Tara Cousineau

Dr. Tara Cousineau is a dedicated psychologist with a PhD, specializing in supporting adults through life coaching, women's issues, and life transitions. Her clients often seek balance, clarity, and self-care while facing both normative life transitions and unexpected challenges throughout their lives. Typical issues include stress, peer relationships, family dynamics, body image, anxiety, and depression, as well as navigating significant milestones such as starting college or grad school, pursuing career goals, facing marriage or divorce, pregnancy, parenting, and other health-related challenges requiring counseling or coaching. Dr. Cousineau skillfully employs a range of modalities, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Compassion Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), providing both individual and group sessions tailored to each client’s needs. Her aim is to foster confidence, compassion, and resilience, empowering individuals to flourish at any age. Currently, her limited private practice operates on Fridays and two Saturdays a month, with sessions offered via telemedicine video. Dr. Cousineau also works at the Harvard University Counseling Center during the week, but she welcomes inquiries for potential openings that may arise. She believes in cultivating kindness and teaches simple skills that lead to lasting inner strengths such as emotional courage, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Her insights are shared in her book, 'The Kindness Cure: How the Science of Compassion Can Heal Your Heart and Your World'.