Find a Therapist in Belchertown, MA

LMFT

The way you think, feel, and act creates your reality. But it can be hard to quiet your mind as it is currently. Maybe you're caught in cycles of overthinking or people-pleasing, prioritizing others’ needs and leaving little space for your own. You long to feel connected and grounded, but the buzzing energy never fully fades. Even when things look fine on the outside, you might feel emotionally overwhelmed or like you're not doing enough — no matter how much you achieve. You may wonder, “Why do I feel this way? Am I broken?” You’re not. These thoughts and feelings are trying to point you somewhere. I can help you make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface to live with ease, authenticity, and pleasure. Let's explore your potential reality together.

I am a dedicated and skilled Christian counselor with experience providing care for children, teenagers, and adults. I have experience supporting people with anxiety, trauma-related issues, depression, borderline personality, attention-deficit (ADD), oppositional defiant challenges, bipolar challenges, and adjustment-related challenges. I also have experience providing individual and couples therapy. I recognize that clients are able to make progress when they are open, ready, and able to commit to making changes in their lives. My goal is to help you heal and build a more functional life. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Rhode Island. I provide Christian counseling, and I also speak Haitian Creole.

Finding the right therapist can be incredibly frustrating. We know how tiring and costly it can be to repeat your story to multiple therapists, only to find they aren't the right match. That's why our Therapy Services Specialist and Clinician Manager carefully vet every therapist applying to PSYCH?. We prioritize ensuring a great match between clients and clinicians. After all, no matter how much of an "expert" a therapist may be, it won't matter if there's no genuine connection with the client!

I welcome your courage in sharing your challenges with me and believe that we can work together using evidence-based therapy to create change. Our relationship matters to me and I will check in with you frequently about our work. I bring respect, empathy, humor, and authenticity (I'm a real person!) to the therapy room. I often work with body image and eating issues (e.g., food restrictionother), addiction, anxiety & OCD, insomnia, depression, trauma & PTSD, shame, perfectionism, relationship issues and parenting. I am a certified couples' and Level 2 AEDP and IFS therapist. I also use mindfulness, CBT and DBT heavily in my practice. I draw on evolutionary psychology to understand how our feelings (e.g., anxiety, fear, anger, joy) evolved to protect us and push us to take survival-oriented actions that we may or may not want to take. I use mindfulness to help us gain awareness of feelings and make new choices when needed. I am part-time faculty at Harvard Medical School, where I trained. I often work with adult professionals as well as adolescents and young adults. I enjoy meditating and spending time in nature — rock-climbing, hiking and cycling. I grew up in Europe in a diverse family and bring a multicultural sensitivity to therapy. I conduct therapy in French and Spanish as well, languages I am fluent in. https:www.dremilymanove.com

Katrina (AKA Katie) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (MHC) with five years of experience in the mental health field. Her passion for making a positive impact has led her to specialize in working with diverse populations, including children facing mental health challenges and people with dual diagnoses, specifically those grappling with depression and trauma, along with other concerns like anxiety.

I work with adults who are high-functioning on the outside but experiencing anxiety, stress, depression or emotional exhaustion internally, particularly when these patterns begin to interfere with work, relationships, or overall well-being. Many clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unable to find lasting balance despite their efforts. After 35 years as a therapist, I bring an integrated understanding of biological and psychosocial factors that influence emotional well-being. My approach is steady, collaborative, and focused on helping clients create meaningful and sustainable change. Support, exploration, learning new skills, and making connections are the essentials for moving forward toward a more balanced life. While in treatment, we will explore modalities that may include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal therapy, psychodynamic therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), emotion-focused therapy (EFT), holistic approaches, and the expressive therapies. Opportunities to explore creative outlets and the bodymind techniques.

I believe therapy is a space where you can show up as your full, authentic self—without judgment, shame, or pressure to be anyone other than who you are. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and empowering, with a focus on helping individuals and couples build deeper connections with themselves and one another. I work with individuals and couples to explore relationship dynamics, improve communication, navigate intimacy concerns, and develop a healthier relationship with their bodies and sexuality. Using a sex-positive, body-positive, and empowerment-focused approach, I strive to create a safe space where you can ask questions, challenge old beliefs, explore your needs and desires, and feel more confident advocating for yourself. I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role is to help you better understand yourself, recognize patterns that may no longer serve you, and discover new ways of relating to yourself and others. Whether you are working through relationship challenges, exploring your sexuality, navigating changes in intimacy, or simply hoping to feel more comfortable and confident in your own skin, we will work together to identify what matters most to you and move toward meaningful change. Therapy isn't about fixing who you are; it's about creating space for growth, connection, and possibility. My goal is to help you feel more empowered to build relationships, intimacy, and a life that reflects your values, needs, and authentic self.

It is my sacred honor to help people with their deepest and most personal issues: their ancient wounds, in their lives within and without; their deepest hopes and fears, dreams and longings, and the blocks that interfere with creating their lives and finding and birthing their Selves. It saddens me deeply to see our world being offered "quick fixes," "bandaids," and "get over it" or "transcend it" philosophies for dealing with life's deepest wounds and traumas. It saddens me to see people being offered symptom "management" instead of real healing -- managing thoughts, feelings, and more -- leaving the real wound beneath the symptom, beneath the surface to continue to haunt them in their lives. It saddens me to see our world encouraging people to repeat as adults what they did as children - repress their feelings and find defenses to keep them away. For children, this is sanity- and life-saving. For adults, this is society degrading feeling and keeping us emotionally stuck, emotionally unmatured. For adults, this is society working against our healing, our growing, our transforming, our becoming all we can be. It saddens me to see us go 'round and 'round the vicious cycle of cause and effect when we leave our own individual wounds unhealed -- deeply affecting the state of our world and our country -- and then when the state of our world and country, in turn, triggers those same unhealed wounds within us. I bring to clients a message of lasting healing, healing to the root. I help people find and claim their own wounds, commit themselves to the real work of healing inside and out, work at their organic rhythm and pace to build their capacity to feel, and more. I also help people recognize the link between their individual healing and the healing of our planet. With a passion for safety and for healing to the root, I am committed to helping heal and transform our world one-by-one and on a global scale.

Tracy Tran is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with eight years of experience serving diverse populations in Massachusetts. Throughout her career, she has worked with individuals, families, and groups as they navigate challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, and interpersonal relationships. Tracy is a compassionate, dedicated therapist who is committed to helping people achieve their goals and improve their well-being. She provides a safe, supportive space where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment, and she works collaboratively with them to develop personalized treatment plans that meet their unique needs.