Background & Training
I graduated from Harvard University with Honors, majoring in Psychology and Social Relations, and earned my advanced degree in Social Work at Smith College. In 1979, I co-founded Mount Auburn Counseling Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Over the years, I have served as an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Cambridge City Hospital in addition to having been on the staff in Adult Outpatient Psychiatry and the Couples/Family Institute at New England Medical Center in Boston. Also I have been an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work and have supervised graduate students from BU, BC, Smith, Simmons, and Tufts Medical.
Along with my son, Adair Gregory, and colleague, I co-authored Sugar Was My Best Food: Diabetes and Me (Whitman, 1998) which sold over 200,000 copies. Sugar received an Approved Commendation from Parent's Choice, was listed in the Bank Street College's "Best of Children's Books" of 1999, and was cited as one of the "Best Science Books for Children" by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The book was featured in People Magazine, The Boston Globe, Good Morning America, National Public Radio/All Things Considered and many newspapers, magazines, and TV stations.
In addition to my counseling and psychotherapy practice at Mount Auburn Counseling Center, I am Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Specialist and served on the First Response Team for 9/11 and for the Katrina Relief effort. In the aftermath of the Hurricane, I lived in a Red Cross Shelter for a month counseling displaced New Orleans residents. Also I have volunteered with numerous international community agencies and orphanages in Guatemala and I am a founding Board Member of Child Adoption Associates.
Lastly I am married and the parent of four children. Two have recently graduated from college, one is in graduate school, and the other is in high school. In my spare time I enjoy photography, swimming, hiking, and horseback riding.
Practice
My counseling and psychotherapy practice at Mount Auburn Counseling Center is conveniently located in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Many of my clients are local university affiliated faculty, students, and staff. I offer assessment, consultation, short and long term counseling to individuals, couples, and families. My treatment approach is eclectic. In working with clients, I draw on over thirty years of training and experience in a number of different therapeutic perspectives specifically psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and relational.
I specialize in the treatment of anxiety and depression and also work with clients around couples and marital therapy issues, parenting concerns, and the navigation of difficult life transitions such as career changes, illness, relationship breakup, divorce, and the death of a parent. Many clients seek therapy to deal with self esteem issues and managing the stress of balancing work, graduate school, and family. My counseling style is focused, interactive and solution-oriented. As an adjunct to therapy, I actively encourage clients to use community resources such as health and fitness programs, AA, and career networking groups.
To better understand my therapy approach, see my review page where you can read postings on Google, Yelp, and Angie's List from actual clients. In detail, they describe our work together.
I provide consultation and/or therapy to both individuals and couples on a fee for service basis. Typically clients come in for a consultation lasting two to four sessions, yet many others continue for additional sessions of therapy depending on their goals. Because I am an Out of Network provider, I do not accept insurance directly so the client pays in full for each visit. However, most PPO insurance plans (BC/BS, Aetna, Cigna, Tufts) will directly reimburse the client a percentage of the cost of the visit at the “usual and customary” rate after the yearly deductible has been met. My billing service can submit claims for direct reimbursement to clients with an Out of Network benefit. Sometimes if a client wishes to use their In Network therapy benefit, they will choose to see me for a two to four session consultation and then I will refer them on to a therapist who is a provider of their particular insurance for therapy.
My Massachusetts Social Work License (LICSW) is #104530 and my National Provider Identifier Number (NPI) is #1598816894.
Disaster Relief
In addition to my counseling and psychotherapy practice at Mount Auburn Counseling Center, I am Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Specialist and served on the First Response Team for 9/11, the Boston Marathon bombings, and for the Katrina Relief effort. In the aftermath of the Hurricane, I lived in a Red Cross Shelter for a month counseling displaced New Orleans residents (see photos). Also I have volunteered with numerous community agencies and orphanages in Guatemala (see photos) and I am a founding Board Member of Child Adoption Associates.
- Katrina Relief
- Helping People Get Their Minds Around Disaster, The Boston Globe
- Healing The Heart, in the Wake of Disaster, The Winchester Star
- Cross Cultural Solutions
- Global Citizens Network
If you'd like to learn more about my volunteer work, visit my photos page.
Published Books
Along with my son, Adair Gregory, and colleague, I co-authored Sugar Was My Best Food: Diabetes and Me (Whitman, 1998) which sold over 200,000 copies. Sugar received an Approved Commendation from Parent's Choice, was listed in the Bank Street College's "Best of Children's Books" of 1999, and was cited as one of the "Best Science Books for Children" by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Book was featured in People Magazine, The Boston Globe, Good Morning America, National Public Radio/All Things Considered and many newspapers, magazines, and TV stations.