Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita

Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita is a licensed psychologist practicing in Massachusetts with 25 years of clinical experience. She has worked across private and public settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation programs, and halfway houses, helping people address a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, family and parenting conflicts, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, anger management, low self-esteem, and career difficulties.

She holds a Ph.D. in psychology from Boston University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at Sargent College, Boston University. Dr. Doyle Pita is also credentialed as a Master Addiction Counselor and holds certification in Rational Emotive Therapy; she is licensed in Massachusetts (MA Psychologist license number 4465).

Dr. Doyle Pita is the author of textbooks on addiction counseling, including Mastering Addictions Counseling and Addiction Counseling (published by Crossroads, New York, NY), and she co-authored a work on severe mental illness and addictions titled Integrated Treatment for People with Co-occurring Disorders (Boston University).

Her therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect and empathy. She emphasizes a non-judgmental, genuine stance in sessions and collaborates with clients to create individualized treatment plans. Her primary clinical approaches are motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral therapy. Motivational interviewing helps clients identify their values and build motivation toward achievable goals, while cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on the links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses structured techniques and psychoeducational tools, such as worksheets, to promote change.

She has also taught counseling courses and provided clinical supervision at the college level. Seeking therapy can be a courageous first step toward a more purposeful and satisfying life, and Dr. Dianne Doyle Pita offers support and guidance for clients ready to begin that process.