Gerizim Perez
Pre-Licensed Professional (she, her)
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $180
Payment Methods
American Express, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Anthem
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- CareFirst
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Johns Hopkins
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- Meritain Health
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Optum
- Quest Behavioral Health
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Tiffany Bufort Odom (Maryland / LC14676) Emily Worthington
- In Practice for 1 year
- Attended Gerizim Perez, Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2026
Education and Years In Practice
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Addiction
Expertise
- ADHD
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Dual Diagnosis
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Postpartum Support Group
Target Participants: New mothers (up to 1 year postpartum) seeking emotional support, practical coping strategies, and a sense of community during the transition into motherhood. Babies are welcome to attend as needed. Theoretical Frameworks Utilized: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Narrative Therapy Group Goals: Explore and reframe personal narratives surrounding postpartum experiences and early motherhood to foster self-compassion and reduce self-judgment Enhance emotional regulation and coping skills Improve communication to strengthen relationships and confidently express needs during early motherhood. Format: Check-in, Psychoeducation & experiential exercises Guided group discussion, Reflective closing with take-home prompts
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Location
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Anxiety Management for Young Adults
Target Participants: Young adults aged 24–32 experiencing anxiety related to identity, life transitions, relationships, work, and other areas will use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Internal Family Systems (IFS)Group Goals: Increase awareness of how anxiety manifests; practical skills to manage anxiety and regulate emotions Clarify personal values to support confident decision-making. Participants will identify cognitive distortions contributing to anxiety and apply CBT techniques; acquire two mindfulness strategies to reduce anxiety and enhance emotional regulation; identify a core personal value and describe how it can guide current/future decisions
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Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Location
Additional Location
Tysons, VA 22182
(240) 266-3054