Eric Bolella

Eric Bolella is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with ten years of experience. He practices in Connecticut and offers telehealth sessions. Eric focuses on practical ways to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and address eating and body image concerns while helping people manage grief and relationship strain.

He trained at Central Connecticut State University and completed a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2013. Early career roles included outpatient work with urban youth and low-income families in New Britain, Connecticut. He also worked as a clinician and manager in therapeutic adolescent group homes, gaining hands-on experience with young people and family dynamics.

More recently he led a state-funded domestic violence program at a nonprofit. That role involved reforming abusive behavior and supporting family healing to reduce state intervention. Those years shaped his focus on trauma and on keeping family connections safer when possible.

Eric describes his clinical stance as systemic and trauma focused. He draws on solution-focused strategies and a conversational Socratic style. He also integrates ideas from Internal Family Systems, Compassionate Inquiry, and narrative methods to help people make sense of painful patterns.

In sessions he aims to be practical and direct. He offers tools to manage mood, handle relationship conflict, and cope with life transitions. People come for help with depression, anxiety, stress, parenting strains, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Eric commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in his work. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a respectful, empathetic relationship so people feel understood and can explore concerns like grief or relationship strain. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and eating- or sleep-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. He will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That discussion is ongoing; approaches can be adjusted as issues change or new priorities emerge.

The therapist's profile notes telehealth practice, but specific session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options when leaving home would be difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT tools, client-centered listening, and narrative work to an online setting to address trauma, stress, eating concerns, and relationship issues.