Cheri Crossley Petitpas, LICSW

07/23/2025

I have immediate openings for both in person and telehealth appointments.

Cheri Crossley Petitpas, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, New Bedford, MA, 02740, (508) 714-7129, I have immediate openings at this time for both in person & telehealth sessions. Please EMAIL me for current availability. In addition, please review the list of accepted insurances below. I believe that...

06/08/2025

4️⃣ years ago, I posted the caption below ⬇️ on my personal FB page. Today, I'm posting again & adding to my professional account because, sadly, it has only gotten worse. I continue to urge my fellow therapists to check in, offer support & a safe space for ALL clients, but especially those feeling targeted in their own communities & country.

"🤔Just a thought, to my fellow therapists. There is a serious increase in antisemitism in our country. If you have any Jewish clients I urge you to check in with them regarding their feelings of safety and community. I made this my focus this week, and realized how needed it was. 😉"

05/29/2025

I have immediate openings for both in person & telehealth sessions. See profile in my comments for full details.

01/30/2025

my favorite.

01/27/2025

01/21/2025

"Anticipatory stress is a feeling of stress that arises from anticipating a difficult or unpredictable event in the future. It can involve a sense of lack of control and can negatively impact emotional well-being and cognitive performance."

It can help to 🛑 stop, pause and 🤔 think about what is ACTUALLY happening v. what your mind 🧠 is telling you is GOING to happen or what you have already decided is going to happen. We incorporate thinking into this when we focus on today, on what we have control over which is both nothing and a lot. "Huh?" 🤷‍♀️ Essentially, you have but there are a lot of little things you can do daily that are of your choosing; getting up, showering 🚿, going to work, eating, exercising, etc... all conscious decisions you have control over. When you think (not feel, this is also a significant difference) that you have limited control over your current situation and thus your future, please of your reality first, before you let take over & potentially cause you to lose site of the facts. You miss out on so much, worrying😟 about things that haven't happened and may never come to pass. In addition, things that you have no control over; if the outcome is going to be the same in a given situation whether you worry about it or not, consider that maybe worrying is a . Maybe put your time and energy into something that you have control over; YOU.

01/20/2025

Just a reminder, the office is closed today, 1/20/2025 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.

12/31/2024

Here's to a healthy, peaceful, and prosperous New Year from In Touch! 🥂🍾 We continue to be grateful for all of our clients, family, and friends!

12/18/2024

Ever notice the release of tension in your shoulders; your whole body really the moment a person (or persons) steps out of your space? Your body and mind are so strongly connected. We discuss this concept often in therapy; the idea that our bodies are telling us with whom we need to set stronger boundaries or not allow in our space @ all. When I ask my clients about specific people & incidents, I let them think it through & recall when they breathe a huge sigh of relief & when they are around people who never cause them such tension & hypervigilance in the 1st place. We choose people out of NOT

10/26/2024

OPENINGS:
While it is almost always a gratifying thing to terminate with a client, especially when goals, or whatever the purpose of therapy has been met, what it also does is leave me with openings. This is the 1st time in, ever really that I cleared my waiting list and have had a number of longer term clients either move to biweekly sessions or terminate completely all at once. Again, this is a great thing as I now have quite a few biweekly openings. Please share if you feel so inclined. Thank you.
You can also refer to my Psychology Today profile for further info on insurance, contact info, my bio, etc.

10/15/2024

This month we acknowledge those who have been touched by, survived or felt the loss of someone due to Breast Cancer, those survivivors and those we've lost due to Domestic Violence but today, especially, is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. We hold those women and men in our thoughts who continue to grieve in ways many will never (hopefully) understand. 😞❤️