Susan Cetlin, PhD Life Thrive Psychological Care

Adults Teens Parents Families Children

About Dr. Susan Cetlin
Licensed Psychologist & Health Service Provider

I am available to provide support for you during the covid-19 corona virus emergency.

Telehealth video and phone remote sessions are being provided for most services. Until in-person sessions are resumed, I am not offering services to children at this time.

With over 30 years experience, I provide psychotherapy, supportive counseling, evaluation, consultation, wellness education, and life guidance in a warm, friendly and compassionate manner to adults, teens, children, and families. My focus is on guiding clients to identify their strengths, build self confidence, find new understanding and insight, learn new coping skills to overcome life challenges and empowering them to be the best they can be. Clients often seek help for stress, anxiety, panic disorder, depression, loss grief, trauma and PTSD, learning and behavioral difficulty, ADD or ADHD, developmental issues, relationship conflicts, life transitions, parenting challenges, health & medical concerns, physical pain, weight loss, preparing for bariatric surgery and adjusting to post surgery challenges, pregnancy and new parenthood, infertility, pregnancy & infant loss and Asperger's Disorder and PDD.

My therapy approach is individualized and may include cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, interpersonal, supportive, mind/body techniques, mindfulness meditation* and play therapy for younger clients. I am trained in the energy techniques of EFT and TFT (Emotional Freedom and Thought Field Therapies). I have extensive experience helping clients learn meditation techniques, including mindfulness meditation*, as well as relaxation and visualization techniques. I am a certified instructor in Medical Qi Gong, a movement practice beneficial for emotional and physical well being. I am interested in being available to support other therapists, as well as medical professionals.

In addition to the above offerings, I help clients who are interested in exploring the role of spirituality in the enhancement of their psychological well being and health, as well as learning from wisdom and religious traditions to aid in their understanding of their own health and healing.

I lead regular meditation groups and workshops in my volunteer capacity as director of a community resource for spirituality, wellness and healing, The Tiferet Center of Temple Israel.

Education

Education
Ph.D. University of Michigan, Education & Psychology, 1985
BA      University of California, Los Angeles, Psychology, 1977
           Honors: Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Specialized Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, McLean Hospital & Harvard Medical School
           Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 1985-1987
Certificate, Jewish Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Program,
  Institute of Jewish Spirituality, April 2018-September, 2019.
Credentials
Current State of Massachusetts Psychologist License (since 1986)
Massachusetts Licensed Health Service Provider (HSP)

Psychological Services

Individual, Family & Couples Psychotherapy
Mindfulness Meditation and Mind/Body Healing
Complementary & Integrative Medicine
Bariatric psychological evaluations & consultation
Wellness & Education Classes
Life Guidance Counseling

Address & Phone

How to set up a consultation.
To start, please call or email:
781 325-9036 or
email: contact@lifethrivepsych.com
Office in Sharon, MA

Professional Memberships