Elderly Persons Disorders Therapists in New Bedford, MA

Having worked at a rehabilitation hospital providing neuropsychological assessments and counseling for the elderly, I am comfortable working with people who may be struggling with mild-to-moderate cognitive difficulties, and their family members who are seeking to better understand and support their loved one. Please reach out today for more information.

I have training and experience working with older adults and often support older adults through activities such as life review to best support their unique needs.

When I began my practice, I was already in my mid 60s and assumed I would specialize in older adults. As a specialist in sexuality, I have helped many clients who come to me with sexual issues, most related to aging. I've become an expert of elder sexuality, assisting clients who want to continue to enjoy a healthy and satisfying erotic life. I have helped clients overcome erectile dysfunction, inability to orgasm, low desire, pain with sex and other problems. Many clients come to me post divorce or widowhood, who have not been sexual or even touched for decades and whose bodies have gone numb. Lack of education is a big problem for many and just learning about what is "normal" and what is possible is a huge game changer. Often, there needs to be a clearing of emotional issues that needs to be cleared. More recently, I have begun working with clients who have medical issues related to aging, working with people who are dealing with Parkinsons, IBS, Cancer, etc. Finally, as we age often we become anxious and fearful about our mortality, something that I can definitely help with as a hypnotist.

This component address the age related mental health challenges, cognitive changes, emotional well-being, and strategies to maintain independence and quality of life.

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.

Gender ID

	75%	Male
	25%	Female

Session Type

	50%	In Person and Online
	50%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

75%	Integrative Therapy
50%	Behavioral Therapy
50%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
50%	Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
50%	Hypnotherapy
50%	Psychoeducational Therapy
50%	Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
75%	Senior
25%	Young Adult

Client Focus

50%	LGBTQ+
50%	Men
50%	Persons with Disabilities
50%	Women
25%	Asian

Elderly Persons Disorders therapists in New Bedford, MA

Brian Bermack

Jillian Luz

MJB Wellness LLC

Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP