Therapists:

June Atkind, LICSW
992 Great Plain Avenue
Needham, MA 02402
781-449-4779

Specialties:
I see individuals from adolescence through seniors, as well as couples. My clients seek therapy for many reasons, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, eating disorders, relationship issues, poor self esteem, grief and loss, and stress. Overall, I am interested in helping people overcome “stuck” patterns of behavior by developing healthier, more effective, and less limiting ways of coping with their challenges.

Approach:
I have learned and incorporated many useful theories and techniques throughout the more than 25 years I have been in clinical practice. The most powerful and influential factor in my work as a psychotherapist is a belief system that pre-dates my professional career. It is my conviction that every person has strengths and abilities which can contribute to a positive and productive life. Pain and suffering result when our strengths are overwhelmed by the challenges we face. I view psychotherapy as a process by which strengths are identified, amplified, and unleashed, thereby empowering individuals to regain a sense of control and wellbeing.
Empathy, acceptance, and respect are the foundation of my relationship with each client. Through active engagement, the nature of the problem, its history, function, and impact on the individual or couple’s life and relationships, are fully explored. I collaborate with clients in identifying treatment goals, as well as in discussing and choosing treatment strategies that are in keeping with the clients’ values, belief systems, learning styles, and experiences. I draw from many theories and practices, including psychodynamic, developmental, cognitive-behavioral, narrative, mindfulness, and DBT, and I adjust my role to the needs of the moment – listener, mirror, teacher, coach, or advisor.

Experience:
After graduating from Tufts University with a major in French, I earned my M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College. I went on to work with children, adolescents, adults and families in day treatment, outpatient substance abuse treatment, and residential treatment programs. I then returned to school and obtained my MSW in Clinical Social Work from Boston College. As an MSW, and then LICSW, I broadened my experience by working with elderly and hospice populations, working on an inpatient child/adolescent psychiatric unit, and completing a one-year fellowship in the Children's Hospital Adolescent Clinic, where I received advanced training in eating disorders as well as adolescent mental health. I also worked at an inner city charter school and consulted to an alternative high school. At NPA, which I joined in 2005, I am able to draw from my diverse experience in my practice of outpatient psychotherapy with adolescents through seniors, individually and in couples’ treatment.

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