Licensed therapist creating a warm and supportive space for individuals, couples, and families to heal and grow.
Welcome to Two Yellow Chairs!
You're right where you belong
I’m so glad you found your way here.
This is a space designed for real conversations — the kind where you don’t have to have it all together. Whether you’re carrying anxiety, navigating depression, feeling stuck in a relationship, or moving through a life transition you didn’t expect, you don’t have to do it alone.
In these two yellow chairs, we slow things down. We make sense of what feels overwhelming. We build steadiness, clarity, and meaningful change — at a pace that respects your story.
Take your time exploring.
When you’re ready, there’s a chair waiting for you.
Shelly Cichowlas, M.A., LMHC
There are seasons in life that change us.
Sometimes it’s anxiety that slowly narrows the world.
Sometimes it’s a relationship that feels more distant than it used to.
Sometimes it’s a loss that rearranges everything — including who we thought we were.
If you’re in one of those seasons, you don’t have to navigate it alone.
At Two Yellow Chairs Therapy in Framingham, I offer a steady, thoughtful space where you can speak honestly — without having to minimize, perform, or hold it all together. Therapy is simply two chairs and a real conversation. It’s a place to exhale. A place to untangle what feels heavy. A place to begin again.
I work with children, teens, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, perfectionism, depression, grief, relationship strain, identity questions, parenting stress, and major life transitions. Many of the people I sit with are strong, capable, and deeply caring — and also tired of carrying so much by themselves.
How I Show Up
I believe good therapy is both gentle and honest.
I won’t rush your grief.
I won’t dismiss your anxiety.
I won’t reduce your story to a diagnosis.
Life has a way of deepening our understanding of one another. That depth shapes how I sit with clients — with patience, respect, and a quiet confidence that even in painful chapters, growth is possible.
Resilience doesn’t mean pretending things don’t hurt. It means learning how to live fully alongside what does.
My therapy space is anti-racist, pro-BLM, and inclusive of all identities. I am an unwavering advocate for LGBTQ+ and trans rights and am dedicated to creating an environment where all gender identities are respected and celebrated. At Two Yellow Chairs- All are welcome, hate is not.
Shelly Cichowlas, M.A., LMHC
