Penny Tavar

Penny Tavar Verified Provider

Clinical Social Worker/therapist

Medical Insurance Accepted
In-Person
Online

About Me

Penny Tavar is a licensed clinical social worker serving the city of Boston, Massachusetts. She treats individuals and couples with a focus on ailments like depression, anxiety, and trauma. Using therapies like eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and internal family systems, Tavar helps clients heal. 

This practice also uses ketamine-assisted therapy. Tavar has 28 years of experience and can see you in person or virtually.

Fostering Positive Change

Serving adults aged 18 and over, Tavar helps her clients navigate life transitions and other difficulties like grief. She focuses on fostering positive change and collaborating with the client to create a new narrative. Tavar has extensive experience with specialized populations like the LGBTQ+ community and women. She accepts several types of major insurance carriers.

Located in Downtown Boston

Tavar works out of downtown Boston at her practice called Meridian Psychotherapy. This city environment provides a unique experience where you can access restaurants, support services, and green spaces all within walking distance. You can inquire about therapy services directly through the Meridian website or through Tavar’s Psychology Today profile.

Payment Options

Insurance Options

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Cigna
  • Harvard Pilgrim
  • Health New England (HNE)
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • Optum
  • Oxford
  • Tufts
  • UnitedHealthcare

Orientation & Focus

Ages Treated

Adults (18+)

Modalities

Individuals, Couples

Treatment Options

  • Attachment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Couples Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Locations

Main Location

25 Church Hill Road
Newtown, Connecticut 02110

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