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Wendy Rotfort

Wendy Rotfort

Wellesley, MA
Psychologist, PSYD
Wendy Rotfort, PsyD, is a compassionate psychologist dedicated to fostering meaningful connections with her clients. She creates a warm and welcoming therapeutic environment where individuals and families can explore their unique needs and goals together. With a flexible and eclectic approach to therapy, Wendy draws from various theoretical orientations, allowing her to tailor treatment specifically to each client’s circumstances. She works with individuals aged 12 and older, addressing a range of issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. Wendy is also skilled in providing support for couples. Her commitment to culturally sensitive and integrative practices ensures that all clients, including those navigating LGBTQ+ issues and life transitions, feel respected and understood. Wendy encourages prospective clients to engage in a brief initial consultation, providing an opportunity to discuss questions and assess how she might assist in their therapeutic journey. Her goal is to empower others while respecting their individuality and experiences.
Specialties
Anxiety Bipolar Depression General Mental Health Grief LGBTQ+ Men's & Women's Issues PTSD/Trauma Parenting Relationship Stress
Beth Sharp

Beth Sharp

Wellesley, MA
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Beth Sharp, LICSW, is a compassionate Clinical Social Worker and therapist dedicated to helping individuals navigate through self-limiting thoughts and anxieties that disrupt their lives and affect their relationships or parenting. With a strong foundation in a variety of evidence-based treatment modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, and mindfulness techniques, she approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective. Beth works collaboratively with clients, engaging them in exploring the patterns, habits, and beliefs that hold them back, while providing new strategies for overcoming challenges. As a SPACE-informed clinician, she particularly welcomes parents of children and teens facing anxiety-related disorders. Described by many as warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental, Beth listens deeply and offers a balanced perspective that fosters personal growth. Through her guidance, clients learn to integrate mindful awareness into their daily lives while strengthening the emotional skills they already possess. Seeking support is a profound act of courage and vulnerability, and Beth is eager to assist individuals in finding the right path forward.
Specialties
Anxiety Managing Emotions Mindfulness Parenting
Pamela Slater

Pamela Slater

Wellesley, MA
PHD
Dr. Pamela Slater embodies the courage it takes to initiate personal change and seeks to guide clients on their transformative journeys. She believes that the most successful therapeutic outcomes arise from a strong relationship that aligns with the unique style, approach, and expertise of the therapist. Dr. Slater collaborates closely with her clients to facilitate the changes they desire in their relationships, self-awareness, behavior patterns, and emotional well-being. Her approach is characterized by being active, supportive, warm, respectful, compassionate, and focused on clients' strengths. With her eclectic and integrative methods, she empowers individuals to discover effective solutions. Dr. Slater is particularly passionate about assisting clients through challenging transitions, such as divorce and its aftermath, single parenting, retirement, and the aging process. Additionally, she offers guidance to parents facing child-rearing challenges and supports teachers navigating personal and professional difficulties. With over 30 years of experience, including her role as Counseling Director at a girls' boarding school, she has cultivated a particular affinity for working with preteens, teens, college students, and young adults as they confront social, family, identity, and professional challenges during their transitions into higher education and the workforce. Dr. Slater is equally committed to consulting with independent schools on a comprehensive array of issues.
Specialties
Anxiety Depression Eating Disorders Family Stress Social Anxiety Teens Work Stress
Amy Takesian

Amy Takesian

Wellesley, MA
PSYD
Dr. Amy Takesian, PsyD, is a compassionate and dedicated therapist specializing in helping preteens, teens, and adults navigate the complexities of anxiety. A graduate of MSPP in 2006, she has honed her expertise in several therapeutic modalities, including Psychodynamic therapy, and both Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Dr. Takesian is committed to fostering a warm and supportive environment for her clients, whether in individual or family sessions. With a focus on understanding and addressing each client's unique challenges, she strives to empower individuals to achieve emotional resilience and well-being.
Specialties
Anxiety
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Natalia Walczak

Natalia Walczak

Wellesley, MA
LMHC
Natalia Walczak, LMHC, is dedicated to fostering emotional healing, self-discovery, and personal growth for adults navigating various life stages. Through her culturally sensitive and trauma-focused therapy, she provides a range of evidence-based techniques tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual and couple. Natalia emphasizes an insight-oriented therapeutic approach, drawing from her advanced training in psychodynamic modalities. She believes that developing insight is a vital part of the therapeutic journey, illuminating pathways to deeper connections with oneself and others. Natalia creates a caring and safe environment where healing can flourish, encouraging couples to explore the transformative potential of the 'space between' in their relationship. She understands that effective therapeutic work requires time and collaboration, ensuring that both therapist and client/couple can engage deeply in their sessions. Natalia is particularly suited for clients who are ready to commit to regular weekly meetings to enhance continuity and depth in their therapeutic journey.
Specialties
Anxiety Depression Relationship Stress
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Miriam Waldheter

Miriam Waldheter

Wellesley, MA
PHD
Dr. Miriam Waldheter is dedicated to fostering a collaborative space for her clients, addressing a wide range of issues with a special focus on significant life transitions. She has a particular affinity for guiding individuals through family changes such as entering long-term commitments, adjusting to parenthood, navigating divorce, or coping with grief. Additionally, she supports professionals launching their careers as well as students who are refining their vocational goals. With a keen interest in the intricate intersections of identity and community, Dr. Waldheter works with diverse populations including the LGBTQIA community, and individuals experiencing issues related to faith, immigration, and acculturation. Her goal is to empower clients to enhance their agency, satisfaction, and creativity in their lives. The therapeutic journey begins by exploring how clients' current concerns and symptoms interweave with the broader narrative of their lives. Dr. Waldheter takes a non-judgmental, warmly supportive, and curious approach, balancing self-reflection and actionable change in her sessions. Holding a PhD from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, which she earned in 2012, Dr. Waldheter completed a pre-doctoral internship at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to her private practice, she contributes her expertise part-time at the Danielsen Institute at Boston University.
Specialties
Anxiety Depression LGBTQ+ Relationship Stress
Jackie Washington

Jackie Washington

Wellesley, MA
LICSW
Meet Jackie Washington, LICSW, a dedicated therapist focused on creating a non-judgmental, warm, and safe environment for individuals and families. Jackie’s aim is to help clients process their thoughts, feelings, obstacles, and traumas. From everyday stressors to severe anxiety, depression, and family conflict, Jackie is committed to guiding her clients through the therapeutic journey, providing valuable insights and skills to empower them to lead their best lives. With a strength-based and client-directed approach, Jackie utilizes a variety of therapeutic methods, including Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Humanistic Therapies. She also specializes in Family Therapy and Parent Support. Her extensive experience encompasses work with children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and families facing diverse challenges, including substance abuse, co-parenting dynamics, blended families, interracial adoption, the trials of new parenthood, and navigating the complexities of trauma in children.
Specialties
ADHD Addiction Anxiety Depression Family Stress PTSD/Trauma Parenting
Larry Weisman

Larry Weisman

Wellesley, MA
Psychologist, PSYD
Larry Weisman, PsyD, is a dedicated psychologist with an extensive background in helping individuals navigate the complexities of mental health. Educated at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and graduated in 1986, Larry specializes in addressing key issues such as depression, anxiety, and relationship challenges. His work is characterized by a profound understanding of how addiction and trauma can impede a fulfilling life. As a guide for courageous individuals, Larry believes in the vital process of awakening to the realities of oneself and the world, fostering a path towards love, health, and happiness. He employs an eclectic approach, merging traditional psychodynamic and cognitive techniques with insights from Buddhist psychology and mindfulness practices. Larry's therapeutic modalities include both individual and couples therapy, and he is committed to accompanying clients on their journeys of transformation and acceptance.
Specialties
Addiction Alcohol/Drug Use Anxiety Bipolar Depression Domestic Violence General Mental Health Grief LGBTQ+ Mindfulness PTSD/Trauma Parenting
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