My specialty areas are Depression, Anxiety and PTSD in children, teens and adults. I also help those experiencing life transitions, difficulty coping with an abortion, or those needing Life Coaching. I use EMDR for treating PTSD. I especially enjoy working with teens and retired individuals, or those on disability.

I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker. I am an active participant in the therapy process. Generally I find my clients have walked through my door with their own answers, decisions, plans, strategies.These may not be clear at that time we start our work together It is my task to assist you in discovering what these may be and to help you work towards your goals. I work with individuals and couples. some of the issues I work with clients on are stress; work and home, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, weight loss, improving communication in your relationships with family, friends and and coworkers, healing from traumas and dealing with life's transitions; job change, marriage, divorce becoming a parent, children leaving the nest, aging parents.

I have been in practice for 30 yrs. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. There are many stresses in life and many ways to better care for yourself. I can help you to manage your stress, reduce your anxiety, improve your depression, or to deal with panic attacks. I also help couples learn to communicate better, more effectively connect, to parent as a team and to make decisions together. . I am certified in EMDR and Natural Processing which are very effective and efficient treatments for becoming unstuck in ones life. These could be stuck memories, experiences or responses to life events. EMDR can help you heal from traumas, past and more recent, reduces anxiety and frees you up to get unstuck in your life. I am an active participant in the therapy process with you. I will ask you to think about your situations in ways you may not have considered and therefore come up with some new approaches and strategies.My work with people continues to be interesting and fulfilling. I look forward to working with you.

Everyone needs a little help sometimes; whether you have been through a major traumatic event, struggled with a personal issue most of your life, or would like to receive a little extra help coping with day to day stress. I believe everyone has the capability to make positive changes that will help enhance their quality of life. I believe there is great value in creating a therapeutic environment that fosters support, safety, respect, and trust. I believe in the greatness and the power of will and that every individual has the strength and the resilience within themselves to create their own path.

. As a Former Instructor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, I have been in private practice for over 15 years. I have particular experience in helping clients with anxiety and eating disorders but also see people with a wide variety of concerns relating to relationships, difficulty with life transitions, adjustment to medical issues and other mood issues.

Family Counseling Associates’ counselors and psychologists provide compassionate and experienced psychological services. We serve Andover, North Andover, Tewksbury, Methuen, North Reading, MA and the surrounding communities. If you are looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation, or if you are just ready to move in a new direction in your life, we look forward to working with you to achieve your goals. Please call or email us for an individual, couples, or family therapy consultation today.

When you are in pain, you need an experienced professional. One who will address your feelings and experiences, and who will act as a resource while you work on the issues that brought you into therapy. Dr. Dolinsky's treatment approaches may include Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies, as well as strategies and techniques adopted from Mindfulness Based Therapies, Hypnotherapy, Family Systems and Self-Regulation or Stress Management. Dr. Dolinsky specializes in active, goal directed, short-term psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, couples and families. Some Speciality Areas: Anxiety Disorders (phobias/fears, OCD, Panic, etc.), Relationship Issues, Depression, Divorce, Stress and Stress-Related Disorders, Parenting, & Self-Esteem.

Dr. Colleen practices from a positive psychology approach- meaning that instead of requiring you to undergo 20 years of therapy talking about what went wrong, sessions are short-term, solution-focused, and focused on what's going right. Dr. Long believes that while insight is important in treatment, some times the solution lies in what the individual can implement in their present life, to better influence their future. Dr. Colleen's initial intake focuses on the areas of the individual's life that need fine-tuning, and then helping the client understand what unique strengths they have to tackle those areas. Through her unique model, she utilizes the principles from her research, to help YOU achieve your optimal level of contentment and bliss. Dr. Colleen is a very action-oriented therapist, meaning that most sessions end by giving the client an assignment for next week. She believes that genuine progress lies in the work of the client and not the therapist. However, happiness and the happiness of her clients is her true passion, and as such- she maintains a weekly blog titled The Happiness Rx.