Breda joined our team Sept 2023 as an MSW Intern and was hired upon graduation in May 2024 from Westfield State University with a Masters of Social Work. She also earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Applied Psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Breda has worked for 10 years helping students at a local university in Massachusetts. She decided to pursue a career in social work to continue helping others across all areas of life. She has experience working with individuals with substance use concerns.

Our staff is able to provide therapeutic interventions under the supervision of Dr. Charell McFarland, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. 

Mental Health Therapist

Emily (she/her) joined our team as an intern in November 2020 and upon graduation transitioned to a Mental Health Therapist in August of 2021. Emily has a Master's in Clinical Social Work from Simmons University. She received her Bachelors degree in Government and Psychology from Suffolk University. Emily is a Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW). Emily has extensive experience serving the community. Emily has extensive experience serving the community. Most recently, she served for six years as the Second Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Elizabeth Freeman Center. She has also served as a mentor at the Berkshire County Kids Place and Violence Prevention Center.

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She is drawn to social work because of the focus on advocacy, social justice, and anti-oppression. She has experience working with individuals and groups across the lifespan from young children to older adults. Emily has experience supporting individuals, adolescents/youth, couples, and families through issues such as depression, anxiety, emotional regulation, marital separation or divorce, couples counseling, and parenting. Emily uses a strength-based, person-centered approach and her practice is influenced by systems theory, attachment theory, feminist theory, and critical race theory. She is able to provide numerous therapeutic modalities based on the client's needs and goals such as CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Behavioral Activation,  ACT, and Solution Focused Therapy.

Our staff is able to provide therapeutic interventions under the supervision of Dr. Charell McFarland, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. 

Erin joined our team Sept 2022 as an MSW Intern and was hired upon graduation in December 2023 from Simmons University with a Masters of Social Work. After receiving Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology from Columbia College, she entered an inclusion and diversity-centered career in narrative design in the Video Games Industry. Realizing all fields would benefit for better anti-oppressive practices, she has turned her focus to strength-based mental health care and support. As a biracial intern clinician (Mvskoke Creek/white), she’s interested in person-in-environment intersectionality, social and environmental justice, and evidence-based, individually-tuned interventions. Erin has experience working with diverse populations on issues centered around social justice. She is able to provide a person-centered, strength-based approach to her therapy modalities.      

Erin has worked with individuals, families, couples, and adolescents providing therapy and support. She approaches client care from a strength-based and person-centered approach. She is able to provide several modalities of care, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and mindfulness. 

Our staff is able to provide therapeutic interventions under the supervision of Dr. Charell McFarland, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. 

Caroline joined our team January 2024 as an intern of the Social Work program at Simmons University.  

She also earned her Bachelor’s degree in Communications 

from Boston University.        

Deborah (she/her/hers) joined our team September 2023 as an MSW Intern in her third year of the clinical Social Work program at Simmons University. Deborah decided to pursue social work after working in theatre where she managed programs engaging with youth and families from a social justice perspective. Collaborating with social work professionals, community advocates, and people with lived experience, Deborah co-designed sensory friendly performances for individuals with anxiety and other sensory, social, and cognitive disabilities. She also co-designed trauma-informed "Art as Intervention" workshops for children and caregivers experiencing toxic stress, a nationally recognized transgender-inclusive initiative in children's theatre, and programs for adolescents utilizing youth media tools to tell their own stories.

As a student clinical social work practitioner, Deborah's core values are rooted in kindness, compassion, growth and humor. Deborah is excited to work with individuals, families, and adolescents providing therapy. She approaches client care from a strength-based and person-centered approach. She is learning to provide several modalities of care, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and mindfulness. 

Our staff is able to provide therapeutic interventions under the supervision of Dr. Charell McFarland, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Our interns may have lower and more flexible rates, compared to licensed staff, and may be able to treat individuals who have insurances the other providers in the practice are not able to accept for a low fee. Please contact the practice today for more information!

Matthew joined our team Sept 2023 as an MSW intern of the Social Work program at Simmons University. He earned his Bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy and his Masters of English Literature from Central Connecticut State University. Matthew has previous experience working with students and their families in the field of education for 18 years. He has enjoyed working with youth, especially around fostering identity and positive sense of self. Matthew is pursuing social work because he believes it gets to the heart of who we are by examining individual challenges in an environmental context. 

Matthew is looking forward to creating authentic relationships across a range of ages and identities as a basis for exploring strength, goals, and life-affirming strategies. He is able to provide a person-centered, strength-based approach to his therapy modalities. Matthew is learning to provide several modalities of care, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and mindfulness. 

Sandra joined our team Sept 2023 as an MSW intern of the Social Work program at Simmons University. She also earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology with a concentration in clinical mental health from Emmanuel College. Sandra has certificates from Cornell University in Women's Entrepreneurship and Educational Policy. She is also a licensed dental professional, yoga instructor, and a fashion-psychology coach at Sendiii.

Sandra has worked with various populations including children, high school students, college students, and older adults. She has experience addressing concerns with individuals experiencing intimate partner violence, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and social justice as an area of concern. She also has experience working with those involved in the juvenile detention system.

She is able to provide a person-centered, strength-based approach to her therapy modalities. She is learning to provide several modalities of care, including but not limited to cognitive-behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, behavioral activation, and mindfulness. 

Tashina joined our team Sept 2023 as an MSW intern from the Social Work program at Simmons University. She also has earned her Masters of Clinical Psychology from the Michigan School of Psychology and Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Georgia Southern University. After working for a few years as a teacher, she pursued a career in psychology to help others in their journey towards mental health wellness. She is pursuing social work to blend her previous training with an emphasis on community advocacy and social justice.

She specializes in working with adults, couples, adolescents, and older adults. With a decade of experience in mental health, her areas of expertise include acceptance, anger management, anxiety, behavioral management, crisis care, diet/health behavior change, eating disorders, depression, grief, mood disorders, play therapy, family therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use recovery, self harm reduction and supporting clients to maintain safety while experiencing suicidal ideation. She has previously worked with active duty/ retired military members and their families, veterans, unhoused individuals, in community re-entry rehabilitation programs, partial hospitalization programs, crisis stabilization care, school and chapel settings, and virtual mental health and life coaching programs.

Tashina recognizes that certain approaches don't always work for everyone. As a result, it is her goal as a clinician and intern to work collaboratively with a client to utilize approaches and interventions that best serve the person sitting across from her. She utilizes a combination of approaches including but not limited to: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Gestalt Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Trauma Informed Care. Her therapeutic approach is person-centered with deep roots in existential and humanistic theory, which means she ultimately wants to help her clients learn their purpose in life, appreciate their own uniqueness, and see the value that they bring to the world. She also can provide Christian Counseling to those seeking to merge their spirituality with evidence-based approaches.

Jamie joined our team as an MSW intern in Sept 2021. She received her MSW in Clinical Social Work from Simmons College. Upon graduation July 2022, she was hired as a full time mental health therapist. In Sept 2023, she was promoted to Clinical Task Supervisor. She divides her time managing a case load of therapy clients, and providing supervision to our Master's level interns.  She also received her Bachelor's in Anthropology and Sociology from Mt Holyoke College in 2016. Jamie has experience working in the fields of crisis management, foster care and family reunification, and counseling. Over the past 5 years she has worked in community based settings to support families and individuals through difficult stages in their lives.

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Jamie pursued social work education because it emphasizes the unique needs of a diverse population, and a person-driven perspective on emotional and psychological healing. Jamie has extensive experience working with the unique needs of the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as with autistic youth and adults. She is eager to continue supporting individuals, couples, and families with issues such as post-traumatic stress, autism-spectrum diagnosis, anxiety, depression, emotional regulation, grief and loss, chronic illness, and reclamation of selfhood. Jamie has experience utilizing approaches that include DBT, CBT, family therapy, narrative therapy, and mindfulness. Jamie provides virtual-only appointments.Jamie provides virtual-only appointments.Jamie provides virtual-only appointments.

Our staff is able to provide therapeutic interventions under the supervision of Dr. Charell McFarland, who is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. Please contact the practice today for more information!