Asiyah Paul, LICSW

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Boston, MA. Works with Stress, Life Transitions and Women's Issues. Sees clients online only. Works out of network for insurance. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Stress Management
• Life Transitions
• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Life Coaching
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• 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.
• 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.
• Cognitive Processing (CPT)A structured therapy for PTSD that helps people examine and change beliefs about themselves and the world that formed after a trauma.
• 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.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• 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.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)Combines mindfulness practice, paying attention to the present moment without judgment, with ideas from cognitive therapy.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• 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

Online only

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Stress, Life Transitions, Women's Issues, Anxiety, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Coaching, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Trauma and PTSD, Weight Loss

Insurance

Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $175, couple sessions $200; sliding scale available

Payment methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Apple Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Venmo, Visa, Zelle

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Group

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Religion

Muslim

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Simmons University School of Social Work

Years in practice

16

Education & qualifications