I am licensed in Massachusetts with 15 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with family conflicts, trauma and abuse, & anger management. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Parenting issues
MA LICSW 119554
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Greg has been a life saver for me.
Written on Apr 15, 2024 after therapy with Gregory for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, and adhd
When I began working with Greg about a year ago, I was in a tough place emotionally. I was a 33 year-old living with my parents, unsure about my career trajectory. I felt ashamed about my circumstances - my lack of savings and income, my being single, my dependence on my parents, etc. I was constantly comparing myself to wealthy friends with wives and children, who fit a more traditional definition of success.
The first thing that struck me about Greg was how genuine he was. My only other experience in therapy, a few years before, had left me unsure whether therapy was right for me at all. My therapist would ask questions but would reveal nothing about herself. If I asked her how her weekend was, she’d respond with her own question. Nor would she offer advice.
In contrast, I’ve learned a good amount about Greg. He’s always been willing to answer my questions, even using his own experiences as examples. Because he’s so open, I feel very comfortable revealing things about myself I don’t mention to anyone else. And sharing these private thoughts with someone so knowledgeable and incisive has helped me immensely.
Greg’s approach with me has been straight-forward. I feel like he’s working with me, rather than on me. It seems his first order of business has been to get my private thoughts out into the open so we can understand them. I first became aware of the power of thought during COVID lockdown when I worked with a cognitive behavioral therapist. He said that if we could just replace our thoughts, then our feelings, actions and circumstances (in that order) would follow. I bought the fundamental principle. However, he also asserted that at any time someone could simply replace an unhelpful belief with a new, self-serving one. That step seemed a bit too easy. Sure, we could choose a thought we’d rather have, but willing it to replace an older thought with decades of roots seemed superficial.
Greg had an alternative approach which I’ve found far more effective. One of the first misconceptions he dispelled was the idea of good and bad thoughts. Rather, every thought and fear exists to serve us somehow. For example, in ancient times social anxiety kept our heads off hostile tribes’ spears. Only by undertanding the purpose behind our current thoughts can we begin to dismantle them and sprout new ones.
Before working with Greg, my mind felt like a dark, messy room. I had a vague idea of what was in it but no idea why. I struggled to make decisions because, in my mind, my choices so far hadn’t worked out.
Today, my circumstances haven’t changed much, at least on paper. I’m still living with my folks, I’m still single, and there isn’t much in my bank account. But after a year of consistent work, the lights in that room are on and I’m sorting through the clutter. I’m beginning to understand how my needs and wants differ from those friends I’d compared myself to. I feel better about my past choices, more confident in my decisions moving forward, and happier where I am currently. I also like myself more. Granted, I’ve always liked certain things about myself. But I can’t remember the last time I liked myself intrinsically. I think it’s come through this process of understanding. When I didn’t understand my thoughts, I deferred to others — saw myself through their lens (or however I imagined it). With new understanding, I feel like I’m taking back agency and experiencing life more directly.
I look forward to my sessions with Greg. We often talk about philosophy, psychology, biology, art, history, morality — you name it — and it won’t even feel like therapy. And yet I’ll come away with some new, relevant understanding. There’s still work to do, but there’s no one I’d rather do it with than Greg.
Written on Jan 03, 2024 after therapy with Gregory for 7 months on issues concerning self esteem, and career difficulties
Very attentive and talks the time to let me speak and offer different perspectives. He’s always willing to go above and beyond to help me through some really hard times.
Written on Nov 01, 2023 after therapy with Gregory for 11 months on issues concerning family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Superb
Written on Oct 30, 2023 after therapy with Gregory for 3 months on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, and anger management
Greg is great for helping to keep things in perspective.
Written on Aug 24, 2023 after therapy with Gregory for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Greg listens and offers thoughtful and helpful guidance and perspective.
Written on Jun 14, 2023 after therapy with Gregory for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, parenting issues, and self esteem