Justine Dellaria, MSW, LICSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Boston, MA. Works with Stress, Anxiety and Family Conflict. Sees clients in person and online. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

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

Types of therapy

• 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.
• 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.
• NarrativeHelps people separate themselves from their problems and retell the stories they hold about their lives in ways that feel truer and more helpful.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• 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.
• 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

Stress, Anxiety, Family Conflict, Child, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Grief, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Teen Violence, Trauma and PTSD, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, BlueCross and BlueShield, Cigna and Evernorth, Harvard Pilgrim, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Meritain Health, Optum, UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH

Fees

Sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Teen, Adults

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Boston College Graduate School of Social Work

Years in practice

15

Education & qualifications