A well to come back to.
Getting by isn’t the same as feeling okay. I’m a Navy submarine Veteran and licensed clinical social worker offering telehealth therapy to veterans, service members, and any adult ready to feel steadier.
A passion for creating spaces
What people bring to therapy. You don’t need to fit neatly into one.
Identity after service
When the mission ends, many people wonder who they are without it. We work on rebuilding purpose, routine, and direction.
Anxiety and trauma
Learn what keeps your system on alert, and practice tools that help it settle.
Anger and irritability
Understand what’s underneath a short fuse, and respond instead of react.
Burnout and stress
For people who’ve carried a lot for a long time and are running low.
Depression and low mood
Practical steps to get moving again, at a pace you can sustain.
Life transitions and relationships
Career changes, family stress, loss, and big shifts at home or work.
Why “Bearing Well”?
Everyone carries something. The goal isn’t to put it all down, but to carry it well, and to have somewhere steady to return to when it gets heavy. That’s the idea behind the name. Therapy here is practical and collaborative: we figure out what’s driving the pattern, build skills that hold up in real life, and move at a pace that lasts.
Getting started: book a free 15-minute consultation by phone or video, no pressure. I work with insurance through SonderMind and Headway, and I also offer self-pay sessions. Sessions are held by telehealth for adults located in Massachusetts.
Hi, I’m Dareck.
I’m a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) and a Navy submarine Veteran. I spent ten years in the submarine force, serving overseas and at home, and nearly four years as a VA social worker in homeless services (HUD-VASH). Those years taught me how people function under pressure, and what happens when support runs out.
I hold a master’s in social work from Boston College. My approach is built on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), with DBT skills, narrative work, and a strengths-based lens. I’m steady, direct, and warm, and I’m not here to lecture.
Whether you served or not, you’re welcome here.
“You don’t have to have it all figured out before you start. You just have to be willing to begin.”
Dareck Hubbell, LICSW
Founder, Bearing Well Therapy
