Mema Mansouri, Therapist in Boston, Massachusetts — Zencare
Mema Mansouri
Mema Mansouri
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Mema Mansouri
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Mema Mansouri

She/Her/Hers

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, LICSW
Massachusetts, Florida Accepting Online
Back Bay Not Accepting In-person

My practice is exclusively telehealth-based - this modality offers flexibility, time efficiency, and "in-vivo" support.

Updated June 3, 2022

Specialties & Expertise

  • LGBTQ and gender identity issues
  • School and work burnout
  • Adoption & foster care
  • ADHD
  • Trauma
  • Anxiety

Professional statement

Mema Mansouri is a psychotherapist and ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) in Back Bay, Boston. She has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults navigating ADHD, trauma, body dysmorphia, gender identity, and LGBTQI+ concerns.

Ms. Mansouri has completed certificate programs in various treatment modalities including Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).

Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Mansouri spent many years working in community mental health, schools, and university counseling centers. Most recently, she worked as a psychotherapist providing individual therapy to students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bentley University, and Tufts University.

Ms. Mansouri is committed to working with LGBTQI+ youth, including those questioning their gender and/or sexuality. She welcomes clients and families from all backgrounds and she strives for culturally responsive and attuned care.

Message to clients

Do you find yourself struggling to succeed in college, graduate school, or your career? Is it difficult to relate with others? Does your child seem to have difficulty learning in school? Is your child having trouble making friends due to worries or poor self-esteem? Counseling can help you and your loved ones overcome difficult barriers in your lives.

My goal is to offer a safe space where you feel understood and respected. Together, we will create a treatment plan to help you develop coping skills, build insight, and reach your personal goals.

Specialties

LGBTQ and gender identity issues - Includes coming out, relating to others, identifying and communicating needs, relationships, and family issues; for transgender individuals, includes advocacy, body adjustment issues, getting needs met in the school community, safety, relationships, health care, and family issues

School and work burnout - Feeling overwhelmed by school, postgraduate training or work; decline or loss in passion in one’s work; feeling trapped and hopeless about career path

Adoption & foster care - Support around pre- and post-adoption challenges including family dynamics, challenging behaviors, attachment issues, and navigation of the child welfare system or adoption agencies

ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure

Trauma - Including dealing with past sexual assault, childhood trauma, environmental trauma (e.g. witnessing/experiencing violence), PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)

Anxiety - Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks

General expertise

Treatment approaches

Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Children (<12)
  • Teenagers (13-18)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

Mema Mansouri is not in-network with any insurances.

Read about the benefits of seeing an out-of-network provider here.

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $150 (45min)
  • Initial session: $200 (60min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Check
  • Credit Card
  • Debit Card
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Every other week
  • Multiple times a week
  • As needed
Therapist's note

I provide free access to the app-based service "Reimbursify" which allows clients to submit and track out of network claims at no extra cost.

Location(s)

Online Sessions (Massachusetts)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Tue 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Wed 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Thu 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Fri 10:00am-1:00pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed
Online Sessions (Florida)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Tue 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Wed 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Thu 10:00am-6:00pm
  • Fri 10:00am-1:00pm
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed
Back Bay practice
867 Boylston St, 5th Floor #1226, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Not accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Closed
  • Tue Closed
  • Wed Closed
  • Thu Closed
  • Fri Closed
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Years of Experience: 7 years

Neurodiverse Counseling, LLC, Founder & Psychotherapist, 2022 - Present

Evergreen Certifications, Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP) , 2022
UMass Memorial Health, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 2022
UMASS Medical School , Child Adolescent Needs and Strengths, 2021
Medical University of South Carolina, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 2020
Riverside Trauma Center, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), 2017
Boston University, Master of Social Work , 2017
Bridgewater State University, Bachelor of Science, 2016
QPR Institute, Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), 2015
International Trauma Center, Trauma Informed Care, 2012
International Trauma Center, Psychological First Aid, 2012

Licensure

Massachusetts: 124683

Florida: TPSW1101

Languages

Arabic

English

French