Hatch Bldg., 10 New Driftway, Suite105-G, Scituate, MA 02066.
Services Offered: Individual and couples psychotherapy/coaching for adolescents and adults. Communication skills training, business and life coaching. Keynote speaker for events and seminars. Talk Radio Show Host, WATD 95.9FM. Talk Radio Show, "DIscovering Authenticity", Saturdays 10:30-11:00am, focuses on everyday life challenges in being authentic. Special Interests: Guiding individuals and couples toward "discovering authenticity" to overcome fears, inhibitions, recognize talents/strengths, enhance performance, improve communication and relationships. Work with depression, anxiety marital problems, social inhibitions, life transitions, underachieving, performance anxiety, self-esteem based issues. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamic, interactive, engaging, motivational and insight oriented, offering "real life tools" for authentic growth and change. Groups Offered: To be announced. HMO/PPO Affiliations: None. Will make fee adjustments.

Singer, Beverly, Psy.D.
E-mail: drbev11@verizon.net
Phone: 781-664-7882 (o)
Address:210 Whiting St., Suite 3, Hingham, MA 02043.
Services Offered: Child therapy and parent guidance. Special Interests: Children with selective mutism, Asperger's disorder, NVLD, ADD/ADHD, LD and other special needs and developmental delays; siblings of special needs children; children with anxiety disorders; parent guidance and behavior management. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive behavioral; play therapy; psycho-educational. HMO/PPO Affiliations:Private pay and sliding scale.

Smith, Angela, LICSW
E-mail: angelasmith@therapynest.com
Website: www.therapynest.com

Phone: 781-347-4714 x4 (o)
Fax: 781-987-7219
Address: 80 Washington St., Suite C-17, Norwell, MA 02061.
Services Offered: Provide psychotherapy to individuals, couples and families. I also enjoy working with children and adolescents. Special Interests:Adjustment issues, depression, anxiety, grief and behavioral issues. Therapeutic Style: Combination of cognitive behavioral, mindfulness and interpersonal therapy. When working with children, play and expressive therapy.Groups Offered: MSBR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS, Private Pay (fees can be adjusted).

Soma, Janis M., Ph.D., ABPP
Phone: 781-849-7157 (o)
Fax: 781-444-2735
Address: 985 Washington St., Braintree, MA 02184.
Services Offered: Couple, family and individual therapy for adolescents and older. Special Interests: All aspects of couple functioning, adolescent depression, stress/anxiety management, life transition management, women’s and men’s issues. Therapeutic Style: Family systems, cognitive-behavioral. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, HCVM, HPHC, Magellan, Medicare, Multiplan, MHN, PHCS, Tricare, UBH, UHC, Unicare, Value Options.

Sorenti, Judy, MFT, LMHC
E-mail: judysorenti@comcast.net
Phone: 508-888-9222(o)
Fax: 508-888-9223
Address: 111 Cranberry Highway, Sagamore, MA 02561. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 668, Sagamore, MA 02561.
Services Offered: Children and adult, individual and family therapy. Special Interests: Children and all that goes with them, even parents. Therapeutic Style: Tapas acupressure, solution focused, cognitive behavioral.HMO/PPO Affiliations: Most insurances taken.

Spang, Annie, RN, MSN, CS
E-mail: aspang1@verizon.net
Phone: 781-740-8801 (o)
Address: 62 Derby St., Suite 15, Hingham, MA 02043. 
Services Offered: Individual, couple and family psychotherapy with adults, elderly and adolescents. Special Interests: Women’s issues, medical problems, couples work, mind/body connection, cultural interplay, parenting, creating hope. Therapeutic Style: Narrative therapy, relational, psychodynamic, systems and cognitive. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BC/BS, Medicare.

Spitz, Michael, Ph.D., APRN
E-mail: michaelspitz@mac.com
Phone: 617-953-4106 (o)
Fax: N/A
Address: 118 Holmes Street #302, N. Quincy, MA 02171.
Services Offered: Psychotherapy and psychopharmacology with adults, adolescents, couples and families. Special Interests: Anxiety, depression, relationships, men's issues, adolescence, medical conditions affecting mental health, and work and systems interactions. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, systems theory within an empathic style. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BCBS, Cigna, UBH, UHC, HPHC, Tufts, Medicare.

Stanzler-Katz, Jill, LICSW, BCD
E-mail: jillsk@mindspring.com
Phone: 781-749-9227 x 4 (o)
Fax: 781-740-0233
Address: 175 Derby St., Suite 2, Hingham, MA 02043.
Services Offered: Therapy for individuals, couples, adolescents and adults, systems consultation to small organizations and family owned businesses, divorce coaching and consultation ton individuals and couples; collaborative divorce coach as part of collaborative divorce process, life coaching and supervision for therapists. Special Interests: Women’s issues (particularly women in mid-life and transition), adolescent girls dealing with self-esteem and related development issues, mother-daughter issues, parenting adolescents, ADD in adolescents and adults, stress management, life coaching, collaborative divorce coaching, organizational and systems consultation. Therapeutic Style: Active solution focused, collaborative, systemic, dynamic (insight-oriented), some cognitive-behavioral, supportive and educational. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BC/BS PPO (out of network), BC/BS Indemnity, Cigna, HPHC, Medicare, Tufts, UBH, Self-pay, sliding scale.

Starr, Judy, LICSW, CGP
E-mail: Jstarrmsw@comcast.net
Website: www.groupfind.com

Phone: 617-479-4801 (o)
Address: 45 Bartlett Crescent, Brookline, MA 02446.
Services Offered: Individual and group psychotherapy. Special Interests: Life transitions, ACOA, anxiety, depression, relationship/marital issues. Therapeutic Style: A psychodynamic style that is informed by systemic, relational and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Groups Offered: 2 Women’s Groups. 2 Mixed Gender Psychotherapy Groups. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BC/BS Indemnity, all out of network PPO and POS plans.

Stone, Karen R., Ph.D.
Phone: 781-837-2971 (o)
Fax: 781-837-2992
Address: 2016 Ocean St., Marshfield, MA 02050.
Services Offered: Individual and couples psychotherapy ages 17-95. Special Interests: Marital discord, anxiety, depression, women's issues, codependency, grief, life transitions, mindfulness.Therapeutic Style: Relational and pragmatic with psychodynamic base.HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, Magellan, Medicare, Tufts.

Struzziery, Joanne M., Ed.D.
E-mail: jjsjms@aol.com
Phone: 781-329-5509 (o)
Fax: 781-925-8753
Address: 80 Washington Street, Suite #D27, Norwell, MA 02061 and 110 W. Squantum Street, N. Quincy, MA 02171.
Services Offered: Psychotherapy with adults and couples, short-term cognitive-behavioral focus. Special Interests: Anxiety disorders. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive-behavioral. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS, Cigna, First Health, Magellan, Medicaid, Medicare, Pacificare, Tufts, UBH.

Sullivan, Kathleen V., LMHC, CADAC, LADC1
E-mail: kvsull@gmail.com
Phone: 508-747-2559 (o)
Fax:
Address:20 Tremont St., Bldg. 8, Ste. 31, Duxbury, MA 02332.
Services Offered: Individual therapy with adults. Special Interests: Living in recovery, loss and grief, ACOA, life changes, anxiety / stress, depression, balancing life, co-dependency, women's issues, self esteem, spirituality, reiki. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive-behavioral, psychoeducational, 12 step orientation, mind-body, eclectic. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS, HPHC, UBH, Private Pay.

Sweet, Melanie, LICSW
Phone: 781-834-7900 x2 (o)
Fax: 781-837-8312
Website: www.eastwindcounseling.com
Address: 65 Forest St., Marshfield, MA 02050.
Services Offered: Individual, couples and adult psychotherapy. Special Interests: Women’s issues, post-partum depression, ACOA, loss/grief. Therapeutic Style: Relational and interactive with psychodynamic background. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, Cigna, Pacificare, UHC, UBH, Value Options.

Sylvester, Jill, M.Ed.
Phone: 781-883-7919 (o)
E-mail: jill@jillsylvester.com
Website: www.jillsylvester.com
Address: "Harmony Wellness Center" 51 Mill St., Suite 8, Hanover, MA 02339
Services Offered: Individual counseling for women, parents and their children. My specialty is in providing energy assessments where I combine alternative and traditional methods of counseling for a unique approach to treatment. Please see my website for further information (link above). Special Interests: Children and adolescent issues, particularly behavioral and communication deficits, parenting, women’s issues, spirited children, anxiety/OCD, dream analysis, ADHD, autism, depression. Therapeutic Style: Analytical psychology, brief and solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral.Groups Offered: Divorced/Separated Women's Group, Parents of Intuitive Kids Group, Women and Intuition Group. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Private pay.
Teare, Phoebe F., LMHC
E-mail: Phoebeteare@yahoo.com
Phone: 781-704-7751 (o)
Fax: 781-741-5881
Address: 210 Whiting St., Suite 3, Hingham, MA 02043.
Services Offered: Therapy for children, adolescents and parenting, play therapy, LMHC supervision Special Interests: Children, ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger's, high functioning autism. Therapeutic Style: Dynamically oriented, short and long term therapy, behavioral management of children. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS PPO, Cigna, HCVM, HPHC, PHCS.

Tighe, Leila, LICSW
E-mail: leilamoon@comcast.net
Phone: 781-413-1164(o)
Fax: 617-421-6327
Address: 21 Totman Street, Quincy, MA 02169
Services Offered:Individual, couples and family therapy. Special Interests: Adolescent depression, women’s issues and anxiety, divorce and separation, mood disorders and trauma. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, modern psychoanalytic, strength perspective, psychoeducational and family systems. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS (all products), Medicare, Teamsters, UBH, Tufts, Multiplan, HPHC, BMC Healthnet.

Trum, Linda C., LICSW, Ph.D.
E-mail: lindatrum@verizon.net
Phone: 617-296-6022 (o)
Fax: 617-296-6021
Address: 2 Berlen Ave., Milton, MA 02186
Services Offered: Individual and couples psychotherapy, coaching, writing group. Special Interests: Relationship issues, life transitions, spirituality, recovery, development and growth for men and women. Therapeutic Style: Eclectic, cognitive-behavioral, systemic and relational. Groups Offered: Writing Group. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, All BC/BS products including HMO Blue, Medicare, Tufts.

Wagner, Ronald, Psy.D.
E-mail: wagner1psyd@gmail.com
Phone: 617-745-4614(o)
Fax: 617-745-9914
Address: 110 W. Squantum Street, Suite #21, Quincy, MA 02171 and 675 Mass. Ave. 11th floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. Mailing Address: Quincy address.
Services Offered: Individual, couples and family therapy for adolescents and adults, substance abuse treatment. Special Interests: Mindfulness oriented psychotherapy. Therapeutic Style: Cognitive behavioral, dynamic, relational. Groups Offered: None HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS, HPHC, Medicare, UBH, many EAP plans.

Wallace, Annabelle, Ph. D., LICSW
E-mail: aqwallace@comcast.net
Phone: 781-635-3222
Fax: 781-749-9878
Address: 26 Bel Air Rd. Hingham, MA 02043
Services Offered: Short-term holistic counseling, mind / body / spiritual connection, soul coaching, EMDR, life transitions and adaptations (moving / re-location, new career, retirement). Special Interests: Mind / body / spirit connection, meditation.Therapeutic Style: Holistic, humanistic, eclectic coaching, short term therapy. Groups Offered: Soul coaching -- meets for five weeks once per week. HMO/PPO Affiliation: None.

Webb, Ann Hagan, Ed.D.
E-mail: annhaganwebb@yahoo.com
Website: www.southshorecounselingcenter.com

Phone: 781-239-1182 (o)
Fax: 781-871-0306 (o)
Address: 200 Cordwainer Dr., Suite #202, Norwell, MA 02061 and 303 Worcester St., Wellesley, MA 02481.
Services Offered: Adult and adolescent, individual and family therapy. Special Interests: Sexual abuse survivors with special interest in clergy abuse, PTSD, dissociative disorders, women’s issues, developmental issues of adolescence, children of divorce. Therapeutic Style: Eclectic, short and long term therapy, trauma model when applicable, cognitive-behavioral. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, All BC/BS including HMO Blue, Magellan, Medicare.

Wischmeyer, Karen, LICSW, CAS, CGP
E-mail: karen.w@verizon.net
Website: www.counselingassociatesofnorwell.com
Phone: 781-871-3834 (o)
Address: 80 Washington Square, Suite F-32, Norwell, MA 02061.
Services Offered: Individual and group psychotherapy. Special Interests: General practice issues, addictions, group psychotherapy. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral. Groups Offered: Two ongoing Women’s Groups, two ongoing Co-Ed Groups. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BC/BS, out of network PPO and Indemnity plans, Medicare B.

Wolff-Salin, Sr. Mary, IAAP
E-mail: hermitage@verizon.net
Phone: 781-319-6688 (o)
Address: 215 Highland St., Marshfield, MA 02050.
Languages: English and French.
Services Offered: Individual psychotherapy (adult, adolescent), dream work, Jungian psychoanalysis, pastoral counseling. Special Interests: Spirituality, transitions. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamic.

Woodard, LeShelle, Ph.D.
E-mail: lifeenhancepsy@aol.com
Website: www.therapists.psychologytoday.com/60538

Phone: 617-552-5124 (o)
Fax: 888-317-2641
Address: 1100 Washington St., Suite 1, Hanover, MA 02339
Services Offered: Individual therapy, couples, families, groups, consultation, behavioral interventions with children and MR/DD populations.Special Interests:Life transitions (adolescents and adults), relationship building, empowerment, GLBT, enthnocultural oriented care. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamically trained with interpersonal emphasis. Utilize CBT, behavioral techniques in conjunction.Groups Offered: See website above for groups offered. HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBSMA, Beacon, UBH, MHN, Multiplan and PHCS, Tricare, Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna.

Woods, Robin, R.,, M.Div., MSW, LICSW
E-mail: rwoodscsw@comcast.net
Phone: 617-763-0918 (o)
Fax: 617-471-6327
Address: 21 Totman St., Suite 203, Quincy, MA 02169.
Languages: English and French.
Services Offered: Individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy. Special Interests: Multicultural issues, spiritual issues, women’s concerns, adolescent populations. Therapeutic Style: Eclectic but psychodynamically trained.HMO/PPO Affiliations: BCBS Indemnity, PPA, HMO Blue, Harvard Pilgrim, Modern Asst. Program, Teamsters, Tufts, Tufts Navigator, UBH, UHC.

Woolley, Val, LICSW
Phone:781-871-2212 (o)
781-789-2008 (cell)
Fax: 781-925-1321
Address: 80 Washington Square, Suite D-28, Norwell, MA 02061
Services Offered: Psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults, family therapy, parent and school consultation. Supervision for child and adolescent cases. Special Interests: Depression, anxiety, girls’ developmental issues, eating disorders, life transitions, parenting and school consultation. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamic – Stone Center relational model, CBT, family systems. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, Cigna, HPHC, Magellan, Medicare B, UBH, UHC.

Young, Christopher J., LICSW
E-mail: cjy1743@comcast.net
Phone: 781-545-1008 (o)
Fax: 781-545-1668
Address: 132 Front Street, Suite 306 Scituate, MA 02066.
Services Offered: Psychotherapy. Special Interests: Young adults with major mental illness, couples/family, mood disorders, men.Therapeutic Style: Practical, informative, evidence-based. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, Blue Cross, Harvard Pilgrim, UBH, Tufts, Medicare, UHC, Cigna.

Zangrillo, JoAnne E., LICSW
E-mail: levinzangr@aol.com
Phone: 781-740-1546 (o)
Fax: 781-740-0212
Address: 175 Derby St., Suite 16, Hingham, MA 02043 and 65 Valentine St., W. Newton, MA 02465.
Services Offered: Individual, couple and family services as well as parent consultation and child advocacy, general family practice. Special Interests: Adolescents, eating disorders, depression, women’s issues including high risk pregnancy, infertility and postpartum depression, couple and family work including high risk adolescents, hospitalization, survivors of sexual abuse. Therapeutic Style: Psychodynamic formulation and diagnosis with a variety of interactive styles in treatment, highly active behavioral technique with adolescents involved in eating disorders and family therapy approach with couples and families. HMO/PPO Affiliations: Aetna, BC/BS, Cigna, HCVM, HMO Blue, HPHC, Magellan, Mass Carp., Medicare, MHN, PHCS, Teamsters, Tricare, Tufts, UBH, UHC, Value Options.

 

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