T. Michaele McGinnis

My first name is Michaele, and it is pronounced Mekayla.

I am a clinical social worker, trained in marital and family therapy, as well as general therapy and behavioral medical (the treatment of stress related illness).

After I finished graduate school, I initially worked for a nonprofit that specialized in substance abuse. Several years later I was hired by a medical outpatient clinic to provide psychotherapy to patients. At that time I also began a two year program in marital and family therapy.

As I continued my career at the medical clinic, I eventually joined a behavioral medicine team. We provided group therapy for many conditions: stress, chronic pain, headaches, and insomnia. I learned a great deal about the mind/body connection, which lead me to enrolling in a mindfulness meditation course. That was in the mid 1990’s. I still practice mindfulness meditation and I teach it to my clients.

I also received training from the New England Society for Clinical Hypnosis.

I prefer to use a collaborative approach, in which my client and I work as a team to target the symptoms and choosing the best treatment approach.

In our first meeting, I will gather information about you and your history, as well as what you hope to achieve. You will leave with a clear plan for moving forward toward your goals.