Meet Dan Halloran, LICSW – Assistant Director

Best mental health therapist in Boston

With the ever-expanding responsibilities of living and working, it can be easy to fall into a pattern of going through the motions and merely surviving, rather than thriving. We will collaborate to identify and express your individual needs, and work together to leverage your unique strengths and perspectives into development and fulfillment. ​I graduated from…

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6 Therapy Hacks to Stop Obsession Over Anyone

1. Trigger & Compulsion Mapping For one week, keep a simple journal: note times when you had a recurring thought like “What are they doing right now?” or “Do they still care?” — this is your trigger. Next column: what you did in response (checked phone, asked partner, looked at social media, ruminated). That’s the…

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Emotional Abuse: Signs to Recognize and Treatments

Learn how to describe the purpose of the image.

Emotional abuse—also called psychological abuse—is a pattern of behaviors that belittle, control, isolate, manipulate, or otherwise harm a person’s sense of self without leaving visible physical marks. It can happen in intimate relationships, families, schools, workplaces, and care settings. Because it often works by wearing someone down slowly (insults, gaslighting, chronic criticism, threats, withholding affection),…

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