Danielle Cote at Guiding Light

Family Counseling Associates of Massachusetts, conveniently located in Braintree, MA offers both in-person and virtual mental wellness and behavioral health support to help get you back to feeling your best. Our licensed psychiatrists, nurse practitioners and therapists work with you to help meet your specific needs and goals, at your own pace. Family Counseling Associates of Massachusetts is a part of Optum Behavioral Care.

I am widely experienced in treating anxiety and panic, mood problems, alcoholism, relationships, life transitions, co-dependency, chronic stress, grief and loss of meaning and identity from a mind/body and mindfulness perspective. I work with women and men, older adults, anxious and depressed younger adults, and include significant others as needed. I've had specialized training working with the deeper mind for rapid intervention, enhancing motivation, to transform perceptions that keep us stuck, to resolve problems resistant to change. I offer workshops to enhance communication, build resiliency, relationship skills, creativity and problem solving.Sandtray therapy is optional and available to clients. My clients use a tray of sand and miniature figures to create pictures in the tray that help grasp problems that are complicated or hard to put into words. It is a wonderful means toward a deeper insight about ourselves in our world.My in-person services, offered in a warm home office environment, are focused on helping build a stronger sense of connection with yourself and others. I am active and direct, and a strong effort is made to capture the essence of the problem by the end of the first session. Services not offered for the purpose of litigation or disability determinations.This practice accepts insurances to include BCBS, and offers a sliding scale fee.

Douglas C. Riley, LICSW, BCD, is dedicated to helping people develop positive life skills utilizing goal-centered psychotherapy. He believes that people hold their own key to happiness and possess the power to positively change their lives. Doug Riley has been in private practice since 1980 and is passionate about helping people live the lives they deserve. Doug Riley was trained in stress management by Dr. Herbert Benson, MD, at Harvard Medical School. He is a Licensed, Independent Clinical Social Worker and is Board-Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work.