Telehealth Couples & Family Therapy | Salem, MA & the North Shore | Private Pay
Couples, Family & Grief Therapy for Salem, MA
Structured telehealth therapy for Salem couples and families navigating recurring conflict, complex relational dynamics, family stress, and grief.
Telehealth couples, family, and grief therapy for Salem, MA, with Maxwell Crystal, LICSW, licensed in Massachusetts and Vermont, former Clinical Director of Sana at Stowe, a residential addiction treatment program, and former Bereavement Program Coordinator for BAYADA Hospice. Individual sessions are $175 and couples or family sessions are $200, both 50 minutes, private pay. The first step is a free 15-minute phone call.
Start with a free 15-minute call
A short phone conversation — you tell me what's happening, I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit. No forms, no commitment.
Couples and Family Therapy in Salem, MA
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 North Shore 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
Grief after a death, including a loss to addiction or overdose, that’s pulling a couple or family apart
If this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.
Grief Counseling in Salem, MA
A death changes a whole family, not just one person. Partners grieve on different timelines. Old conflict resurfaces. The person who held everyone together often falls apart months later, after the cards stop coming.
I offer grief counseling by telehealth for individuals, couples, and families in Salem and nearby towns, including Peabody, Lynn, Marblehead, and Swampscott. I work with:
The death of a parent, partner, child, or sibling
A loss to addiction or overdose, where guilt and silence often come with the grief
Anticipatory grief, while someone you love is seriously ill or dying
Grief from years ago that never had room
Before private practice, I was Bereavement Program Coordinator for BAYADA Hospice, supporting families before and after a death, and Clinical Director of Sana at Stowe, a residential addiction treatment program.
More about grief therapy → · Support group for a loss to addiction →
Why Salem couples and families choose telehealth
Salem has a strong community and a growing number of mental health providers, but access to therapists who specialize specifically in couples and family work remains limited. Many people find the right specialist is not conveniently located, or that scheduling in-person sessions around two partners' or a whole family's calendars is harder than it sounds.
Telehealth solves both problems. You get access to a therapist who specializes in couples and family work, without coordinating a commute on Route 128. You each join from wherever you are — different rooms in the same house, or different locations entirely.
The work itself is no different. Sessions are 50 minutes, structured, and focused. The quality of the therapy doesn't change because the medium is Zoom.
Maxwell Crystal, LICSW
I'm Maxwell Crystal, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Massachusetts and Vermont. I work with adults, partners, and families navigating instability, high stress, or relational strain, including families affected by addiction and people carrying grief and loss.
Before private practice, I was Clinical Director of Sana at Stowe, a residential addiction treatment program, and Bereavement Program Coordinator for BAYADA Hospice, where I oversaw grief and bereavement support for families before and after a death. Across these roles I supervised clinicians and helped shape clinical programming, and that experience informs a steady, structured approach to therapy.
Practice Details
Telehealth only — sessions via Zoom
Licensed in Massachusetts (LICSW)
$175 per 50-minute individual session
$200 per 50-minute family or couples session
Limited availability
Superbills for out-of-network reimbursement · Pricing and payment options
Ready to talk?
If you're in Salem or anywhere on the North Shore and considering therapy for your relationship, your family, or a loss, I offer a free 15-minute consultation. We'll talk briefly about your situation and whether working together feels like the right fit.