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I provide a safe and compassionate space where clients feel seen, heard, and supported, drawing from an authentic understanding of...
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I provide a safe and compassionate space where clients feel seen, heard, and supported, drawing from an authentic understanding of how life’s overwhelming challenges affect us and how building new skills can lead to healing and empowerment.
I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with 14 years of experience specializing in mental health. I work with adolescents and adults facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and stress. My clients are often seeking clarity, emotional balance, and tools to cope and thrive. I’m passionate about helping individuals feel empowered, supported, and equipped to lead more fulfilling lives.
I earned my Doctorate in Nursing from Frontier Nursing University. My approach is compassionate and client-centered, blending evidence-based practices with holistic care. I specialize in mood disorders, trauma, and stress-related challenges, helping clients build resilience, develop coping skills, and work toward lasting emotional well-being.
I understand how hard it can be to take the first step toward healing, and you don’t have to do it alone. I’m here to walk alongside you with compassion and support. If you’re ready to begin your journey toward growth and balance, I invite you to take that next step because your well-being truly matters.
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Starting therapy is a courageous first step to making changes and feeling empowered....
Starting therapy is a courageous first step to making changes and feeling empowered.
Samantha is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 6 years of experience in the mental health field. Her clinical experience has focused on helping adults 18+ to work through their fears and develop attainable goals. Her experience treating patients in community health centers, schools, and in-patient facilities has assisted in developing her understanding of how to help her clients work through milestone events. Samantha specializes in anxiety, depression, and substance use, as well as anger and stress management.
Samantha completed her Master of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work. Samantha incorporates a variety of modalities including CBT, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness-based interventions for adults over the age of 18.
Changing perspective is what helps shift roadblocks into challenges that can be overcome. Schedule a session with Samantha to begin understanding your needs and how to create change in a meaningful and lasting way.
I firmly believe that genuine caring starts with listening attentively....
I firmly believe that genuine caring starts with listening attentively.
Hello, my name is Dr. Princess Francois. As a doctoral-prepared psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, I am deeply committed to understanding the human experience and providing compassionate care. With over 10 years of nursing experience in a variety of clinical settings, I bring a well-rounded perspective to patient care. I focus on medication management for psychiatric diagnoses and am dedicated to helping individuals achieve mental health stability and symptom relief with professional, evidence-based strategies.
I recognize the complex challenges that affect individuals' daily lives, including stress, anxiety, depression, repetitive behaviors, psychosis, obsessive-compulsive thoughts and behaviors, anger, and other psychological difficulties that can disrupt one's ability to function. I firmly believe that these challenges do not define who you are.
My approach to treatment is highly individualized and person-centered. Your mental health is important to me, and through a collaborative partnership, we will determine the most effective treatment plan to support your well-being.
Kelsey Quinn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who has been working in the mental health field for 10 years collaborati...
Kelsey Quinn is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who has been working in the mental health field for 10 years collaborating with a diverse population of adults needing psychotherapeutic counseling and support. Kelsey has provided clinical assessments and therapeutic care to adults seeking assistance with depression/anxiety, substance use disorders, major mental health disorders such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, life transitions, and LGBTQIA difficulties.
Kelsey completed her bachelor’s degree in Counseling with a minor in Psychology and her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Lesley University. She utilizes collaborative, strengths-based, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, solution focused, and emotionally focused approaches to therapy while always striving for individualized care in order to meet the needs for each specific and unique individual.
Kelsey seeks to establish a warm caring relationship with you in order to assist in building your strengths, innate talents, learned skills, passions, and interests while assisting you in meeting your goals to build a more meaningful life that you value and desire. Kelsey possesses a refreshing energy as well as an impassioned yearning to truly help people.
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Addiction counseling therapists at Thriveworks in Quincy, MA can help people manage their urges to use the substance or engage in the activity they’re addicted to. In addition, it can help people manage the challenges that stem from their addiction, from relationship issues to problems at work, as well as those whose addiction may stem from issues like trauma.
Addiction counseling at Thriveworks in Quincy, MA works by helping one understand the underlying causes of their addiction, teaching them coping strategies, and recognizing their specific triggers. Long-term or ongoing addiction counseling can also help to prevent relapse.
Addiction counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
The length of addiction counseling depends on the individual’s needs, the extent and severity of their addiction, and the problems that might stem from it. That said, people can make meaningful progress in addiction counseling in the first weeks to months.
Addiction is a terrible burden. It wreaks havoc in the lives of those with addiction as well as their closest friends and family members. Addiction means the loss of control as other forces take over. What might start off as an innocent pastime or recreational vice can have serious, deadly effects.
Whether addition comes in the form of alcohol, narcotics, pornography or gambling, it can destroy life as you know it. If you’re affected, or concerned about your current habits, it might be worth consulting with a Thriveworks Counseling in Quincy, MA addiction counselor. We can offer you a same-week appointment, as well as flexible evening and weekend sessions. Just give us a call so that we can get you in to see an addiction counselor as soon as possible. We’ll be here when you’re ready.
If you’re asking this question in the first place, chances are you’re engaging in problematic activities. Although many addicts can hide their addictions for years, there are certain common features that indicate a serious dependence problem that these individuals share:
There are so many factors that can define an addiction problem and these are just three of them. The important thing to remember is that without being treated, addiction is just not going to cure itself. Untreated addiction can have devastating effects on your life, and it only gets worse if it goes unaddressed. If you are in the Quincy area, consider working with a Thriveworks addiction counselor or therapist today.
An addiction counseling service can literally save an individual’s life and help him or her put back together the pieces through extensive treatment and therapy. There are a number of different types of therapy that can help people overcome or manage their addiction; the most effective often being group therapy. Individual one-on-one therapy can complement that, as well as family and/or couples therapy to help with the relationships in the addict’s life.
A Thriveworks addiction counselor, therapist, or psychologist will assess your specific needs and goals for yourself. Then, they will determine the best form of treatment for you. This might involve group therapy, one-on-one therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, or another approach. You can rest assured, though, that our addiction counselors have your best interest at heart and will do everything they can to help you.
If you are in the Quincy, MA area, consider working with an addiction counselor, therapist, or psychologist at Thriveworks counseling in Quincy, MA. These mental health professionals specialize in helping people manage their addictions, be it to alcohol, drugs, gambling, porn or other activities. They know just how harmful an addiction can be to your overall health, as well as your relationships. And they want to help you get it under control. They can help you in the beginning stages of this process as well as when it comes to staying sober once you do get a hold on your addiction.
The addiction counselors at Thriveworks in Quincy, MA are ready to help you. If you feel ready to schedule an appointment, give us a call. We can get you in for a same-week appointment. Just let us know what day and time works for you.
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Quincy is located off of Adams St, near the intersection of Adams and Bridge St and across the street from the Adams National Historical Park. We currently share a building with Focal Early Education Center and My Learning Center, and our building is neighbored by Interfaith Social Services and The Bureau Drawer Thrift Shop. The closest bus stop is Adams St opp Alleyne St.
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