Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita, MA Psychologist 4465

Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita is a licensed psychologist with 25 years of clinical experience who brings a warm, interactive, and nonjudgmental approach to therapy. She has worked across private and public settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation programs, and halfway houses, supporting people facing anxiety, depression, substance use and other addictive behaviors, attachment and codependency concerns, relationship and parenting challenges, career transitions, trauma and abuse, grief, and issues related to intimacy and self-esteem.

She has also taught counseling courses and provided clinical supervision at the college level, and is the author of textbooks on addiction counseling. Her training includes a Ph.D. in psychology from Boston University, a post-doctorate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences from Sargent College at Boston University, Certification in Rational Emotive Therapy, and certification as a Master Addiction Counselor. She also holds the credential MA Psychologist 4465, a licensed psychologist credential.

Dr. Doyle Pita primarily uses motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify their values and find motivation for change, while cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on the connections among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses structured techniques and psychoeducational tools such as worksheets to build practical skills. She collaborates with each person to create an individualized treatment plan tailored to their goals and needs, and she offers support aimed at empowering lasting, purposeful change.