Dr. Thomas Tashjian , MA Psychologist 3022

Dr. Thomas Tashjian is a cognitive-behavioral psychologist with 33 years of clinical experience helping children, adults, and older adults build practical skills to manage emotional, behavioral, and health-related challenges. He works with difficulties involving attention and learning, chronic pain and illness, sleep problems, relationship struggles, insecurity, and the emotional effects of life transitions. His work emphasizes skill development and concrete strategies so people can better navigate everyday problems and long-standing concerns.

Because of his background in language and developmental issues, he often frames problems in terms of over-thinking, internal reflection, and self-talk, and he helps clients recognize how these mental habits affect mood and behavior. As a pharmacologist, he also brings experience studying how physical states and medications for medical conditions can influence emotions and behavior. That perspective supports his efforts to help people separate medication or health-related effects from psychological concerns and to identify practical steps to reduce those effects.

Dr. Tashjian integrates experiential activities into therapy when helpful, drawing on a lifetime of outdoor pursuits, endurance exercise, and program work that used activity-based approaches. An outdoorsman and marathoner who enjoys dogs, cats, and horses, he also writes short parables that reflect therapeutic themes and life lessons. He holds MA Psychologist 3022, which is his Massachusetts psychologist license, and applies this training to individualized, skill-focused treatment.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Thomas Tashjian draws on several evidence-informed approaches to help clients develop practical skills and new ways of responding to life challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with more adaptive patterns - it is often used for anxiety, depression, attention problems, and coping with health-related concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, anger, and relationship difficulties. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness and acceptance, supporting people who struggle with rumination, stress, and sleep problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Thomas Tashjian collaborates with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and then tailors techniques from these approaches to find the best fit. That collaborative process helps shape a treatment plan that makes sense for each person.

Online therapy with Dr. Thomas Tashjian is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Working remotely can make it easier to maintain consistent care while fitting therapy into a busy life, and licensed professionals and therapists can adapt exercises and skills-based work effectively across these formats.