Find a Therapist in Pomfret Center, CT

Stephen Medina is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 7 years of experience providing care to children, adolescents, and adults who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and mood-related challenges.

I am a caring, compassionate therapist, interested in helping you at this time of confusion, conflict, or stress. Let our sessions provide you with the support you need to understand your concerns and options and move forward in a positive direction that brings you health, peace, and joy. I am an experienced therapist, licensed in MA, ME, RI, and NJ. I am an approved supervisor of marriage and family therapy by the AAMFT. I am comfortable meeting with you alone, or with your partner, spouse, family member, or friend. I have extensive experience training other therapists in the areas of alcohol and drug recovery, eating issues, trauma, and family therapy. I am a certified school counselor, military counselor, and clinical supervisor. I enjoy working with women's and men's issues in relation to functioning as an executive in business, and I am trained in family business consulting. Women executives, high-level professionals, and college and graduate students often benefit from my support as they are assisted in stress management and my understanding of systems functioning that can facilitate their success.

Feel that traditional therapy is not for you? I started YouTime Coaching almost a decade ago with an ambitious core belief: if you provide compassionate support, positive modeling, and skillful accountability, personal growth and change are very possible. We've had major success working with young people, adults, and families when it comes to academic work struggles, transitional challenges, focus & attention issues, communication, motivation, performance-related challenges, and self-confidence. I'm in this with you. Traditional therapy starts and ends in the office. YouTime Coaching utilizes, "in-between time" through call, text, and email to provide the support necessary to maintain positive momentum throughout the week. Also, we do not meet in an office setting but on more neutral turf in the community. Learn more at the website. YouTime Coaching specializes in ADHD, executive functioning, anxiety & depression, and Performance Psychology-related issues. We have seen it all (so it takes a lot to shock, no judgment here). We offer Youth and Adult Life Coaching as well as Parent Coaching.

In-office sessions allow me to provide you both the highest level of support. I provide email support in-between sessions that really makes a difference for my clients that keep the focus on change. I have trained with some of the best in our field, Drs. John Gottman & Sue Johnson, innovators in research-based concepts that work, and well as Dr. Bill Doherty. The couples and co-parents that I work with are very capable in their own lives, so it's an honor when they contact me to work on things. In addition to being a Licensed Psychotherapist & Board Certified Life Coach, I have been a guest lecturer at local universities, as well as a presenter at The Connecticut Counseling Association and The Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce. . Clients usually decide to come in because they need an objective person to assist them in getting unstuck & manifesting more of their goals. By valuing your time & working hard together, we will gently shift challenges that you are struggling with. I have over 25 years combined experience in psychotherapy, education and business to draw from. I believe in a high level of service & so my office is designed to relax and comfort my clients. I encourage you if you are wondering if I can be helpful to you, to contact me and we can explore possibilities.

I provide psychological services to help children and parents lead meaningful and vibrant lives. Disruptive behaviors, changes in the family structure, traumatic experiences, and developmental issues are some of many challenges families are faced with. Whether the school work has become too challenging, the behaviors seem unmanageable, you are concerned about your childs academic, social, or emotional development, or you are finding it difficult to sustain a healthy and enjoyable relationship with your child, services I provide can assist you. Those challenges are often accompanied with worry and concern as your child matures to a new stage of development and their needs change. Parents are faced with decisions on how to discipline, manage, and foster your childs physical, social, and emotional well-being. I offer individual, parent-child (dyadic), group, and individual parent consultations services are available to those seeking support, guidance, and meaning to what is taking place within themselves, their child, or their family.

I am committed to providing empathetic treatment that progresses at your pace. We will work together collaboratively to identify goals and make a plan to achieve them. It is important for me to provide you with a warm and genuine experience in therapy in order to feel comfortable and not judged. My passion as a therapist is to help facilitate your healing and personal growth.

I work toward supporting individual and collective liberation using anti-oppressive frameworks in therapy and supervision. I work with humans who recognize their own agency in their healing processes. I engage with people across different intersections of their identities that impact their lived experiences. By deepening our insights around the patterns, values, and narratives we hold about ourselves, and the systems and relationships we inhabit, we move toward greater understanding and compassion for ourselves and others. I offer a warm, compassionate, direct, engaged, and curious presence. As a licensed, trauma-informed counselor educator and supervisor, I bring expertise in theory, critical and deconstructed application of counseling paradigms, and cutting-edge research translated into effective individual and systemic interventions to support people in their journey toward authenticity, acceptance, and vitality. My approach supports the ongoing processes of becoming and belonging, deepening insight, learning to attune to our own inherent wisdom, and gently welcoming even the parts of ourselves that have felt challenging or unwanted. Despite the messages many of us have received, I believe we each carry deep intelligence, resilience, and creative possibilities for growth. I believe that when we take committed action aligned with our values, meaningful change becomes both visible and felt. I aim to meet you where you are and to collaboratively create a map that supports your growth in therapy and in supervision. My work is rooted in relational-cultural, attachment-based, transfeminist, and experiential approaches. This means I understand healing as something that happens in relationship, and I trust the present moment as a rich source of information and opportunity. Often, growth asks us to slow down, tune in, and sit with ourselves long enough for new possibilities to emerge. I hold each person as complex and interconnected, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and in community. I openly acknowledge the impact of systems of domination, including white supremacy, racism, transphobia, misogyny, classism, ableism, and fatphobia, on individual well-being and access to care. I believe ethical and competent counseling and supervision require ongoing reflection, accountability, and learning. I commit to this through my own supervision, consultation, training, and continuing education. In my role as a clinical supervisor, I integrate an intersectional and transfeminist framework alongside the integrative developmental model (IDM) to support counselors at all stages of development. My practice is eclectic, rooted in somatic, relational, attachment, experiential, and transfeminist therapies. I have been trained in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) levels 1 and 2 for over five years, and I have completed basic exposure and response prevention (ERP) training. I believe we heal in relationship and through connection. I also enjoy offering clinical supervision and consultation.

Caryn Alberini is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Clinician with 21 years of experience. She specializes in trauma, substance abuse, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive challenges (OCD), self-esteem, body dysmorphia, anger management, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), bipolar, and personality-related challenges. Caryn has a background in forensic psychology, has worked in corrections and juvenile detention, and has directed inpatient and outpatient programs. Caryn uses a trauma-based lens to assess clients and explore where their thoughts and behaviors originated. She helps clients learn new ways of thinking to replace maladaptive coping skills.

Dr. Volpe believes that every client is unique and deserves a personalized assessment and intervention plan. Dr. Volpe works closely with each client to develop a plan that suits their individual needs, goals, and preferences using evidence-based practices to ensure clients are getting the most effective treatment possible.

Alyssa Quann is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with five years of experience in mental health. She is committed to helping both individuals and couples navigate the world around them, and she works with clients to build skills to excel in an ever-changing world. She is passionate about creating an authentic therapeutic space, and she encourages clients to lean into the discomfort that can come with healing to make room for growth. Alyssa specializes in anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and women’s issues. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Williams College and her master’s degree in clinical psychology from UMass Dartmouth.

Toni Vegiard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts with 6 years of experience in the mental health field. She is passionate about helping adolescents and adults address their unique challenges and live a more fulfilled life. Toni specializes in depression, anxiety, major life transitions, grief, and trauma work. She has a background working in intensive juvenile services, as well as residential and outpatient facilities.

Deciding to pursue the journey of therapy takes courage and strength and I would be honored to be the therapist to help guide and support you through your exploration of your self, your life and of your relationships. I approach therapy from a collaborative and supportive place, challenging people when necessary and helping them to utilize their own internal strengths and external supports in the best way possible. Through therapy, we can work to explore yourself and your relationships and how imbalanced thoughts and unhealthy behaviors lead to negative cycles and unhealthy interactions with the world around you. Although I am a Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with individuals, in addition to families and couples (both married and unmarried), and help all of those that find their way to my office create a happier, healthier and more insightful future. I will work with you or with you and your significant other andor family members to create a safe environment that will foster growth and happiness.