HEALING AND BEYOND WITH THERESA GARVIN
Our Services
Theresa helps individual adults and/or parents heal, grow and thrive through her structured and tailored approach. Whether you are a potential client, or an organization looking for a powerful presentation, she looks forward to connecting with you.
Healing & Beyond
Clients are offered either 12 weeks of psychotherapy or coaching, depending on their need. They often end up wanting both, as therapy helps to heal wounds and coaching helps with clarity and direction for their future. You may notice:
• Healing in relationships that once felt stuck or disconnected
• Freedom from old patterns that kept you cycling through the same frustrations
• Greater clarity and direction in your personal and professional life
• Improved health and emotional well-being, as your mind and body align with peace and possibility
• A deeper sense of abundance, not just financially but in love, connection, and meaning
Healing and Beyond is about more than fixing what’s broken, it’s about building a personalized roadmap to a future you love, one step at a time. If you’re not sure what you want in your life but you just know you’re unhappy, we’ll discover the answers together.
Thriving Families
Thriving Families is designed to shift your family dynamic from chaos to calm and tension to connection. You may notice:
• More open and effective communication between family members
• Stronger relationships and connection
• Consistent structure and routines at home
• Clear expectations and boundaries
• Support for each other’s individual growth More quality time and shared experiences
Please download our brochure below for more information.
Speaking Engagements & Workshops
Theresa speaks and offers workshops to schools, clinics/hospitals, groups, and professional organizations, both virtually and in-person in Massachusetts. Her groundbreaking signature workshop on "Thriving Families" has been incredibly well-received by licensed clinicians as well as families and organizations. Please submit a request for Theresa to speak to your group.
Theresa Garvin, LICSW
Founder of The Life You Imagine, LLC
Creator of 'Thriving Families'
Meet Theresa Garvin
With over 35 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinical social worker, I support parents and families through healing and transformation that moves them beyond survival, toward clarity, connection, and the kind of life they deeply want.
As the founder of The Life You Imagine and creator of the Thriving Families program, I work with parents of children, teens, or young adults—many of whom are navigating ADHD, anxiety, or emotional or behavioral challenges. These families are often overwhelmed and stuck in reactive patterns, unsure how to move forward. My 'Thriving Families' model helps them shift out of stress and overwhelm and into a new vision that reflects the family's values and creates a family dynamic that works for everyone.
I also work with individuals who may or may not be parents, but are looking for real, long-lasting change, new results and greater fulfillment in any or every area of their lives.
What makes this work different is that we don’t just manage symptoms. This work embodies healing as well as a clear roadmap forward for you and your family to thrive. I help parents break old cycles and reconnect with their values and priorities, empowering them to create lives—and families—they love.
Before founding The Life You Imagine, I spent over a decade in private practice. Prior to that, I worked at the Hallowell Center in Sudbury, MA, where I specialized in ADHD treatment. I also taught for seven years at Boston College’s Graduate School of Social Work. In 2018, I discovered transformational coaching firsthand as a client, and it changed my life, especially my family relationships (which were a struggle at the time). Since becoming a certified coach in 2020, I’ve integrated these powerful tools with my therapeutic expertise to help families not just heal but truly thrive.
I offer a proven, heart-centered approach to create real change—support that blends compassion, healing, structure, and true transformation for you and your family. If you're ready to move beyond just getting through the day and toward a calmer, more connected home, I’d love to connect.
Testimonials
What Clients Say
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Parent
It does take a team, and you made - and still do make - a difference. Thank you for all your help raising my darling child. Thank you for your affirmations. You made a great difference in our lives.
Maureen E.
Thriving Families
Theresa’s courses can be life-changing for anyone, and her gift is ideal for families. I got sessions for myself as a business owner, but the biggest win was the change that took place in our family. I used the techniques to help my husband first, and he is especially using the forgiveness tools now on himself and for our children. When I see our family laughing and sharing, I pinch myself and thank God for Theresa’s help. Sometimes in life you find a gem that changes you and everything. Enrolling in Theresa’s program is one of those gems!
Jen
Thriving Families
Highly recommend Theresa! Before meeting Theresa, I was extremely overwhelmed and she really helped me step back and think about what really makes me happy, and more, what is holding me back from pursuing all that I desire. With her guidance, I have taken steps to do more of what I enjoy and value. Theresa will help you get on track to a life you love.
J.C.
Thriving Families
Theresa's Thriving Families Program helped me to formulate ideas, emotions, and dreams that were bouncing around in my head for years, and were stuck in neutral. She helped me to tune in and to recognize what is truly my inner voice, and what is just fear talking. Her work with me has been so impactful, and has awoken a spirit within me that I am so grateful for. Our family experiences so much more harmony now, thanks to Theresa's program, support, and tools.
M.D.
Dream Builder Client
Working together is training me to notice - and choose - positive energy, and I can see the value and direct impact that is having on me. I've worked hard this year to acknowledge and release, then choose to move positively forward. I love the progress I'm making and how I am changing for the better. :)
Laura Walker
Dream Builder Client
This work is perfect for anyone who is banging their head against the wall, wondering why they keep getting the same lousy results over and over again. Now, I feel very confident in maintaining the change Theresa and I made together. Her insights and actionable suggestions were on point and easy to do. As I did them over and over, I gained a clarity and confidence in BEING who I want to be and attracting easily the type of man I would love to be with long term.
Jenn
Thriving Families
(Thriving Families) is great for anyone, individual or family, who feels that they've hit a wall in terms of personal progress through a more traditional therapeutic approach. Theresa did a wonderful job making everyone in my family feel heard and safe. I can't emphasize how important that was in the success of our time working with her. She quickly created a space full of trust that allowed us, both individually and together, to be able to open ourselves up enough to fully engage with the process.
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What Causes Families Not to Thrive?
Theresa shares her own family experience, frustrations that can arise from families in therapy, and how she works with families through her Thriving Families Model.
What Results Have Theresa's Clients Seen?
Theresa talks about why families can thrive even if only one family member is doing the work, and what makes Thriving Families so effective (and groundbreaking) in the industry.
"In this episode, Theresa Garvin discusses how both her life and her family's life completely changed when she discovered transformational coaching that led to her creating the Thriving Families model. She currently helps individuals and families to harness their power and live life to their fullest potential with joy and ease."
- Hosted by Sara Englis
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"Today I'm having a conversation with my friend Theresa Garvin who is the founder of The Life You Imagine. We look at the work of a well-known author, Sari Solden, who works with adults with ADHD. In her latest book, she lays out how to apply efficient and effective strategies for living with ADHD."
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Get in Touch
theresagarvin@lifeyouimagine.org
Address
747 Main Street Suite 301
Concord, MA 01742
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