Sophia L. Maurasse, MD
Board-Certified in General Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hear Directly With Dr. Maurasse
“If I’m doing my job well, patients don’t spend as much time with people like me. They get to be in the world doing the things that are important to them.”
Dr. Sophia Maurasse, MD
Transcript
Hi, my name is Dr. Sophia Maurasse, and I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
My areas of specialties include working with adolescents, specifically adolescents who have difficulties with ADHD, depression, and anxiety.
My whole focus is in helping people have the kinds of tools and the ability to live the life that rewards them.
Psychiatry isn’t like other areas of medicine. It treats things that are invisible. It treats things that incur a lot of stigma. It interferes with people’s functioning, and it robs them of their potential.
My role as a psychiatrist is in not providing the quick fixes, but in allowing people to find a balance between their vulnerabilities and their strengths and helping them use tools, whether it’s in therapy or with medications, to find that balance and to navigate their world to the best of their ability.
I want to bring people the respect and dignity they deserve as my patients, but also give them as much as possible so that they spend time living their lives.
I tell my patients all the time that if I’m doing my job well, they don’t spend as much time with people like me. They get to be in the world doing the things that are important to them.
So as your psychiatrist, I want to get on this journey with you so we can ask the difficult questions, attend to the things that matter to you, and provide you the relief from symptoms that have been interfering with your life.
And in our attempt to reduce stigma, we talk about taking treatment for depression as if we’re treating diabetes or treating high cholesterol. And that’s simply not true because mental illness impacts the core areas of our lives.
It impacts how we see ourselves. It impacts how we relate to others. So we can’t minimize it, but we can allow it to define our whole selves.
WHO SHE IS
Why Patients Choose This Board-Certified Psychiatrist in Massachusetts
Dr. Sophia Maurasse is a board-certified psychiatrist Massachusetts patients seek out for care that feels personal instead of procedural. She treats adolescents, young adults, and adults across the Commonwealth, bringing formal training in both general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry to every visit, alongside a genuinely practical, human way of working.
Every evaluation begins the same way: a thorough diagnostic conversation, not a checklist. From there, Dr. Maurasse collaborates with each patient to shape a plan around their real goals, their real schedule, and their real life, whether that means psychotherapy, medication, or the two working together.
WHO IS CARED FOR
Who Does Massachusetts Psychiatry Treat?
Dr. Sophia Maurasse sees patients ages 12–65 for a range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma-related issues, mood disorders (including bipolar spectrum conditions), and complex or multi-diagnostic presentations. She has experience caring for adolescents with self-injurious behavior and for patients whose psychiatric and medical needs intersect.
Mood and Anxiety
Depression, generalized anxiety, panic, and bipolar spectrum conditions, addressed with an evidence-based, collaborative plan.
Trauma and Self-Injury
Trauma-responsive care for adolescents and adults, including experience with self-injurious behavior and emotion dysregulation.
Complex Presentations
Support for patients whose psychiatric and medical needs intersect, and for cases that require careful, layered diagnostic thinking.
WHAT MASSACHUSETTS PSYCHIATRY DOES
Comprehensive Mental Healthcare Services
Massachusetts Psychiatry offer various therapeutic services to support your mental and emotional wellbeing.
How Dr. Maurasse Works
Treatment draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy principles, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and exposure techniques, applied selectively rather than as a one-size-fits-all script.
Medication, when it is part of the plan, is prescribed thoughtfully and reviewed together. It is treated as one tool among several, never a shortcut past the harder, more valuable work of therapy.
Sleep, nutrition, movement, relationships, and physical health are all part of the conversation, because mental health rarely improves in isolation from the rest of a person’s life.
What to Expect Working Together
At Massachusetts Psychiatry, patients work directly with Dr. Maurasse for intake, treatment planning, and every follow-up. There is no rotating cast of clinicians and no hand-off between visits.
Massachusetts Psychiatry does not bill most insurance plans directly, but a superbill is provided for patients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement. For questions about scheduling, fees, or fit, the office is easy to reach.
Trusted Across the Field of Psychiatry
The clinical work and training behind Massachusetts Psychiatry, led by Dr. Sophia L. Maurasse, MD, are documented across leading medical institutions and professional directories that recognize compassionate, credentialed care.
Credentials & Special Interests
Education & Training
- BS, Psychology — University of Miami (2002)
- MD — Tufts University School of Medicine (2008)
- Psychiatry Residency — George Washington University (2008–2011)
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship — Massachusetts General Hospital / McLean Hospital (2011–2013)
Licensure & Board Certification
- Medical License — Board of Registration in Medicine, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (2011)
- Board-Certified, Psychiatry — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2012)
- Board-Certified, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry — American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2013)
Professional Roles & Recognition
- Medical Director, McLean Hospital — 3East Girls Intensive & Step-Down Programs (adolescents 13–21)
- Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
- Staff Psychiatrist, The Pavilion, McLean Hospital
- Recipient, 2019 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year (Schwartz Center) — recognized for patient-centered, compassionate care
Areas of Special Interest
- Borderline personality disorder and DBT-informed treatment
- Trauma, self-injury, and adolescent mental health
- Integration of psychiatric and medical care for medically ill patients
- Emotion regulation, resilience, and life-stage transitions
Take the First Step With a Board-Certified Psychiatrist Massachusetts Can Rely On
Finding the right psychiatrist is not just about credentials, though Dr. Maurasse has those in full. It is about being heard, understood, and guided by one steady clinician from the first conversation onward. That is the standard this board-certified psychiatrist Massachusetts practice was built on, and it is the standard every patient can expect here.