Outlook Associates of New England

Welcome to Outlook Associates of New England

Outlook Associates of New England was founded in 1997 to provide organizations and individuals with a solution-focused approach to resolving personal and work-related issues specifically related to the issue of anger.

As one of the co-founders of Outlook Associates of New England, I have over 30 years of experience as a practicing clinical social worker in a variety of settings and working with a diverse range of people.

I deal with the complexity of anger control in a very easy to understand, practical way, while providing specific techniques that can be used immediately.

I provide this expertise in corporate/agency trainings, individual sessions, and psycho-educational group sessions. Offices are located in Arlington, MA, and Boston, MA.

I also provide treatment services for individuals (both adults and adolescents) in the following areas:

  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief and Loss
  • Relationship Difficulties
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Meet Joe Pereira

Joe Pereira, LICSW, CAS

Joe is a licensed clinical social worker and addictions specialist who has been practicing for over 40 years. He has worked in a variety of settings including corrections, the court system, residential programs, employee assistance programs (EAPs), and outpatient mental health clinics. Joe was a co-founder of Outlook Associates of New England, a practice started to assist persons with anger control problems.

He is currently in private practice in Arlington, MA, offering individual and group therapy as well as training and consultation with a focus on anger management to adults and adolescents. Joe has given numerous trainings locally as well as nationally and internationally on the treatment of anger management problems as well as workplace conflict, chemical addictions, and stress management.

He was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal on the topic of working with people with anger control issues and has made an appearance on the Boston, MA local news show “Chronicle” discussing the topic of road rage. He was also involved with the Massachusetts Medical Society in developing a program for disruptive physicians. Joe was a lecturer at the Boston University Graduate School of Social Work from 2013 to 2026.