- Emotion regulation
- Attachment focus
- Sexuality support
About B
B Payson Croy is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship strain, and trauma. Her style aims to make it easier to speak honestly about what’s hard and to take small steps toward change.
Payson creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where feelings and worries can be named and understood. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage strong emotions and improve communication. She encourages clients to set goals that feel realistic and meaningful to them.
Her work draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and psychodynamic ideas. That means she uses skills for emotion regulation and attention to patterns that repeat over time. Together with each person, she looks at what keeps problems going and what can be shifted.
She has three years of professional experience as a clinician. While the work is collaborative, Payson often offers structured tools and exercises people can use between sessions. Clients who want to address codependency, attachment concerns, or guilt and shame may find this approach helpful.
Payson also supports people exploring life purpose, sexuality, mood shifts, and young adult transitions. She emphasizes clear communication, building coping skills, and making steady progress at a manageable pace.
How DBT and Psychodynamic Work Online
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and handling conflict. Online DBT work often focuses on learning and practicing these skills, like distress tolerance and emotion regulation, with clear exercises to try between sessions.Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns in relationships and how past experiences shape current reactions. In an online format this can mean talking through early patterns and noticing how they show up now, with reflection on choices and feelings over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation guides whether more skills-based work or deeper pattern-focused sessions are emphasized.
Confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people use video or audio depending on what works best for them and their daily routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this therapist work with?
Payson helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related concerns, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. She also addresses issues like codependency, attachment struggles, guilt and shame, and mood concerns.
How would you describe the therapist's approach in sessions?
Sessions blend practical skill-building from Dialectical Behavior Therapy with psychodynamic attention to patterns and past influences. The work is conversational and task-oriented, with tools to practice between meetings.
What is the clinician's background and experience?
The therapist has three years of professional clinical experience and holds an MA and LICSW credential. That background informs her focus on both skills and exploring repeating relationship patterns.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The clinician is licensed in Massachusetts and practices with that licensure. Location details beyond the state are not provided here.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted for therapy?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up process.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that, schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.