Play Therapy in 20855
Laurie Steinberg
LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Derwood, MD 20855
A combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Reality Therapy and Play Therapy are used to best meet the needs of my clients.
Are you a child, adolescent, college student, or adult struggling with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, OCD, or PANDAS/PANS? If so, you have found the right therapist. I work with children, teens, and adults on issues that impact their everyday life. With a focus on problem-solving, coping skills, and social skills, clients discover how to work through their symptoms and best manage their challenges. My treatment uses a "foundation approach" which involves finding the core issues behind a problem.
A combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Reality Therapy and Play Therapy are used to best meet the needs of my clients.
Are you a child, adolescent, college student, or adult struggling with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, OCD, or PANDAS/PANS? If so, you have found the right therapist. I work with children, teens, and adults on issues that impact their everyday life. With a focus on problem-solving, coping skills, and social skills, clients discover how to work through their symptoms and best manage their challenges. My treatment uses a "foundation approach" which involves finding the core issues behind a problem.
Willow Oak Therapy Center
LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Rockville, MD 20855
Are you looking for access to a variety of therapists with only one phone call or email? Willow Oak Therapy has over 20 therapists who offer a wide variety of therapeutic approaches and specialties. Treatment approaches available include: EMDR therapy for trauma; executive coaching for those who are neurodiverse; couples and family counseling; art therapy; help with depression and anxiety; and many more! Please go to the therapist page on our website to find out more about our individual practitioners and find the one who is right for you: willowoaktherapy.com/our-therapists/ We look forward to working with you!
Are you looking for access to a variety of therapists with only one phone call or email? Willow Oak Therapy has over 20 therapists who offer a wide variety of therapeutic approaches and specialties. Treatment approaches available include: EMDR therapy for trauma; executive coaching for those who are neurodiverse; couples and family counseling; art therapy; help with depression and anxiety; and many more! Please go to the therapist page on our website to find out more about our individual practitioners and find the one who is right for you: willowoaktherapy.com/our-therapists/ We look forward to working with you!
Alison Dorsky
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rockville, MD 20855
I have 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in community mental health and school- based settings. As an Autism specialist, I work to increase the understanding of challenges unique to Autism and the ability of individuals and families to cope in positive and productive ways. My work with children and adolescents often includes advocacy and collaboration with schools and other relevant treatment and service providers. I aim to build mutual support and understanding across home, academic, and/or vocational environments.
I have 30 years of experience working with children, adolescents and adults in community mental health and school- based settings. As an Autism specialist, I work to increase the understanding of challenges unique to Autism and the ability of individuals and families to cope in positive and productive ways. My work with children and adolescents often includes advocacy and collaboration with schools and other relevant treatment and service providers. I aim to build mutual support and understanding across home, academic, and/or vocational environments.
Mishawna Washington
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Rockville, MD 20855
Are you a young adult with anxiety and no one to talk to? Are you a teenager trying to cope with social anxiety and depression? Are you a parent with a child that has some concerning behaviors who is struggling to find their place in society and you don't know where to turn for help? Have you been searching for a therapist only to be added to a year long waitlist? If so, now's your opportunity to change all that. I am currently available and accepting new clients for either in-person therapy or virtual. If the child in under 10 years old, I prefer to do in-person. For children older than 10 years old, virtual is a viable option.
Are you a young adult with anxiety and no one to talk to? Are you a teenager trying to cope with social anxiety and depression? Are you a parent with a child that has some concerning behaviors who is struggling to find their place in society and you don't know where to turn for help? Have you been searching for a therapist only to be added to a year long waitlist? If so, now's your opportunity to change all that. I am currently available and accepting new clients for either in-person therapy or virtual. If the child in under 10 years old, I prefer to do in-person. For children older than 10 years old, virtual is a viable option.
Esther Saggurthi
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Rockville, MD 20855
Waitlist for new clients
The mere thought of therapy can be daunting, while in actuality most of us ask for advice from those around us everyday. What makes therapy different from asking a coworker, friend or relative for their advice, is my approach to therapy. I believe therapy is allowing you the space to work out issues, the space to feel free and learn about yourself in new ways. Therapy is looking at your thoughts and behavioral patterns for maximum effectiveness to your desired goals. My approach is best summed up in a quote by Benjamin Franklin, “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”
The mere thought of therapy can be daunting, while in actuality most of us ask for advice from those around us everyday. What makes therapy different from asking a coworker, friend or relative for their advice, is my approach to therapy. I believe therapy is allowing you the space to work out issues, the space to feel free and learn about yourself in new ways. Therapy is looking at your thoughts and behavioral patterns for maximum effectiveness to your desired goals. My approach is best summed up in a quote by Benjamin Franklin, “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”
Rita McInerny
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Derwood, MD 20855
Are you or your child feeling sad, anxious, or angry? Is there stress at home, school, or work? Are you or your child having difficulty in relationships? We can address these topics and more together in a session focused on supporting you or your child in improving overall well-being and goal achievement. I am currently accepting clients of all ages with a focus on young children and teens. I work to provide an accepting, nonjudgmental space for clients where each individual is valued unconditionally. We can explore together how your past may impact your present, and how to increase mindfulness and calm in your everyday life.
Are you or your child feeling sad, anxious, or angry? Is there stress at home, school, or work? Are you or your child having difficulty in relationships? We can address these topics and more together in a session focused on supporting you or your child in improving overall well-being and goal achievement. I am currently accepting clients of all ages with a focus on young children and teens. I work to provide an accepting, nonjudgmental space for clients where each individual is valued unconditionally. We can explore together how your past may impact your present, and how to increase mindfulness and calm in your everyday life.
Becca Ferenci
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Derwood, MD 20855 (Online Only)
Welcome! My passion is helping my clients navigate the complexities of growing up and forming their identity, wherever they’re at in life. I work with clients of all ages, with particular experience working with children, teens, and young adults. I spent several years working as a school-based therapist, helping clients and families with their emotional and behavioral challenges. I know that growing up isn’t always easy, and I want to help ease those transitions. I will meet you where you’re at.
Welcome! My passion is helping my clients navigate the complexities of growing up and forming their identity, wherever they’re at in life. I work with clients of all ages, with particular experience working with children, teens, and young adults. I spent several years working as a school-based therapist, helping clients and families with their emotional and behavioral challenges. I know that growing up isn’t always easy, and I want to help ease those transitions. I will meet you where you’re at.
Marti Ann Crosby
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Derwood, MD 20855 (Online Only)
Currently, services are provided through telehealth. Obstacles and challenges face us throughout life - depression, anxiety, grief, feeling of helplessness. Allow me the opportunity to help you navigate your way. I have more than 30 years experience working with families with children 13 years and older, individual youth 13 years and older and individual adults. Together we can work on how to adjust your approaches to the challenges and develop a happierand more content life. The first session is a "Meet and Greet' - no charge
Currently, services are provided through telehealth. Obstacles and challenges face us throughout life - depression, anxiety, grief, feeling of helplessness. Allow me the opportunity to help you navigate your way. I have more than 30 years experience working with families with children 13 years and older, individual youth 13 years and older and individual adults. Together we can work on how to adjust your approaches to the challenges and develop a happierand more content life. The first session is a "Meet and Greet' - no charge
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Play Therapy
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.