Kayla Doherty
LICSW
Hello! My name is Kayla and I am the owner of Thrive Wellness Counseling. I am a LICSW who graduated from Boston University with my Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work. I have been working in the North Andover/Andover/Lawrence are for seven years. My passion is working with people who have experienced trauma and helping them to heal. I have been extensively trained in trauma and trauma therapy (TF-CBT, ARC, and My Life My Choice to name a few). My goal is to help you feel better in as little time as possible. No two traumas are the same and no two clients are the same, so treatment timelines can vary greatly, however, I would say an average treatment duration is six-twelve months. Treatment plans are always individualized and based on client needs and preferences. There is no ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to trauma treatment. Clients need to feel comfortable, accepted, and understood when doing this work which is why I decided to start my own practice to be able to give my clients everything they need to heal.
Frank Gomez
LMFT
Hi! My name is Frank Gomez, LMFT and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Massachusetts. I hold a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Couples and Family Therapy from William James College. I have been working with families for 9 years. Currently, I serve at Massachusetts Board of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions as an LMFT board member. I am also the Massachusetts State delegate for the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards. With my time and experience working with multi-stressed families, I have developed a passion for delivering well rounded evidence based, culturally, and linguistically responsive treatment.
I am trained in Systemic Therapies, CBT, TF-CBT, Positive Parenting, and Navigate IRT (an early psychosis evidence based treatment for young adults. I love working with families, couples and teens struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma. I take a compassionate, direct, and warm approach in supporting clients from a variety of backgrounds.
Michelle Mahoney
LMHC
Hi! My name is Michelle and I'm a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts. I have worked with children (both latency aged and adolescents) and adults in individual therapy and have engaged within family therapy for the past 5 years. My personal therapeutic approach is that it is all about you - what you need, what helps you, and what can best support you in that moment. I do believe that therapy is a process - it takes time and some work but it's important to know that you aren't alone within this process.
I spent 5 years working with traumatized youth and their families to begin to work through their trauma histories, developing coping strategies, and rebuilding positive attachments through the use of TF-CBT, ARC framework, and SMART which have so many benefits when utilized within the therapeutic process.
Therapy is about what you want from it, however, I do believe that the best outcomes come from an interactive experience that utilizes different modalities and tools to best support your progress. This can be utilized through homework between sessions, movement based activities, coping strategies and other things that are specific for you!
