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Therapy & Counseling | Newton-Wellesley
Jamie Bruce provides individual and family therapy, specializing in working with pre-teens, adolescents, college students/young adults, and women of all ages. Jamie also enjoys working with older persons. She has significant experience working with those suffering from chronic illnesses and mental health issues as well as including family members if desired.
Jamie has over 3 decades of experience and has fine-tuned her skills as an empathetic listener who is able to help individuals and families struggling with a wide range of difficulties. Jamie has extensive experience working with anxiety and depression, trauma, ADHD, lack of motivation, autism spectrum disorders, self-harming behaviors, chronic health/chronic pain, grief and bereavement, stress management, mood disorders and relationship issues.
Jamie has spent many years expanding and developing her client base to also include individuals in college and the struggles that can exist while going through life transitions and change. She excels in working with clients of all ages in part because she knows how to work from the concrete and simple to the abstract and complex. Jamie incorporates a wide variety of treatment approaches – such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Narrative Therapy, Stress-Management/Relaxation Techniques, and many others which are listed below.
Education & Certifications
Jamie Bruce received her Bachelors of Social Work from Eastern University in St. Davids PA in 1988. She was involved in many sports and other activities. Jamie went on to receive her Masters of Social Work from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1991 where she specialized in Direct and Group Practice.