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Alison Szymanski, Therapist

Alison Szymanski, MA, LMHC, Therapist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Specialties:
Sexual trauma Trauma & PTSD +57
Ages Served
22-74
Does Not Manage Medication
Provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance

About Alison Szymanski (She/Her)

Alison Szymanski is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts who has been practicing since 2006. Alison offers many modalities of treatment, which include but not limited to DBT, CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Art therapy and any treatment that the client feels is a good fit for them. She works with trauma survivors and helps them learn to heal by using trauma informed care. Alison is an excellent listener and builds healthy relationships with her clients with clear boundaries. She is able to help clients find other resources if needed while in treatment. Alison works in collaboration with her clients to form therapeutic relationships that are based on trust, while developing treatment goals. She possesses the knowledge and 30+ years of experience to help clients make the changes to the “self.” Alison believes in acceptance, self-kindness, and hope. She teaches techniques for the best treatment outcomes. Outside of work, Alison loves animals, art, house plants and outside gardening. She walks daily with her dog, and this is a healthy skill she taught herself.

Types of Care & Ages Served

Areas of Focus

Individual Therapy

Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.

  • Sexual trauma
  • Trauma & PTSD
  • Ability status
  • Adoption & foster care
  • Aging
  • Anger issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment issues
  • Autism: generally independent
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body image
  • Bullying or harassment
  • Career & relationships (mid-life)
  • Career & work issues
  • Caregiving
  • Conditions caused by stress
  • Depression/feeling down
  • Detachment/disconnection
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Domestic violence & abuse
  • Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
  • Early adulthood: Starting college or career
  • Eating issues: binging
  • Emotional abuse
  • Empty nesters
  • Ethnic identity
  • Family conflict
  • Fertility
  • First responder stress
  • Focus, concentration & memory
  • Gender identity
  • General relationship issues
  • Grief & loss
  • Intellectual challenges: generally independent
  • Intense mood changes
  • LGBTQ+
  • Marital stress or divorce
  • Men's health/issues
  • Menopause & perimenopause
  • Military & veteran
  • Other women's health concerns
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenthood
  • Parenting
  • PMS & PMDD
  • Post-partum depression & anxiety
  • Pre-conception
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Premarital counseling
  • Racial identity
  • Retirement
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-injury or cutting
  • Sex & intimacy issues
  • Social injustice
  • Social skills & communication
  • Stress management
  • Unhealthy eating habits

Therapy Types

  • ACT Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
  • ERP Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Integrative & Holistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parenting Support
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Social Skills Training
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Strength-Based Therapy

Languages

  • English

Education

  • Northeastern University
  • Cambridge College

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Alison Szymanski, Therapist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Alison Szymanski

Therapist in Chelmsford, Massachusetts

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