- DBT skills
- Psychodynamic work
- LGBTQ issues
About B
B Payson Croy is a Massachusetts LICSW with three years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, unsure about relationships, dealing with trauma, or navigating LGBTQ concerns. She also supports people facing life changes and questions about life purpose.
She uses practical conversation and listening to help people name what feels most urgent. Sessions tend to focus on coping skills, managing intense emotions, and improving communication. She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools for skills around distress tolerance and emotional regulation.
Alongside skills work, she uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships and life choices. That can help people notice old ways of reacting and consider different options. Therapy mixes present-focused strategies and reflection on what led to current struggles.
Clients can expect straightforward, respectful discussion about what matters to them. Topics commonly addressed include attachment wounds, codependency, guilt and shame, sexuality, and young adult transitions. She will talk through concrete steps and small experiments to try between sessions.
Her practice emphasizes collaboration about goals and pacing. If you are questioning a career path, rethinking relationships, or coping after a painful event, she helps sort priorities and plan next steps. To confirm session formats before booking, please check the listing's scheduling options and available prompts.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, focuses on teaching concrete skills for managing intense emotions, handling crises, and improving relationships. It is practical and skill-based, which can make homework and short skill practices easy to use between sessions.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at recurring patterns and how past experiences shape present behavior. It involves reflecting on feelings and relationships to better understand why certain problems keep coming up, which can help when someone wants to change long-standing habits.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That means sessions can shift between learning DBT skills and deeper psychodynamic reflection as needed.
The listing does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm available options before scheduling. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce commute time. Therapists can use that flexibility to keep momentum while balancing everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ related concerns. Life purpose and coping with major changes are also listed focus areas.
How does she approach feeling stuck?
She combines Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing emotions with psychodynamic reflection on repeating patterns. Sessions mix practical coping techniques and exploration of underlying dynamics.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with people on stress, anxiety, trauma, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds an MA and practices as an LICSW licensed in Massachusetts.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.