Welcome!
Welcome to Aurora Counseling Associates, LLC! We are proud to serve the Natick community since 2010.
Our clinician specialties include:
Depression, Anxiety and Mood Issues
Gender and Sexuality
Deaf People/Families and ASL
Services in ASL and English
Racial Identity/Racial Trauma/Social Justice
Vocational Therapy
Play Therapy
Post-Concussive Work
College Stress, Transition and Success
Young Adult Independence
School and Home Behavior
Special Needs and Autism
Parenting and Family Conflict
Divorce and Family/Stepfamily Transition
Couples Communication and Infidelity
"Healing begins where the wound was made."
- Alice Walker -
We provide outpatient therapy to children, teens, adults, couples and families, both in person and via Telehealth.
We accept Blue Cross/Blue Shield plans, Tufts, Tufts Public Plans, Harvard Pilgrim, and Plans under the Optum/UBH Umbrella
We serve communities throughout the MetroWest including Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Natick, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland and Westborough.
Please contact us about finding a clinician who is right for your needs!
Please know that any of our providers may or may not be accepting new clients. Please call for info on specific providers or contact the provider directly as listed on the "Our Providers" page.
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About Aurora Counseling Associates, LLC 
Whether it's managing your anxiety or depression, parenting your children through school, home or family transition issues, discovering the relationship between mind and body, improving your relationship or addressing other life issues that bring you to therapy, we'll try to help you find the clinician who's right for you or your family member. Call or e-mail us for an intake appointment.
Let's connect online and get started!
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BethAnn Schacht, LMHC
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Will Rogers Specialties: Couples Work, Mind/Body Balance, Anxiety, Depression, Substance Use Disorder Ages Seen: 18+ Philosophies and Strategies: Internal Family Systems/Parts of Self Work, Holistic Wellness BethAnn (She/Her) is the Director of Aurora Counseling Associates, LLC. She graduated from Northeastern University in 1993 with a Read more -
Quinton Kakaley, LMHC
“Sometimes, even to live is an act of courage.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca Specialties: Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Vocational/Work issues, Relationship Conflict, Men’s Mental Health Ages Seen: 15+ Philosophy and Strategies: CBT, ACT, mindfulness Quinton (he/him) enjoys working with people 15 and over experiencing challenges around work, mood, anxiety, interpersonal conflict, grief, and attachment. His Read more -
Ruth Hanning, LMHC
“We are stronger, gentler, more resilient, and more beautiful than any of us imagine.” – Mark Nepo Specialties: children and family work, parenting skills and support, trauma work, anxiety, depression, addiction and recovery Ages Seen: 3 – 12, young adults, adults, parents and families Philosophy and Strategies: play therapy, mind/body and somatic strategies, strength-based, motivational Read more -
Aleeya Ensign LMHC
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back” -Albert Camus Specialties: Mood disorders, relational issues, LGBTQIA+, adjusting to life changes Read more -
Allie Giza, LICSW
Specialties: LGBTQ+ clients, chronic medical issues, medical trauma, grief/loss Ages Seen: 18+, young adults and adults Philosophy and Strategies: Strength-Based, Mindfulness-Based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Somatic Techniques, Solution Focused Brief Treatment Allie works with adults across the life span. She identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and specializes in supporting LGBTQ+ clients, Read more -
Antonia Greenberg, MA
Specialties: anxiety, depression, family/relationship issues Ages Seen: 5 – 12, young adults and adults Philosophy and Strategies: With a focus on psychodynamic therapy, Antonia also utilizes therapeutic approaches including play therapy and expressive arts therapies. Antonia believes in the importance of fostering a secure, trusting, therapeutic relationship. She views therapy as a collaborative process which Read more -
Daniel I. Schacht, LICSW
Specialties: Couples Work, Infidelity, Anxiety, Depression, Anger Ages Seen: 18+ Philosophy and Strategies: Individual/Couple/Family Resilience, Emotional Management Daniel (He/Him) provides therapy to teens and adults (ages 13+) and couples. He has been in private practice in Natick, MA since 2004. Daniel obtained his Master’s degree in Social Work from Boston University in 1996 and has Read more -
Marcia Lowry, LMHC
“There is another world, but it is in this one” -W.B. Yeats Specialties: college students, parents, chronic illness, parental relationships, alcohol use disorder, learning/physical disabilities, women in midlife transitions Ages Seen: 16+ Philosophy and Strategies: CBT, solution focused, harm reduction, relational approaches Marcia (She/Her) works with teens 16 and older, as well as young adults Read more -
Neil Glickman, Ph.D
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, for it becomes your destiny” -unknown Specialties: Deaf/Hard of hearing clients, ASL, all sexual orientations Ages Seen: 18+ Philosophy and Strategies: CBT, confidence boosting, Read more -
Sophie Rosen, MA
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Specialties: trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, stress management Ages Seen: All Ages Philosophy and Strategies: Psychodynamic and Humanistic approaches, specifically relational counseling, all with a trauma-informed lens Sophie (she/her) works Read more