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Esther Merritt, MA, LMHC

CEO | Therapist | Consultant & Educator

Esther Merritt, M.A., LMHC, graduated from Boston University's School of Medicine with a Masters in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine.

Esther is an independently Licensed Mental Health Counselor and has been providing therapy to clients since 2010. She has been teaching both undergraduate and graduate counseling students as a Senior Visiting Lecturer/Adjunct Professor at Framingham State University since 2013. Esther opened Turning Leaf Counseling in 2016.

In addition, Esther is a consultant to other therapists, private practice owners, CEOs, executives, and other high performers. She is a recovering perfectionist who helps others flourish while finding internal balance and wellness.

Esther has a passion for psychoeducation and works to demystify mental health and therapy, and hopes to help make finding a therapist (that is a good fit) a much easier task.