Our therapists offer premarital counseling in Newton, MA

I am a Master’s Level Counselor with 13 years of experience providing direct care and outpatient counseling. I work primarily with adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship challenges, and stress related to work, family, or identity. I also support individuals navigating complex medical or developmental concerns, helping them build emotional stability and stronger coping skills.

I earned my master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Merrimack College. My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive, integrating evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and strength-based therapy to support emotional regulation and insight.

In our work together, you can expect a supportive, nonjudgmental space where we move at a pace that feels safe and empowering. I am committed to meeting you with empathy and respect as we develop practical tools to help you heal, grow, and create a more balanced life.

Afreen Nizami is a resident Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 5 years experience in the mental health field. She is passionate about helping children, adolescents, young adults, and adults, and couples address their unique challenges and live more fulfilled lives. Afreen specializes in depression, anxiety, PSTD, grief, trauma, school stress, relationship problems, and life transitions.

Afreen completed her Master's degree of Counseling Psychology at Northeastern University. Afreen utilizes multiple approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and many more.

Afreen is confident that she would be able to support you in your journey to live a more fulfilled life by helping you gain new techniques, perspectives, and coping skills. If you are ready to do the work, schedule an appointment with her today.

I am a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) with 6 years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in working with adults, veterans, retirees, and individuals navigating military transitions, trauma, life changes, aging concerns, and high-demand environments such as academics and athletics.

I earned my master’s degree in social work from Boston College with a specialization in trauma. I utilize motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive processing therapy, and social skills training to create a collaborative, dialogue-based approach that supports meaningful growth and lasting change.

I strive to create a warm, supportive space where you feel heard and respected. Together, we will focus on your goals, strengthen your resilience, and develop practical tools to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Mohamed Alsaidy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Couples and Family Therapist (LICSW, LMFT) with 10 years of clinical practice working with individuals and couples from all walks of life. Mohamed specializes in anxiety, depression, anger management, and relationship issues on the individual level, and among many other relationship challenges, in communication, relationship structure, and intimacy on the couple’s level.

Mohamed completed his master’s degree in social work at the University of Chicago and earned post master’s specialty certificates in cognitive behavioral therapy and marriage counseling. He provides a safe, supportive, and unbiased therapeutic environment to help his clients reach their goals.

Mohamed believes that his clients are here to explore their ultimate potential, and he is here to guide them through it. If you are ready for your first step, please schedule an appointment with him today.

Elizabeth Marrin is a warm, well-rounded, resourceful, and seasoned Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts with 16 years of experience in the field (six of which are at Thriveworks). She has graduate degrees from Harvard and UMass Boston.  

Elizabeth Marrin is an innovative helper, easily accessible, and will be a great asset to your life. She has significant experience in helping a wide variety of individuals. She provides a deeper understanding of how physical health and mental health are interconnected in various ways, and helps clients work towards improving both. In her practice, she helps clients improve their overall functioning, reduce stress, get clarity, regulate emotions, sort through big life plans, stop worry or rumination, eliminate symptoms, explore existential meaning, resolve issues, or get support. She helps clients work through stuck thinking, including areas of ambivalence, ruminations, and spiral thinking, and teaches people the tools/methods for change. She relies heavily on psychological theories and evidence-based modalities in her therapy. 

Elizabeth Marrin is straightforward and easy to talk with, emotionally and intellectually present during sessions, and will give it her all. She is relentless in helping and she does her best in getting her clients to a better place.