Mitchell Gurk, Lic. Psychologist Provider, Lic MFT
Psychologist
Spencer, MA
In-Person
About me
Family psychologist in private practice for over 40 years and various institutional settings before that. i work with the entire life span, all ages >2. Specialties include marital and couple therapy. Family therapy, Child play therapy, Psychological and neuropsych testing, hypnotherapy. Offer Pet Assisted Therapy (PAT). Most insurers accepted; i accept assignment for goal of service availability. All sessions in person and NO CANCEL, masks and vaccine card required - i will also show you mine. Inquiries by phone: 5088853861.
Treatment approach is results oriented and often psycho-educational. This leaves you more free and in control of your emotions, values, decisions and also aware and mindful of them. Therapy is Love, a long continuous conversation about you and for you, in a relationship based on trust, reliability, acceptance and compassion for suffering. i am experienced in most modalities and apply them flexibly to most benefit the patient and your goals. Family theory is utilized to help with the basic human need to fit into a system, to belong while still being fully yourself. The PAT helps to create an atmosphere of affection, welcome, attachment, safety and calm.
License
License(s)
Professional certifications
Board certification
Education
UConn
Villanova U.
Delaunay MHC and Dammasch State Hosp., Portland OR
National Training Labs (NTL)
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$200 - $Accepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
Accepted insurance plans
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Self-Pay Only
- Cigna
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- ADHD
- Adoption & Fostering
- Alcohol or Drug Use/Addictions
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Anger Issues
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Binge Eating
- Bipolar & Other Mood Disorders
- Body Image
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bullying
- Career
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Developmental & Intellectual Disorders
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Abuse/Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Fertility, Pregnancy & Postpartum
- Grief & Loss
- Hoarding
- LGBTQIA+
- Learning Disabilities
- Men's Issues
- Mental Health Professionals
- Narcissism
- Neuropsychological Issues
- Nutrition
- Obesity & Weight Management
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppositional/Defiant Behavior
- Parenting & Parent-Child Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pet Loss
- Phobias & Fears
- Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
- Relationships
- School Performance
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Injury
- Sex and/or Pornography Addiction
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Identity
- Sleep Disorders
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress/Stress Management
- Substance Use Disorders
- Suicidality
- Suicide Loss
- Trauma & PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Women's Issues
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Motivational Interviewing; Reality Therapy; Rational-Emotive Therapy; Bowen Family Systems Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Play Therapy & Sandtray
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- LGBTQIA+
- Immunodisorders
- Single Parents
- People with Disabilities
- Military Families
- Autism
- Blind and/or Visually Impaired
- 12-Step Programs
- Deaf
- Biracial
- HIV / AIDS
- Cancer Survivors
- Black
- Veterans
- Trauma Survivors
- Immigrants
- Asian
- Hablo un poco d'Espanol.
Faith-based specialties
- All faiths.
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Confucianism
- Gnosticism
- Hinduism
- Indigenous American Religions
- Islam
- Judaism
- Rastafarianism
- Sikhism
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Psychological Testing
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Early Childhood (0-4)
- Kids & Tweens (5-12)
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
- Groups
- Families
- Parents & Caregivers
Languages
- Spanish
- English