Career Counseling Therapists in Sparks Glencoe, MD

Meaningful personal growth and self-efficacy can be realized by any person, couple or family in the face of personal challenges. These can be internal (despair, depression, grief, anger, or anxiety), external (lack of supportive relationships, disharmony), and interactive (blaming, perceptions and reciprocal reactions to each other's behaviors). How well you manage to cope, survive and eventually thrive in the midst of these challenges can be aided by establishing a genuine collaboration with a competent therapist. Teletherapy makes it even easier to select and engage with a licensed counselor who fits your particular needs.

Congratulations on taking steps toward establishing a more fulfilling, healthy, and successful life! In therapy, I work collaboratively with you to enhance your understanding of the internal and environmental factors that impact life, emerge as relational patterns, and potentially impede success. I offer a safe, comfortable space for the exploration of your concerns, ensuring you feel heard, respected, and understood. I enjoy working with diverse clients: of varying backgrounds and therapeutic needs. Though trained as a generalist, I sought additional education, practica, and research opportunities to develop the specialties of 1) counseling traditionally marginalized populations, 2) program development and evaluation, and 3) consultation and outreach.

I am a Psycho/Behavioral Therapist with over 20 years of experience in helping individuals and couples who are suffering from health and mental issues. I trained at both Johns Hopkins psychiatry department and McGill university center for cognition and medicine. In the last couple of year I focus on helping those suffering from chronic pain,depression, anxiety cognitive disorders, eating disorders, weight management and career counselling. I am a Cognitive Therapist and I believe that people have a choice, they can change their behavior, their thought process, learn to move forward and acquire hope.

We could all benefit from an outside perspective during life's stressors. I am here to listen, support, and empower you on your journey to clarity and making meaning from your experiences. Seeking support is a courageous step, not a sign of weakness.  Especially during the chaos, it can certainly be painful to feel lost, overwhelmed, and unsure of where to turn whether personally, professionally, or both.  My approach co-creates a judgment-free space where you can explore your challenges, uncover your inner strengths, and gently cultivate hope and resilience.

Are you coping with a difficult, painful relationship? Are you uncertain about whether to continue or end your marriage or partnership? Are you lonely and struggling to find someone with whom to share your life? I have over 15 years of experience helping people navigate a full range of relationship experiences including dating, breakups, couples/marriage issues, broken trust, death of a partner, separation and the brink of divorce. I also offer premarital counseling to engaged couples using the Prepare-Enrich Assessment.

We all suffer, and we all have to cope with it. I can help relieve people of suffering caused by maladaptive patterns of feeling, thinking and behaving that they have been conditioned to repeat over time. I do this by building a relationship with them, then allowing that relationship to be the template for healthy interactions in life and a realistic perception of themselves and their situation.

Counseling and Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Currently, I am offering both in-person and virtual individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, parents, college students, and adults (18+). My specialties are: ADD/ADHD, Social and Performance Anxiety, Stress, Phobias, OCD, Sadness, Depression, Grief, Loss, Emotional Dysregulation, School or Work Underachievement, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Anger, Lying, Manipulation, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Chronic Pain and Illness. Play therapy equipped office suitable for young children & art therapeutic activities for teenagers.

Life can sometimes be unbearable, confusing or difficult. These experiences can be overwhelming, making life disorganized and chaotic at times. With my help you will be able to learn effective ways to cope with stress, overcome difficulties and achieve goals. I provide a safe, nurturing and warm welcoming environment which helps promote healing and resilience. I tailor my approach to each client. Every client will get compassionate and non-judgmental listening from me.

Taking the steps towards seeking help can be challenging and overwhelming. As a therapist, I aim to provide a safe, genuine space where anyone can feel comfortable to begin the process of exploration and development. Clients and I will develop achievable goals based on individual strengths, core values and the uniqueness of one’s identity to form a holistic direction for our work together.

I am a licensed mental health professional with over 5 years providing treatment to children and adults of diverse populations from a person-centered, integrated, and empathetic approach to counseling. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, motivation, self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, anxiety, addiction, life transitions and many other issues that prevent my clients from becoming the best version of themselves. I am available on BetterHelp and Headway and PsychNP Wellness Center at this time.

Feeling anxious, stressed or overwhelmed? Are you facing a significant life transition, such a relationship conflict, career challenge, chronic illness, caregiving burnout, parenting struggles, or grief/loss? Having lived experiences, faced adversity and emerged empowered, I have first hand knowledge of the transformative effects of faith and therapeutic support. I am a dedicated mental health equity advocate and psychosocial therapist, specializing in life transitions and committed to walking along side you through your healing journey.

Are you currently navigating a difficult time in your life? Do you find it hard to manage change? Are you struggling to find your own voice? Do you seek validation from unhealthy sources? Can you identify healthy relational boundaries at work and home? Has work become a toxic environment? If you have answered yes to many of these questions, consider talking to someone who will create a space for you to evolve into your authentic self.

The Renaissance Center believes sometimes all it takes is knowing someone cares. We care about your mental health and well being. We are committed to serving individuals, families, couples, children, seniors and all demographics. Our staff of licensed professional counselors, licensed clinical social workers and graduate interns are here for you.

A Counselor with a passion for helping the stuck, "GET UNSTUCK" by empowering clients to rewrite the narratives in their life that are hindering their forward movement and their ability to realize their best self. Remaining ever mindful that “every client is unique” and facing unique life challenges and mental health concerns, I develop and employ individualized treatment plans undergirded by an integrative personal counseling theory that interweaves and leverages the concepts and treatment modalities integral to, but not limited to, solution-focused, cognitive behavioral, and positive psychology.

With over 25 years of experience as a psychologist and career, life, and dissertation coach, I help people get unstuck. I work cooperatively with you, and together we create a way to address your particular concerns. Using cognitive and integrative therapy approaches, coaching and methods such as building mindfulness skills, developing more helpful coping strategies and body awareness, I will help you move to a "place" that feels more "like you." That place could be geographic, career or job related, or a place of personal growth and is psychically healthier than the place you started.

Life can be stressful and anxiety-provoking enough without adding the challenges and complications of life and career transitions, loss and grief, betrayal, childhood trauma, ADHD and depression, parenting and relationship struggles, insomnia, medical issues or other concerns it can throw our way. Asking for help can be hard, and it also can be the single most important thing you can do to face your struggles head on and start viewing them from a different perspective. My clients are often looking for a safe, open space where they can share their thoughts and worries and know they will be met with understanding, empathy & support

Lauren believes that trust and respect are the keys to developing the kind of relationships that allow her to reach and help her clients through therapy. Throughout her career as a therapist, Lauren has fostered these dynamics with clients across the age and socio-economic spectrum, tailoring her therapeutic style and techniques to the needs of each individual. She digs deep with her clients to engage with the issues underlying their struggles, and she works with them to develop the tools that they need to live healthier, more productive, and self-actualized lives.

Are you going through transitions in life that seem difficult and overwhelming to manage? Do you want to begin the healing process but do not know where to start? Are you grieving a loss? Are you experiencing identity confusion or challenges related to your environment? Do you need someone that will listen to you without judgement? As a counselor my approach is collaborative in nature and I feel that together we can work together to reach your goals and aspirations. I view therapy through a person-centered and feminist lens.