Commonwealth Psychology is now LifeStance Health! Clients will continue to receive the same comprehensive and compassionate care with the same insurance coverage. This site will soon redirect to a site our new online home where you’ll find access to our online scheduling, expanded resources, and important information.
CURRENT CLIENTS: Important Update: Potential Changes to Telehealth Benefits
Whether onsite or online, we offer evidence-based psychological & psychiatric services designed to help clients lead more fulfilling, productive, and healthy lives.
We utilize psychological and behavior change principles to help clients develop goals and implement positive changes in their lives. While we address difficulties clients may be having, we also work with clients to help them identify and employ the many strengths, internal resources, and positive attributes that they possess. Our approach to assessment and treatment includes aspects of Positive Psychology, which focuses more on people’s strengths and abilities than on their weaknesses. We believe that incorporating this approach leads to greater change and lasting benefits for clients.
As well as offering psychotherapy and psychiatry services for individuals and couples, LifeStance Health also specializes in behavioral medicine, neuropsychological evaluations, and ADHD testing and treatment. Our assessment services help clinicians and clients more quickly identify areas of concern, determine the nature and extent of potential problems, and identify targets for treatment. Together, the clinician and the client can then map out the most effective treatment plan. This process frequently yields a better use of the client’s time, more effective treatment planning, and ultimately, better outcomes.
We now offer Online TelePsych, which is a secure & HIPAA-compliant videoconferencing system. Online TelePsych now makes it possible for clients from anywhere in Massachusetts to work with our psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists without coming to our physical offices (although occasionally it may be necessary). We are excited to be able to improve access to care for clients in Western Mass, Cape Cod and other more distant areas.
Our behavioral medicine services provide crucial support, tools, and resources for clients who are struggling with health-related concerns or who simply want to focus on improving their physical health. Through services such as stress management, biofeedback, and cognitive-behavioral therapy, our health psychologists help clients achieve the behavioral changes necessary to improve their overall health. We have office locations in Boston’s Back Bay, Financial District, Newton-Watertown, and Newton-Wellesley.
We invite you to review the services that LifeStance Health offers and to feel free to call us at (781) 551-0999 or contact us online for more information or to request an appointment.
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