Meet Our Team


Michaela Rapoza, LCSW
(she/her)
Therapist
Supervisor: Kerry Lavallee, LICSW
Michaela is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, passionate about working with clients to rebuild their relationships with themselves and the world through curiosity, empathy, and attunement. She works with individuals navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, and life transitions, supporting them in cultivating greater understanding and self-compassion. Michaela uses a strengths-based, culturally competent, and client-focused approach, viewing each person as the expert of their own life. She has experience working with clients from adolescence through adulthood and is committed to providing a safe and affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Michaela earned her MSW from Westfield State University. With a background as a psychotherapist in a community health center, Michaela has worked with a diverse range of clients and concerns. She prioritizes building a strong rapport and a nonjudgmental, supportive therapeutic relationship.
Michaela is a member of the National Association of Social Workers.
What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.
– Meister Eckhart
