Noah Slater, LICSW, CCTP
I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts and Maine. Prior to moving into private practice, I've spent several years supporting teens and adults in a variety of settings including adolescent group homes, hospitals, emergency/ambulatory crisis services, outpatient clinics, and in-home behavioral health. I've been trained and hold certifications focused in treating trauma, working with first responders, teen substance use, and the intersection of psychology and faith.
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We are not meant to do this life alone, and I'm committed to your confidentiality and ensuring your safety. I offer a private space to sort out what's going on and identify how to move forward while embracing personal accountability. Whether you're having a major life crisis, finding yourself stuck in the same patterns for too long, or somewhere in-between: I'd be happy to sit with you to figure things out. ​
Individual Counseling
Individual counseling/therapy is offered at my private office in the quiet town of Carver, MA for those conveniently local to Plymouth County, South Shore, and Upper Cape Cod. Sessions are typically 50-60 minutes on average and frequency of our meetings will be based on your goals and needs.
Teen & Adolescent Counseling
Therapy services are also offered and tailored to the unique needs of teenagers. Through active listening and employing evidence-based strategies, we will work to improve your teen's functioning in school, relationships, within the family unit, and other domains of their life. I generally work with youth over the age of 13.​​
Christian Counseling​
While having faith is not required to receive services, I do offer support from a faith-based lens; integrating Biblical principles that are more aligned with the personal values of Christians. I see faith and the spiritual life as vital elements in the healing, growth and change process. I will always be respectful of each client’s faith journey and encourage the integration of this critical part of life in the therapeutic process.
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Teletherapy
While I continue to be a strong advocate for in-person therapy in our modern day online world, I do understand that the reality of our daily lives can make this unattainable. I offer virtual therapy using a HIPAA compliant platform for those who cannot make it into the office. There are certain symptoms that I will not address virtually and this can be discussed during initial consult.
Services are not offered for litigation or disability determinations.
First Responders
Christianity & Faith-Based
Anxiety
Teens
Men's Issues
Substance Use
Trauma and PTSD
Depression
Relationships
Approach to Counseling
My approach to therapy is discussion and insight based with the goal of improving your understanding of yourself in both the past and the present. Simply put, there's reasons why we may do the things that we do. Those reasons may not make sense for you (consciously) at this time in your life and the behaviors may be no longer serving you. It’s likely you simply don’t know how to stop these negative behaviors/thought processes - if you did, you would have done so by now. This is about your sense of self - uncovering what is going on for you in this exact moment in time. As your relationship with yourself shifts, you will notice your relationships with others will shift as well.​
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​Interventions
My approach is structured, evidence-based, and strategic. I create a space that is grounded and relatable; absent of clinical jargon and cliché “pop psychology” phrases. I work with my clients to help externalize problems to help them stop seeing themselves as broken and start recognizing their capacity to rebuild. Evidence-based practices that I commonly utilize include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Narrative Therapy/Exposure, Solution-Focused, and Attachment-Based. I often encourage a holistic approach to care including lifestyle changes (diet, exercise), mindfulness, and spiritual well-being rather than immediately resorting to psychiatric medications in order to limit long-term dependence. That said, I understand, acknowledge, and will support the role that medications can play in improvement in one's functioning as each individual's needs are unique.
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By grace through faith
✟ Biblically-informed interventions are offered for those who choose to explore their mental health needs within the holistic context of their Christian faith/spirituality as I believe God's Word, the Holy Bible, can give us practical wisdom to work with. I am committed to keeping my Christian clients foundationally aligned with their faith and we will work together to view counseling as an expression of God's on-going mission to heal, restore, and liberate where suffering, brokenness, and captivity exists within an individual or relationship. The goal is not to become "better," but to enable you to become more whole with a firmer grasp of the life that God intends.
"I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame."
- Psalm 34:4-5