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Charis Stone-Racer

(she/her)
Massachusetts

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Stress, and Trauma
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Great to meet you!

I am a LICSW with a background in yoga, pranayama and mindfulness meditation. I have an eclectic background of experience including homelessness advocacy with the VA Hospital, environmental advocacy work with Greenpeace, international social work in Malawi, Africa and community-based mental health in MA. I consider my greatest teachers to be my family members and also consider myself a student to the teachings of Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Pema Chodron and Thich Nhat Hanh.

A bit about my approach to therapy

I enjoy working with all expressions of the human experience and honor each individual’s unique path to healing. I gravitate towards an approach of self-compassion, radical acceptance and non-judgment, while offering a warm and supportive presence. My practice is infused with nature connection, a little humor, mindfulness and gratitude while informed by a mix of evidence based practices including CBT, DBT, MBCT, focus-oriented therapy, and internal family systems.

What you can expect from our first session

I foster a supportive therapeutic alliance with my clients in order to cultivate self-awareness, agency and intention towards growth and positive change.

Charis's style is

Inquisitive
Warm
Affirming

Insurance carriers Charis accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Charis

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Western Carolina University
License type: LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) (Massachusetts)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults
More specialties: Family Issues, Anger Management, Grief, Loss, Maternal Mental Health, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues, and Identity Issues
Modalities: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Attachment Based, Strength-Based, Positive Psychology, Cognitive Processing (CPT), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)