Couples & Family Therapy in Beverly, MA
For Beverly couples stuck in the same fight, families navigating a partner's anxiety or addiction, or relationships that have quietly drifted over years.
I'm Maxwell Crystal, LICSW. I grew up on the North Shore, and I now offer structured, direct telehealth therapy to couples, families, and individuals across Massachusetts — including Beverly, Salem, Marblehead, Swampscott, and Newburyport.
Sessions are 50 minutes via Zoom. You join from home. The work is focused on what's actually driving the pattern, not just processing it.
Private Pay • Telehealth in Massachusetts
Why Beverly
I grew up on the North Shore, and Beverly is a place I know well — the rhythm of life here, the pressure of long commutes south, the specific texture of raising a family or building a career in a town that feels small until you actually try to move through a normal week in it.
A few things that come up often with Beverly clients:
Couples where one partner is commuting to Boston or Cambridge and the other is rooted locally, and the asymmetry has quietly grown into resentment
Families navigating a teenager's mental health, school refusal, or substance use, and the toll it's taking on the marriage underneath
Healthcare and education professionals dealing with burnout that's bleeding into the relationship
Couples whose kids have launched, who don't know how to be a two-person household again
Families with a member in recovery or active addiction, where the rest of the system is exhausted from holding it together
If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place.
Who reaches out
Most people who contact me aren't in crisis. They're in a situation that has been building — a relationship that's become harder to navigate, a family system under stress, or a pattern that keeps repeating despite everyone's best efforts.
Common reasons couples and families reach out:
Recurring conflict that goes nowhere — the same argument, different week
A partner or family member struggling with addiction, anxiety, or a mental health crisis
Disconnection that's grown quietly over years
A major transition — a move, a job loss, a new child — that strained the relationship
A family where one person's struggle is affecting everyone else
If this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.
Why telehealth works
Telehealth isn't a compromise for most of the couples and families I work with — it's a genuine preference.
Scheduling is easier when you don't have to coordinate a commute on Route 128 around two people's calendars. You each join from wherever you are — different rooms in the same house, or different locations entirely. For families with kids in the house, a session after bedtime is suddenly possible.
The work itself doesn't change. Sessions are 50 minutes, structured, and focused. What drives outcomes in couples and family therapy is the quality of the work, not whether it happens in an office or on Zoom.
Maxwell Crystal, LICSW
I'm a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) licensed in Massachusetts and Vermont. I grew up on the North Shore, and I work with couples, families, and individuals across the region and Greater Boston — Beverly, Salem, Newburyport, Marblehead, and Swampscott — navigating complex relational situations via telehealth.
I currently serve as Clinical Director of a residential behavioral health program, overseeing master's and doctoral-level clinicians supporting clients through serious mental health and substance use situations. Before that, I led a hospice bereavement program. That experience — working in high-pressure clinical environments and supporting families through what they cannot fix — shapes how I approach private practice work.
My approach is structured and direct. We identify what is actually driving the pattern, clarify what is in your control, and build changes that hold over time. I work best with couples and families who want to do real work, not just talk about it.
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"Max is a very talented therapist and amazing at his work!"
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"Max has always been trustworthy and reliable. Wouldn’t want anyone else in my corner!"
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Practice Details
Telehealth only — sessions via Zoom
Licensed in Massachusetts (LICSW)
$175 per 50-minute individual or couples/family session $200 per 50-minute
Serving Beverly, Salem, Marblehead, Swampscott, Newburyport, Gloucester, and all of Massachusetts
Out-of-network superbills available for insurance reimbursement.
Limited availability
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes, and in some cases it works better. Couples can each join from where they're most comfortable, the work isn't disrupted by a commute, and many couples report being more honest in their own space than in an office. The structure of the session is the same as in-person work.
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That's a common starting point. Individual work focused on relational patterns can move the dynamic even if only one partner is willing to engage at first. We can also talk about how to invite your partner in without it becoming a confrontation.
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Most couples I work with do meaningful work in 12 to 20 sessions over four to six months, though it varies. We'll have a clearer picture together after the first three or four sessions.
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No — I'm private pay only. Most clients submit superbills to their insurance for out-of-network reimbursement, which typically covers 40 to 70 percent of the session fee depending on the plan. I provide superbills monthly. Before starting, it's worth calling your insurance and asking what your out-of-network mental health benefits are.
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It's a phone call. You tell me briefly what's going on, I tell you whether I think I can help, and we decide together whether to book a first session. There's no pressure either way — if I don't think I'm the right fit, I'll say so and try to point you toward someone who is.
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Yes. Each partner can join the session from wherever they are. This works well for couples where one partner travels for work, lives part-time in another state, or has scheduling constraints that make joint in-person therapy impossible.
Ready to talk?
If you're in Beverly or anywhere on the North Shore and you've read this far, something on this page probably landed.
The next step is a free 15-minute phone call. You tell me briefly what's going on. I tell you whether I think I can help. We decide together whether to book a first session.
There's no pressure either way.