"Emotional pain is not something that should be hidden away and never spoken about. There is truth in your pain, there is growth in your pain, but only if it's first brought out into the open" - Steven Aitchison. Life's challenges can create feelings of hopelessness, and even skew our sense of worth. You are not alone...I would love to join you on the journey towards healing and empowerment.

"Art can permeate the very deepest part of us, where no words exist" -Eileen Miller. I believe in the creative process as a powerful tool for facilitating self-expression, self-discovery, and self-fulfillment by integrating one's physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional health. I incorporate a variety of modalities, such as Art Therapy (no prior art training necessary), Play Therapy, and Sand Tray Therapy, into sessions while honoring each client's individual strengths and needs. My experience working with those emotionally distressed and my training in trauma theory supports my belief in every person's innate capacity for healing

Stacie Ratliff, LCSW-C is a Mental Health Therapist with over 17 years providing a broad array of mental health services to children, adolescents and adults. She has been employed as both a Therapist and a Supervisor at various distinguished agencies in the Washington Metro area. These agencies have included: Kennedy Krieger Institute (www.kennedykriger.org), JSSA (www.jssa.org) and Sheppard Pratt (www.sheppardpratt.org). She is currently a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) clinician in the State of Maryland and a Supervisor. Clients are often seeking improvement in their Mood, Anxiety, Behavior and functioning.

Is your life taking a path you have not expected and it's hard for you to cope? Are you trying to be strong on the outside, but inside you feel like you are falling apart? YES, life changes can become challenges... life crisis that can leave you feeling confused, depressed, anxious, angry and just "not yourself". You don't have to go through this alone... I am here to support you on your journey to feel strong and hopeful again, to understand and manage your emotions, to communicate your needs to others and regain control over your life.

Are you looking to grow in wisdom and compassion? For yourself? Your situation? Others? I provide support for adults who feel stuck or are in transition and want to develop in wisdom and maturity, love and compassion. Using mindfulness insight and other techniques, I encourage authentic living with awareness, gentleness, humor, creativity and courage.

I specialize in the treatment of children and adolescents as well as adults with ADHD, depression, anxiety, oppositional behaviors, trauma, family difficulties, and academic/school related problems. I utilize an integrative approach to treatment, including psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and systemic interventions though play and talk therapy. I utilize the strengths of each client to help him or her to reach their full potential. I aim to explore the distress the client is experiencing, increase self-awareness, and learn coping skills to help each person be successful in their day-to-day life.

Is your child or adolescent having trouble at school, home, or in peer relationships? I specialize in helping children heal from any difficult situation, experience, or trauma. I believe that it takes a village to care for our children; my role is to be a part of that village. We as parents do the best we can, with what we know. I'm here to support you and your child into new insights and pathways for healing and growth. I also see adults who are looking to find alternative methods to healing from painful experiences.

Things CAN change. Struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma and other issues can be painful and limit the amount of happiness that you experience in life, but things can change. If you choose to work with me, my goal will be to help you to realize this. As a therapist, I offer professional mental health counseling services to those that are dealing with a variety of issues. My style of counseling is collaborative and caring.

Things have a way of not working out the way they we thought they would. The stories of our lives begin in the families we are given with all of their foibles and experiences. Pages that become chapters of pain, trauma or loss can engulf the one that feels trapped in the narrative. After a plot twist of epic proportions, I left a 16-year career in the intelligence community and began a new chapter. I’ve had to confront the sources, rewrite the narrative, consult the author and find myself in the pages. The refinement process can be a horrific one but in the truth, freedom is found. Together, we can find healing.

As a woman have you experienced: Feeling overwhelmed? Depressed with a lack of ambition or enjoyment for things you used to enjoy so much? Waves of anxiety and feeling unclear about where it is coming from? Going through or have been through a divorce? Trying to navigate the responsibilities of family, home and ministry all while trying to find your own spiritual path? Mood swings due to changes in hormones? You are not alone! So many women suffer in silence with these issues and have done so for a very long time.

Inner-Evolution Counseling, Coaching and Yoga LLC brings 30 years of experience and draws from a blend of eastern wisdom and western science to compassionately guide individuals, families, and groups toward their highest potential. Our mission is to help our clients activate the inner resources and guidance needed to remove obstacles and create pathways to more joyful living. Our success lies in creating authentic relationships, building trust and inspiring personal evolution using down to earth approaches that offer common sense practices for success. We offer: Individual Therapy Couples Counseling Fertility Education and Coaching Family Coaching/Parenting Support Couples Coaching/Education

I have specific interest in treating troubled adolescents, adults, famililies and couple's. I have a wealth of experience relating to anxiety, ADHD, behavioral problems in children and adolescents, depression, trauma work, mood disorders, survivors of abuse/neglect and much more. The ideal client would be one who is motivated to explore self process in efforts to help propel themselves forward to a more fulfilling way of being.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, confused, or have painful memories dominating your thoughts, you don’t have to continue feeling this way. By offering a safe and accepting environment, I help clients explore their identity, sexuality, spirituality, feel more at peace in their body, and release pain from the past. I work from a holistic approach integrating humanistic talk therapy with CBT and creative approaches such as play, art, music, writing, movement, and health/wellness. Each session is your space to discover helpful tools/skills to cope with the stressors of daily life and comfortably express inner thoughts and feelings.

Telehealth/Virtual and In-Person with Precautions Available --------- . . . Anxious? Difficult Relationships? Lost? Scared? Overwhelmed? . . . You are Not Alone Anymore . . . All are Welcome

With nearly 30 years of clinical experience, I utilize CBT, expressive therapies, imagery/relaxation, mindfulness/meditation, role play, and play therapy to address the challenges that children, adolescents and adults face. Therapeutic goals of clients may include increasing self-esteem, improving self-expression, decreasing anxiety/stress, improving self/other awareness, increasing attention spans, improving self-control, increasing frustration tolerance, improving anger management, decreasing teasing/bullying issues, and improving interpersonal relating skills.

I believe that everyone can get stuck or lost. Sometimes we can get unstuck by connecting with someone who is compassionate, non-judgmental and objective. I have spent over 25 years in behavioral health, helping people discover and become their "best" and healthy selves. Present problems, past hurts or even diagnoses don't have to take over our lives. Problems can be solved, hurts transformed, diagnoses understood and skills can be learned. A wise person once told me, "As long as you are alive, there is hope." I believe that and offer you the opportunity to find a new way.

Are you tired of struggling but hesitant to reach out for help? Have you tried therapy in the past but found it unhelpful? Are you yearning to feel more resilient and skillful in your relationships and life in general? I will offer you a warm but structured framework that not only empowers you but also gives you the experience of truly feeling supported and inspired. You deserve to have someone you can trust on your team who will offer accountability and care.

I work with children and teens who are facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. I strive to create a safe, warm environment where children and teens who are having difficulties connecting with family and friends can build healthy connections. I have experience working with teens experiencing significant mental health crises in a partial hospitalization setting. I have experience working with those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, self harming thoughts, and school anxiety.

Do you feel like you are struggling to understand your child? Perhaps your child is struggling at home, school, or other social environments? I specialize in helping children find their voice to effectively communicate and help bridge the parent child relationship. Parenting doesn't come with an instruction manual and can often become overwhelming. Through our work together I can help build the confidence needed to navigate the difficult situations often faced by both children and parents today. I connect with children by using play therapy, expressive arts, and other developmentally appropriate interventions.

We have all been significantly impacted by the Pandemic and need support more than ever, and it's easy to fall back into old habits when we are struggling with unexpected challenges. If you have tried traditional "talk therapy" in the past and are still feeling stuck, I can help. I use a "strengths-based" approach to help you reframe your "problem" behaviors as survival strategies. I believe my main roles as a therapist are: to provide a safe space for healing, act as a "mirror" to help you see your blind spots, and gently guide you to access your own innate wisdom which much more powerful than any therapeutic technique.