About me

I worked in the mid-80's as and adolescent counselor through Charles River Hospital on a locked inpatient unit for teens. My job for the last 19 years (Just retired) was as a School Adjustment Counselor for the Gardner, MA Public Schools. I worked primarily with high school age, and middle school age students. So from the ages of 11-19. I have a great deal of experience and enjoy working with them. I also have a wealth of materials with which to help them. I have always had a good sense of humor depending on the client.. I also have had experience helping parents to live more easily. with your teen. I have the book and agree with the approach, of Charlie Appelstein, MSW who authored the widely known book, No Such Thing As a Bad Kid. "Understanding and Responding to the Challenging Behavior of Troubled Children and Youth. "
I would be most happy to engage with your teen. Gene Farrell, LMHC
Choices Counseling

Specialties

  • Stress, Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Anger management
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
Also experienced in:
Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Coping with life changes , ADHD , Abandonment , Aging and Geriatric Issues , Body image , Cancer , Read more...

Clinical approaches:
Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Years of Experience: 20

Services offered


  • Messaging

  • Live Chat

  • Phone

  • Video

Licensing

MA LMHC 6723

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Eugene Farrell. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.

Written on Jun 02, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 3 months on issues concerning relationship

Dr. Farrell is a fantastic therapist and human being. I am very grateful for his service!

Written on May 17, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 2 months

Eugene listens to us, he responds ASAP and he shares suggestions for how to approach and manage situations with our teenager in better ways.

Written on May 05, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and anger management

Gene is professional l, personal,.and obviously cares. He's offered me great insight in a short period of time and I look forward to working with him.

Written on Apr 29, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and adhd

Eugene was extremely helpful in my situation and would definitely recommend him. He is very kind and has good advice to give.

Written on Mar 11, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and adhd

We just started working with Dr. Farrell and have only had one session together so far. However, I have also had an individual session with him so far as well. He is very knowledgeable and understanding and we are actually both pretty excited to continue having our couples sessions with him! We've tried out a few different counselors so far but none have really seemed to "click" or connect with us as well as Dr. Farrell. We are grateful for his help!

Written on Jan 18, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, and self esteem

Gene is a great therapist. I can tell he has been doing this for quite sometime. He listens and offers some good suggestions given my circumstances. Really like working with him!

Written on Jan 15, 2021 after therapy with Eugene for 2 weeks on issues concerning bipolar disorder, and coaching

He is a great counselor. The best I’ve had. Helpful and a good listener.

Work with me!