Asunta DeRienzo, Licensed Mental Health Counselor

Boston, Massachusetts

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Professions: Mental Health Counselor

Languages: English

My Approach to Therapy

Please email me to schedule a consultation appointment. I am a licensed mental health counselor in MA and RI. My approach to therapy is unique, in that I can help you achieve answers faster to what has been blocking you, build the life you desire, and redefine yourself using a holistic approach. We will do this together by finding root causes to your symptoms using a comprehensive assessment questionnaire, attachment theory, and evidence-based mind-body approaches; that include meditation and somatic practices. I help my clients transform their lives, reach their goals, and achieve lasting results by providing high quality care. My intent is to address the challenges you are struggling with in connection to your symptoms and help bring awareness on how these symptoms are connected to limiting beliefs, subconscious programming, andor trauma; that created a life that no longer aligns with who you are today and where you want to be. I value treating the whole-person. As we walk through this journey together, my hope for you, is to find fulfillment within yourself, healthier relationships, healing, and post-traumatic growth. I am accepting new clients at this time and have helped hundreds of people achieve the life they seek throughout sixteen years of work experience in the mental health profession.

Supervision Details

Asunta is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She specializes in career development, life transitions, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief and loss, and trauma. She has sixteen years of experience working within the mental health profession across the lifespan with children, adolescence, and adults. She values both the art and science of therapy, by blending mind-body approaches including mindfulness and somatic practices.

Supervision Specialties

Abandonment, Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues, Academic Concerns, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Breakup, Bullying, Career Issues , Chronic Illness / Disability, Codependency / Dependency, Creative Blocks, Depression, Emotional Abuse, Grief, Loss, and Bereavement, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma, Self-Esteem, Self-Love, Spirituality, Stress, Workplace Issues, Worry, Young Adult Issues

Focused Modalities

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Body-Mind Psychotherapy, Body Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotional Freedom Technique, Hakomi, Holistic Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology (humanism), Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy), Positive Psychotherapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Experiencing (SE), Transpersonal Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Motivational Interviewing , Strength-Based Therapy, Spiritual Counselling

My Practice & Services

My practice is all-inclusive to those who are seeking a more holistic approach to treating their symptoms and wanting longer lasting results, by addressing root causes, rather than just treating symptoms.

How My Own Struggles Made Me a Better Therapist

My own struggles with mental health has made a better Therapist in that I have experienced my own traumatic experiences surviving from systemic oppression, generational trauma, being a first-generation Italian-American citizen, chronic illness (auto-immune), and relational trauma that stemmed from my childhood trauma. I personally understand what it means to have to overcome trauma and still be able to create a life of my dreams by using my spiritual practices, therapy, a higher education, a curiosity in life; as well as finding my life purpose connected to making a difference in the lives of others. Given my personal experiences and ability to overcome and heal from trauma, I can better help you navigate through the complexity of life's contrasting experiences.

Expertise & Specialties

Age Groups I Work With

Adults

Groups I Work With

My specialized populations are working with adults and college students who are navigating career exploration, life transitions, and relational trauma. I work well with clients who are looking to work with a therapist who has a holistic approach to their practice, seeking root causes to their symptoms and overall well-being. Individuals who seek out my services are typically looking for alternative methods of treatment using somatic practices, mindfulness, and a mind-body approach.

Therapy Services & Specialties

ConsultationIndividual Therapy & Counseling Telehealth

Concerns & Challenges Addressed

AbandonmentAbuse / Abuse Survivor IssuesAcademic ConcernsAdjusting to Change / Life TransitionsAnxietyAttachment IssuesBipolarBreakup

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Body PsychotherapyBody-Mind PsychotherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)Emotional Freedom TechniqueExistential PsychotherapyHakomi

Industries & Communities

EducationFirst Responder/Medical ProfessionalsLGBTQ+Military/Law EnforcementSelf-Employed and Freelance ProfessionalsUnion First