Licensed to practice in Massachusetts and accepts 8 insurances. Specializes in ADHD, Addiction, Anxiety and 10 more.
(she/her)
New to Grow
I'm Jody, an LICSW with 12 years of experience working in hospitals, crisis care, substance use treatment, and community outreach across Western Massachusetts. I draw on trauma-focused CBT, narrative therapy, motivational interviewing, and CPT — not as a formula, but as a toolbox to pull from these interventions based on what you actually need in the here and now. I will work with you in direct, warm, and compassionate manner, grounded in the real world of your own life.
You've been carrying it for a long time — the weight of trauma that never fully settles, anxiety that shows up uninvited, grief that resurfaces when you least expect it. Maybe you've found ways to cope that have started working against you. You don't need someone who hands you a worksheet. You need someone who has actually seen the full picture of human struggle — in hospital units, crisis centers, and communities where survival comes before healing — and who still believes, with everything, in your capacity to build a different kind of life.
It is truly an honor to help individuals work through the hardest aspects of one's life -(crisis's, grief/loss, trauma, abuse, poverty, complex mental health symptoms & serious medical conditions). I also fully understand self medicating behaviors including addictions to alcohol, drugs, food, relationships, and over spending habits. I've worked in a methadone clinic, residential treatment programs, crisis/respite unit and for the past four years a hospital setting. With a caring, respectful and empathetic style, I will work with your unique life situation and help motivate you to take small steps towards living the life you envision for yourself 5 years from now. Lets figure this out together!
Despite being hurt by others in your past, and maybe currently....you now feel ready to take a leap of faith and trust someone who genuinely seeks to learn who you are as a person and create a team oriented therapist-client relationship to ultimately support you to take small steps towards change in your life. You are willing to be honest in our conversations and are ready to address the topics you've been bottling up for far too long. Are you ready to take time for yoursef, self care, and a chance to get things off your chest? I invite you to book a session with me. I understand having a hectic lifestyle and sometimes even making weekly sessions might be too hard. With me, you are able to have sessions as little or as often as you prefer, no pressure!
I intend to teach you coping strategies to manage ADHD symptoms, manage stress and anxiety, change negative thought patterns and improve your mood. By creating a realistic treatment plan my hope is for you to feel more at peace and comfortable in your day to day life. Upon closing services you will feel more prepared and empowered to live your best life
We all have a story and my intention for you is to listen to your story in your own words and to help you come up with new perceptions, viewpoints and chapters for your future journey. I will use narrative therapy to draw on your own strengths, survival skills and supports to help create a more contented version of your own life & future endeavors.
By using a solution focused method, I will work with you to identify the problems currently in your life now and work together to find realistic solutions to these problems.
I have extensive experience using motivational techniques to promote positive change in your own life including letting go of old harmful patterns of behavior that no longer are helping you. Whether your struggling with substance dependency, ending an unhealthy relationship or positive steps that support your future goals; I will use motivational interviewing to help you make those hard changes in your life.