Therapists in New Bedford, MA
Browse therapists in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Ellen S Leventhal
Marriage and Family Therapist, MEd, MA, LMFT
I help my clients feel better about themselves and deal more effectively with the people in their lives. Do you sometimes wonder how to get your partner or children to understand you? Are you feeling frustrated and don't know who to talk with? Do you want to increase your effectiveness with others?
It is so very important to be known and understood by the people that you care about the most. Your relationships have the potential to be a place where you can bring more joy and happiness into your life. My approach to therapy is to facilitate successful communication and cooperation resulting in increased closeness and affection. Our work together can help you learn about the patterns of relating to each other, where you get stuck, how to better understand each other and how to resolve your differences respectfully. Once you understand and learn effective strategies and develop key skills, you have the capacity to create a close loving relationship no matter what your past history or current situation.
Symptoms such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders, grief, illness, infertility, infidelity, isolation, loneliness, and low self- esteem can contribute to personal and relationship problems.
-If you and your partner argue and fight more than you'd like to...
-If you are in an "OK" relationship but you secretly long for more...
-If you would like help resolving a current challenge or long standing difficulties, I welcome your call or email and I would like to hear your story.
40 Years Experience
In-Person Near New Bedford, MA
Online in New Bedford, MA
Yvette Chalifoux M.A., LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MA, LMHC
After over a decade of clinical experience, I understand the exhaustion of carrying invisible struggles. Whether you're navigating anxiety, high achiever anxiety & perfectionism, codependency, everyday stress, life changes, issues within your relationship, or drowning in everyone else's needs but your own, you deserve more than just surviving to keep it all together. Therapy honors your resilience while creating space to breathe—without having to pretend that everything is okay. In our sessions together, you'll discover what becomes possible when you no longer carry every burden alone.
15 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA (Online Only)
Sharyn Rose
Counselor/Therapist, MSW, MEd, ACCH
I have been in private practice for four decades, working with both individuals and couples. I feel blessed for the opportunity to assist you in achieving your goals. My mantra has become: Heal Your Past, Examine Your Present, and Create Your Future.
40 Years Experience
In-Person Near New Bedford, MA
Valentina Verani, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
I believe therapy is one of the few places where you can be fully honest without fear of judgment. My style is warm, collaborative, and conversational, blending genuine curiosity with clinical insight. Rather than simply offering advice, I help clients understand the deeper patterns influencing their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and choices. Together, we explore both the "why" behind your experiences and the practical steps needed to create meaningful change. My goal is to provide a space where you feel understood, challenged, and supported as you build a life that feels more authentic, balanced, and fulfilling.
16 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA (Online Only)
Cara Marolda
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC
Everyone experiences distressing or overwhelming challenges at different points in life. Many people struggle to manage these inevitable difficulties, get stuck and then subsequently feel defined by their emotional pain. This can negatively impact relationships, ambitions, work and self-worth. I believe in people’s inherent right to live meaningful and joyful lives and in their ability to choose how to respond to life’s challenges. I support my clients through their courageous process of self-exploration and self-compassion.
14 Years Experience
Online in New Bedford, MA (Online Only)
New Bedford is a southeastern Massachusetts city with one of the most distinctive identities of any American city of its size—Herman Melville's Moby-Dick opens here, and the city was once the richest per capita in America thanks to its whaling industry—now home to the highest-volume commercial fishing port in the United States by dollar value, with an economy still anchored by fishing, manufacturing, and logistics. The city has a large Cape Verdean-American community (one of the largest in the world outside Cape Verde), as well as significant Portuguese and Brazilian populations, and the intersection of these communities' mental health needs—including the specific experiences of Cape Verdean identity, immigration, and intergenerational stress—creates important considerations for culturally competent care. Southcoast Health provides behavioral health services, and community health organizations serve the diverse population. Common therapy concerns include fishing industry occupational trauma and risk, Cape Verdean and Portuguese-American identity and immigration stress, economic anxiety, substance use (New Bedford has been significantly affected by opioids), and the mental health challenges of a proud working-class city navigating industrial and demographic change.
New Bedford, MA therapists Statistics
Therapists in New Bedford, MA average 15 years of experience and charge around $195 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (77%), Depression (62%), and Stress (59%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$195
Accept insurance
42%
Offer sliding scale
39%
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 27% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 58% |
Online Only |
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| 41% |
In Person and Online |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Specialties
| 77% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 62% | Depression |
| 59% | Stress |
| 55% | Self Esteem |
| 55% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 47% | Loss or Grief |
| 43% | Social Anxiety |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 69% | Young Adult |
| 46% | Senior |
| 33% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 60% | Women |
| 47% | LGBTQ+ |
| 45% | Men |
| 30% | Christian |
| 30% | Military / Veterans |