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Eric Bolella, LMFT

Based in Connecticut Online sessions

Experienced trauma-focused therapist

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Years in practice
10
Credentials
LMFT
Licensed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Focus
Trauma and abuse
Focus
Grief
About

About Eric

Eric Bolella is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with ten years of clinical experience. He offers telehealth sessions from Connecticut and focuses on practical ways to manage stress, grief, anxiety, and parenting concerns. He writes plainly and works to make therapy feel understandable for people under pressure.

He uses a trauma-focused lens to see how past hurts shape current behavior. That perspective guides short-term, solution-oriented work aimed at immediate relief and safer patterns in relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions often mix question-based conversation with narrative techniques to help people rewrite stressful stories about themselves. Eric has worked in outpatient settings and with adolescents in group homes. He also managed a state-funded domestic violence program that focused on reducing abusive behavior and repairing damaged family ties.

Those roles shaped his approach to safety, boundaries, and long-term change. In sessions he blends client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral methods to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. He brings mindfulness tools to help with emotional regulation and to reduce reactivity.

He aims to give concrete skills parents can use between appointments. Eric helps people facing a wide range of concerns including parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, bipolar mood concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and workplace or career stress. He also supports people dealing with attachment wounds, blended family dynamics, caregiver burden, and codependency.

He offers English-language care through video calls, phone, chat, or text-based messaging.

Focus areas and approaches

What Eric works with

Everything Eric lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Eric helps people with.

Approaches Eric lists

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Online support

How practical therapy methods work online

Eric uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening-first space where the person's priorities guide the work. That approach focuses on understanding each person's experience and building on their strengths to tackle parenting stress and relationship concerns.

He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating problems, and for building concrete parenting strategies that reduce reactivity.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match goals, life demands, and personal preferences. Clients and the therapist adjust methods as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video can allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Chat or text messaging supports ongoing reflection and quick touchpoints between sessions. These options make it easier to receive consistent help while balancing parenting and everyday life.
Questions

Questions people ask about Eric

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

He works with trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, mood disorders, and related stresses such as caregiver strain and codependency.

How would you describe his approach in sessions?

Sessions are trauma-focused and solution-oriented. He combines client-centered listening with cognitive-behavioral techniques, narrative methods, and mindfulness exercises to create practical steps forward.

What is his professional background and experience?

He has ten years of clinical experience working in outpatient programs, adolescent group homes, and a state-funded domestic violence program, which informed his work on behavior change and family repair.

What credentials does he hold and where is he located?

He is a Connecticut licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, practicing from Connecticut and offering online sessions.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in starting therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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