Counseling in Massachusetts — Existential, Narrative & Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I see adults across Massachusetts by telehealth. Most clients come to therapy not because something has gone wrong, but because something has gone quiet — a career that no longer feels like enough explanation for how the days are spent, a relationship that's technically fine, a pattern of self-doubt that keeps resurfacing despite every outward sign of success.
Boston has its own version of this pressure: an unusually credentialed, unusually driven population — finance, tech, healthcare, academia, law, plus a steady stream of PhD candidates, writers, musicians, and therapists — where achievement is assumed and the harder question of what the achievement is for rarely gets asked out loud. That question is often where our work begins.
Who I work with in Massachusetts
I work with professionals across Boston and the surrounding area, along with graduate students, academics, and clinicians who are used to being the person others turn to and are less practiced at examining their own patterns. Before starting private practice, I worked in nonprofit and community mental health settings, which shapes how I think about therapy — as a space that should be useful, not just insightful. Sessions are conducted entirely by telehealth at this time.
From the blog
- What Came Between the Event and the Feeling: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Massachusetts — On the automatic thoughts that turn a neutral moment into self-doubt, and how CBT makes them visible.
- Why do I feel something is wrong before I can explain it? — On the body registering unease before the mind can name it, and why that signal is worth trusting.
Rates & insurance
$180/hr private pay. Jonathan is also in-network with several major plans, including Aetna, AllWays Health Partners, Blue Cross Blue Shield (HMO and PPO), Boston College Student Health Insurance, Harvard Pilgrim, Harvard Student Health Insurance, Health Plans Inc., Mass General Brigham, Optum, Tufts Health Plan (commercial plans), UMR, and United Healthcare.
Plans vary even within the same insurer, so it's worth a quick call to confirm your specific plan includes him and to ask about your deductible and copay. If you'd rather not navigate that alone, Jonathan can help you sort it out before your first session.
Frequently asked questions
Do you accept insurance in Massachusetts?
Yes — Jonathan is in-network with the plans listed above and below. Coverage details vary by plan, so confirming with your insurer before the first session is recommended.
Is therapy available in person or only by telehealth?
Primarily telehealth only at this time. In person sessions can be arranged. Massachusetts clients meet by secure video, regardless of where in the state they're located.
What approaches do you use with Massachusetts clients?
An integrative mix drawn from CBT, mindfulness-based practice, narrative therapy, and existential therapy, adapted to what's most useful for what you're working through rather than applied as a fixed framework.
What's the first step?
A complimentary 15-minute consultation to talk through what's bringing you to therapy and whether we seem like a good fit.
Services provided by Jonathan Walsh, LMHC, Verdant Counseling, Inc.
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- AllWays Health Partners
- Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO and PPO
- Boston College Student Health Insurance
- Harvard Pilgrim
- Harvard Student Health Insurance
- Health Plans Inc.
- Mass General Brigham
- Optum
- Tufts Health Plan (Commercial Plans, not via Mass Health or Navigator)
- UMR
- United Healthcare