Mental Health Therapy
You're good at holding it together. You research everything. You show up for everyone. You keep the whole thing running, most days without anyone noticing how much it takes.
So when the hard moments came–the loss, the birth that went sideways, the anxiety that won't quiet down–you did what you always do. You handled it. Quietly. On your own.
You don't have to do that here. You’re not alone.
From the outside, it probably looks like you're handling it.
You know the truth. You can tell me.
What We Can Work On Together
If any of these have been sitting on your chest, you are not overreacting, and you are not alone:
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What you're going through: You check the baby's breathing more times than you'll admit. Your mind runs the worst-case scenario on a loop. Everyone tells you to relax, and it makes you want to scream. You're exhausted, wired, and quietly afraid this is just who you are now. How I work with it: I won't just try to talk you out of the thoughts, because you already know they don't fully make sense. We start with your body. Using breath, mindfulness, and gentle nervous-system tools I've taught for years, we help your system feel safe again instead of only thinking its way there. Then we get curious about the anxious part of you, not to silence it, but to understand what it's working so hard to protect. You leave with something you can actually use at 3am.
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What you're going through: People keep saying "healthy baby, that's what matters," while you're still replaying moments you can't shake. You feel shaken, or angry, or numb, like a part of you didn't come home from that day. And you feel guilty for not just being grateful. How I work with it: As a doula, I've been in birth rooms. I understand what happened in your body, not only in your memory. We go slowly and entirely on your terms, using body-centered and mindfulness practices so we're not re-living the hard parts, we're helping your system finally set them down. Your birth story gets to belong to you again.
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What you're going through: You love your baby, and you miss yourself. You catch your reflection and don't quite recognize the woman looking back. Your body, your work, your relationships, even your name to your own child, all of it shifted, and no one warned you it would feel like this. How I work with it: Becoming a mother is its own kind of rebirth, and it deserves as much care as any enormous transition. Using parts work, I help you make peace between the woman you were and the mother you're becoming, so they stop feeling at war. You get to come out whole, not just "back to normal."
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What you're going through: The world moved on in about a week. You didn't. You're grieving someone most people never got to meet, and you don't know where to put the love that has nowhere to go. Maybe you carry it quietly so you don't make anyone uncomfortable. How I work with it: Your grief is welcome here at full size, for as long as it needs. We make room for it through gentle, body-based and expressive practices, because grief lives in the body, not just the mind. There's no timeline and no rush toward "closure." Just steady company while you carry what you carry.
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What you're going through: Your life is measured in two-week windows now. Every month holds hope, then heartbreak. You're managing appointments, hormones, other people's announcements, and a body that feels like it's letting you down, all while smiling through baby showers. How I work with it: We tend to the toll this takes, not only the outcome you're chasing. Through mindfulness, breath, and body-centered work, we loosen the grip of the waiting and help you reconnect with a body you may feel at odds with right now. This is a place to set down the performance and just be a woman moving through something hard.
Hi, I’m Elizabeth.
Hi, I'm Elizabeth. I've been a therapist since 1999, and I work only with women, because this season of life deserves someone who gets it completely.
For 25 years I've sat with women through the parts no one warns you about. The two-week waits. The losses you grieve quietly. The birth that didn't go to plan. The version of yourself you're trying to find your way back to.
I'm also a certified birth doula and a certified perinatal mental health provider, so I understand both what your body goes through and what your heart carries while it does. My work is gentle, body-centered, and always at your pace.
Fees and Insurance
I currently have openings for virtual therapy available to women located in Massachusetts.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) – Optum Network, including United Healthcare, United Behavioral Health, and HPHP
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55-minute intake session: $160 – 50-minute psychotherapy session: $160 – 90-minute group therapy session: $50
If you have a different insurance plan with out-of-network benefits, you may be able to receive reimbursement for our sessions. I'll provide the documentation you need to submit to your insurer.
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I recommend calling your insurer before we begin, to ask about your behavioral health benefits, whether you need pre-authorization or a referral, your co-pay or deductible, and any limits on your policy.
For some women, using insurance makes therapy possible when it otherwise wouldn't be. For others, paying privately is worth it for the added flexibility and privacy. When you use insurance, your insurer is entitled to some information about your treatment, and a written record of your sessions is kept.
Insurance also requires a mental health diagnosis to establish medical necessity. Many women come to therapy for growth and self-understanding rather than a diagnosis, so this is worth weighing.
It's your decision, and it usually comes down to a balance of need, privacy, and cost. I'm glad to talk it through with you.
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Do I have out-of-network benefits for mental health coverage?
If so, what percentage is covered?
Do I have a deductible, and how much of it have I met?
What is my co-pay for an out-of-network provider?
How do I submit a request for reimbursement?
FAQs
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Yes. Only women, mostly through fertility, pregnancy, loss, birth, and the early years of motherhood. It's the whole of my practice.
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I currently have openings for virtual therapy for women located in Massachusetts.
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Sessions run 50 minutes, with a slightly longer 55-minute first visit. We'll find a rhythm that fits your life, whether that's weekly or something gentler.
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I blend clinical experience with Internal Family Systems therapy, expressive arts, and body-centered practice, so support reaches more than your thoughts.
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No. Plenty of women come to therapy for growth and understanding, not because something is "wrong." You're allowed to simply want support.
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Yes. Our work together is confidential, within the limits set by law. If you use insurance, keep in mind that your insurer is entitled to some information about your treatment.
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No. As a counselor I don't prescribe, but I'm glad to work alongside your doctor or a prescriber if medication is ever part of your care.
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