Become your true authentic self by removing obstacles.

Join Jesse Rentz, PsyD and Alina Belohlavek, MFT Associate on Mondays at 10am for Authentic Relating group therapy. The goal of the Authentic Relating group is to help group members gain a deeper understanding of what is blocking or preventing them from becoming their true authentic selves.

This group aims to help clients increase their awareness of their internal experiences, so that they can develop a deeper honesty with themselves and with others in their daily lives.

I am extremely happy to announce Matt Blagys, PhD, as our new Clinical Director.

Dr. Blagys has a robust clinical background which includes a number of years working at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatric department, Yale’s Child Study Center and the Austen Riggs Center in Massachusetts. More recently, he has served as Clinical Director of Alta Mira and of Reflections, two premier, dual-diagnosis residential treatment programs. I have collaborated with Dr. Blagys for many years while he was at these facilities and have known him to be a wonderful therapist and excellent administrator. We feel incredibly fortunate that Dr. Blagys will be bringing his wealth of experience and expertise to our clinic at this challenging time.

Dr. Blagys will provide individual and family therapy for our clients, with a particular focus on the treatment of mood disorders, trauma, and substance use. He will also lead a new group, Family Issues, on Wednesday afternoons.

Work on processing and developing coping skills and self-soothing techniques for anger, sadness, and guilt and shame. Issues and themes will center on exploring issues related to grief, loss, and sorrow, as well as issues related to self- worth and self-compassion.

This group takes place on Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00pm

Are you a licensed therapist with expertise in delivering DBT, CBT, and other evidenced-based modalities? We have just the position for you. To apply click here.

We are grateful for your participation with us in our new reality. If you have resources or hope to give to those who may be in need this season, please be willing to bring comfort and healing when you can.

We wish you and those you love a meaningful and hopeful holiday season.

Distress Tolerance is one of four modules that make up Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Distress tolerance skills help individuals tolerate and survive crisis situations without making things worse (crisis survival skills), especially when one cannot make the situation better right away. Distress tolerance skills also teach individuals how to use acceptance as a tool to reduce suffering and build a life worth living (reality acceptance skills). Additionally, this group will cover a set of skills to utilize when the crisis one is dealing with is addiction.