Interdependence Clinical Consulting
Mental Health Treatment, Consultation, & Research
Interdependence Clinical Consulting
Mental Health Treatment, Consultation, & Research
Areas of Practice
Therapy Services
Professional Consults
Professional Consults
In-person and virtual therapy sessions for couples, families, and individuals
Professional Consults
Professional Consults
Professional Consults
Training and supervision for community partners and clinicians
Clinical Research
Professional Consults
Clinical Research
Research studies and scholarship on
mental health treatment
Clinical Concerns
Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Communication & Conflict
Trust & Infidelity
Neurodiverse couples
Sex & Intimacy
Separation or Divorce
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Parenting & Co-parenting
Developmental disabilities
Adolescent development
Post-divorce adjustment
Aging parents
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Loneliness & Withdraw
Worry & Anxiety
Neurodiversity
Chronic illness
Men's mental health
Appointments & Scheduling
Availability
Weekend and evening sessions available to accommodate work/school schedules
Modality
In-person and virtual sessions available
Session Fees
Individual therapy session $300
Couple/family therapy session $350
Payments Accepted
Visa, Master card, American Express, FSA/HSA
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Meet Dr. Parker
"Successful therapists learn to become 'amygdala whisperers' by leveraging the social brain in order to help clients face their fears." -Louis Cozolino
My name is Dr. Michele Parker and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Connecticut and Florida. Since I began clinical practice 15 years ago, I have been committed to working with the more difficult experiences that relationships endure. I appreciate the courage it takes to seek support with deeply personal concerns and the importance of finding the right therapist for you. My clinical approach is based in attachment-informed, experiential techniques that allow clients to interrupt the cycles that keep them stuck. Therapeutic change requires a degree of challenge and discomfort, but I provide a supportive context in which clients can achieve personal growth.
Professional Consultations
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Clinical supervision toward licensure as a marriage and family therapist with an AAMFT-Approved Supervisor. Also providing supervision mentorship for supervisors-in-training with AAMFT.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Presentations on specialized topics in mental health such as neurodiversity, "catfishing", attachment, and complex medical conditions. Partnerships include CT Family Support Network, WPLR Radio, Mount Sinai Health, and UMASS.
STATISTICAL SUPPORT
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
STATISTICAL SUPPORT
Social and behavioral research support in quantitative methodology and statistical analyses for dissertations and theses. Specializing in mediation/moderation models, dyadic data analysis, and factor analyses.
Research & Scholarship
Clinical research overwhelmingly indicates relational therapy is an effective treatment approach for individual and relationship concerns.
Interdependence Clinical Consulting is committed to furthering socially responsible clinical research that explores the connection between biological, psychological, relational, and social factors relevant to therapy.
We value a range of interdisciplinary collaborations with scholars from across the country to contribute research that advances clinical training and practice with couples and families.
Areas of Research
Adult Attachment
Adult Attachment
Adult Attachment
Adult attachment focuses on the experiences we have within our relationships. Attachment experiences manifest in our physiological responses to emotional distress, the beliefs we have about relationships, and the ways in which we respond toward our partners. In addition to personal outcomes, our research suggests that personal wellbeing is also affected by partner's attachment.
Readings:
Neurodiversity
Adult Attachment
Adult Attachment
As the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to rise, there is a growing need for clinical approaches that address the unique needs of neurodiversity. However, many evidence-based approaches overlook the relational effects of families and couples affected by ASD and ADHD.
Readings:
Technology & Relationships
Technology & Relationships
Technology & Relationships
The rapidly expanding reliance on technology offers notable benefits to social engagement. On the other hand, relationship outcomes may be negatively affected by technology use. Our research indicates harmful behaviors such as online dating deception (i.e., catfishing) and "phubbing" interfere with the relational connections associated with attachment.
Readings:
Relationship Outcomes
Technology & Relationships
Technology & Relationships
Couples therapists generally report certain relationship concerns are more difficult to treat than others. Infidelity, intimate partner violence, and motivation for divorce are among the most challenging experiences that couples experience. Our research indicates that these issues are often far more complex that was previously believed.
Readings:
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Interdependence Clinical Consulting
Office: 24 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880
Email: info@interdependenceconsulting.com
Phone: (203) 857-9437
