Andrea is a co-founder of Women and Girls Thriving in Brookline and is now a senior advisor to Women Thriving, Inc.  In addition to her private practice in Wellesley, Andrea was on the staff of the Brookline Community Mental Health Center for over 40 years where she was the Director of Intern Training and a member of the Family and Couples Team, a racial affinity awareness group, and the Diversity Team.  While she initially was involved in community outreach work at the Center, in more recent years Andrea’s clinical focus was on individuals, couples, families, and groups.  Andrea has training through the Harvard Medical School Mind Body Institute as well as experience with meditation and mindfulness workshops and retreats. She has also been trained in somatic therapy techniques, hypnosis and is a Reiki Master. In addition to being involved with Thriving planning and program development, Andrea has co-facilitated workshop series including Surviving and Thriving groups,  Healthy Eating and Cooking, Poetry and Writing. She is committed to the model of engaging local organizations, women with lived experience and volunteers in determining needs and creating and implementing programming to benefit the entire community.