Therapists in 21015

I believe in your power to transform your life through goal setting and a personal commitment to change. For many people, facing the pain of our childhood and adulthood trauma or experiences is challenging. We often choose to continue avoiding these feelings with hopes they will go away, all in attempt to protect ourselves and to continue pushing through life. In other circumstances, you may have been trying to make a difference, feel like you are not getting anywhere, or do not know where to begin. I’m here to help you navigate through these past and current struggles in a safe, nonjudgmental, and affirming space.

The clients of Notable Life Counseling Services are diverse and many are accomplished individuals who are trying to make the most of their lives in a fast paced world while embracing full life potential. Through counseling process, our clients are able to rediscover that life is worth living. Life is worthy and remarkable. It is meaningful. Life is the reason why they want to get better, to be happier, to accomplish more, to trust more, to be more prospers psychologically, spiritually, and physically. They want to have purposeful and meaningful life.

I've been working in the behavioral health field for over 10 years and enjoy helping people learn how their minds work. Throughout my career, I've worked with adolescents and adults of all ages, individuals, couples and families. I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy. My counseling philosophy is rooted in existential and spiritual traditions with particular emphasis on the inherent human need for meaningful connection in life. From this perspective, the ultimate goal of therapy is to optimize our connection to ourselves, others, and a meaningful spiritual life.

My greatest strength as a provider reside in the collection of the turbulent upbringing that I survived in inner city Philadelphia as a youth, having been a combat war vet, working with inner city youth , and as a standup comic as an adult. I take a piece from every one of those listed experiences and use them to make me a sensible provider, a compassionate provider, a resilient provider, a good listener, and a tenacious provider.

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with more than 30 years of working as a mental health clinician. I have extensive experience helping children, adults, and families. I have a heart for people who are struggling with issues of everyday life. Day after day, we feel pressures and struggles that can turn us into people we don't want to be. I want to help you overcome these problems and difficult situations. I believe everyone can change because personalities and brains are flexible and adaptive.

I'm a former Johns Hopkins Clinic Supervisor now in private practice. I have over 15 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, and couples. I have a special passion for working with those who have a chronic disease and their families. As a Stage IV cancer survivor, I'm familiar with the emotional, physical, and financial struggles associated with being diagnosed with a chronic disease. I look forward to meeting you.

Maybe you are feeling stuck, hopeless, or like your life has lost meaning. Maybe the isolation that you felt during COVID still hasn't lifted. Maybe your anxiety is preventing you from moving forward. Would you like someone who can walk alongside you to help you find a better sense of meaning and purpose in your life? I will work with you to identify the areas where you feel stuck, and help you eliminate the barriers that are holding you back.