Jessica Nargiso, Ph.D.

Do you overthink everything or are you too caught up in the “what ifs” in your head that you feel overwhelmed all the time? Are you too focused on what someone else wants or needs that you have lost track of yourself? Maybe you are your own worst enemy-- with a well-honed inner critic that likes to shit talk you and remind you of all the things you are messing up or getting wrong. You are doing your best- caffeine, multitasking, or white knuckling it may be getting you through (kind of), but at the end of the day you are exhausted and burnt out. I help folks identify the different parts of themselves that keep them on autopilot in their life. Maybe its your people pleaser, perfectionist or inner critic that keep you up at night or keeps you stuck. We can take time to explore whether numbing out with doomscrolling, substances, or constant distractions is keeping you from feeling connected, and confident. I bring both humor and compassion to session in order to help you sort through the current noise in your life and figure out what patterns to let go of and what you want to keep and build on.

I help folks work on strategies for improving anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, as well as substance use concerns. I am down to earth, and active in session. I am an Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and Staff Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at MGH. I have over 15 years of experience treating anxiety, depression, other mood disorders, as well as substance use concerns. I also have specialized training working with parents and other family members of individuals with substance use disorders. I am one of a few psychologist nationally who is trained in CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training) which has good demonstrated success helping parents or other family members help their loved one make changes in their substance use and engage in treatment for their substance use problems.