We offer individual therapy for adults, teens, and children across the North Shore — at their own pace with a clinician who is genuinely invested in you.
Individual therapy gives you something self-help resources and even the people who love you most simply can't: an unbiased relationship built entirely around you.
At The Artful Life, individual therapy isn't just talking through your week. It's a structured process where you have access to a dedicated clinician, in a private space, with a treatment plan shaped by your history, your goals, and the way you actually experience the world.
We often draw on Creative Arts Therapy, EMDR, Somatic work, Internal Family Systems, CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness, woven together in whatever combination actually fits you.
Without this kind of consistent support, it's easy to keep circling the same patterns without ever getting to the root of them.
What individual therapy makes possible:
Individual therapy is private and built entirely around your specific needs. Group therapy, which we also offer, is a structured clinical program where you work alongside others navigating similar experiences. Both have real value, and many clients do both at different points in their care.
We like to recommend that clients meet weekly when starting therapy in order to build therapeutic rapport with their therapist. Biweekly is often reserved after a client has made progress in treatment. Your therapist will help you find a cadence that supports your goals and fits your life. That may shift over time as your work progresses.
That's understandable. Most traditional therapy practices leave folks in a format or fit that wasn't right for them. Individual therapy at The Artful Life draws on creative and expressive modalities that work differently than traditional talk therapy, including Creative Arts Therapy, EMDR, Somatic Therapy, Play Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, Yoga Therapy, Dance Therapy, Drama Therapy, and Music Therapy, alongside IFS, CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness. Many clients who felt stuck elsewhere find something genuinely shifts here.
There's no universal answer. Some clients work toward a specific goal over a few months. Others find value in longer-term work. Your therapist checks in with you regularly about your progress and what makes sense going forward.
Yes. We accept insurance from a range of providers including Aetna, WellSense, Carelon, Point32 Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare/Optum. See our full, up-to-date coverage list here.
We have two full-service locations, plus a boutique studio on the North Shore of Massachusetts.
Whatever brought you here, you don't have to navigate it alone anymore. We're here for you.