Ariel E. Pliskin, LICSW
Relationship & Sex Therapy Program Manager, Psychotherapist
Insurance plan Ariel can accepted:
Aetna BlueCross and BlueShield Carelon: MBHP, Wellsense BMC, Unicare, Fallon, GIC-Unicare Commonwealth Care Alliance
Cigna: Wellfleet
Health New England Medicare
Optum: Allways, VACCN, UnitedHealthcare, Health Plans Inc, Oxford, UMR, Mass General Brigham Tufts Commercial Out-of-Pocket/Self-Paid
Location: Amherst, Hybrid
Ariel Pliskin, MSW, LICSW, is a neurodivergent psychotherapist and educator. Ariel works to integrate personal and social liberation from suffering via both direct services and organizational development. They are passionate about promoting gender, sexuality, and relationship well-being through clinical services, advocacy, education, and research. Ariel has training and clinical experience in supporting individuals with diverse identities and sexualities, including LGBTQIA+ and consensual non-monogamy. Ariel loves collaborating with other professionals and has offered groups addressing out-of-control sexual behavior and neurodivergent sexuality.
Past Groups
Building skills for the present moment:Trauma-informed and Neurodivergent-Friendly Mindfulness
Sexual Health Therapy group for men and masc-identified people
Before becoming a therapist, Ariel worked for inclusion and wellness as a co-founder of the Stone Soup Café
Ariel’s approach to therapy is informed by their training as a Minister in the Zen Peacemaker Order and by their training as a mindfulness teacher