Therapists in Lutherville, MD

Are you or your child struggling with overwhelming feelings, thoughts, or behaviors? Are you looking for someone to support you and assist you in making changes? I believe therapy is most effective when a trusting relationship exists between a counselor and client. This is my approach as I work with children, adolescents, and adults. Together, we can collaborate to make some of those overwhelming experiences feel more manageable.

Hello, my name is Kristina Millian. I am an LCSW-C, with more than 30 years of experience supporting wellness and growth with Pre-Adolescents, Adolescents, Young Adults, as well as Families, Parents, and Individual Adults. It is my passion to inspire hope and change while supporting clients who may be feeling stuck, confused by challenging emotions, or tired of unhealthy habits. Other individuals may be seeking more personal happiness, confidence, or a life purpose. Therapy offers practical solutions. Together we will explore, discover, and transform your experience to match your authentic potential.

No matter your reason for beginning your search for a therapist, you have started your journey toward a happier and more fulfilling life. Therapy is meant to free you from the external and internal pressures that keep you locked into painful debilitating patterns. Working with clients to identify and relieve those pressures so that change can happen is something I love and have been doing for many years. In my career, I have worked with individuals and families not only in my private practice, but also at an addiction treatment center where I served as a therapist, family therapy supervisor and, ultimately, clinical director.

I believe every individual has the ability to change their circumstances by focusing on the elements which are within their control. Equally as important, we must learn to let go of situations over which we are powerless. By sharing experiences with another person and working through the obstacles that inhibit the life we desire, it is possible to create a life which allows us to thrive. My goal is to assist you in this process by providing a safe environment where you can be open and honest with yourself.

New Perspectives has recently expanded to the Lutherville area! We have been a well-established group counseling practice in Owings Mills and Westminster for over 20 years. Our fully licensed professional staff includes psychologists, social workers, and licensed counselors. We offer individual, couples, and family counseling to all ages. Our therapists are highly skilled in the treatment of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, ADHD, conflict mediation, mindfulness, intimacy issues, bullying, and self-esteem issues. We also offer Clinical Supervision for LGPC and LMSW.

I am a therapist that brings multiple modalities to target your treatment goals. I use EMDR, LENS (low energy neurofeedback to address your brain/nervous system and enhance therapeutic work), IFS, core energetics, energy work (reiki, tapping), and Pia Mellody's work to address underlying codependency. I aim to help you gain both insight and nervous system shifts through the work I do.

My experiences both in and out of the work setting are fairly broad so I feel I can address most issues clients present with. My style is engaging and supportive. I view our relationship as a partnership. I will spend the majority of our first sessions together listening to get to know you better. I believe that everything in our lives is interrelated, so at times I may let our focus move to whatever is particularly troubling to you that day. At other times, I may focus you back on the current problem we are trying to solve.

Are you exhausted by the ways you've been affected by yours or someone else's issues or addictions? Make the choice to get the support you need to turn things around regardless of how tough things may be around you. It takes courage to make changes but most of us need support to be successful at it. For over twenty years working in mental health treatment I've helped individuals, groups and couples follow through on their inclination that the time for them to begin making changes is now.

Life can throw us some big curve balls that we may not feel prepared to handle on our own. Therapy is supposed to be a safe space to process these challenges and grow personally. I hope to be that supportive person for you in session where you can face all of life’s difficulties and have a place to celebrate the good moments too. I love being your trusted advisor, your partner in solutions, and holding space with you as you navigate life’s biggest questions.

Reaching out for help can seem intimidating, but it is the first step in doing something for you. Strength doesn’t come from what you can do, it comes from overcoming life’s challenges you once thought you couldn’t. Living with an eating disorder, anxiety or depression can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to tackle it alone. Therapy encourages open communication in order to bring awareness to your innermost thoughts and feelings.