Damien A Alston Sr, MS, LMHC

About

Counselor in Boston, MA. Works with Family Conflict, Marital and Premarital and Trauma and PTSD. Sees clients online only. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Family Conflict
• Trauma and PTSD
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Life Transitions
• Parenting
• Relationship Issues
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• CoachingGoal-focused work on the present and future, such as career, performance or life changes, rather than treatment of a mental health condition.
• 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.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Family / MaritalTherapy with couples or families together, focused on communication, conflict and the patterns between people.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Reality TherapyFocuses on present choices and behavior, and on meeting needs such as connection and control in responsible ways.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.

More details

Sessions

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Family Conflict, Marital and Premarital, Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Child, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Life Transitions, Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Relationship Issues, Sports Performance, Stress, Suicidal Ideation

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Harvard Pilgrim, Optum, Oscar Health, Oscar plan, Oxford, Quest Behavioral Health, Tufts, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Individual sessions $175, couple sessions $225

Payment methods

Cash, Check, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Children (6 to 10), Preteen, Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples, Family

Communities

Racial Justice Allied, Single Parent

Ethnicity

Black and African American, Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education & qualifications