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.

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.




01/27/2026

Why is there so much cruelty when kindness matters so much to our well-being?

From an IFS perspective, cruelty is a misguided protective part.

When it takes over, people lose access to Self, seeing the world through the eyes of their part and letting it hijack and take over their thoughts, feelings and actions.

Knowing this helps us choose how we respond.

One focus of IFS therapy is learning how to keep access to Self (staying in our prefrontal cortex ) when we faced with overwhelming circumstances and cruelty within ourselves or others.

Kindness is regulated strength.

Connection is not a luxury. Without it, things unravel. Most of us were never taught how to be open-hearted, skilled com...
01/26/2026

Connection is not a luxury. Without it, things unravel. Most of us were never taught how to be open-hearted, skilled communicators and how to stay connected when things get difficult.

Good therapy teaches the skills and creates the conditions for connection.

Think of it as a kind of compassionate bootcamp— a focused place to practice what matters most.

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Children continually go through something akin to crises as they grow and develop. And we adults are not so different. M...
01/21/2026

Children continually go through something akin to crises as they grow and develop. And we adults are not so different.

Mid-life is a time that things we have not been able to deal with or integrate come to head.

And it is not unusual to have intense, unexpected feelings like confusion, sadness, anxiety or depression.

These feelings are signals that something needs attention. Parts of you that you had to put aside to launch your adult life, now need your care.

And with the right support, they will inform and enrich the next chapter of your life.

We are here to successfully support you through midlife transitions, so you can land solidly on the other side.

01/19/2026

Personal healing and collective justice are not separate.

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy today.

We are holding in mind and heart all those who are suffering as a result of extreme polarization, violence and injustice.

Your relationship has a heartbeat. Can you feel it? Is it racing? Steady? Faint?It has a nervous system. It holds tensio...
01/17/2026

Your relationship has a heartbeat. Can you feel it? Is it racing? Steady? Faint?

It has a nervous system. It holds tension in certain places.

It can get wounded. It can heal.

When’s the last time you checked in on it?

Our highly trained couples therapists have current openings. Reach us at admin1awellness.com.

Every therapy session is a decision to move toward growth  instead of away from it.That’s what 1A Wellness was built for...
01/08/2026

Every therapy session is a decision to move toward growth instead of away from it.

That’s what 1A Wellness was built for.

For analytical minds told they think too much.

For couples who want more than coexistence or chronic conflict.

For parents who do not want to repeat their parents’ mistakes

For people who know outward success is not enough on its own.

Life is short. This work matters.

01/04/2026

What actually makes a good therapist?

From the perspective of Dr. Kristina Harter, founder of 1A Wellness and the person who recruits therapists to our team, four things tend to matter most:

• A way of thinking grounded in real training—not just opinion
• Genuine presence and engagement
• Practical skills that help you feel less stuck
• Real care and investment in your growth

You shouldn’t need months to know if it’s a fit.
You should leave the first session thinking: Yes—we can get somewhere together.

Good therapy is thoughtful, active, and human.
Don’t settle for less.





The problems that bring people to therapy often look insurmountable from the bottom. The relationship patterns, the anxi...
01/03/2026

The problems that bring people to therapy often look insurmountable from the bottom. The relationship patterns, the anxiety, the parts of you that seem incompatible with each other.

Then you do the actual work of understanding them and you realize they were always just human-sized. The mountain was real, but so was your capacity to climb it.

That shift in perspective? That’s what we’re after.

Learn more at 1awellness.com or email us at info@1awellness.com

Some experiences process quickly. Others sit heavy, taking weeks or months to break down into something you can make use...
01/02/2026

Some experiences process quickly. Others sit heavy, taking weeks or months to break down into something you can make use of.

It is easy to keep consuming (new projects, new goals, new stimulation) before the
last ones have been fully metabolized.

Just as your body can’t rush nutrition. Neither can your life rush meaning.

A full life still needs room for discernment.
We are here if you need us.

Info@1awellness.com


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.

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.