an image of Mikayla Girelli smiling at the camera

Mikayla Girelli, PsyD

PSYCHOLOGIST

TESTING & ASSESSMENT

CHILD THERAPY

TEEN THERAPY

ADULT THERAPY

COUPLES THERAPY

Mikayla enjoys working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She collaborates with clients to increase their self-awareness and self-compassion and effectively navigate their own journeys, drawing from past experiences to inform future pathways to fulfillment. Mikayla strives to create a strong therapeutic relationship based on trust, connection, and empathy. She has specialized training in numerous trauma-informed modalities and utilizes a strength-based approach in her work.

Consistent with her passion for empowering individuals, Mikayla has created a child-focused activity book and adolescent group therapy curriculum to help individuals recover from and find meaning following traumatic experiences. She earned her doctorate from the Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology at the University of Hartford, completed her internship at the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut and her postdoctoral fellowship at IMPACT.

Fee: $275 per session

“My approach to therapy is collaborative and strength-based, designed to help clients increase their self-awareness and develop new skills. I prioritize creating a safe and comfortable environment where clients can build a genuine, trusting relationship with me.”

- Mikayla Girelli