1A Wellness

1A Wellness Clinicians integrate IFS, Psychodynamic, CBT, EFT, & EMDR.

1A Wellness is a psychotherapy practice in MA offering expert, thoughtful, evidence-based therapy for couples, adults, and teens—especially those with analytical or neurodivergent minds.

Most couples are not fighting about the dishes, the schedule, or the text that came out wrong.They are fighting about so...
04/22/2026

Most couples are not fighting about the dishes, the schedule, or the text that came out wrong.

They are fighting about something deeper:
“Do I matter to you?”
“Can I count on you?”
“Are we okay?”

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps couples understand the cycle they keep getting pulled into and begin responding to each other in a new way.

Less blame.
Less shutdown.
More understanding, connection, and repair.

Conflict is part of every relationship. Getting stuck in it does not have to be.

You can know exactly why you do what you do… and still feel stuck.That is part of what makes Internal Family Systems (IF...
04/18/2026

You can know exactly why you do what you do… and still feel stuck.

That is part of what makes Internal Family Systems (IFS) so powerful.

IFS is an evidence-based therapy that helps people better understand and regulate their inner world. It sees the mind as made up of different parts — some protective, some wounded, some carrying old coping strategies that once helped us get through.

Rather than judging those parts, IFS helps us approach them with curiosity. The goal is not to get rid of parts of ourselves, but to help them feel less burdened and less extreme.

At 1A Wellness, clients are often surprised by how relieving this work can feel. What once felt like an inner battle can begin to shift toward more clarity, compassion, and self-leadership.

If the same dynamics keep showing up, there’s a reason. Laura Unsworth, LMFT, helps people understand what’s repeating—a...
04/03/2026

If the same dynamics keep showing up, there’s a reason. Laura Unsworth, LMFT, helps people understand what’s repeating—and how to shift it.

Jung, a contemporary of Freud, helped bring attention to the parts of ourselves that live outside of our conscious aware...
03/27/2026

Jung, a contemporary of Freud, helped bring attention to the parts of ourselves that live outside of our conscious awareness.

In close relationships, it’s easy to focus on the other person’s intensity—their anger, their withdrawal, their reactivity.

But what often matters just as much is what it stirs up in you.

The parts you’ve learned to avoid.
The emotions you were never given space to feel.

Without awareness, we react and defend, shut down, or escalate.
With awareness, there’s more room to stay present and respond.

Our practice is psychodynamically informed because without understanding what’s underneath, even the best tools only go so far.

We do not have unlimited time here, and Adeline Dettor does not lose sight of that.We are so grateful for the rare level...
03/27/2026

We do not have unlimited time here, and Adeline Dettor does not lose sight of that.

We are so grateful for the rare level of insight and care that she brings to our team.

She specializes in helping couples, young adults, and professionals break free from painful emotional patterns and relationship dynamics that keep them feeling stuck.
Her expertise with grief, anxiety, depression and trauma are accompanied by an approach to therapy that creates space for curiosity and for seemingly small and inconsequential observations to grow into life-altering insights.

She uses analytical, emotional, and somatic therapies to foster personal transformation within a welcoming atmosphere for dialogue with clients. She has received extensive training in attachment theory, Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and psychodynamic therapy, all of which shape her thoughtful and attuned approach to the therapeutic relationship.

As a women-owned practice, we are delighted to celebrate Women’s History Month. While our team is largely female-identif...
03/23/2026

As a women-owned practice, we are delighted to celebrate Women’s History Month. While our team is largely female-identified, more and more men are finding their way to us. At the core of our work is helping people hold what often feels divided—strength and vulnerability, boundaries and care, anger and love.

Good therapy requires range.

As Carl Jung wrote, “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

If you are interested in starting therapy, our team brings skill, curiosity, and care. We nurture and we challenge, and we welcome hearing from you.

One of parents’ biggest challenges is knowing when to step in and when to step back.In our latest blog, Dr. Brittany Ste...
03/20/2026

One of parents’ biggest challenges is knowing when to step in and when to step back.

In our latest blog, Dr. Brittany Sterling explores how this plays out with ADHD, accommodations, and follow-through—and why getting this balance right can make all the difference.

Read more at the link in our bio.

Before becoming a therapist, Caterina Hill, spent ten years teaching in the Global Health and Social Medicine Departmen...
03/15/2026

Before becoming a therapist, Caterina Hill, spent ten years teaching in the Global Health and Social Medicine Department at Harvard Medical School and working with organizations addressing social determinants of health in the U.S., South Africa, and the UK. That background, along with her personal experiences, shapes her commitment to therapy that is inclusive and affirming of all identities, neurotypes, and life experiences, including support for intercultural and in*******al couples and the LGBTQI community.

She is also certified by the American Association for Autism and Neurodivergence as a Couples Therapist for Neurodivergent Couples, and brings together neuroscience, attachment thinking, and trauma-informed therapies including EMDR, DBT, ACT, and Emotion-Focused Therapy within a psychodynamic approach.

We’re glad she’s here.

To schedule an appointment email us at info@1awellness.com.

02/16/2026

For many people with ADHD, this isn’t occasional. It’s a daily cycle.

Pressure.
Disappointment.
Hope.

Understanding how your brain works changes everything.

Most of us know what we want to do.Good therapy is about bridging the gap between intention and action.
02/08/2026

Most of us know what we want to do.
Good therapy is about bridging the gap between intention and action.




The people we work with are capable, reflective, and carrying more than they let on.We are here for the complexity, the ...
02/01/2026

The people we work with are capable, reflective, and carrying more than they let on.

We are here for the complexity, the discomfort, and the depth that lasting change requires.

~1A Wellness

The ways you learned to cope helped you build a life that works.They were shaped by what was expected and rewarded, ofte...
01/30/2026

The ways you learned to cope helped you build a life that works.

They were shaped by what was expected and rewarded, often without much room for need.

Over time, those same strategies can quietly narrow your world and work against what is most ultimately important to you.

Many men arrive in therapy because they are tired of carrying everything alone and want to live a more fulfilling life. They want to know how to be more successful when it comes to their emotions and their relationships.

At 1A Wellness, we work with many thoughtful, capable men who are ready to do this work.




Address

225 Main Street
Wenham, MA
01984

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+19783072010

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What Drives Us?

At 1A Wellness, we are driven to provide exceptional therapy so that clients can transform their lives. Our clinicians understand how to heal pain and how to help clients move forward so that they can make enduring changes and live fuller lives. We cannot change the past. But by investing in therapy, clients can reclaim their lives and change the future. This is our mission.