Located on the Charles River in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Riverbend Group is a small team of mental health practitioners who take a holistic, client-centered approach to mental health.

We offer individual and family psychotherapy, group therapy, meditation instruction, and clinical supervision.  Our approach to treatment is integrative, utilizing various evidenced-based practices such as relational and strengths-based psychotherapy, mindfulness and meditation, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and more.

We strive to match you with a clinician that is well suited to your specific treatment needs.

We strive to match you with a clinician that is well suited to your specific treatment needs.

At Riverbend Group, we take a highly personalized approach that's tailored to meet each client's individual needs. Our goal is to help promote healing, growth and empowerment by focusing on the client's strengths and resilience.

At Riverbend Group, we take a highly personalized approach that's tailored to meet each client's individual needs. Our goal is to help promote healing, growth and empowerment by focusing on the client's strengths and resilience.

OUR SERVICES

Offering individual and group therapy in addition to training, supervision and meditation.
For more detail, please see our Services page.

In-person and Telehealth Meetings

At Riverbend Group, technology meets healthcare. Along with in-person meetings, we offer telehealth appointments. Many clients find telehealth offers opportunities to make healthcare more efficient and convenient when managing a busy schedule or when commuting is too far.

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Group Therapy

Our group therapy offerings change over time depending on community needs and our practitioners’ skills and availability. Please feel free to check in on our Groups page periodically to see what we are offering and let us know of any groups you would like to see. We regularly offer Meditation/Stress Reduction Groups.

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Supervision, Meditation and Mindfulness

Jessica Ames is available for clinical supervision.  In addition, she offers meditation instruction to individuals and groups, as well as meditation and mindfulness consultation to schools.

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Our Team

Jessica Ames, LICSW

Jessica Ames received a Master’s Degree in clinical social work from Smith College in 2007.  Before starting her individual private practice in 2015, she worked as a clinician for several well-known organizations in the Boston area, including Boston Children’s Hospital, the Manville School at Judge Baker Children’s Center, and South Shore Mental Health (now known as Aspire)...

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Deborah McMakin, Ed.D., LICSW

Dr. Deborah McMakin has been a professor in the Psychology and Philosophy Department at Framingham State University (FSU) since 1998. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including the Psychology of Development, Abnormal Psychology and Group Dynamics. Deborah also coordinates the FSU Master of Art in Counseling Psychology program...

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