Bridget Aureli, LPC

I begin every session by tuning in to the patient and their needs. While listening, I formulate the best strategies, psychoeducation, and exercises to address patient concerns. After every session, patients will leave feeling validated and heard, with practical approaches to address situations and symptoms. Many former patients have expressed gratitude for practical help, improved relationships, less stress, freedom from addiction and phobias, and some have returned when life changes impact their mental health. I am a real person. I hope my patients see me as someone they can engage on a level that is both appropriate to the clinical environment and helpful in building trust.

Couples and Families:

I love the challenges and joys of helping people in relationships to understand how to do better for themselves and each other. I welcome couples with varying identities, stages of commitment, styles of affection, and goals for counseling. Goals for loving relationships are not limited to having a happy marriage. Couples who are thinking about committing long-term, in the middle of a family breakup, or anywhere in between can benefit from an objective perspective on how best to relate to one another. Lifespan and Systems theories are important to all counseling, particularly the work with couples and families. I also use Gottman principles when seeing couples.

Credentials

Education

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary—Boston, MA (NEASC and ATS accredited)

Master of Arts in Counseling, 2020

Psi Chi Honor Society, graduated with honors

Bachelor of Arts in English & Secondary Education, Gordon College, 1993

Personal Interests

In my free time, I do yoga, spoil my grandbaby, walk my dog, do yoga and swim. Even though I am a “pink hat” (fan when it’s fun), I am a sports good luck charm. Since I moved to Texas y’all have won two World Series and my new hometown gave the world a Super Bowl QB. I like to think my spending 30 years in Massachusetts helped the Pats, Sox, C’s and B’s win their trophies.

In-network

Insurance Accepted

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Cigna/Evernorth
• Curative
• Employers Health Network
• Medicare
• Partners Direct Health
• Sana Benefits
• Seton Health Plan
• UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialities

Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Career Counseling, Religious Trauma

Expertise

• Academic Issues
• ADD / ADHD
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality
• Career Counseling / Professional Growth
• Depression
• Dissociation
• Divorce / Breakup
• Family Conflict
• Gender Identity
• Impulse Control Issues
• Infertility / Miscarriages
• Infidelity / Cheating
• Internet Addiction
• Lack of Emotional Awareness
• Loss or Grief
• Marital Conflict / Partner Conflict
• OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
• Panic Attacks
• Parenting
• Perfectionism
• Phobia
• Religious Trauma
• Substance Use
• Trauma / PTSD

+15 expertise

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

• Accelerated Experiential Dynamic (AEDP)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Culturally Sensitive
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Eclectic
• Faith-Based Counseling
• Family / Marital
• Family Systems
• Feminist
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Interpersonal
• Mindfulness-Based Interventions
• Motivational Interviewing
• Multicultural
• Person-Centered (Rogerian)
• Psychoanalytic
• Somatic
• Strength-Based

+6 approaches

Client Focus

• Age Groups Served: 13-65+
• Participant Types: Individuals, Couples, Families

Thank you for taking this step toward your mental health—whether you’re feeling a little off or carrying deep pain, your journey matters. As your therapist, I’m here to help you reconnect with peace, understand your emotions, and walk alongside you with compassion and advocacy as you move forward.