About Tess
Tess Flannery is a licensed mental health counselor in Massachusetts with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with adults facing low mood, confidence struggles, relationship strain, and big life changes. Tess aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. She listens first and then tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. That means sessions focus on what matters to you, whether it's day-to-day coping or clearer long-term goals.
Background and approach
Tess has supported people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, and body image concerns. She also helps those feeling isolated or unsure about life purpose and motivation. In sessions she uses practical strategies to reduce overwhelming moments and improve everyday functioning.
People who are caregiving or facing changes in family roles can bring the strain they feel and work on clearer communication and boundaries. Relationship difficulties are addressed with concrete tools for talking and resolving conflict. Tess encourages small, manageable steps that build confidence over time.
She offers a collaborative process where the plan evolves as progress is made. Tess explains options in plain language and helps set realistic goals. If you are nervous about starting, she acknowledges that courage and supports people through the early steps.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Two common evidence-based techniques used in practice are skills-focused strategies for anxiety and behavioral experiments. Skills-focused work teaches breathing, grounding, and thought-management techniques to reduce the intensity of panic and day-to-day worry. Behavioral experiments involve trying small, structured changes to test fears and build confidence in social situations or when avoiding behaviors has become limiting.Another useful approach is problem-solving work for life changes and caregiver stress. This method breaks big problems into manageable steps, clarifies priorities, and creates action plans to reduce overwhelm and improve coping. Each approach is explained in simple terms and adapted to what you want to work on.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options with you, try methods that match your goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Together you decide what feels most helpful and practical for your life.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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