Yara Akkeh

Hi, welcome! If you're having a hard time and need space to vent and build skills, we may be a good fit. Currently accepting new clients :)

in Newton, MA

Services

About My Clients

Hi, and welcome! If you’ve realized that something in your life has been tough or that you need some support, you’re in the right place. I have worked with preteens, adolescents, and adults who have experienced complex trauma, PTSD, intergenerational trauma, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders in both outpatient and partial hospitalization settings.

My Background and Approach

I know that life’s challenges can be incredible difficult, especially when a history of trauma impacts your ability to cope. In therapy, I see each client as a whole person to understand how your environment affects your well-being. I use a strengths-based and culturally sensitive lens combined with warmth, humor, and directness to build trust, which becomes a foundation to collaboratively navigate challenging or traumatic memories, build coping skills, and make positive changes in your life. I have experience with multiple evidence-based modalities, and use various aspects of these modalities to individualize treatment for each unique person. I take pride in helping clients feel empowered and in control, both in and out of therapy, and I am grateful for every opportunity I have to support each client on their journey.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that therapy can be a radical space of collective care and liberation. Relationships are foundational to well-being, and connection is key to safely unpacking our traumas and moving forward; in a world that so often wants us to be isolated, the act of building trust in therapy and working toward healing is in itself an act of resistance. I am passionate about providing trauma-informed care to people in marginalized and underserved communities, such as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrants and refugees, and first-generation children. If you are interested in working together, I currently offer free 15-minute phone consultations, and I have immediate availability for both virtual and in-person appointments on weekdays.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Optum
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • United Healthcare
  • All Savers
  • Government Employee Health Associations (GEHA)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho
  • Florida Blue
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health
  • Tufts
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Fallon
  • Masshealth
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • MassGeneral Brigham
  • Carelon
  • Tufts public
  • Tufts commercial
  • Point 32
  • Blue Shield of California (BSCA)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of MA Medicare Advantage
  • Optum Medicaid
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Tufts Health Plan
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Rate: $195/session

Info

Email Yara
109 Oak Street
Suite 201
Newton, MA 02464

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