Kynthia Lai, LMHC, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor  in Massachusetts

Kynthia Lai (She/her/hers)

LMHC
Accepting Clients

Hi! I'm a steady, grounded therapist who helps individuals find their footing through stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout.

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in Massachusetts

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

You look like you have it together — but inside, you're exhausted or empty. My ideal clients are college students, grad students, and early career professionals who feel stuck. You know enough to know something needs to change — but not how to get there. Anxiety, burnout, and depression are taking up too much space. Keeping up with the people who matter to you feels like one more thing you don't have the energy for. If this sounds like you, I'd love to work together.

My Background and Approach

I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with experience working across a range of settings — from community mental health and crisis intervention to private practice. That breadth means I've worked with people at very different points in their lives and levels of need, and I bring that perspective into every session. I specialize in anxiety, depression, burnout, trauma, and relationship and family issues. These often don't show up in isolation — burnout bleeds into relationships, anxiety fuels depression, past experiences shape how we show up in our daily lives. I'm comfortable sitting with that complexity and helping you untangle it. I work primarily through CBT and ACT — exploring the thought patterns that keep you stuck and the values that can help guide you forward. Together, we use both to build something that actually works for your life.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that if the plan isn't working, we change the plan. Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all, and I don't treat it that way. I believe that change is both possible and something we have to work for. The ways we get stuck — the anxiety, the patterns, the walls we put up — often make a lot of sense given what we've been through. But understanding where something came from doesn't mean we're stuck in it forever. Growth is available to all of us, and I think we are each capable of doing that work. I know truly it's not easy. Real change asks something of you. It requires leaning into discomfort, sitting with uncertainty, and showing up even when it feels hard. I'm here to walk together with you in that — to help you find the path forward and stay honest about what it takes to get there. I'm in your corner. But I also believe in you enough to hold you accountable.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Other Techniques
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Person-Centered (Rogerian)
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Burnout Depression
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Bipolar
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • UHC/Optum
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 170/session

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