CONNECTICUT

Cheli Lange, LPC • Canton, CT
cblange@comcast.net. •. www.chelilange.com • (860) 335-4545
Certified EFCT Therapist

MAINE

Paulina Pope, LICSW • South Berwick, ME
pauliina@ppopelcsw.com • www.ppope.clientsecure.me • (207) 292-7326
Basic EFCT Training

MASSACHUSETTS

Sara Elinoff Acker, LICSW • Amherst, MA
sara.elinoff.acker@gmail.com. •. (413) 537-1912
Advanced EFCT Training; Hold Me Tight Facilitator

Pam Alexander, PhD • Sherborn, MA
pam.alexander.phd@gmail.com • www.pamalexanderphd.com • (508) 283-7317
Advanced EFCT Training

Carla Antonellis, LMHC • Framingham, MA
Email • Website • (508) 254-5663
Advanced EFCT Training

Bethany Argenio, LICSW • Boston, MA
Bethany@bethanyargeniotherapync.com • 631) 902-8914 • www.bethanyargeniotherapync.com
Advanced EFCT Training; Advanced EFIT Training

Michelle Avigan, PhD • Needham, MA
connect@michelleaviganphd.com • Website
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Anna Banks, LICSW • Cambridge, MA
anna@annabankscounseling.com • : (617) 546-7500 • www.annabankscounseling.com
Basic EFCT Training

Heidi Bercovici, LMFT • Acton, MA
Email • Website • (978) 407-2092
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor, Certified EFIT Therapist and Supervisor

Rebecca Brooks, MSW, LICSW • Concord, MA (Telehealth)
Email • Website • (857) 600-0277
Advanced EFCT Training

Kendra Capalbo, LICSW • Boston, MA
kendra@thepathbacktoeachother.com • (774) 219-0943 • www.conciergecouplescounseling.com
Advanced EFCT Training

Patrice Carroll, LICSW • Hingham, MA
Email • Website
Certified EFCT Therapist, Certified EFIT Therapist

Patricia Clayman, PhD • Gloucester, MA
patticlaymanphd@gmail.com •
www.PattiClaymanPhD.com • (978) 273-7300
Advanced EFCT Training

Viergelyn Chery-Reed, LMHC • Jamaica Plain, MA
vierge@groundinghearts.com •
www.groundinghearts.com • (617) 297-7788
Advanced EFCT Training

Shiri Cohen, PhD • Telehealth Only
contactme@drshiricohen.com• https://www.drshiricohen.com • (617) 468-8164
Certified EFCT Therapist

Theresa Cohen, LICSW • North Harwich, MA
theresa@bullockcohen.com •. (617) 803-1399 • www.tbcohen.com
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor; Advanced EFIT Training

Jenna Cornelle, LICSW • Amesbury, MA
jennactherapy@gmail.com • (617) 529-7132
Advanced EFCT Training

Laura Craig-Bray, PhD • North Andover, MA and NH
Email • drlauratherapy.com • (978) 225.3467
Certified EFCT Therapist

Deborah Curtis, LICSW • Newburyport, MA
Email • Website • (978) 255-3973
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Joe DeAngelis, LICSW, CGP • Lexington, MA
Email • Website • (781) 862-6404
Advanced EFCT Training

Shelly Dell, LMFT • Scituate, MA
Website • (781) 361-9976
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Jennifer DeSouza, LICSW • Arlington, MA and Telehealth
jenniferdesouzalicsw@gmail.com • www.jenniferdesouzalicsw.com • (617) 955-1095
Basic EFCT Training

Carmine DiChiara, PsyD • Needham, MA
Email • Website • (617) 765-2080
Basic EFCT Training

Paul Doud, LMFT • Wendall, MA
Email • (413) 313-6193
Advanced EFCT Training

Lana Emelyanov, LICSW • Westford, MA
Email • Website • (978) 393-1770
Certified EFCT Therapist

Rebecca Eudy, LMHC • Melrose, MA
rebecca@rebeccaeudy.com • www.rebeccaeudy.com • (617) 398-0314
Certified EFCT Therapist

Xiaoyan Fan, PhD • Cambridge, MA
Email • (617) 259-1895
Advanced EFCT Training

Juliana Fay, LICSW • Arlington, MA
contact@julianafaycounseling.com • www.julianafaycounseling.com • (617) 362-7815
Advanced EFCT Training

Andrew Frager, LMHC • Great Barrington, MA
andrew@bluehousetherapy.com • www.bluehousetherapy.com • (413) 600-8066
Advanced EFCT Training

Nina Friedman, LICSW • Belmont, MA
Email • Website • (781) 223-5510
Advanced EFCT Training

Kristin Gearin, LMHC • Duxbury, MA
kgearin@ssp.hush.com •  southshorepsychotherapy.com • (617) 251-8777
Advanced EFCT Training; Basic EFIT Training

Emily Germain, LICSW • Newburyport, MA
emilygermainlicsw@gmail.com • www.emilygermainlicsw.com •  (978) 255-3083
Basic EFCT Training

Carol Goldman, LICSW • Boston, MA
Email • Website • (617) 899-1955
Certified EFCT Therapist

Ron Goldman, LMHC • Chestnut Hill, MA
Email • Website • (617) 232-3458
Certified EFCT Therapist

Meredith J. Goldsmith, LICSW • Norwood, MA
Merrieg17@gmail.com • www.talktomeredith.com • (617) 792-7637
Advanced EFCT Training

Danielle Green, LICSW • Arlington, MA
Email • Website • (617) 913-2969
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Amy Gubellini, LICSW • Cohasset, MA
amygubellini@gmail.com • www.amygubellini.com • (781) 727-3511
Advanced EFCT Training, Advanced EFIT Training

Taylor Haaf, LICSW • Cambridge, MA
 t.haaf@1awellness.com • 978-307-2010
Advanced EFCT Training

Ross Hackerson, LMFT • Huntington, MA
rolferross@comcast.net • AnAffairOfTheHeart.US • (413) 210-3729
Advanced EFCT Training

Israela Holtzman, LMHC • Sharon, MA and Newton, MA
Email • Website • (781) 724-1373
Basic EFCT Training

Catie Hunter, LMFT • Newton, MA (Telehealth and In-Person)
Email • Website • (617) 302-7234
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor-in-Training

Edith Bross Johns, LICSW • Salem, MA
Email • (610) 248-1734
Certified EFCT Therapist

Elizabeth Johnston, LICSW • Auburn, NH and MA (Telehealth)
Email • Website • (603) 451-0679
Certified EFCT Therapist, Certified EFIT Therapist

Jennifer Johnston, LMHC, PhD • Cambridge, MA
Email • (617) 803-6885
Certified EFCT Therapist

Noreen Kavanaugh, LICSW • Needham, MA
Email • Website • (781) 449-1913
Certified EFCT Therapist

Rosa Khorshidi, LMFT • Waltham, MA
Email • Website • (857) 231-2624
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Stella Kleinbock, LMHC • Natick, MA
stelka.klein@gmail.com • www.psychologytoday.com/profile/923070 • (617) 855-5679
Advanced EFCT Training

Nancy Knudsen, LMFT • Northampton, MA
Email • Website • (413) 586-9424
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Raia Kogan, LMFT • Northampton and TeleHealth
raia@embodiedtherapies.com • www.Raiakogan.com • (510) 698-9642
Advanced EFCT Training

Patricia Kruglak, LICSW • Northampton, MA
Email • (413) 314-2111
Advanced EFCT Training

Marsha Krupkin, LICSW • Hyannis, Ma
mkrupkin131@gmail.com • www.marishaekrupkinmsw.com • (646) 382-6011
Basic EFCT Training

James Leffert, PsyD • Cambridge, MA
james.leffert@comcast.net • (617) 492-8393
Basic EFCT Training

Jennifer Leigh, PhD • Belmont, MA
Website • (617) 359-9850
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Sharon Levin, LICSW • Lexington, Ma
levin.psychotherapy@gmail.com • (781) 799-4526
Advanced EFCT Training

Julia Lotin, LICSW • Middleboro, MA
journeytoselfservices@gmail.com •. www.journeytoselfservices.com • (508) 256-9650 Advanced EFCT Training

Karen MacKenzie, MSW, LICSW • Boston, MA (Telehealth)
Email • Website • (617) 893-3818
Advanced EFCT Training

Suzanne Marcus, LMFT • Arlington, MA
Email • Website • (781) 643-4336
Certified EFCT Therapist

Cara McCormack, LMHC • North Reading, MA
cmccormacklmhc@gmail.com • 978-406-9839
Certified EFCT Therapist

Karen Merkl, PsyD • Newton, MA
Email • (617) 259-1895
Basic EFCT Training

Lennon Micciulla, LMFTA • Telehealth Only
lennon@nuovalunatherapy.com • nuovalunatherapy.com • (206) 566-7527
Basic EFCT Training

Catherine Morley, LICSW • Weston, MA
Email • (617) 299-9277
Advanced EFCT Training

Dhanya Nair, LMFT • Wellesley, MA
dnair.contextualchange@gmail.com • (414) 856-4696 • www.dhanyanairlmft.com
Basic EFCT Training

Karen Owens-Schwartz, LMHC • Belmont, MA
Email • Website • (617) 528-9728
Advanced EFCT Training

Pamela Pacelli, LMHC, LMFT • Arlington, MA
Email • https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/pamela-pacelli-cambridge-ma/89728 •. (617) 864-6845
Certified EFCT Therapist
Additional training in Discernment Counseling

Christopher Pagano, PhD • Wellesley Hills, MA
chrispaganophd@gmail.com • chrispaganophd.com • (781) 856-9449
Basic EFCT Training

Anne Parente, LICSW • Northampton, MA
Email • Website • (413) 887-8847
Advanced EFCT Training

Holly Parker, PhD • Acton, MA
drhollyparker@gmail.com • www.drhollyparker.com •. (978) 254-4226
Certified EFCT Therapist 

Lisa Pierce, LICSW • Cambridge, MA
Email • Website • (617) 945-5190
Certified EFCT Therapist

Caitlin Pittel, PsyD • Concord, MA
Email • (978) 610-6090
Advanced EFCT Training

Madeleine Pluhar, LICSW • Winchester, MA
Email • Website • (781) 888-3739
Certified EFCT Therapist

Reizel Polak, LICSW • Brookline, MA
reizelp@gmail.com • (617) 739-2767
Advanced EFCT Training

Jan Price, LICSW • Tyngsboro, MA
jprice@greenbridgecw.com  • www.greenbridgecw.com • (978) 219-4176
Advanced EFCT Training

Paul Sawyer, LICSW • Newton Highlands, MA
paul@sawyerwellness.com • www.Sawyerwellness.com • (508) 404-8467
Advanced EFCT Training

Kristen Shea, LICSW • Hingham, MA
ksheabett@comcast.net • (781) 710-5312
Basic EFCT Training

Melanie Shear, LICSW • Arlington, MA
mshear415@gmail.com • (978) 692-0301
Advanced EFCT Training

Nedra Shield, LICSW • Northampton, MA
Email • (203) 710-1233
Advanced EFCT Training

Stephan Steisel, PsyD • Belmont, MA
Email • (617) 913-0735
Advanced EFCT Training

SuMing Sullivan, LICSW • Arlington, MA
Email • Website • (617) 702-4710
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor-in-Training

Cheryl Sutherland, LICSW • Westford, MA
Email • (978) 551-6115
Certified EFCT Therapist

Alison Todd, LICSW • Northampton, MA
Email • Website • (413) 374-7605
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Doug Todd, LMFT • Boston, MA
Email • Website • (802) 349-8591
Advanced EFCT Training

Pamela Torre, LICSW • Northampton, MA
Email • (413) 588-1614
Certified EFCT Therapist, Certified EFIT Therapist

Paige Van Norstrand, LICSW • Somerville, MA
paige@backtogoodcounseling.com • www.backtogoodcounseling.com • (507) 884-6221
Advanced EFCT Training

Marian Vance, LMFT (Beacon Counseling Services, LLC) • Beverly, MA
Email • (978) 473-1346
Advanced EFCT Training

Jacqueline Warner, LMFT • Boston, MA
jwarner@liveoakcounselingct.com • www.liveoakcounselingct.com • (203) 561-1675
Advanced EFCT Training

Ben Weiss, LICSW • Northampton, MA
benweiss.licsw@gmail.com • www.benweisslicsw.com • (413) 341-6965
Certified EFCT Therapist

Ashley Williams, LICSW • Cambridge, MA and New London, NH
Email • Website • (603) 563-0354
Advanced EFCT Training

Kelly Wilson, PhD • Cambridge, MA
Email • (857) 600-0875
Certified EFCT Therapist, Certified EFIT Therapist

Paula Zerfoss, LICSW • MA (telehealth only)
Email • Website • (617) 981-3002
 Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Yiling Zhang, PhD • Andover, MA
yzhang@dryilingzhang.com • www.dryilingzhang.com • (617) 606-5258
Advanced EFCT Training, EFIT Advanced Training, EFFT Basic Training

Ann Zierler, LICSW • Milford, MA
Email •  (508) 243-9337
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor, Certified EFIT Therapist and Supervisor

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jillian Beverstock, LMFT • Portsmouth, NH
Email • (603) 770-1608
Advanced EFCT Training

Laura Craig-Bray, PhD • North Andover, MA and NH
Email • drlauratherapy.com • (978) 225.3467
Certified EFCT Therapist

Nadia Delshad, PsyD, LPC, LCMHC • Bedford, NH
Email • Website • (603) 552-5664
Certified EFCT Therapist

Lana Emelyanov, LICSW • Westford, MA and NH
Email • Website • (978) 393-1770
Certified EFCT Therapist

Elizabeth Johnston, LICSW • Auburn, NH and MA (Telehealth)
Email • Website • (603) 451-0679
Certified EFCT Therapist; Certified EFIT Therapist

Naomi Rather, PhD, LCMHC • Newington, NH
Website • Email • (603) 431-6677
Certified EFCT Therapist and Supervisor

Ashley Williams, LICSW • New London, NH and Cambridge, MA
Email • Website • (603) 563-0354
Advanced EFCT Training

RHODE ISLAND

Arthur Roberts, LMHC • Providence, RI
Email • Website
Advanced EFCT Training

Kristen Stone, PhD • Lincoln, RI
Email • Website • (401) 294-0451
Advanced EFCT Training

VERMONT

Jonathan Ayers, LCMHC • Burlington, VT
jon@flourishvt.com • www.flourishvt.com • (802) 392-2120
Advanced EFCT Training

Richard Langsner, LICSW • Brattleboro, VT
Email • (802) 490-5580
Advanced EFCT Training

Wendy Stephens-Grube, PsyD, MFT • Springfield, VT
Email • Website • (802) 221-4094
Advanced EFCT Training

Karen Vedus, LMFT • Putney, VT
karenveduslmft@buildingbetterbonds.com • www.buildingbetterbonds.com • (832) 332-3007
Advanced EFCT Training

OTHER STATES

Emily Mohr, PhD • Champaign, IL
emily@truecounselingandconsulting.com • http://truecounselingandconsulting.com • (217) 766-1524
Advanced EFCT Training

Every EFT Massachusetts therapist listed below is licensed and has received training in Emotionally Focused Therapy. 

Therapists trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT) are categorized into five levels: Basic EFCT Training by completing the Externship, Advanced EFCT Training by completing Core Skills, Certified EFCT Therapist by demonstrating competency in using the model with couples to the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT), EFCT Supervisor-in-Training, and Certified EFCT Supervisor by demonstrating competency in supervising therapists learning the model to ICEEFT.

Therapists trained in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) are categorized into five levels: Basic EFIT Training by completing Level 1, Advanced EFIT Training by completing Level 2, Certified EFIT Therapist by demonstrating competency in using the model with individuals to ICEEFT, EFIT Supervisor-in-Training, and Certified EFIT Supervisor by demonstrating competency in supervising therapists learning the model to ICEEFT.

Therapists trained in Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) are categorized into five levels: Basic EFFT Training by completing Level 1, Advanced EFFT Training by completing Level 2, Certified EFFT Therapist by demonstrating competency in using the model with families to ICEEFT, EFFT Supervisor-in-Training, and Certified EFFT Supervisor by demonstrating competency in supervising therapists learning the model to ICEEFT.