1A Wellness

1A Wellness Key modalities include IFS, Psychodynamic, CBT, EFT & EMDR.

1A Wellness is a psychotherapy practice in MA comprised of highly-skilled, caring therapists who specialize in evidence-based therapies and assessement for couples, adults and teens.

After the holidays, emotions can surface in unexpected ways. Nothingneeds to be solved right away.Sometimes what helps m...
12/31/2025

After the holidays, emotions can surface in unexpected ways. Nothing
needs to be solved right away.

Sometimes what helps most is having space to just notice and accept
what’s there.

Good therapy helps you make sense of what emerges and use it for good.

— 1A Wellness

Gottman’s research confirms this: successful couples learn to acceptperpetual differences rather than trying to change t...
12/29/2025

Gottman’s research confirms this: successful couples learn to accept
perpetual differences rather than trying to change them. The
alternative—contempt masquerading as tolerance—is one of the strongest
predictors of relationship failure. Acceptance is not settling. It’s
seeing clearly and choosing anyway.

We were so sad to learn that Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were
tragically killed this month. He was a master of the love story and he
got it right about what holds relationships together.

We can too easily mistake motion for progress. But the body knows what the mind resists: clarity requires time. The bes...
12/28/2025

We can too easily mistake motion for progress. But the body knows what the mind resists: clarity requires time.

The best decisions often begin by pausing long enough to listen.

What are you avoiding by staying busy?

12/23/2025

You can love your family and not like them all the time. Especially during the holidays.

Feeling irritated, distant, or overwhelmed doesn’t mean something is wrong with your relationships. It means you’re human, close, and under pressure.

Therapy can be a place to talk about the parts you’re not proud of and make sense of emotional reactions.

If this resonates, support is available.

There are some losses that you will never receive a condolence card for.For relationships that ended. For betrayals. For...
12/23/2025

There are some losses that you will never receive a condolence card for.

For relationships that ended.

For betrayals.

For the version of yourself you used to be.

For family connections that shifted or disappeared.

You are not imagining it. And you are not alone. If the holidays feel complicated this year, therapy can help you make space for all of it.

📍 Serving the North Shore & Boston 💬 Reach out: info@1awellness.com

12/22/2025

You don’t wait until the car breaks down to get an oil change. You don’t ignore a persistent cough. You address problems efficiently, before they compound.

Therapy works the same way.
Whether you’re navigating a relationship impasse, managing anxiety, or feeling stuck despite doing everything “right,” good therapy gives you the tools, perspective, and clarity you need to move forward.

You wouldn’t hesitate to consult an expert in other areas of your life. Your mental health and relationships deserve the same investment.

Visit 1awellness.com to learn more about our approach.

The part that feels small and vulnerable when criticized? Still 6. The one that creates, plays, imagines? Still accessin...
12/20/2025

The part that feels small and vulnerable when criticized? Still 6. The one that creates, plays, imagines? Still accessing wonder. The protective one scanning for danger? Formed at 12.

This multiplicity is both a resource and challenge. You have access to creativity, spontaneity, and awe—but also to outdated protective strategies built for contexts that no longer exist.

In IFS therapy, our parts carry different developmental moments simultaneously. The past is in the present. Other forms of therapy refer to this is as the unconscious.

We are not one age. We are all the ages that we’ve ever been.

Once we learned this about ourselves, it’s a powerful tool for change.

12/18/2025

You can’t problem-solve your way out of a fight when your nervous system is still in threat mode.

The couples who break through aren’t the ones who argue better—they’re the ones who learn to pause, regulate, and return to safety first.

If you and your partner keep spinning in the same cycles, we can help. 1A Wellness specializes in couples therapy for analytical professionals who want to understand why they’re stuck—and how to shift it.

Learn more at 1awellness.com

12/16/2025

Many of us carry the quiet idea that life should feel easier by now. But lives are complicated.

That’s not failure.
That’s being human.








12/14/2025

When stress increases, communication often breaks down—not just with partners, but with family, coworkers, and even within ourselves.

Good therapy focuses on communication at its roots:
learning to understand your internal experience, stay regulated, and then express yourself in ways that foster clarity and connection.

At 1A Wellness, this is central to our work across individual and couples therapy—using IFS, EFT, and Gottman-informed approaches.

Communication is a skill. And it’s one that can be strengthened.

wishing you healthy and clear communication in the midst of this holiday season!

12/11/2025

Gottman’s research found this single pattern predicts relationship success:

5 positive interactions for every 1 negative

During conflict, happy couples say things like: ✓ “I appreciate you” ✓ “That makes sense” ✓ “I’m glad you told me”

5x more than: ✗ “You always...” ✗ Eye rolls ✗ Defensiveness

Our couples therapists can help you build this balance.

When grief turns inward: In healthy grief, the world feels empty after loss—but over time, your heart slowly opens to ne...
12/09/2025

When grief turns inward:
In healthy grief, the world feels empty after loss—but over time, your heart slowly opens to new connections again.

But sometimes, loss gets internalized differently. Instead of “I miss them,” your inner voice shifts to “Something’s wrong with me.” The grief becomes self-attack.

Here’s what’s happening: a protective part of you would rather believe you’re the problem than face how vulnerable we all are to loss.

That part is trying to help—but it’s interferes with the necessary processing of grief.

Healing doesn’t come from fixing yourself. It comes from making space for the emptiness.

At 1A Wellness, we’re psychodynamically informed and work with IFS/parts to help you understand these protective patterns and find your way through.

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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

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+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.