Peg Hurley Dawson, Ph.D.
Counselor, PhD (she, her)
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North Andover, MA 01845
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Specializing in treatment of sex and relationship issues, "sex addiction", problematic sexual behavior, complex trauma, PTSD, sexual pain, mismatched desire, non-traditional relationships. I utilize the following modalities: EMDR, IFS, Transforming the Experienced-Based Brain (TEB) for developmental trauma, Safe and Sound protocol (SSP), somatic psychotherapy, sandplay & sandtray. I am also informed by the Polyvagal theory and neuroscience. I offer a unique multifaceted, sex positive approach and supervisor. In addition, author of Sand Therapy for Out of Control Sexual Behavior, Shame, and Trauma: Treatment Approaches Beyond Words.
Are you acting in ways that don't make any sense, unable to talk about your past, or are living a secret life? If your feelings or behaviors are too upsetting, embarrassing, shameful, or overwhelming call me. I integrate various therapeutic techniques, each one impressive independently, when combined support healing in an extraordinary profound way.
I welcome a wide variety of individuals and have an open minded practice where I address many of the following: BDSM, Kink, fetishes, polyamory, traditional and non traditional relationships, swingers, those struggling with problematic sexual behavior, LGBTQIA+, mental and sexual health issues.
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Finances
Fees
- Pay by Cash, Check
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Peg Hurley Dawson, Ph.D.
Counselor, PhD
Qualifications
- Counselor: Dr. Peg Hurley Dawson
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Massachusetts / MA6141 Dr. Peg Hurley Dawson
- Certificate from American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists
- Certificate from AASECT, EMDRIA, Safe and Sound Protocol, IFS, Sandtray, Registered Sandplay Practitioner,
- Attended Lesley University, Graduated 2003
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Peg Hurley Dawson, Ph.D.
Counselor, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Addiction
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Poly, Kink, Trans*, BDSM, non-monogamy
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy Supervision, IFS, EMDR, Sandplay,
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Transgender
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Women's Issues
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Peg Hurley Dawson, Ph.D.
Counselor, PhD
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Body Positivity ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Body Positivity ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Sensorimotor
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Sandplay, Sandtray and Clinical Hypnosis
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
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Peg Hurley Dawson, Ph.D.
Counselor, PhD
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