Services

Therapeutic Services

Premela is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts and received her doctorate (PhD) in social work from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill. She does not accept insurance and she is on the CPCS Vendor list as a social services expert. For further information, please see Premela’s profiles at the following links:

Individual therapy

Premela offers psychotherapeutic services for individuals six years old and older. Premela employs cognitive behavioral strategies while she listens, provides guidance, and develops a personalized treatment plan with each client.

Couples therapy

Premela provides couples therapy for those who wish to remain together and increase their relationship satisfaction as well as for those couples who wish to end their relationship but want to separate as smoothly as possible and in a way that reduces conflict.

Family therapy and Parent-child contact problems (“reunification therapy”)

Premela is trained by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in working with families in which children resist or refuse to see a parent. This type of family therapy is commonly referred to as “reunification therapy” but this description fails to address the entire family system that is often needed to reduce parent-child contact problems. Beginning with the parents, Premela will discuss the parent-child contact problems with both the favored and non-favored parent individually and jointly before therapy can begin with the non-favored parent and the child. “Reunification therapy” requires a court order and attorneys or parties interested in this type of therapy are encouraged to contact Premela before she is appointed to ensure that she is available and to include her service agreement in the Court order. A sample copy of her referral form can be found under “resources” on this website.

Stepfamily Therapy

Stepfamily dynamics can often be challenging and Premela can provide the guidance and support needed to navigate these relationships. Stepfamilies have dynamics unique to them due to the various roles including biological parent, stepparent, biological sibling, and stepsibling. These new relationships and roles can cause growing pains and Premela can help you to create a successful blended family.