Thank you for taking the time to improve your mental health! Whether you are feeling a bit “off” or are in dire need of someone to talk to about deep pain, I honor your journey. As your therapist, I help you to regain peace and regulate your big emotions. We are all on a journey, and taking steps to find the right person to accompany you and be your advocate takes courage and patience.
Bridget Aureli, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor (she, her)
- Work best with: Adolescents (13-17), Adults, LGBTQ+ Community, Veterans, BIPOC, Couples
- Appointments: Telehealth only
- Manage Medications: Provides therapy and collaborates closely with our psychiatry team for medication management, available through internal referral if needed.
Individuals over age 13:
First, I listen to your story without any judgment and only then offer perspectives on how to help you meet your chosen goals. Any issue in your life that affects your emotions is important to our work together. Your whole person informs how you feel. We can talk about your family, physical health, financial woes, relationships, career decisions, cultural background, sexual identity, and anything else that is on your mind. My approach is always centered on which strategy or coping skill addresses your needs. In the jargon of the field, these approaches are labeled Eclectic, Person-Centered, Solution-Focused, Holistic, CBT, DBT, IFS, among others. That means I match what you want to accomplish in therapy to the hundreds of ways to get there.
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, or who are in the middle of a family breakup, or anywhere in between, can benefit from an objective perspective on how to best 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 October 2020
Psi Chi Honor Society, graduated with honors
Gordon College: Bachelor of Arts in English & Secondary Education May 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 and Self Pay
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Employers Health Network
- Humana
- Medicare
- Partners Direct Health
- Sana Benefits
- Seton Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialities
Military and Young Adult transitions, Spiritual/religious trauma and abuse
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
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
Locations
Client Focus
- Age Groups Served: Teens (13 - 18), Adults
- Participant Types: Individuals, Couples
- Language Spoken: English