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Therapy & Counseling | Newton-Watertown, MA
Dr. Truesdale provides individual therapy for adults, children, adolescents, couples, and families.
Dr. Truesdale utilizes integrated, evidenced-based approaches such as CBT, mindfulness, clinical hypnosis, DBT, ACT, and MI, all rooted in client-centered care with a social justice focus. She also prides herself on expanding and strengthening the skills she has learned and implemented for personal and professional growth and to continues to support and provide effective treatment for clients.
When working with clients, Dr. Truesdale views her clients as the expert of their lives and understands that everyone’s life experience is different. She brings authenticity, commitment, respect, and collaboration into her work. She meets clients where they are at and encourages and guides them to where they want to be. She personalizes her treatment to each client and has a huge focus on building a therapeutic relationship. Her goal is to make a difference in the lives of those that she works with and she believes in each of her client’s capabilities to live a healthy, meaningful, and fulfilled life!
Dr. Truesdale has experience working in various settings such as community mental health, outpatient clinics, college counseling centers, and inpatient settings. She has also worked as a crisis clinician, an in-home therapy clinician, and has experience providing community outreach and psychological testing.
Dr. Truesdale earned her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Springfield College in August 2020. She also earned her master’s from Springfield College in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers