Program Director and Founder of BEATS

Jordan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Expressive Arts Therapist, and certified yoga instructor based out of East Arlington, MA. She believes in collaboratively and consensually building working relationships with clients to make space for untangling, reclaiming, transforming, and navigating life's instabilities. Jordan aims to create inclusive spaces, especially for those with intersectional identities, and values culturally competent and trauma-informed practices. She works with children and adults to help them reclaim their innate resilience through an integrated approach, encouraging simultaneous feeling AND dealing.

Jordan's practice is anchored in a play-based drama therapy method called Developmental Transformations (DvT), the neurosequential model of therapeutics, trauma-informed expressive arts therapy, attachment theory, and mindfulness-based psychotherapy. She utilizes play-based, expressive arts, and embodied interventions to support clients throughout their healing journey.

Expressive Arts Therapist and Mental Health Counselor

Zaira Boylan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at BEATS. She believes that the core of therapy is the relationship between the client and therapist. She endeavors to foster trust and make a safe enough space to challenge assumptions about one's self and the world.  Zaira specializes in identity exploration and trauma work, primarily with queer adolescents and young adults, but has experience working with individuals across the lifespan and strives to help her clients feel more at home in their own skin.

Zaira practices a play based form of drama therapy called developmental transformations (DvT), role and parts work (IFS), cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques. Her work is playful, irreverent, and focuses on embodiment, relationship dynamics, and figuring out what it means to be "good enough."

Education Coordinator

Rachel is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Drama Therapist and Board Certified Trainer and Certified Sex Therapist who is responsible for the provision and coordination of educational opportunities for established mental health counselors.  

Rachel's interest in education began in 2018 when she started teaching at Bunker Hill Community College as an adjunct professor for their Human Services Program.  She has also taught at Lesley University and is the former co-director of the Institute of Developmental Transformations in Boston, Massachusetts. 

Rachel has taught courses on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Ethics, Case Management, Substance Abuse Treatment, Counseling Theories, Sexual Education, Dramatic Play Therapy, Trauma Informed Clinical Interventions and Supervision, and Family Development Credential. 

Rachel is thrilled to be a part of the BEATS team and support in the professional development of clinicians. 

Administrative Assistant

Meet Lexi! Our welcoming intake coordinator and billing specialist here at BEATS Counseling. Since 2024, Lexi has been the friendly face that greets our new clients, guiding them through their first steps with us and answering any questions that come her way. 

What Lexi enjoys most about working with BEATS is being part of a nurturing environment cultivated by our therapists, where clients feel safe and supported. She takes pride in seeing our therapists provide exceptional care to everyone who walks through our doors.

Outside of work, Lexi cherishes her time with her two dogs, enjoying leisurely walks and getting lost in a good book. She's also an avid traveler, with Austria holding a special place in her heart as her favorite destination. She looks forward to revisiting Austria someday and continuing her adventures around the globe.

Social Media and Community Engagement Manager

Carmen S, Rizzo (she/her), from São Paulo, Brazil, is a dance artist who is inspired by scientific perspectives on themes of universal human experiences. She graduated from Manhattanville College with a Summa Cum Laude and highest honors double degree in Dance and Theatre (Dance concentration) and Business Management (Psychology minor), after successfully completing the 8-year professional training program at Escola de Dança de São Paulo (EDASP). As a dancer she has worked with world renowned artists, performed internationally, toured with different dance companies, and continues to work with several local dance organizations. Her choreography for live performances and film has been presented in festivals across New York and greater Boston. She is also currently a dance teacher, Pure Barre instructor, BTPT and AAHC Social Media Manager.

Exploring the neuroscience of dance and of emotion, Carmen choreographs collaboratively, showcasing dancers’ abilities and expressive voices, bridging the gap between science and art. Debunking that science and dance are hard to understand, she brings diversity into dance, making the work more relatable. As a teacher she aims to provide people with tools to better understand their bodies, empower them to make strong choices and deepen their connection to their expressiveness.

Cat

Lord Fluffernutter Squishington, affectionately known as "Squish", is a cat and very good baby. He passed his "ragdoll test",  (sort of) walks on a harness, and loves working with both children and adults. Squish sleeps roughly 20 hours a day and specializes in snuggles, hunting bugs, stealing hearts, and being cute. Due to his demanding sleep schedule, Squish is mostly a "work" from home cat, however, he looks forward to his rare appearances in select sessions.