Welcome to
Polestar Therapy
A Center for Social Justice Oriented Psychotherapy
Our Practice
Healing Rooted in Love, Liberation, and Justice
Polestar Therapy is a center for social justice oriented psychotherapy. We provide trauma-informed care rooted in anti-oppressive and liberatory frameworks, recognizing that healing cannot be separated from the social forces that shape our lives, and must always be rooted in love, liberation, and justice.
Our clinicians are culturally responsive, bringing thoughtful attention to how race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and other dimensions of identity intersect with mental health and wellbeing. We engage a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relational difficulties, perfectionism, identity development, chronic illness, and the impacts of poverty and isolation.
Our team has deep experience supporting survivors of intimate partner and domestic violence, individuals navigating perinatal and parenting transitions, young adults working through family histories, and those healing from religious trauma or exploring spirituality.
How We Work
Our Clinical Approach
Relationship-Based
Drawing from psychodynamic and relational theories alongside evidence-based modalities such as Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy.
Feminist & Liberation Frameworks
Informed by feminist, womanist, and queer theories, Relational-Cultural Theory, and liberation psychology.
Affirming & Inclusive
We use a disability lens and are fat positive, sex and kink positive, and spiritually inclusive. We embrace work with BIPOC communities and LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Client as Expert
We believe each person's lived experience is an essential source of knowledge. We partner with clients to reclaim narratives, deconstruct internalized oppression, and rebuild worldviews aligned with their values.
Our Location
In-Person & Remote Options
Our office is conveniently located in the center of downtown Amherst.
Polestar Therapy, LLC34 Main Street, Suite 5
Amherst, Massachusetts 01002Get Directions
Telehealth available for Massachusetts residents