Bill Slaughter, Psychiatrist in Cambridge, 02139

William (Bill) Slaughter MD MA

Profession(s):
Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Marriage & Family Therapy
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
Primary License:
MD - 220004
Secondary License:
MD - 00045989

My Approach to Helping

I work to understand the situation of each person I'm meeting with--individuals and people in relationship--and go from there in whatever ways seem to make most sense.

The three main traditions I work from are:

--Buddhist/mindfulness/meditation/ contemplative/related hypnosis/visualization-type work (~3 yrs initial training, especially Naropa Institute [CO]);
--contemporary psychiatry/allopathic (currently mainstream "Western") medicine, including cognitive, dynamic and medication approaches (~8 yrs training/fellowship, U. of WA [WA], and Harvard/Cambridge [MA]); and
--Jungian/analytical/depth psychology/use of dream and other imaginal material (~3 yrs initial training, Jung Institute Boston [MA]).

(Note that while I now work primarily in MA, I can sometimes meet with people for consultation [not frequent ongoing meetings] in WA when there intermittently.)

More Info About My Practice

See website for more information and feel free to call with any questions.

Please note that I don't use e-mail/texting/online chatting/etc in practice (only face-to-face meetings with occasional coordination by talk phone route) because of concerns about confidentiality and timeliness of responses--do give a call and I'll be happy to talk with you initially by phone.

(Note some of the "Models of Therapy" listed on this "Good Therapy" site have fairly clear, fairly widely agreed-upon definitions and some do not; pls contact me if you'd like to clarify any aspect of potential work. Take for example the "Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy" and "Shamanic Journeying" notes. Both have definitions on this site which are helpful starting points--and which can be limiting... When appropriate to an individual situation, I can work via a rather structured client-directed focus on very specific issues, using change on specific pre-determined outcomes as a guide--and sometimes situations don't simplistically lend themselves exactly to this. Regarding shamanism, this site offers a specific definition which is helpful but not all-inclusive, as shamanism is a malleable term for many practices across the millenia and across the globe; my initial training at a buddhist school included survey amd understanding of shamanistic techniques and perspectives including as applicable in contemporary healthcare settings, and are certainly part of how I think about this interpersonal work, but which may not be entirely congruent with this site's definitions in every aspect--again, we can clarify as needed any questions on that sort of definitional level.)

Services I Provide

Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Clinical Supervision

Ages I Work With

Adults

Languages I Speak

English

Groups I Work With

General adult work, with individuals, couples, and polyamorous configurations trying to support coping/recovery/acceptance--for most forms of human psychic/emotional distress with the intent of moving towards more healthy/pleasant/meaningful ways of being.