Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Offering online & in-person therapy in Arlington, MA
A heavy focus on wanting to make others like you
Trouble with saying “no” to favors and other requests
A nagging feeling you’re doing something wrong (or there’s something wrong with you)
Anxiety
Do any of these sound familiar to you?
Indecisiveness
A tough inner critic
Feeling disconnected from or tired around others
Low self-esteem
Confusion around trusting your “gut”
Deep, sometimes inexplicable feelings of guilt
Change is possible.
These are not inherent traits and you are not bound to eternally struggle with these things! We all grow up in homes with both spoken and unspoken messages that impact us as adults.
In fact, sometimes the unspoken messages can be more powerful than the spoken ones.
Maybe you grew up in a home with:
High expectations for success (whether stated or unstated)
A single parent with limited time or attention
Caregivers who meant well but who were “workaholics,” controlling, highly focused on academic success, emotionally unavailable
Or in a home where your authentic voice somehow was not heard.
Welcome! I’m Alison Mamatey, LMHC.
Through this therapy, which focuses on what is happening in the here-and-now, you will have the opportunity to uncover the roots of your current challenges. These discoveries, within the lived experience of therapy, can lead to profound shifts in how you feel and communicate with others.
And although you may have talked about similar topics in therapy before, you may not have actually experienced any real shifts.
That’s because the connection with the therapist is a very important factor in this distinction.
Working together with me, you’ll get the chance to discover your authentic voice and, possibly for the first time, live life from a place of YOUR choosing. Experiencing life from this place of authenticity can feel exciting and inspiring!
Ready to get started?
Connect with me today to ask a question or schedule your first session!
