Miriam Rowan, PsyD

About

Psychologist in Boston, MA. Works with Anxiety, Performance Psychology and Eating Disorders. Sees clients in person and online. Works out of network for insurance. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management
• Trauma and PTSD

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Clinical Supervision and Licensed SupervisorsNot a therapy for clients: this therapist supervises other clinicians, for example those working toward their license.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• FeministConsiders how gender, power and social context affect a person's life and well-being, and aims for an equal relationship between client and therapist.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Performance Psychology, Eating Disorders, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Body Image, Codependency, Coping Skills, Emotional Regulation, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sports Performance, Stress, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $350

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Adults

Works with

Individuals

Communities

Queer Allied

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium

Years in practice

9

Education & qualifications