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Gretchen Herter, LMHC holds a Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and School Adjustment Counseling and is a licensed therapist practicing in Massachusetts.
In her private practice, Gretchen offers individual counseling, parent coaching and consultative services.
Specializing in anxiety, Gretchen takes an integrative approach to therapy, combining Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and a Strengths-Based Relational framework. She helps clients recognize and build on their strengths, using those qualities to develop effective coping strategies and reach their goals. Gretchen is dedicated to creating a warm, welcoming, and supportive space where clients feel comfortable focusing on their growth and well-being.
Gretchen also offers parent coaching and consultation, helping parents understand their own parenting styles, manage anxiety around parenting, addressing developmental and school-related challenges and taking a whole brain approach to the parent child relationship.
As a clinician, Gretchen's goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their challenges with the confidence that positive change is possible.
Years of Experience: 19 years
Adjustment difficulties & disorders - Support around adapting to new and/or challenging life circumstances; skill-building for improved stress management and reduction of anxiety.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Caregiver stress & support - Coping with anxiety, stress, fatigue, and burnout related to caring for a loved one; balancing the needs of others with one's own needs and health
Child mental health - Specialized strategies for common childhood disorders including attention issues, attachment problems, behavioral disorders, learning disorders, autism spectrum diagnoses, and feeding or elimination issues.
College & graduate student mental health - Specialized strategies for common issues of young adulthood, including school and career stressors, support around healthy relationships, existential concerns, drug or alcohol issues, eating disorders, and anxiety and/or depression.
Parenting - Helping parents develop and implement strategies to address challenges that arise throughout childrearing; managing stress and increasing support
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Gretchen Herter is not in-network with any insurances.
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