ABOUT LIFESTAGES
ABOUT LIFESTAGES
We are New Hampshire’s exceptional one-stop destination for assessment, treatment, and complete care management of memory, attention, learning, and cognitive difficulties across the lifespan. Our locations include Bedford and Concord, New Hampshire.
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Now providing in-office diagnostics
with common sense COVID-19 guidelines.
WHAT WE DO
We provide expert assessment, treatment, and care management of memory, attention, learning, and cognitive difficulties including:
Anxiety
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Cortico-basal Degeneration
Frontal-temporal Degeneration
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Vascular Dementia
ADHD
Dementia
Traumatic Brain Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Learning Disabilities
Dyslexia
Concussion
Seizure Disorders
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Alzheimer's Disease
Epilepsy
Tumor
Multiple Sclerosis
Memory Disorders
Depression vs. Dementia
Job Performance Issues
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MEET THE TEAM
Ross Gourvitz, Ph.D., MHCDS
Neuropsychological Assessments​
High Stakes Exams​ Testing
ADHD Evaluation
Older Adult Memory Evaluation
Legal Services
Lisa Donnellan, LICSW, CMC
Adult Psychotherapy
Telehealth
Care Management
Brianna Greene, M.S.
Lead Neuropsychometrist
AFFILIATED PROVIDERS
Elisabeth Thorpe, LCMHC
Elisabeth is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and founder of Brightminds Counseling New Hampshire PLLC. She received her Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Assumption College with a concentration in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies. Assumption College is home to the Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies and incorporates a CBT training approach throughout its curriculum.
Elisabeth is passionate about offering effective, high quality treatment that is uniquely tailored to client needs. She has worked in the mental health field for past 10 years across various levels of care including in-home services, residential treatment, and outpatient mental health services.
Elisabeth provides therapy to children, teens, and adults. She frequently works with young adults and college-age students to promote resiliency and stress management. In addition to in person sessions, Elisabeth is also well versed in offering video teletherapy and completes remote sessions through a secure video healthcare platform.
Sophia Dongas, LCMHC
Sophia is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Founder of Arete Counseling PLLC. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Classics and Psychology from the University of New Hampshire Durham in 1998. She received her Master of Arts Degree in Counseling from the University of New Hampshire Durham in 2007. She is fluent in Greek.
Sophia has worked in the mental health field for over 20 years across various levels of care, including, in-home services, residential treatment and outpatient mental health services. She provides individual therapy, couples counseling and family therapy. She also has experience in School Guidance at both the Middle School and High School levels.
Her therapeutic approach draws on her background in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Multicultural Counseling, Motivational Interviewing, Strength-Based therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Rogerian Therapy, Play Therapy, Art Therapy, Music Therapy and Psychodrama.
Sophia works with children, teens and adults of all ages. She believes that life is a journey and that therapy is a collaborative process between client and therapist.