Mental Health Services
Details on Mental Health Services and therapy in Greater Boston offered to our Sunstone Psychology Group clients.
In Person Therapist
in Greater Boston
Our individual therapy sessions are tailored to each person's specific needs, providing a safe and supportive space to explore challenges and promote mental well-being. Through consultations, we offer personalized guidance and strategies for overcoming obstacles and achieving emotional wellness. Both in-person therapy in Greater Boston and online therapy options throughout the state of Massachusetts.
Child therapy can be highly effective, particularly when a strong therapeutic relationship is established between the therapist and the child. Therapy for children centers on the joy of play, allowing us to the power of play therapy to enable children to express themselves, address challenging emotions, and explore creative solutions to their difficulties.
A therapist is a safe space where teens can express themselves without judgment, allowing them to explore their emotions and develop strategies. This support can lead to improved self-esteem, better communication skills, and a deeper understanding their own identities. By engaging in therapy, teens can learn to manage stress and anxiety, ultimately fostering healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Mental health services tailored specifically for college-aged students in the greater Boston area. We offer both in-person and online therapy services to ensure you have access to the help you need wherever you need it. Sunstone Psychology Group Arlington is conveniently located near Tufts University. Sunstone Psychology Group Wellesley is located near Wellesley College, Babson College, and MassBay Community College. Regis College is also nearby.
As psychologists with formal training in Family Therapy, Sunstone Psychology Group offers family therapy services to help families improve communication, problem-solving, and coping skills—ultimately enhancing your sense of connection to one another.
Online Therapy is receiving mental health support through high-quality, HIPAA-compliant video calls. It's also known as virtual therapy, online counseling, e-therapy, or teletherapy, and you can access it easily on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Sunstone Psychology Group is pleased to be licensed to provide these services to all of Massachusetts.
Our parenting coaching services empower parents to navigate the complexities of raising children, offering practical tools and expert insights to foster healthy family dynamics. We will work as a team to find the solutions that work for you and your family. Some people seek Parent Coaching for a specific struggle, such as bedtime battles, toddler challenges or difficulty getting their kids to listen. While others want to feel less stressed, more confident or to gain the ability to relate to their kids more respectfully.
Types of Therapy
The expert clinical team at Sunstone Psychology Group utilizes many types of mental health modalities to treat those suffering from complex mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders. We provide a unique and effective treatment approach via a combination of psychotherapy and integrative therapy in an outpatient setting.
A secure space for children to explore their emotions and develop coping skills using age-appropriate methods such as play, art, and talk-based techniques like CBT. This strategy tackles issues like anxiety, trauma, and family difficulties, while also building self-esteem, improving communication and encouraging healthier behaviors, with active family participation being essential.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Addresses the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to help manage everyday challenges. Encourages challenging negative thought patterns and adopting realistic ones. Effective for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and substance abuse.
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Evidence-based therapy for PTSD targeting maladaptive thoughts linked to trauma. It aims to change thoughts around safety, trust, control, esteem, and intimacy. It helps develop skills to challenge and restructure thoughts, leading to healthier perspective, coping, and recovery from PTSD.
We understand the unique challenges faced by college students, including anxiety, stress, and overall mental health. Our trained professionals are here to provide support and guidance to help students navigate these difficulties. By focusing on the mental health of college students, we aim to create a safe space where they can share their feelings and develop coping strategies.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Most closely associated with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and often practiced in individual and group sessions. It combines elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help with regulating emotion through distress tolerance and mindfulness with the goal of alleviating intense emotional pain.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy, is a mental health treatment method often used for treating PTSD and trauma. By remembering the past event, it can be safely processed so that it is resolved and no longer relived.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Effective treatment for various conditions including anxiety, phobias, and eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Involves exposure to stimuli followed by therapeutic techniques to prevent their usual maladaptive responses.
At Sunstone Psychology Group, our team of psychologists, trained in Family Therapy, delivers exceptional family therapy services empower families to enhance communication, problem-solving, and coping skills. We are committed to strengthening your connections and fostering a deeper sense of unity among family members.
Group
Therapy
Group therapy facilitates a collaborative environment where a trained therapist guides a small group of individuals (5-15 people) who are experiencing similar challenges. Within this secure and supportive setting, participants can share their personal experiences, receive encouragement, acquire coping strategies, and gain a deeper understanding of their own selves.
Humanistic
Method
Emphasizes a positive view human nature and individual uniqueness. Humanistic therapy achieves results through self-directed growth through exploring the nature of creativity, love, and self-actualization. Humanistic therapy includes gestalt, client-centered, and existential therapies.
One-on-one mental health treatment where a client works with a therapist to explore thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in a confidential space, aiming for self-awareness, emotional well-being, and personal growth by developing coping skills and personalized strategies for life's challenges like anxiety, depression, or major life changes.
Integrative Therapy
A personalized and practical approach to healing that combines methods from various therapeutic schools to meet individual needs. By merging different theories, integrative therapists offer a more comprehensive approach than those practicing a single type.
Mindfulness Therapy
Focuses on learning to notice thoughts, feelings, and surroundings without automatic responses like judgment or stress. Therapies include: mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy (MBSR).
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Engages your motivation for change. It helps clients confront ambivalence while therapists guide them to consider making changes. Commonly used for mild addictions. Benefits include improved focus and memory, empathy and compassion, and overall quality of life.
Online Therapy involves obtaining mental health support via high-quality, HIPAA-compliant video calls. Also referred to as virtual therapy, online counseling, e-therapy, or teletherapy, is easily accessible on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Sunstone Psychology Group is proud to offer services to residents across Massachusetts.
We will expertly guide you in reclaiming peace in your home and empowering you to take control. With customized strategies designed for your specific challenges, you will confidently begin to see life and family a new light. Awareness is the crucial first step in self-regulation for you and your children, at any age, it’s essential for those big, intense emotions that can feel overwhelming at times.
Generally for children ages 3 to 11, play therapy is a form of counseling that relies on play to help us communicate with children and understand their mental health. Because children develop cognitive skills before language skills, play is an effective way to understand a child. The clinician may observe a child playing with toys, such as playhouses and dolls, to understand the child's behavior and identify issues.
Positive Psychology
Positive psychology differs from traditional psychology, which focuses on mental illness symptoms. It emphasizes traits and behaviors that enhance daily life, such as optimism,, and creativity. By exploring strengths instead of weaknesses, it aims complement traditional therapies, creating a more balanced approach.
Identifies the causes of mental symptoms and disorders when issues are unclear, despite signs like academic problems in children or relationship struggles in adults. Aptitude tests, personality assessments, and cognitive screenings, are used to assess. Results guide the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
Teenagers can greatly gain from having an outside support system, distinct from their family and friends, to assist them in navigating and processing their thoughts, emotions, and experiences.