Find someone who gets you.

Family Therapist, MEd, MA, LMFT

Michelle Tirella Ventura is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Newton with eight years in practice. She works with adults, older adults and couples, including clients on the autism spectrum, on anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, ADHD, life transitions and relationship concerns. With couples she uses Emotion Focused Therapy and the Gottman Method to help partners communicate better and work through conflict, infidelity, parenting stress and change. Her style is warm and transparent, and depending on the client she may add mindfulness and expressive arts to more traditional methods. She welcomes people of all cultures and identities, and co-hosts a podcast called Licensed to Listen. She sees clients in person in Newton and online.

Counselor, LMHC

Allison Reese is a licensed mental health counselor in Wellesley who works with young children, teens, adults and families. A former early intervention clinician, she has particular experience with young children and their parents, and she also helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, life transitions, postpartum concerns and feeling stuck as a parent, partner or individual. She offers an affirming space for LGBTQIA+ clients, informed by her own lived experience. Her approach is warm and collaborative, blending CBT, trauma-informed care, Internal Family Systems, expressive arts and play therapy, with room for humor and creativity. She sees clients in person in Wellesley and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Phil Howard is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carlsbad, California, with 11 years in practice. He enjoys a varied, diverse caseload and welcomes adults and older adults who want things to change, whatever their circumstances. He works with relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress and bipolar and other mood disorders, as well as men's issues, parenting, sleep problems and body image, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Having worked with many people who felt their lives had slipped out of control, he holds a hopeful view of human resilience. His methods include CBT, ACT, compassion-focused and solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and strength-based work. Sessions are online.

Mental Health Counselor, MS, LMHC, QS

Aalysha Gonzalez is a licensed mental health counselor and qualified supervisor in Lake Mary, Florida, who works with adults online. She focuses on how past trauma can show up in the present through rumination, low self-esteem, poor sleep, trouble concentrating and a harsh inner critic. She also treats anxiety, depression, relationship problems, life transitions, stress, family issues, substance use and bipolar disorder. Her methods include EMDR, internal family systems, CBT, mindfulness and solution-focused brief therapy, with a strength-based outlook aimed at helping clients worry less, think more freely and pursue what matters to them. Sessions are held online.

Counselor, MS, LMHC, CGT

Jeremy Scott is a licensed mental health counselor and certified Gottman therapist with six years in practice, based in Oviedo, Florida, and seeing clients online. He offers individual therapy, addiction counseling, premarital and dating counseling, and marriage counseling for teens, adults and couples dealing with relationship strain, anxiety, depression, stress and substance use. Authenticity is central to his work: he helps clients identify what is blocking them from living as their true selves and from finding real fulfillment. He is intensively trained in DBT and also draws on the Gottman Method, Prepare and Enrich, CBT, trauma-focused care and Christian counseling for clients who want it. Sessions are held online.

Counselor, LMHC, LCPC, LCMHC, LPCC-S

Emilie Butler is a licensed mental health counselor practicing at Butterfly Mental Health Counseling, based in Winter Park near Orlando, with over 20 years in the mental health field. She holds counseling licenses in Florida, Ohio, Maryland and North Carolina. She works with adults on anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma and relationship and couples concerns, and supports women through parenting, pregnancy and the postpartum period. Her approach is person-centered and practical, using CBT, mindfulness-based and solution-focused methods to set clear goals and build coping skills and self-confidence. She provides all sessions online as telehealth.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Jude Johnson is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 22 years in practice, based in Matthews, North Carolina, and seeing clients online. He helps teens, adults and families dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and the habits that keep people stuck, such as avoidance, endless scrolling or staying in bed. Trauma healing is his specialty, using an integrative approach that includes Brainspotting, IFS-informed work, mindfulness, meditation and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, along with CBT, DBT and family systems. He also teaches mindfulness-based stress reduction. His aim is to help clients find more clarity, connection and fulfillment. Sessions are held online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW

Artrevisa Payton is a licensed clinical social worker based in San Antonio, licensed in Texas and Mississippi, with 14 years in practice. She works with adults and older adults who feel drained by responsibility, change or uncertainty, or who are always available for others but rarely for themselves. She specializes in anxiety, depression, life transitions, and the strain of Alzheimer's and dementia, and also helps with grief, burnout, self-esteem and family stress. Her style is calm, conversational and goal-focused, drawing on CBT plus solution-focused and client-centered work to help clients gain clarity and build tools for daily life. She sees clients online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC

Xochitl Gamas is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Kyle with two years in practice, working with children, preteens, teens, adults and groups. She helps with anxiety, stress, depression, self-doubt, life transitions, ADHD, grief and school issues, and also supports parents. She believes every symptom has a story and helps clients understand why they react the way they do, whether that shows up as overthinking, disconnection or relationship struggles. Her methods include CBT, person-centered and solution-focused therapy, somatic work, and play and sandplay therapy for younger clients. She sees clients in person in Kyle and online.