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There are no more reasons to skip self-care.
Teletherapy/Videotherapy enables you to get the care you need
in the midst of a busy life.

Teletherapy/Videotherapy services are not appropriate for anyone feeling acutely suicidal or in an emergency situation.

Individual Therapy for Adults

start living authentically

create a satisfying life

Ruben Hopwood, PhD, LP (Hopwood Counseling & Consulting, LLC) and Melanie Cohn-Hopwood, LICSW, LCSW-C, (LifeCycles Therapy) are independent mental health professionals licensed in Massachusetts (PSY10733 & LICSW113364), Minnesota (LP6971), New Hampshire (4201 & 3467), and Maryland (LCSWC30345).

We share a common passion to help people achieve greater satisfaction and create well-being in their lives.

Haven’t you waited long enough? Stop searching and start moving toward feeling better.

Let us help you reach your goals. We provide support and guidance to individual adults in regular counseling (therapy) sessions so you can maintain balance and create meaning in life.

Many clients report their relationships improve and they feel more self-confident and able to manage the ups and downs of everyday life with the support of individual therapy. Talking with a therapist can help you understand yourself better while learning how to more effectively manage life’s situations. In interactive, personable sessions, we each use individualized approaches to help people improve communication skills, deepen self-awareness, and develop self-compassion and confidence to create satisfying lives and relationships.

Read about our therapy approaches and specialties here.

Ruben works in his practice as a licensed psychologist in several states with a background in vocational rehabilitation, religious leadership, theology, and spiritual direction. Ruben primarily works with people learning to understand, accept, and articulate their feelings and needs, embrace healthy vulnerability, and create intimacy and a sense of calm in their lives. He focuses in identity and spirituality concerns. He supports people as they explore and embody their whole selves more comfortably in life. He particularly enjoys working with medical, mental health, and religious professionals in psychotherapy. Ruben has specialized education and training to support people who are exploring and integrating current practices and past experiences of spirituality, beliefs, faith traditions, and value systems into their mental health treatment and to improve their quality of life and relationships. Ruben takes a non-shaming, self-acceptance approach to treatment with people. He says, “I enjoy working with people who are highly motivated to examine themselves and work to change whatever blocks their pathways to creating the lives they love.”

Melanie works in her practice as a licensed independent clinical social worker in several states with clinical specialties in supporting people around LGBTQ+ concerns and the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS. Melanie works frequently with people to manage depression and anxiety, and those exploring their identity as individuals, partners, and parents. She helps clients learn to accept themselves and manage stress so they can create balance and wholeness in their lives. She says, “I like to see people find their voices and experience happiness and freedom in their lives.”

Learn more about each of us and schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation now