Life can be a roller coaster, thrilling, exhilarating, scary, and sometimes it can shake you to the core. When you are cycling through these emotions you may need help navigating through your feelings. A therapist can help you explore and process what you are experiencing in a safe environment. Therapy is sometimes the first step in moving forward and I am here to support you on your journey while helping you understand and explore every twist and turn. I build trusting relationships with my clients to provide individualize treatment, building on your strengths and unique qualities.

My approach to the therapeutic alliance is gentle and playful, yet direct. Therapy can be a fascinating collaborative journey of discovery and self-awareness that can be hard but empowering and fun, like exercising or completing a task. I am experienced treating a variety of issues to include trauma, anger, anxiety, grief, depression, men's and adolescent's issues, substance abuse and PTSD. I also offer life coaching, couples counseling and relationship skills. A big part of our lives is spent deciding how to respond to the hard times that inevitably come to us all.

I believe there is an innate desire within every human to be seen and heard, and to receive value and significance. For so many, a message filled with lies was internalized, “Who cares what I think? My feelings aren't important.” My NUMBER ONE focus is to create an atmosphere where my clients feel at ease, and valued and given the freedom to tell their unique and personal story. The meaning of “Therapy” to me is this, “Therapy is the miracle of, “You tell” and “I listen”. Therapy is the wonder of being heard and understood.” The goal of therapy is for the "best you" to emerge as skills and strategies are learned and implemented.

I have practiced in the Frederick, New Market, Carroll County, and New York areas for twenty years and I specialize working with individuals, couples, and families. For four years I successfully managed an outpatient clinic for children and families with Catholic Charities in Carroll County. I held the key positions of Clinical Supervisor and Program Director. My decision to build a full time private practice was made after numerous years of client satisfaction with running a clinic.

As a therapist for 20 years, I have a great deal of experience assisting individuals and couples in meeting their goals. I will work with you to determine the areas in which you are struggling and help you to develop strategies to make the necessary changes. Whether you are dealing with relationship struggles, anxiety, depressed feelings or past trauma I will assist you with moving beyond these difficulties. My approach to therapy is a holistic approach. I will work with you to heal mind, body & spirit.

During these difficult times, I will help you develop skills to tackle daily stressors, learn ways to cope with anxiety, depression or hardships of everyday life, and set personal goals and begin to achieve them. I'm passionate about helping individuals find their voice, become more assertive, increase self-esteem, and find their path in order to  start working on their life goals

As a Board Certified Professional Christian Counselor (BCPCC), I offer care that is distinctively Christian & clinically excellent. I have been extensively evaluated by the AACC in the areas of personal integrity, advanced education in biblical principles, my personal spiritual journey & walk with Jesus Christ, my beliefs about the Bible, and clinical skills. I believe in bringing problems in to the light and applying biblical truth. I see my role as an encourager: lending hope to the hopeless, prescribing interventions, teaching healthy coping skills, and challenging old ways of thinking. I believe that therapy is the method, but that only Jesus is the healer.

Our therapists are experienced in a broad range of mental health issues and use a variety of therapeutic approaches to compliment the unique needs of each individual. We believe that health comes from treating the whole person. Therefore, we seek to integrate emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions into the healing process. Although our clinicians have been trained in various methods of treatment, we tailor treatment to help meet your specific needs and not to a specific theoretical approach. Our therapists will help guide you through the exploration of values, beliefs, thoughts, and feelings to promote increased awareness of self and greater sense of well-being.

Whether it's transition, trauma, anxiety or loss - life often hands us more than we feel we can handle. Therapy can be there to help create a path forward in a way that nothing else can. Through greater self-awareness comes the discovery of resilience and strength that will put the pieces back together again. I invite you to visit my web site for complete information on my practice, philosophies and location.

I specialize in providing psychotherapy to young children, up through the life cycle to adults. With 30+ years experience, I understand the tremendous level of courage needed by you---to ask for help. I have helped clients like you who may have struggled with depression and anxiety, sexual abuse and trauma, eating disorders, and, other issues. In my tranquil office, I provide a supportive space where you can comfortably discuss your concerns. Together we can challenge the difficult relationships impacting your daily living. I am a Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners Approved Supervisor.

Life can be stressful, down right overwhelming at times. “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”-Helen Keller. During these times when things become too difficult to manage on our own, counseling can help with learning healthier ways to cope, expressing deep emotions in a safe environment, working on goals, and reaching your potential. My years of experience related to the field have focused on assisting clients with work-life balance, sense of purpose, breaking through fears, reducing anxiety, and improving self-esteem.

UNABLE TO RECEIVE NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME; PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR OPENINGS FEBRUARY 1ST. Your story is unique. Inviting someone to know, share and explore your story in order to illuminate truths both wonderful and difficult is the courageous work of therapy. My goal is encouragement, growth and freedom for you. Returning you to a healthy balance in thinking, feeling, behaving and relating are focuses of our work. I welcome individuals struggling with life transition issues, anxiety and depression, emotion regulation difficulties, work/life satisfaction challenges and relational issues. Marriage/couples work is welcomed.

I have been in the counseling profession for 17 years, and provide individual and group therapy in my private practice, in addition to pre-marital counseling. I specialize in addictions, dual diagnosis, ADHD, and mood disorders. I also have an extraordinary compassion for those experiencing separation, divorce, grief, and loss.

Choosing a therapist is an important decision. Thank you for your consideration and I hope that we have an opportunity to work together. I believe that all of us have unique strengths and potential. Psychotherapy offers clients the opportunity to utilize these strengths to overcome a variety of challenges. These challenges may include anxiety, depression, addiction, career stress, separation, and divorce. I have worked with a diverse population of children and adults in a variety of settings that include private practice, outpatient clinics, hospitals, schools, and a juvenile detention center.

I am a Clincial Social Worker with twenty years experience suppporting those with life struggles. These struggles encompass depression, anxiety, stress, grief/loss, chronic pain, trauma, substance use, and relationship issues. During my professional practice I have utilized cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and have worked with individuals, couples and groups. There are many techniques that can be learned to help and with practice they can diminish symptoms. In life having an unbiased, unrelated, and supportive person in our life as a sounding board is the self-care that is important to moving through our life struggles.

I am a licensed clinical social worker who has a passion for helping individuals explore, gain insight and become the best versions of themselves. I have over 19 years of experience in the field of mental health working with a diverse population. I am an innovative professional with outstanding therapeutic and interpersonal skills. I have a talent for motivating, teaching, supporting and effectively collaborating with individuals to meet their treatment goals. My practice centers on creating a supportive atmosphere rooted in mutual respect and open communication, allowing healing to occur.

I see couples and individuals from teens to adults, from all backgrounds and beliefs, who are dealing with a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, family and relationship issues, and identity struggles.

At The Counseling Renaissance, we have multiple licensed therapists. We accept children, teens, adults, couples and families who are struggling with conflict and/or mental health difficulties, relationship issues, and adjustment problems. Our therapists are kind, caring, and skilled. Check out our website at www.counselingrenaissance.com to read about each of our therapists and their specific talents.

As a Deaf licensed clinical therapist in the District of Columbia and Maryland with more than 35 years of experience, I specialize in counseling diverse Deaf, hard of hearing and hearing children/adults of Deaf parents, individuals, couples, and families of all ages. I am fluent in American Sign Language. I have worked in private practice since 1999. My intention is to work with clients to identify, heal, overcome, and cope with challenges such as trauma, depression, anxiety, communication barriers, self-esteem, identity or other life challenges.