Therapists in 20854

I provide support and guidance to children, adolescents, and families in order to help them learn healthier ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. We live in a complex and stressful world and are not always equipped with practical strategies to handle the challenges of everyday life or its more unusual challenges. My goal is to help individuals and families develop more satisfying lives. I treat clients with a broad range of psychological concerns. I use a practical and comprehensive approach, addressing each individual's issues within the context of the family, school, and community.

Making the decision to help a child or teen who is struggling academically, behaviorally, socially and/or emotionally may be the most important decision you make. I see each child/teen as a puzzle. Sometimes the pieces fit together perfectly and other times it is necessary to work really hard to find the right piece to complete the puzzle. I use a variety of techniques - play therapy, sand therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy. I believe that a child is part of a larger system, including parents, siblings, and schools. I strive to work with all aspects of a child's world.

Welcome. Congratulations on taking this step to make change in your life. It takes a tremendous amount of bravery and belief that things can change just to land here. As a patient, your goals and treatment will be based on what you know best about yourself and what you want in your life. My role is to offer supportive guidance to get you to that place, without judgement or force. We will also develop an understanding of how your learned behaviors and emotional reactions to issues that may be causing discomfort for you are at the crux of your automatic thoughts and behaviors.

Deciding to seek help for issues in your life takes courage. It isn’t easy to decide who the right person is to trust and open up to about your life or even to believe that doing so will result in improvements. I work with my clients collaboratively. Together we discuss how you are feeling, what is going on in your life, and how you would like to move forward. No matter what you are dealing with, whether it be depression, anxiety, relationship issues, general stress, or something else, our discussions will be geared towards helping you understand what you want and developing skills to be resilient and thrive in your life ahead.

When your life is turned upside down and you don't know how to carry on, your biggest question is "who will be there to support me"? Keeping your life balanced needs a well balanced mind, and a strong heart. We need some encouragements to accomplish our goals. when we struggle to overcome the most difficult and the darkest days of our life, we need compassion and caring hands, we need an expert with empathy and understanding to guide us pass through barriers and obstacles. We need someone so we can trust without having a fear of being judged.

At Refocus Renew Restore, I believe everyone has an opportunity to live a life that is whole and focused. If you are experiencing mental health problems, you are not alone. Through individual, couples, and family counseling, I can help you can rediscover what you were created for, and help you achieve your clarity and focus in life. I chose this career, because I enjoy helping others rebuild their lives back to what they envision. I want to help you explore and achieve your goals, while restoring a sense of peace and normalcy in your life.

I am a certified life coach who specializes in clients discovering their life purpose, what their goals are in life and how they can attain these goals. Recently I have been working with many teenagers struggling with how to manage that difficult transition from childhood to young adult. I have also worked with many women work through difficult life transitions like divorce, empty nesting, career change, a need to get out of a stagnant relationship. Coaching is a fantastic tool to move people forward. It is a much quicker process than therapy.

I have an unfailingly strong belief in the capacity of good psychotherapy to produce life-enhancing change. As an individual, couple and family psychotherapist with many years of training and experience, I provide a safe, respectful space for self exploration. I have a deep sense of commitment to helping people understand who they are, what they want and what gets in their way. I have been on the faculties of two advanced training programs in the D.C. area.

What if life's stressors could feel a bit more manageable? What if we could set ambitious, yet realistic goals and accomplish them one-by-one? Despite all of the stressors facing us on a day-to-day basis, positive change is attainable. My approach to therapy is strength-based and involves a warm, collaborative process in which we assess barriers to success, set attainable goals, and monitor progress over time.

I have worked and lived in different settings and in different countries: U.S, France, West Africa and Asia. This very rich and diverse professional experience has allowed me to support clients in a variety of very different cultural settings, to be flexible, and to listen in a non-judgmental way whatever the cultural and social origins. It has also given me the opportunity to help clients who were struggling with depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorders due to expatriation or change in life cycles. I have also helped individuals address fertility and parenting issues, particularly raising children with special needs.

We all experience stress in our lives, but sometimes that stress is overwhelming and we have trouble coping. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) can be an incredibly effective tool to help manage anxiety, depression, and other stress-related difficulties. CBT focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in everyday life. As a cognitive-behavioral therapist, my approach is collaborative, individualized, and based on scientific evidence.

Fears, anxiety, and depression can be debilitating. I have the ability to listen warmly and compassionately to what you're saying even if you are feeling jumbled or confused. I create a safe space for you to be able to vent. Often having a person listen with understanding of what you might be experiencing can ease your discomfort. I can offer gentle guidance if you are at a crossroad, a turning point or are feeling challenged by others in your life. Relationships are the most important things in our lives, yet often, the most difficult. Better communication skills can help.

I specialize in working with adolescents and adults. I walk with my clients outdoors in a park or on a trail. My clients benefit from being out in nature and tend to open up in this calm and comfortable environment. I help clients improve coping skills and build self esteem in the most natural way, taking time to improve themselves and take charge of the direction of their lives. I focus on a full range of issues including decreasing anxiety, improving social functioning, regulating emotions, and building healthy relationships.

There are so many changes in your life -- both big and small -- that can bring about feelings of grief and loss. Navigating these changes can feel so overwhelming at times, sometimes beyond what you might feel capable of holding on your own. You may be in uncharted territory and wonder about the uncertainty of the road ahead. You are looking for ways to process past experiences, cope with the present, and manage future challenges.

Second Chance Addiction Care is a boutique outpatient addiction center serving Montgomery County, Maryland, and the broader Washington, DC area. We seek to help all patients achieve and maintain healthy lives in our comfortable, safe, and therapeutic environment. Our team has decades of experience in addiction treatment and addiction medicine, including leading government addiction programs. Our professional staff also includes individuals who battled the disease of addiction and now have many years of sobriety.

I am a strong proponent of health-oriented and positive psychology that emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. My counseling work is based on the integrative approach to psychotherapy that is best characterized as going beyond and across the confines of any single orientation. I draw from different theories to form a comprehensive view of all the complexities of human conditions and emotions. The reason for this is because no one theory has all the answers that could effectively work with every individual and situation.

Having worked with diverse and multicultural populations, I will provide an empathetic and non-judgmental approach. Each person is unique as are the circumstances when they may need to reach out for support. I help clients identify and use coping skills and mindfulness to improve daily functioning. I feel that counseling support is a collaborative process and will listen to the concerns of the client and use a holistic approach to incorporate the emotional, cognitive, physical, and cultural aspects during treatment

Is something getting in the way of you living your best life? Do you feel like you’re trapped in your thoughts or in a situation you don’t like? Or are you going through the motions but can’t shake an unexplained emptiness inside? If any of the above statements resonate with you, take a deep breath: you’ve come to the right place. I help people make peace with their thoughts and emotions, whether they’re struggling with self-esteem, relationships, loss or issues with food or body image. My approach is warm, genuine and empathic. During our sessions, I’ll meet you where you are and help you find the positivity and the possibilities.