Therapists for college students near Boston, MA

Susan Chamandy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW). She primarily uses a psychodynamic approach in her counseling work to help clients gain a better understanding of themselves – their feelings, thoughts, behaviors and priorities – and to help clients identify and harness their personal strengths to make lasting change.She includes other approaches in her work, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy, and mindfulness, when needed. Her priority is to create a welcoming, non-judgmental space where clients can express their concerns, talk about their relationships, and feel safe enough to explore themselves deeply. Susan has enjoyed working with college students for much of her career, addressing depression and grief, anxiety and panic, trauma, substance abuse issues, family conflict, relationship issues and life transition issues. She has also enjoyed working with LGBTQ clients and has an interest in working with those engaged in creative work.

Nora Wolff is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR). She provides individual psychotherapy to adults in a safe, compassionate, and supportive space. She takes a person-centered approach and integrates cognitive-behavioral, dialectical-behavioral, and acceptance-based strategies alongside expressive and art-based therapy techniques to support insight, resilience, and meaningful personal growth. Her areas of focus include anxiety, depression, ADHD, life transitions, and women's issues. She also works with neurodiverse individuals and supports clients exploring gender identity and sexuality. She welcomes clients seeking meaningful, long-term therapeutic relationships, as well as those looking to deepen insight and purpose in their day-to-day lives. Nora earned her Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in Art Therapy from Lesley University and her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her clinical experience includes inpatient psychiatric settings, community-based care, memory care environments, and educational settings, where she has worked with individuals across the lifespan. She is available to see clients Monday through Thursday in the afternoon and evening, and Friday in the morning and early afternoon.

Samantha Cronin is an independently Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She provides a unique expressive and psycho dynamic lens that utilizes positive regard, self-awareness, motivational interviewing, and mindful trauma-informed care. As an expressive therapist, she utilizes creative modalities including journaling, music, dream work, creative writing and art. In mindful based practices, she utilizes her 200hr yoga certification to guide you in learning how to apply breath-work, grounding practices, and meditation within your daily routine. It is her goal to foster self-awareness, emotion regulation, and support healthy interpersonal relationships.

Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates (CICA) was created to make culturally sensitive mental health care accessible to the exceedingly diverse population of the Metro Boston area. We endeavor to provide high-quality, insight-oriented therapy, that is both culturally responsive and adaptable, to meet the multitude of clinical needs of our clients. Much of our clinical team prides itself in being multi-cultural and multi-lingual, while also having an expertise in a wide range of treatment approaches.

At Back Bay Mental Health, we connect best with college students from Boston and Cambridge who are juggling the intense pressures of school, social life, and figuring out who they are—all while facing mental health challenges that can make it feel impossible to keep up. Whether you’re a BU student burning out from late-night study sessions, a Harvard undergrad wrestling with anxiety that’s derailing your focus, or a BC student quietly struggling with depression after a tough semester, we get it. Our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is built for students like you—smart, driven, and determined to thrive, but maybe feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or stuck right now. We work best with students who are ready to tackle issues like stress, mood swings, trauma, or even substance use that’s crept into their lives, without putting their college experience on hold. You might be someone who’s tired of pretending everything’s fine when it’s not, or who’s been hit hard by a breakup, a family crisis, or the weight of expectations—and needs a space to sort it all out. Our clients often share a desire to feel in control again, to find balance, and to get back to enjoying the things that matter, like acing that midterm or hanging out with friends without a cloud hanging over them. Located right in the heart of Back Bay, steps from the Babcock Street T stop, our IOP fits into your busy student life with flexible scheduling—think evening sessions that leave your days free for class or work. We’re here for the perfectionists who’ve hit a wall, the creatives battling self-doubt, or the athletes sidelined by stress. If you’re ready to take on your mental health with a team that gets the college grind and won’t judge where you’re at, we’d love to help you find your footing and thrive.

Founded by Harvard-trained psychiatrists, our team provides thoughtful, evidence-based therapy and medication management, with a particular focus on young adults and college students. We provide high-quality, accessible outpatient psychiatric care. Clients come to Boston Psychiatry Center when they need a level of expertise not always available in general clinics. We offer financial discounts to students using out-of-network benefits. If we are out-of-network with your plan, we can process your out-of-network claims so you only pay your portion of the cost (your coinsurance). If you are interested, you can learn more and request an appointment directly on our website: bostonpsych.org

I am a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in working with young adults with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, autism, suicidal ideation and personality disorders. My goal-oriented treatment approach helps clients work towards symptom relief, improved relationships, and a wider variety of coping skills. My approach is collaborative and proactive so we can work together to help you accomplish your goals, experience symptom reduction, and become the person you want to be in a warm welcoming space where there is no judgment. I primarily utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Exposure & Response Prevention (ER-P) therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), in addition to Psychoanalytic Therapy to help clients get to the root of their symptoms and discover how past experiences influence current behavior. My approach has been described as genuine and thoughtful while creating a space that is warm and judgement-free. I draw on her expertise while also building on the strengths of my clients in order to assist them in moving towards accomplishing their goals.

I am a board-certified, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and co-founder of Boston Psychiatry Center. My mission is to provide thoughtful, high-quality, and accessible outpatient psychiatric care for patients and their families. I take time to get to know each patient as a person, not just a collection of symptoms. I believe that understanding someone’s story (how they think, feel, and navigate challenges) is essential to helping them improve. In addition to my work at Boston Psychiatry Center, I am on staff at McLean Hospital and MGH. These experiences let me stay at the forefront of psychiatric research and clinical care. I offer financial discounts to students using out-of-network benefits. If I am out-of-network with your plan, I can process your out-of-network claims so you only pay your portion of the cost (your coinsurance). I prescribe medications, offer therapy, can provide a second opinion, and I can mix-and-match as needed to tailor care to your needs. I am comfortable with a wide range of mental health concerns, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and ADHD. Reach out if you want someone who is personable and compassionate, but also willing to challenge you to reach your goals. I am told that I am deeply attentive, mixing serious moments with much-needed fun and humor. I enjoy getting to know my patients, connecting with them, and watching them improve.

College is supposed to be the best years of your life, which makes it harder to say out loud when it doesn't feel that way. Whether it's anxiety that won't quit, a low-grade numbness you can't explain, pressure to perform that's become suffocating, or the unsettling sense that you're on a path someone else chose for you, these aren't things you should just push through. They're worth understanding. I'm a Harvard-trained psychiatrist who does both medication management and in-depth psychotherapy. With me, you're not bouncing between a prescriber you see for fifteen minutes and a therapist who doesn't know what you're taking. I work with the whole picture. That means we talk. Really talk. About what's going on, what's underneath it, and what you actually want (not just what looks good on a transcript). My style is warm but direct. I'm not going to sit silently and wait for you to fill the space, and I'm not going to hand you a worksheet and call it therapy. I pay attention to what you need: sometimes that's a push, sometimes it's room to breathe, sometimes it's someone who will tell you the thing no one else has said yet. I also get the world you live in — gaming, internet culture, the specific weirdness of building an identity when everyone's performing theirs online. You don't have to explain that part. I'm also an Asian American psychiatrist with a background in law. I founded The Jeong Center around a Korean concept — jeong (정) — the deep bond that forms when two people share real time and presence together. I have particular experience working with AAPI students, third-culture identity, and the weight of intergenerational expectations. Offices in Brookline and Downtown Boston. Telehealth available. INSURANCE & FEES I'm an out-of-network physician, but most Boston-area student health insurance plans provide out-of-network benefits that can be used to cover some or even most of my fees. Reach out if you'd like help checking your benefits.

I'm a firm believer that you don’t need to wait until things get really bad to start therapy. Every person is unique, and therapy should be the same - that’s why I take a tailored, individualized approach that’s flexible to meet your needs and goals. The foundation of our work is a multicultural-feminist perspective that positions you as the expert of your own experience. I take a warm, collaborative approach to help you get clarity about who you are and how you want your life to look. I also integrate evidence-based interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and relational frameworks. My goals involve helping clients move upstream to identify and resolve systemic and personal patterns that keep them stuck and working together to find more joy. I also believe that the personal is political. More often than not, sociopolitical systems of oppression like racism, sexism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, and more directly impact mental health. As a result, I take an actively anti-racist, intersectional, identity-affirming approach with clients across a broad spectrum of marginalization and privilege. I specialize in working with college students, graduate students, young adults, and professionals in Massachusetts on a variety of common issues including: mood (anxiety, depression), identity development, life transitions and adjustment, ADHD, relationship issues, academic and career issues, and burnout.

Hello! Chloe is a LMHC that specializes in working with young adults and adults with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life changes and adjustments, and trauma. Chloe is passionate about working with college athletes around issues of perfectionism, navigating pressure, negative self-talk, and self-esteem. She also is passionate about providing care to LGBTQ+ youth looking to explore their self-identity. Chloe creates a warm, welcoming, and safe therapy space for everyone. As a lifelong professional dancer, Chloe understands the challenges and pressures that college and graduate students encounter and is committed to helping her clients make meaningful change. Chloe helps her clients develop skills and strategies to better manage stress, anxiety, overwhelm and relationship issues. She helps her clients learn coping skills, communication skills, and distress tolerance.

I am mainly doing medication evaluations and medication monitoring. i work with therapists who provide cognitive psychotherapy. I am board-certified in both child and adult psychiatry.

Gaia Zanna is an International, Bilingual Licensed Mental Health Psychotherapist & a Certified Clinical Supervisor, MCCS, in downtown Boston and South Natick. Originally from Bologna, Italy, Gaia has a deep understanding of different cultural backgrounds and the emotional complexity of adjusting to a new country. As a bilingual clinician, she offers sessions in English and Italian. Gaia specializes in anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family issues, infertility, loss, trauma, cultural and international adjustment. She uses a range of therapeutic eclectic approaches depending on the client's needs, including CBT, psychodynamic, cultural psychoanalysis, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, supportive therapy, DBT, IFS and narrative therapy. She is certified in the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) technique, a trauma recovery therapy approach that focuses on helping clients release trauma from the body. She works on empowering women in different aspects of life and its challenges regarding relationships, fertility, loss, divorce, self-esteem, gender, identity, trauma, and work environment. Gaia received her Master Degree from the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis and completed her fellowship training in child and family psychology at the Boston Institute of Psychotherapy. She is currently completing her Doctoral dissertation in the Department of Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society Program at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. She strives to create a sensitive, warm, empathetic, nonjudgmental, inclusive and respectful space for all of her clients. Sometimes it is difficult and scary to make sense of feelings, learning how to manage them, and being able to find healthy ways to cope while creating and fostering self-awareness. Therapy is a safe space and a confidential grounding process that through time, consistency and working together will allow you to identify and develop a healthy voice to express thoughts and feelings. I strive to help clients understand their emotional conflicts, behavioral repetitions, and their inner-self by empathetically assisting them in working through emotional difficulties and life struggles. Feeling empowered in being proactive about our health and understanding the steps towards change is a powerful and vital process to feel seen and heard.

Fabiana Casanova is the founder of Nova Psychotherapy. She provides individual psychotherapy to adults looking to stablish a long term therapeutic relationship. She draws from several psychodynamic theories to help patients develop a greater understanding of themselves and their relationships, create more positive patterns in how they relate to others, and experience personal growth. Fabiana is bilingual in English and Spanish and can provide therapy in both languages.

Audrianna Robinson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She uses an integrative approach that combines psychodynamic and person-centered theories to assist client's understanding of themselves. Audrianna particularly focuses on the intersectionality of identities as well as exploring the narratives clients have. She provides clients a non-judgemental, safe environment to reflect and examine themselves. Audrianna is a Queer, BIPOC therapist who has a passion for working with those in any of her communities. Her specialities include trauma, anxiety, life transitions, coming out, family conflict, and relational issues.

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My work focuses on supporting college students, graduate students, adults, and professionals dealing with complex trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity development, ADHD, and self-esteem. I have particular expertise in supporting neurodivergent clients, the LGBTQIA+ population, and couples. I take a warm, collaborative approach to identify and resolve patterns that keep you feeling stuck. The foundation of my work is an identity-affirming approach that positions you as the expert of your own experience. Integrating evidence-based treatments like CBT, DBT, and ACT with a humanistic foundation, my approach focuses on creating a supportive space where clients can explore life’s complexities, deepen insight, and work through personal challenges. I aim to be compassionate and practical, helping clients feel understood while also making meaningful progress. It's never too late or too early to get to the life you want. I look forward to getting to know you! Please note calls & emails will be answered by our practice administrator.

Samantha is a therapist licensed in both MA & NY that works with young adults, college and graduate students, and adults with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues. Samantha is a trained EMDR therapist, and offers individual, couples, and family counseling. Samantha is passionate about empowering and supporting her clients in their journey to becoming their most authentic, confident selves. She has expertise in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, career & school difficulties, compassion fatigue, coping with grief and loss, coping with life changes, family conflicts, relationship issues, self-esteem, and stress management. Samantha received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Michigan where she specialized in working with adults, older adults, and caregivers. She has received specialized training treating geriatrics and people with neuropsychological and somatic disorders, including FND and PNES. Samantha has expertise in providing family counseling to caregivers, helping families cope with diagnoses, and navigate care. She has worked in a variety of settings including both inpatient and outpatient mental health clinics. Samantha is trained in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing. Samantha takes an integrative humanistic and strengths-based approach in her work with clients. Her psychotherapy style tailors to each client’s personal journey and goals. When working with clients, she focuses on the positive traits that give them the ability to find wisdom, growth, healing, and fulfillment within themselves. She is passionate about creating a genuine, positive, respectful, and safe space for her clients.

Phoebe is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). She provides psychotherapy from an insight-oriented and relational approach, grounded in the belief that meaningful change happens when people feel genuinely seen and supported. In her work, she aims to create a thoughtful and validating space where clients can reflect on their experiences, relationships, and patterns with curiosity and self-compassion. Her areas of focus include anxiety, depression, trauma, identity development, self-esteem, relationships, and cross-cultural experiences. Phoebe works from a trauma-informed, person-centered lens and integrates insight-oriented and relational work with ACT- and DBT-informed strategies. Phoebe earned her Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Boston College and her Bachelor of Science from Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. She has worked with individuals across the lifespan, from children to adults, and with people from diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Her clinical experience includes community mental health and mobile crisis settings, where she has supported individuals navigating complex mental health needs.

We’re firm believers that you don’t need to wait until things get really bad to start therapy. Every person is unique, and therapy should be the same - that’s why we take a tailored, individualized approach that’s flexible to meet your needs and goals. The foundation of our work is a multicultural-feminist perspective that positions you as the expert of your own experience. We take a warm, collaborative approach to help you get clarity about who you are and how you want your life to look. We also integrate evidence-based interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and relational frameworks. Our goals involve helping clients move upstream to identify and resolve systemic and personal patterns that keep them stuck and working together to find more joy. We also believe that the personal is political. More often than not, sociopolitical systems of oppression like racism, sexism, heterosexism, transphobia, ableism, and more directly impact mental health. As a result, we take an actively anti-racist, intersectional, identity-affirming approach with clients across a broad spectrum of marginalization and privilege. We specialize in working with college students, graduate students, young adults, and professionals in Massachusetts on a variety of common issues including: mood (anxiety, depression), identity development, life transitions and adjustment, ADHD, relationship issues, academic and career issues, and burnout.