Myra Durkin
I am a clinical social worker and relationship/sex therapist in Davis Square, Somerville, with over 30 years of experience working with individuals and couples. I have worked as a staff therapist at Harvard University and Wheelock College, and trained and worked for five years as a staff therapist at the Institute for Sexuality and Intimacy, formerly at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. I also have expertise with eating disorders, anxiety, performance issues and more. I see people of all genders, races, religions and sexual orientations. Clients say I am warm, compassionate and practical, and provide a comfortable, relaxed and safe environment. My approach is eclectic; I collaborate with each client to find the right treatment approach uniquely tailored to his/her/their needs.
I use a combination of psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and interpersonal therapies, relaxation training, mindfulness meditation and self-directed medical hypnotherapy, efficiently providing deep and lasting change. I help people to improve self-esteem. I also treat pain, issues with illness, smoking/habit cessation, performance issues and more.
I help clients find and build on their strengths, so that no matter what the reasons were that brought them to therapy, they become able to appreciate themselves in a deep and lasting way.
Specialties
Addiction Alcohol Misuse or Abuse Anger management Anxiety Athletic Performance Behavioral Issues Bias and Discrimination Bipolar Disorder Body Image Career Concerns Chronic Medical Condition Chronic Pain College adjustment Cultural Adjustment Depression Dissociative Disorders Divorce Dual diagnosis Eating Disorders Emotional Regulation Excoriation Disorder Existential Challenges / Crises Family Conflict Financial Insecurity Food Insecurity Gaming Addiction Grief and Loss Housing Insecurity Identity Development Impulse Control Internet Addiction Intimate Partner Abuse Life Transitions Marital and Premarital counseling Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Parenting Perfectionism Personality Disorders Phobias Pregnancy and Postpartum Psychosis & Pre-Psychotic Symptoms Race Based Trauma Racial Identity Relationship Issues Self-esteem Self-harm Sexual Abuse Sexual Assault Sexual Health Sexuality Sexual Orientation Sleep Social Anxiety Social Isolation Stress Stress from Academics Substance Abuse Trauma & PTSD TrichotillomaniaInsurance & Payment
In-Network Insurance Plans
Paperwork:
I can provide you with paperwork for reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network sessions.
NPI Number
1083787956Rates
| First session | $180 |
| Ongoing sessions | $180 |
Locations
Practice Hours
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | -- |
| Sunday | -- |
Treatment Approaches
Attachment-based Career Counseling Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Compassion Focused Culturally Sensitive Eclectic EMDR Emotionally Focused Therapy Exposure Therapy Family Systems Feminist Gottman Method Holistic Humanistic Hypnotherapy Insight Therapy Integrative Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) Meditation Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) Mind-Body Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Motivational Interviewing Multicultural Parent Coaching Person-Centered Positive Psychology Prolonged Exposure Therapy Psychoanalytic Psychodynamic Relational Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Somatic Strength-Based Supportive Trauma FocusedModalities
Couples IndividualsAge Groups
Adolescents (13-17) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64) Seniors (65+)Meeting Options
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 35
- License(s): MA-106769
More About Me
- Languages Spoken: English