Psychotherapist

Joy Belamarich, LCSW

She/her

I work with anxious high-achievers, people-pleasers, and perfectionists - including adult children of immigrants, adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect, and new and expecting mothers. Maybe your self-worth lives in other people's hands: confident when the feedback is good, unraveling when it isn't, exhausted by the rollercoaster. Maybe you understand your anxiety completely and still can't stop it. Insight alone hasn't brought relief, and sometimes it's made things worse. Maybe the perfectionism that once fueled your success now leaves you rigid, overwhelmed, and unable to rest. Or maybe new motherhood has brought emotions no one prepared you for, grief alongside love, comparison alongside joy and you need a place where all of it can be true at once.

A woman with long wavy hair and a striped button-up shirt, smiling at the camera against a plain white background.

My Philosophy

 I believe healing happens when curiosity and compassion replace self-judgment

and that the past isn't something to dwell in, but our most valuable data for understanding the patterns that limit you today.

In our work together, I blend psychodynamic depth with practical, cognitive-behavioral tools — because no single approach fits everyone. My style is relational and attachment-based, incorporating internal "parts" work to understand what drives your perfectionism and anxiety, and mindfulness and somatic awareness to build tolerance for uncertainty where control once ruled. You can expect a balance of meaningful validation and healthy challenge from me, with room for spontaneity and humor along the way. Together, we'll trace where your patterns began, unearth the buried needs underneath them, and anchor your self-worth internally — so it no longer rises and falls with everyone else's approval.

Population

  • Perfectionist mothers and moms feeling stretched thin

  • Adult children of immigrants

  • Anxious people-pleasers, overachievers, and perfectionists

  • Adults with anxious attachment styles

  • Adult survivors of childhood abuse and neglect

  • Adults struggling with low self-esteem and self-doubt

    • Master’s in Clinical Social Work - Silberman School of Social Work

    • Circle of Security Facilitator Training

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    • Mindfulness Mentor Training Program

    • Perinatal Child–Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)

    • Thrive With Your Baby Initiative

    • NPI: 1881247526

    • New York LCSW 097664

    • Massachusetts, LICSW128163

    • New York: Virtual

    • Massachusetts: Virtual

    • English

Specialties

  • Maternal stress and burnout

  • Low self-esteem

  • Perfectionism

  • Anxiety and chronic worry

  • Anxious attachment

  • Childhood trauma

  • Intergenerational and cultural conflict

Work with me:

Consultation 15 minutes Free
Individual session 45 minutes $290
Individual session 55 minutes $350

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You don't have to keep repeating the same patterns. Therapy can help you better understand what's driving them and create a different path forward. Let us help find the right therapist for you.

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