Shanekha Young, MS

About

Pre-Licensed Professional in Boston, MA. Works with Men's Issues, Marital and Premarital and School Issues. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• School Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Parenting
• Peer Relationships
• Racial Identity
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem

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.
• 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.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• 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.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• 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.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Structural Family TherapyLooks at how a family is organized, its roles, rules and boundaries, and helps reshape patterns that cause problems.
• 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

Men's Issues, Marital and Premarital, School Issues, ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Child, Coping Skills, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, LGBTQ+, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Oppositional Defiance (ODD), Parenting, Peer Relationships, Racial Identity, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Suicidal Ideation, Teen Violence

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna and Evernorth, Fallon Health, Harvard Pilgrim, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth, MBHP | MassHealth, Medicaid, Optum, Oxford, Tufts, United Medical Resources (UMR), UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH, Well Sense, Wellpoint, Wellpoint | Amerigroup, WellSense Health Plan

Fees

Individual sessions $150

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Other offices

100 Holyoke Street, Holyoke, 01040

Education & qualifications