Marina Kantarovich Rodríguez, LICSW she/her
Worker-Owner
Marina came to the U.S. in 1989 as a political refugee from the Soviet Union; this identity deeply shapes her work. More specifically, Marina sees the work of psychotherapy as intimately linked to an understanding of people’s political experience and how this shapes their internal world. The way Marina works with this in the room is by paying attention to bodily experience; how the body communicates its history, sources of strength, and resilience; and how systems of oppression are enacted through it. Marina draws on liberatory abolitionist traditions as the organizing framework for the various therapeutic modalities in which she has been trained. These modalities include Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed parts work, and Somatics. Additionally, she has been studying Buddhism and Yoga since 2007 and incorporates what she has learned from these traditions to help others move from patterned reactivity to greater freedom, connectedness and well-being.
Marina has lived in Chile and is multilingual in Spanish, Russian and English—global immigration justice is a central focus of Marina’s clinical and political work. Marina works with children, families and adults. When she is not at work, she can often be found running after her 4-year-old, doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, or watching Spanish-language soap operas.
Marina is not currently accepting new clients for individual therapy. However, Marina does offer somatic coaching and EMDR intensives. Please email her directly for inquiries.
Brittany Mendez, LICSW she/her
Worker-Owner
Ego state work guides us to identify and ally with parts of ourselves. I use this modality in conjunction with EMDR to support you in working through traumas and showing up for your life in ways that align with your values. I want to help you move towards personal empowerment and strengthen your capacity for self-compassion. My style is authentic, playful and warm. I believe that every human being is deeply valuable. I'm sensitive to the impact of systemic oppression on your mental health. I'm interested in getting to how your identities and personal history informs your lived experience of this chronically stressful/ traumatizing present political moment.
Brittany is accepting new clients. She offers individual therapy for adults. She accepts Optum (public), Blue Cross Blue Shield, Tufts (public), MBHP, Carelon and various other plans.