B Payson Croy

B Payson Croy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stuck by addressing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and questions about life purpose. Sessions are conducted in English and aimed at adults considering change or seeking clearer direction.

Payson focuses on practical conversation and steady questioning to uncover patterns that keep people stuck. She listens for how attachment, abandonment fears, or codependent behaviors show up in daily life. Together with clients she looks at communication problems, guilt or shame, and sexuality issues that complicate decisions about work or relationships.

Her approach draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and psychodynamic ideas. That means sessions can include building behavioral skills for emotion regulation alongside talking about past relationship patterns that affect present choices. People who have experienced post-traumatic stress or other mood concerns can bring those issues into regular sessions.

Payson aims to help clients clarify values and next steps without promising a specific outcome. She encourages small experiments outside sessions to test changes and notices what works for each person. Practical steps and reflective conversation are mixed to help people move forward at a pace that fits their life.

To start, interested people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on patterns from past relationships and how they affect present feelings and choices. In sessions she will talk about recurring themes, attachment concerns, and how old wounds influence current behavior, which can help clarify why certain decisions feel hard.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Practically, this can mean short exercises, emotion-regulation tools, or role-play in session to practice new ways of responding to stress and relationship conflict.

Finding the best approach is part of the collaborative work. She will help you test whether skills-focused work or deeper exploration fits your current needs, and adjust the balance as therapy progresses. Clients and the therapist decide together on goals and next steps.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a day, allow for shorter check-ins, or make it simpler to keep continuity after life changes. Online work still supports learning DBT skills and exploring psychodynamic themes while fitting therapy into everyday routines.