Find your
equilibrium

How I can help

Finding balance under pressure

Whether you’re managing chronic illness, sustained high achievement, or both, these pressures can impact physical health, require new ways of coping, and create tension between life’s demands, your values, and your relationship with self and others. Therapy at Solstice Health Psychology offers space to regain balance and move forward with intention.

Now open

Now accepting new clients and referrals

Solstice Health Psychology is welcoming new clients, with in-person sessions at two Boston offices and sessions by phone.

Locations

Two convenient Boston offices

Payment

Private-pay practice

As a private-pay practice, Solstice Health Psychology offers care without insurance limits on session length, frequency, or diagnosis. Superbills are available for clients who wish to seek out-of-network reimbursement.

You have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate of expected charges.

Expert care, personal attention

Chelsey Solar, Ph.D.

Licensed Psychologist, Massachusetts

Dr. Chelsey Solar is a licensed clinical psychologist who partners with clients to explore patterns, clarify values, and build a more authentic and fulfilling life. She brings compassion, curiosity, and humor to her work. She welcomes clients of diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities and views her clients and work through a social contextual lens.

As a health psychologist, she has a deep appreciation for the connection between emotional and physical health. Dr. Solar has specialized expertise in helping clients adapt to and manage chronic and rare medical illnesses, along with depression, anxiety, chronic stress, and life transitions. Her integrative approach draws on evidence-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Narrative Therapy, tailored to each client’s strengths and goals.

Dr. Solar earned her B.S. in Psychology from University of Florida, her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from Florida State University, and her Ph.D. in Clinical Health Psychology from East Carolina University. She completed her internship and advanced postdoctoral fellowship at VA Boston Healthcare System in the Behavioral Medicine and General Mental Health Tracks with a special emphasis in gender-affirming care. She also held teaching fellow appointments at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Medical Campus in addition to being selected as a VA/MIT linQ Catalyst Innovation Fellow. Her research on diabetes, chronic pain, behavior change, and weight stigma has been published in over 20 peer-reviewed articles. Prior to starting her own practice, she worked as a staff psychologist, clinical supervisor, and Assistant Training Director in a local group practice in the Boston area.