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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.

You don’t have to keep carrying everything on your own. Therapy can be a place to pause, breathe, and begin moving toward feeling better.

We support individual adults through regular counseling sessions designed to help you find balance, strengthen resilience, and create a life that feels more meaningful and fulfilling.

Many people come to therapy wanting healthier relationships, greater confidence, and better ways to handle life’s challenges. In a warm, interactive, and personalized space, therapy can help you better understand yourself, improve communication, build self-compassion, and develop the tools you need to navigate life with more clarity and confidence.

Read about our therapy approaches and specialties here.

Ruben is a licensed psychologist who practices in several states and brings his background in vocational rehabilitation, religious leadership, theology, and spiritual direction to his work. He helps people better understand, accept, and express their feelings and needs, while learning to embrace healthy vulnerability, deepen intimacy, and create a greater sense of calm in their lives. Ruben has a special interest in identity and spirituality concerns, and he enjoys supporting people as they explore and live more fully as their whole selves. He particularly values working with medical, mental health, and religious professionals in psychotherapy. With specialized education and training, Ruben is able to help clients thoughtfully integrate spirituality, beliefs, faith traditions, and personal values—both past and present—into their mental health care in ways that can strengthen relationships and improve overall well-being. His approach is warm, non-shaming, and grounded in self-acceptance. As Ruben 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 is a licensed independent clinical social worker who practices in several states and brings a warm, affirming approach to her work. She has special expertise in supporting people with LGBTQ+ concerns and the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS, and she frequently helps clients navigate depression, anxiety, and questions of identity as individuals, partners, and parents. Melanie works alongside clients to build self-acceptance, manage stress, and create more balance, connection, and wholeness in their lives. As 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