Online therapy

In-Person Therapy in the Berkshires

Virtual therapy in Massachusetts

Psychologist in Boston & The Berkshires

As a licensed psychologist providing psychotherapy in Massachusetts, I offer in-person sessions in the Berkshires and secure virtual therapy for clients in Boston, Cambridge, and throughout the Commonwealth.

My practice serves adults seeking depth-oriented, integrative psychotherapy for anxiety, burnout, trauma, life transitions, and complex stress.

In-Person Psychotherapy in the Berkshires

I provide in-person therapy for clients in:

  • Great Barrington

  • Lenox

  • Stockbridge

  • Pittsfield

  • Sheffield

  • Surrounding Berkshire County communities

The Berkshires attract artists, second-home residents, healthcare professionals, educators, and individuals drawn to contemplative and rural environments. In-person therapy offers a steady, grounded setting for reflective work and sustained psychological integration.

Online Therapy for Boston & Greater Massachusetts

For clients in Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Northampton, Amherst, and surrounding areas, I offer secure, HIPAA-compliant virtual psychotherapy.

Online therapy allows high-responsibility professionals and academics to access consistent care without sacrificing depth, confidentiality, or continuity.

Integrative Psychotherapy for Anxiety, Burnout & Trauma

Many Massachusetts clients seek therapy for:

  • Anxiety and chronic stress

  • Professional burnout

  • Depression and emotional fatigue

  • Trauma and attachment wounds

  • Grief and identity transitions

  • Chronic illness and stress-related symptoms

My approach integrates:

  • Psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy

  • Somatic (mind–body) therapy

  • Attachment-informed treatment

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) principles

  • Interpersonal neurobiology

Rather than focusing solely on symptom management, therapy addresses underlying emotional and physiological patterns that contribute to recurring distress.

Psychotherapy for Healthcare & Academic Professionals

Given Massachusetts’ strong medical and academic communities, I frequently work with:

  • Physicians and healthcare providers

  • University faculty and administrators

  • Graduate students and researchers

  • Executives and mission-driven leaders

Therapy provides space to examine high-performance strain, ethical tension, decision fatigue, and burnout.

A Confidential Process

Psychotherapy is structured, reflective, and collaborative. The aim is meaningful structural change — not temporary symptom suppression.

If you are seeking a psychologist in Boston or the Berkshires who integrates mindfulness, somatic psychology, and evidence-based psychotherapy, I invite you to reach out.

  • Individual adult psychotherapy

  • Anxiety concerns

  • Stress management and burnout

  • Depression and mood disorders

  • Emotion regulation

  • Chronic pain, insomnia, and medical challenges

  • Spirituality and self-growth

  • Self-esteem concerns

  • Transitions, life challenges, and coping skills

  • Mindfulness training, MBSR, self-care, and well-being

Clinical Expertise

  • Psychosomatic Medicine

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Identity concerns

  • Codependency concerns

  • Attachment difficulties and family of origin issues

  • Grief, bereavement, and loss

  • Mindfulness expertise for business and organizations

  • Health care professionals, burnout prevention

  • Men's issues

  • Professional supervision, college students, and career

John Christopher licensed psychologist New York City, The Berkshires Massachusetts, Vermont, Bozeman Montana

About Dr. John Christopher

Before entering full-time private practice, Dr. John Christopher served as a professor for over two decades at Dartmouth College, the University of Washington, Montana State University, and the University of Guam. His academic work focused on theoretical psychology, contemplative studies, ethics, and cultural perspectives on human development.

Dr. Christopher is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and served as President of the Society of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (APA Division 24). He is also a Fellow of the Mind & Life Institute and was a founding member of its Ethics, Education, and Human Development Initiative, contributing to the development of curriculum aligned with the Dalai Lama’s vision for ethics education in schools.

He is a licensed psychologist in Montana, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York.