Serving Greater Boston, Merrimack Valley, Middlesex, Essex Counties, and Southern new Hampshire. Located in Andover Massachusetts.
8 Week Courses function primarily as psycho-educational
classes with a focus on Dialectical Behavior Techniques (DBT). Students are taught a variety of
evidence based strategies and techniques found to be particularly effective in
helping teens manage elevated stress. In each course students will develop an awareness and acceptance of stressors and triggers as well as develop effective coping strategies.
4 Week Courses provide an opportunity for students to practice learned strategies and review essential skills in order to effectively utilize them in everyday life. Strategy use should become second nature. Four week courses give a more directed approach to help solidify the skill base.
4 Week Courses provide an opportunity for students to practice learned strategies and review essential skills in order to effectively utilize them in everyday life. Strategy use should become second nature. Four week courses give a more directed approach to help solidify the skill base.
Groups are offered on weekday afternoons and
early evenings. Students are placed
according to age, gender, and specific reason for referral. Groups may be either coed or same sex.
David has been a licensed, independent clinical social worker for
10 years. He works full time as a middle
school social worker and has a part time private practice in Andover, MA
working with teens, young adults, and families.
David has a special interest in using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to treat clients with a variety of mood and anxiety disorders. In addition, he is currently investigating
the positive relationship that nutrition and exercise have on stress reduction, improved mood, attention, physical health and optimal learning.
Helen Fitzgerald MS, CCC-SLP
David Hughes LICSW
Helen Fitzgerald MS, CCC-SLP
Helen is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist. She is a member of the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and holds her Certificate of
Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP). She is accredited by the Massachusetts’s
Professional Licensing Board and holds a teaching license in Communication
Disorders from the Massachusetts Department of Education.
Helen has pursued additional training from Michelle Garcia Winner
in the growing field of Social Thinking. With this training, Helen has
implemented social cognition therapy in individual and group settings. Helen has worked with adolescents in both
public and private school settings, providing services in executive functions, time management, study skills and strategies, self regulation and self advocacy.
