Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates

Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates Culturally sensitive mental health services in the heart of Boston, MA

Seasonal depression isn’t just a winter thing.For some, the long days, intense heat, or change in routine can bring on f...
07/21/2025

Seasonal depression isn’t just a winter thing.

For some, the long days, intense heat, or change in routine can bring on feelings of isolation, restlessness, or even sadness—this is called Summer-pattern Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

If you’re feeling low and aren’t sure why, you're not alone—and you're not making it up. Therapy can help you explore patterns, develop coping tools, and feel more supported through seasonal shifts.

We’re here for you!

Feeling overwhelmed during pregnancy or postpartum? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate this season by you...
07/17/2025

Feeling overwhelmed during pregnancy or postpartum? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate this season by yourself.

Join our Virtual Perinatal Support Group (starting July 24!) to connect with others, share experiences, and build real coping tools that support your mental health.

🗓 Thursdays | July 24–Sept 11

🕔 5–6 PM EST | 💻 Online

💲 $30/session (8 sessions total)

Led by Madelyn Brunvand, LCSW, this group is here to help you feel supported, grounded, and more connected.

Feeling overwhelmed during pregnancy or postpartum? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate this season by you...
07/17/2025

Feeling overwhelmed during pregnancy or postpartum? You’re not alone — and you don’t have to navigate this season by yourself.

Join our Virtual Perinatal Support Group (starting July 24!) to connect with others, share experiences, and build real coping tools that support your mental health.

🗓 Thursdays | July 24–Sept 11

🕔 5–6 PM CST | 💻 Online

💲 $30/session (8 sessions total)

Led by Madelyn Brunvand, LCSW, this group is here to help you feel supported, grounded, and more connected.

Meet Emma!Emma Fuini, LICSW (she/her) is a psychotherapist here at CICA Boston and is currently accepting new clients wi...
07/14/2025

Meet Emma!

Emma Fuini, LICSW (she/her) is a psychotherapist here at CICA Boston and is currently accepting new clients with BCBS and Aetna coverage.

Emma brings a trauma-informed, person-in-environment approach to therapy, recognizing the importance of both individual and environmental factors that impact wellbeing. She adapts her techniques to meet each client’s needs and has extensive experience working with transgender and gender non-conforming individuals, as well as other underserved populations.

Emma specializes in supporting clients through trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, PTSD, and life transitions such as burnout, heartbreak, medical distress, and community violence. She is also trained in providing assessments and letters of advocacy for gender-affirming medical care.

Before joining CICA, Emma worked in several medical settings, including as a social worker in the Surgical and Neurological ICU at Boston Medical Center. She holds a BSW from the University of New Hampshire and an MSW from Simmons University, where she received the “Outstanding Competence in Multicultural Practice” award.

Fun fact, Emma is a big reader—she averages 100 books a year! She also enjoys staying active, trying new restaurants, cuddling with her orange tabby Ruthie, and watching Boston sports or British reality TV.

Spending time with others can be meaningful and exhausting. If you find yourself feeling drained after a busy week of so...
07/11/2025

Spending time with others can be meaningful and exhausting. If you find yourself feeling drained after a busy week of socializing, that’s valid.

Social fatigue is real, especially in summer months when schedules fill up fast.

Boundaries are a form of self-respect—not disconnection. 💛

🧠 Therapy that Sees the Whole YouDr. Aleesha Young isn’t just a licensed clinical psychologist, she’s a trailblazer in c...
07/07/2025

🧠 Therapy that Sees the Whole You

Dr. Aleesha Young isn’t just a licensed clinical psychologist, she’s a trailblazer in culturally competent mental health care. With lived experience as a cisgender, Black woman and a professional background shaped by over a decade of clinical work, Dr. Young understands how identity, race, and systemic barriers can shape our mental health journeys.

Through a collaborative, respectful approach, she helps clients feel truly seen, heard, and empowered. Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety, or simply trying to show up more fully in your life, her work is rooted in real understanding not just textbook theory.

Dr. Young is also the author of a groundbreaking guide to culturally competent telehealth, and currently serves as the first woman of color President of the Massachusetts Psychological Association. Her goal? To make therapy more accessible, inclusive, and affirming for all.

✨ Therapy should reflect your reality. With Dr. Young, it does.

Meet Dylan!Dylan Reyes, MA (he/they), is a pre-licensed psychotherapist here at CICA. With a warm, collaborative, and em...
07/04/2025

Meet Dylan!

Dylan Reyes, MA (he/they), is a pre-licensed psychotherapist here at CICA. With a warm, collaborative, and empowering approach, Dylan supports clients navigating complex trauma, identity development, chronic illness, grief, and life transitions.

As a q***r, mixed-race clinician, Dylan brings deep lived and professional experience to their work—centering care around racial identity, gender exploration, sexuality, and cultural healing. Their practice is grounded in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed frameworks that honor the whole person and their unique story.

Dylan integrates elements of narrative therapy, IFS, ACT, and person-centered work to help clients feel seen, supported, and capable of transformation.

Outside the therapy room, Dylan keeps a fun tradition of celebrating their birthday in a new city and state each year!

At CICA, we offer a welcoming and supportive space for individuals, couples, and families. Whether you're navigating anx...
06/30/2025

At CICA, we offer a welcoming and supportive space for individuals, couples, and families. Whether you're navigating anxiety, life transitions, identity exploration, or just looking for someone to talk to, we’re here to help!

Our team of dedicated clinicians is ready to walk alongside you with compassion and care.✨

Visit our website linked in or bio to learn more about becoming a client. We’d love to meet you!

Before you head into the weekend, here’s your reminder to take a deep breath and come back to yourself. 💛Let these affir...
06/27/2025

Before you head into the weekend, here’s your reminder to take a deep breath and come back to yourself. 💛

Let these affirmations guide you into rest, ease, and self-kindness, whatever your weekend holds.

You deserve peace. You deserve care. You deserve to feel grounded.

Meet Emily!Emily Feigenberg LICSW (she/her), is a Clinical Supervisor and independently licensed psychotherapist here a...
06/23/2025

Meet Emily!

Emily Feigenberg LICSW (she/her), is a Clinical Supervisor and independently licensed psychotherapist here at CICA and she’s currently accepting BCBS & Aetna clients as an in-network provider!

With over a decade of experience, Emily brings a warm, affirming presence and deep dedication to supporting individuals through trauma, identity exploration, and life’s complex transitions. Her approach is culturally sensitive, psychodynamically informed, and grounded in empathy and connection.

Emily specializes in working with marginalized communities, artists, and those navigating issues like trauma, anxiety, ADHD, self-esteem, and women's mental health. She’s also passionate about supporting clients with psychogenic seizures and epilepsy.

As both a clinician and a supervisor, Emily’s clients often share how safe and supported they feel in her care—and she believes that real healing begins with trust and curiosity in the therapeutic relationship. Outside the office, you’ll find Emily biking, making art from found objects, and uncovering hidden gems in her neighborhood.

Depression doesn’t always look like what you’d expect. It can feel heavy, quiet, numb, or even invisible to others.At CI...
06/20/2025

Depression doesn’t always look like what you’d expect. It can feel heavy, quiet, numb, or even invisible to others.

At CICA Boston, we want you to know:
You’re not being dramatic.�You’re not a burden.�You deserve support.

Therapy can help you untangle what you’re feeling and start building tools to care for yourself with compassion. If you're ready to take that first step, we’re here to walk with you!

Now accepting new clients, Learn more at cic.associates, link in our bio!

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm

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+16173363246

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