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Tina Lightner-Morris
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, DMin, MS, LCPC, NBCC, IAYT-C
Verified Verified
North Potomac, MD 20878 (Online Only)
Thank You. We will design a healing journey that is uniquely yours! Specializing in trauma resolution and spiritually integrated psychotherapy. Working together considering all factors of mind, body, and spirit. Honoring chronic illness; reviewing your spiritual life or lack of; what you eat or don't; your thoughts and what you are afraid to think; how you move or are unable to move; what you vision for your-Self and what gets in the way. Acknowledging the great mystery of suffering and how to find meaning. Exploring your resiliency and your innate capacity to heal - seeking your strengths and what brings joy and happiness!
Thank You. We will design a healing journey that is uniquely yours! Specializing in trauma resolution and spiritually integrated psychotherapy. Working together considering all factors of mind, body, and spirit. Honoring chronic illness; reviewing your spiritual life or lack of; what you eat or don't; your thoughts and what you are afraid to think; how you move or are unable to move; what you vision for your-Self and what gets in the way. Acknowledging the great mystery of suffering and how to find meaning. Exploring your resiliency and your innate capacity to heal - seeking your strengths and what brings joy and happiness!
Brad Wasserman, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Thanks for taking the time to visit my listing. If you've come this far, you're on the brink of an important decision--and what a difference the right choice can make.
As a therapist, I've made a difference in people's lives for nearly 20 years -- helping adults, teenagers, couples and families to overcome problems and gain emotional freedom. Everyone wants quick relief, and my clients tell me that one of the things they appreciate most is my ability to connect immediately, to get things rolling and create feelings of trust and hopefulness from the first session.
Thanks for taking the time to visit my listing. If you've come this far, you're on the brink of an important decision--and what a difference the right choice can make.
As a therapist, I've made a difference in people's lives for nearly 20 years -- helping adults, teenagers, couples and families to overcome problems and gain emotional freedom. Everyone wants quick relief, and my clients tell me that one of the things they appreciate most is my ability to connect immediately, to get things rolling and create feelings of trust and hopefulness from the first session.
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Rachael Stern
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Silver Spring, MD 20910
The status quo tells us we can’t trust ourselves, our knowing, or our bodies. Rachael believes that our innate knowing - when we can access it, is not only the gold we seek, but the light we shine for ourselves and in the world around us. From experience with eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, chronic pain, couples and larger family systems and the LGBTQIA umbrella to professional work in issue focused non-profits/campaigns (and even performing), Rachael is deeply in tune with the political and social ecosystems that our intersectional identities transverse on a moment to moment basis
The status quo tells us we can’t trust ourselves, our knowing, or our bodies. Rachael believes that our innate knowing - when we can access it, is not only the gold we seek, but the light we shine for ourselves and in the world around us. From experience with eating disorders, self-injury, trauma, chronic pain, couples and larger family systems and the LGBTQIA umbrella to professional work in issue focused non-profits/campaigns (and even performing), Rachael is deeply in tune with the political and social ecosystems that our intersectional identities transverse on a moment to moment basis
Susanna Eve Shapiro
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Silver Spring, MD 20910
I have experience with trauma survivors, clients with chronic illness/pain, and helping couples in crisis.
I seek to help individuals, couples and families build stronger and healthier relationships. The family system is complex and dynamic. There are many configurations and possibilities. I will work as hard as you to help you identify and break out of destructive patterns. If you are ready to live your life fully authentically, with meaning and purpose, I would love to work with you to get there. I provide therapy in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
I have experience with trauma survivors, clients with chronic illness/pain, and helping couples in crisis.
I seek to help individuals, couples and families build stronger and healthier relationships. The family system is complex and dynamic. There are many configurations and possibilities. I will work as hard as you to help you identify and break out of destructive patterns. If you are ready to live your life fully authentically, with meaning and purpose, I would love to work with you to get there. I provide therapy in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Alex Hind
Counselor, MA, LGPC
Verified Verified
Catonsville, MD 21228 (Online Only)
Accepting new clients starting May 20th 2024! I believe that all people have their own inherent wisdom and as a counselor, I aim to support clients to embody their truest, most authentic self. I use a non-pathologizing model to support you to identify and understand your individualized needs. I find that understanding, empathy, and collaboration, with a focus on grounding in the here and now develops self compassion and acceptance. Often when we are in pain we have trouble accessing those parts of ourselves. Healing and recovery can happen within a safe and compassionate relationship and I aim to provide that container with you.
Accepting new clients starting May 20th 2024! I believe that all people have their own inherent wisdom and as a counselor, I aim to support clients to embody their truest, most authentic self. I use a non-pathologizing model to support you to identify and understand your individualized needs. I find that understanding, empathy, and collaboration, with a focus on grounding in the here and now develops self compassion and acceptance. Often when we are in pain we have trouble accessing those parts of ourselves. Healing and recovery can happen within a safe and compassionate relationship and I aim to provide that container with you.
Stephanie 'stevie' Shuchart
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Bethesda, MD 20814 (Online Only)
Pain, grief and suffering, though all part of life, need not be your daily companions.
After a long career and brief retirement, I chose to resume practice because many people struggling now with old trauma, depression and anxiety and I know ways to help them find more peace and equilibrium. Are you dealing with PTSD, regret or guilt? Did you suffer abuse in the past? Are you having difficulty adjusting to how life has changed? Are you grieving the loss of someone dear to you or for the collective losses we've experienced? Are you experiencing caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, or vicarious trauma? Are health challenges impacting your mood and ability to cope? Let's talk...I would like to help!
Pain, grief and suffering, though all part of life, need not be your daily companions.
After a long career and brief retirement, I chose to resume practice because many people struggling now with old trauma, depression and anxiety and I know ways to help them find more peace and equilibrium. Are you dealing with PTSD, regret or guilt? Did you suffer abuse in the past? Are you having difficulty adjusting to how life has changed? Are you grieving the loss of someone dear to you or for the collective losses we've experienced? Are you experiencing caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, or vicarious trauma? Are health challenges impacting your mood and ability to cope? Let's talk...I would like to help!
Authentically U Counseling, LLC - Marilyn Spenadel
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC, ACS
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Rockville, MD 20852
I counsel (Adolescents & Adults), families with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, self-esteem, Grief, health/illness, Childhood & Ancestral Traumas, communication issues.
WELCOME to your Therapeutic HOLISTIC WELLNESS ENRICHMENT CENTER. Do you want to learn to go with the flow DAILY, live in the here and now, and manage uncertainty? As an experienced Somatic Integrative Psychotherapist, Spiritual Coach I specialize in helping individuals gain insight and mind/body & spiritual strength. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can collaborate to help you accept feelings, let go of mind/body connections to stress, trauma, illness and triggers. Our body CERTAINLY hears what our mind says! By using healing techniques, you can let go of epigenetic traumas by their roots to become unstuck.
I counsel (Adolescents & Adults), families with anxiety, phobias, panic attacks, self-esteem, Grief, health/illness, Childhood & Ancestral Traumas, communication issues.
WELCOME to your Therapeutic HOLISTIC WELLNESS ENRICHMENT CENTER. Do you want to learn to go with the flow DAILY, live in the here and now, and manage uncertainty? As an experienced Somatic Integrative Psychotherapist, Spiritual Coach I specialize in helping individuals gain insight and mind/body & spiritual strength. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can collaborate to help you accept feelings, let go of mind/body connections to stress, trauma, illness and triggers. Our body CERTAINLY hears what our mind says! By using healing techniques, you can let go of epigenetic traumas by their roots to become unstuck.
Melissa Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW, C-DBT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20814 (Online Only)
I have advanced training treating anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, mood disorders, family issues, identity issues, couples therapy, sexual/pelvic pain disorders.
Now accepting NEW clients — Feelings of anxiety, depression, and grief are totally normal responses in these difficult times. My goal as a therapist is to guide clients through whatever is keeping them from living their happiest lives — whether the issue is more recent/due to COVID, or a deeper issue that has been draining someone’s energy for years (or a lifetime). I operate from a collaborative, strengths-based perspective to help clients understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I help clients develop strategies to mitigate OCD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma/PTSD symptoms that interfere with their well-being.
I have advanced training treating anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, mood disorders, family issues, identity issues, couples therapy, sexual/pelvic pain disorders.
Now accepting NEW clients — Feelings of anxiety, depression, and grief are totally normal responses in these difficult times. My goal as a therapist is to guide clients through whatever is keeping them from living their happiest lives — whether the issue is more recent/due to COVID, or a deeper issue that has been draining someone’s energy for years (or a lifetime). I operate from a collaborative, strengths-based perspective to help clients understand their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I help clients develop strategies to mitigate OCD, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and trauma/PTSD symptoms that interfere with their well-being.
Pat Webbink
Psychologist, PhD, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20816
I have produced 15 Creative Visualization recordings on Mindfulness, Dream & Sleep, Enhancing Relationships, Healing Pain & Illness, Centering & Weight Loss.
With 50 years of clinical experience, a Duke U. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, I am an empathic, results-oriented psychologist. My specialties: relationships, anxiety, depression, stress reduction, intimacy, trauma & abuse. I work with adults, adolescents, & children in individual, couple, family & group therapy. I counsel in Spanish, French & Japanese. I've authored 4 books on intimacy & relationships & hold FREE monthly Zoom workshops on Mindfulness, Creative Movement & Relationships using guided imagery & music. My licensed associates and I serve MD, D.C. & VA. My interactive audio flyer is available at AacCounseling.com. Call me.
I have produced 15 Creative Visualization recordings on Mindfulness, Dream & Sleep, Enhancing Relationships, Healing Pain & Illness, Centering & Weight Loss.
With 50 years of clinical experience, a Duke U. Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, I am an empathic, results-oriented psychologist. My specialties: relationships, anxiety, depression, stress reduction, intimacy, trauma & abuse. I work with adults, adolescents, & children in individual, couple, family & group therapy. I counsel in Spanish, French & Japanese. I've authored 4 books on intimacy & relationships & hold FREE monthly Zoom workshops on Mindfulness, Creative Movement & Relationships using guided imagery & music. My licensed associates and I serve MD, D.C. & VA. My interactive audio flyer is available at AacCounseling.com. Call me.
Marissa Keilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Silver Spring, MD 20910
As your therapist I will work carefully and thoughtfully to assist you in addressing the issues that have brought you pain, fear, uncertainty or self-doubt. The individuals I work with may have a history of trauma, challenging life circumstances or anxiety and depression. I create a safe and positive space to process emotions, receive support and develop new coping skills to become healthier, happier and at peace with yourself. Our relationship as therapist and client is the foundation to build upon as your strengthen your relationship with yourself and build stronger relationships throughout your life.
As your therapist I will work carefully and thoughtfully to assist you in addressing the issues that have brought you pain, fear, uncertainty or self-doubt. The individuals I work with may have a history of trauma, challenging life circumstances or anxiety and depression. I create a safe and positive space to process emotions, receive support and develop new coping skills to become healthier, happier and at peace with yourself. Our relationship as therapist and client is the foundation to build upon as your strengthen your relationship with yourself and build stronger relationships throughout your life.
Patti Friedman
Psychologist, PsyD, MS
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21208
The success my clients experience is a direct result of our strong and supportive working alliance where confidentiality is protected, and I am a facilitator. I help my clients find answers for themselves and support them in reaching their goals. Years of clinical hypnotherapy training, and the success my clients achieve in applying relaxation training at work and in their personal lives, has been truly gratifying. I enjoy teaching patients Clinical Hypnotherapy, and the vast benefits to my clients. It is a joy to watch clients overcome phobias, pain disorders, anxiety, and stop habits, regaining self-confidence and empowerment .
The success my clients experience is a direct result of our strong and supportive working alliance where confidentiality is protected, and I am a facilitator. I help my clients find answers for themselves and support them in reaching their goals. Years of clinical hypnotherapy training, and the success my clients achieve in applying relaxation training at work and in their personal lives, has been truly gratifying. I enjoy teaching patients Clinical Hypnotherapy, and the vast benefits to my clients. It is a joy to watch clients overcome phobias, pain disorders, anxiety, and stop habits, regaining self-confidence and empowerment .
Chana Simmonds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21217
My office is a nurturing and safe setting in which you will be able to express your pain, your needs and be understood.
My ideal client (individual, couple) wants to move past or resolve issues that cause them to feel disappointed and unhappy. They want to have relationships, including sexual experiences , in which they feel connected, intimate and alive.
My office is a nurturing and safe setting in which you will be able to express your pain, your needs and be understood.
My ideal client (individual, couple) wants to move past or resolve issues that cause them to feel disappointed and unhappy. They want to have relationships, including sexual experiences , in which they feel connected, intimate and alive.
Holistic Healing Counseling Center, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LCSW-C, LGPC, LMSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20814
Holistic Healing Counseling Center (HHCC) is a virtual practice in MD. At HHCC, we believe a person's well-being is interconnected and focus on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Our holistic approach aims to improve all aspects of your life by addressing the root causes of your concerns and using natural methods whenever possible. Our telehealth model allows our practitioners to deliver care remotely for your convenience.
Holistic Healing Counseling Center (HHCC) is a virtual practice in MD. At HHCC, we believe a person's well-being is interconnected and focus on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. Our holistic approach aims to improve all aspects of your life by addressing the root causes of your concerns and using natural methods whenever possible. Our telehealth model allows our practitioners to deliver care remotely for your convenience.
Lori Aviva Saltman, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Baltimore, MD 21215 (Online Only)
Are you interested in enjoying life more? I’m sure you are, everyone is. Together in therapy we will explore what is holding you back from having the life you want. My clients describe me as engaging, compassionate and easy to talk to. While validating and empathizing with you, I also will offer alternative ways of looking at situations. Together we will strategize effective coping skills just for you, that will give you the ability to move through the process called life.
Are you interested in enjoying life more? I’m sure you are, everyone is. Together in therapy we will explore what is holding you back from having the life you want. My clients describe me as engaging, compassionate and easy to talk to. While validating and empathizing with you, I also will offer alternative ways of looking at situations. Together we will strategize effective coping skills just for you, that will give you the ability to move through the process called life.
Rochelle Ziman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Timonium, MD 21093 (Online Only)
Finding a good therapist is like shopping for a good pair of shoes. Why, you might ask. It’s all about the fit. You usually choose shoes that are most comfortable and suit you best. Whether you may have gone to a therapist before or have never been – whether you had awful experiences in the past or none at all. Successful therapy is about finding the right fit; about finding a relationship where you have a safe space to bring any and all of your feelings and challenges.
Finding a good therapist is like shopping for a good pair of shoes. Why, you might ask. It’s all about the fit. You usually choose shoes that are most comfortable and suit you best. Whether you may have gone to a therapist before or have never been – whether you had awful experiences in the past or none at all. Successful therapy is about finding the right fit; about finding a relationship where you have a safe space to bring any and all of your feelings and challenges.
Sadia Aurna
LPC Intern
Verified Verified
Towson, MD 21286
Sadia Aurna, Counselor-in-Training, provides therapy in an environment that is focused on the client’s individual growth and that is most of service to them. Sadia believes that the combination of skillful therapy with a fierce compassion for her client’s wellness helps them to reach their therapeutic goals. Sadia wants all parts of her clients to feel heard, respected, and appreciated as there is no bad part. She has lots of experience working with people in various capacities in different parts of the US. Fun Fact: Sadia has traveled to 25 states and hopes to visit all 50 states.
Sadia Aurna, Counselor-in-Training, provides therapy in an environment that is focused on the client’s individual growth and that is most of service to them. Sadia believes that the combination of skillful therapy with a fierce compassion for her client’s wellness helps them to reach their therapeutic goals. Sadia wants all parts of her clients to feel heard, respected, and appreciated as there is no bad part. She has lots of experience working with people in various capacities in different parts of the US. Fun Fact: Sadia has traveled to 25 states and hopes to visit all 50 states.
Dr. Jodi Albert
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Rockville, MD 20850 (Online Only)
Psychotherapy with me will provide you a safe place to process life’s challenges, work through the impacts of significant life experiences & relationships, grieve from losses & disappointments, learn to untangle the past from the present & future, gain freedom from unhealthy patterns/behaviors, manage upcoming or recent life transitions, identify your strengths/values/goals, & find more pleasure & fulfillment in your life. You will learn to treat yourself with kindness, acceptance, & respect, & discover what changes you want to make to live your best life. Together we will do the work we need to do to help you on this journey.
Psychotherapy with me will provide you a safe place to process life’s challenges, work through the impacts of significant life experiences & relationships, grieve from losses & disappointments, learn to untangle the past from the present & future, gain freedom from unhealthy patterns/behaviors, manage upcoming or recent life transitions, identify your strengths/values/goals, & find more pleasure & fulfillment in your life. You will learn to treat yourself with kindness, acceptance, & respect, & discover what changes you want to make to live your best life. Together we will do the work we need to do to help you on this journey.
Aubrey Spanitz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Westminster, MD 21158 (Online Only)
Hello there! I'm Aubrey. Congratulations on taking that courageous first step towards seeking support on your journey to becoming your best self. Navigating life transitions and relationships can be quite anxiety-provoking, isolating, and overwhelming. In today's hectic society, I aspire to provide a safe and judgment-free space where we can collaboratively address these challenges. I believe in empowering my clients to tap into their innate resilience and strengths to move forward.
Hello there! I'm Aubrey. Congratulations on taking that courageous first step towards seeking support on your journey to becoming your best self. Navigating life transitions and relationships can be quite anxiety-provoking, isolating, and overwhelming. In today's hectic society, I aspire to provide a safe and judgment-free space where we can collaboratively address these challenges. I believe in empowering my clients to tap into their innate resilience and strengths to move forward.
Heidi Emmer Safe Place Healing LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20817 (Online Only)
Do you feel helpless and alone? Do you have a feeling of dread or threat of danger, even though you know it isn't there? Do you have negative beliefs about yourself that get in the way of your potential? I work with adults with depression, anxiety, PTSD. I specialize in EMDR. I believe that certain shaming experiences in early childhood, lead to negative core beliefs that cause depression and anxiety. We can, however change these negative beliefs to positive ones and find your strength and wisdom prevailing from these traumas. Let's work together to help you take charge of your life and begin your healing journey.
Do you feel helpless and alone? Do you have a feeling of dread or threat of danger, even though you know it isn't there? Do you have negative beliefs about yourself that get in the way of your potential? I work with adults with depression, anxiety, PTSD. I specialize in EMDR. I believe that certain shaming experiences in early childhood, lead to negative core beliefs that cause depression and anxiety. We can, however change these negative beliefs to positive ones and find your strength and wisdom prevailing from these traumas. Let's work together to help you take charge of your life and begin your healing journey.
Marilyn Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Owings Mills, MD 21117
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Therapy is a highly personal and emotional experience. My experience includes working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, isolation, substance use, grief, loss, abuse, neglect, trauma, low self-esteem, life transitions, gender issues, relationship and/or family issues.
*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* Therapy is a highly personal and emotional experience. My experience includes working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, isolation, substance use, grief, loss, abuse, neglect, trauma, low self-esteem, life transitions, gender issues, relationship and/or family issues.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.