Hey there, nice to meet you!
My name is Christine Powers (she/her) and I'm a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts.
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I specialize in therapy that integrates somatic and relational psychotherapy with anti-oppressive and social justice values.
I work primarily with college students, graduate students, and young professionals.
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My therapeutic style is curious, reflective, engaged and compassionate.
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Visit the About page to learn more about me.
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Healing and growth is possible
Working together in therapy, I can help you:
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Re-learn how to listen to the signals of your body to discern your desires, needs, and boundaries
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Name, accept, and be curious about your feelings
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Understand the ways that you learned to cope with intense emotions and develop new coping strategies that enable you to process stress more effectively
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Heal past trauma that is stored in the body and shift narratives of shame and isolation to experience greater connection in relationships with others
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Understand your relational patterns and learn to shift those patterns and develop relationships with greater vulnerability, trust, safety, and authenticity
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Prioritize rest and experience a sense of groundedness
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Trust yourself during times of transition and make decisions that align with your values and goals
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Understand the ways that social and political systems impact your experiences, emotions, relationships, and choices
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Engage in activities that feel purpose-driven, fulfilling, and pleasurable
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Gain a renewed sense of trust in your inherent self-worth, regardless of your productivity, past mistakes, or the ways you have been treated by others
The assumptions I bring to therapy
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Our bodies hold meaningful information about our needs, desires, internalized beliefs, and past experiences.
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When we make space for painful feelings, they naturally soften and become less intense.
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We are all worthy of love and belonging.
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Therapy is about more than the alleviation of negative “symptoms.” Therapy should also be about cultivating greater access to joy, purpose, connection, and pleasure.
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The personal is political. We all exist within societal systems that have significant impacts on our lives. It is a professional ethic of mine not to pathologize individuals for their responses to systemic oppression. I practice liberation psychology to support queer, trans, disabled, BIPOC, and neurodivergent clients and trauma survivors.
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Therapy is a process. It is important to balance working toward shared goals in therapy while also staying open to what evolves.
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I believe we all have a natural ability to heal and grow. I experience my job in therapy as aligning with the fundamental part of you that wants to heal, even if circumstances have made it hard to have hope.
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Allowing ourselves to be seen in relationships with others is healing.
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Click the link below to learn more about my theoretical approach to therapy.
Start a Conversation
If you've resonated with what I've shared, I encourage you to reach out!
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I offer a free 20-30 minute phone consultation to learn more about you and what you're looking for in therapy,
share more about myself, and begin to discern whether we are a good therapeutic fit.
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My confidential phone number is 617-362-3641.
You can also email me through the form below or at christine@christinepowerslicsw.com.