"Psychotherapy is concerned with enhancing the quality of one's life, at whatever point one begins the journey. This involves developing a trusting relationship with the therapist, one which creates enough safety to examine self-imposed limitations and to explore more authentic, and therefore more fulfilling, ways of being. The process involves psychological, emotional, and spiritual factors, and the therapist should always have more experience being a client in therapy than his or her client has."
"Psychotherapy is concerned with enhancing the quality of one's life, at whatever point one begins the journey. This involves developing a trusting relationship with the therapist, one which creates enough safety to examine self-imposed limitations and to explore more authentic, and therefore more fulfilling, ways of being. The process involves psychological, emotional, and spiritual factors, and the therapist should always have more experience being a client in therapy than his or her client has."
"*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* What To Change Your Life? Change The Way You Think. If you've tried other therapists and not felt a connection; if you've felt like no one understands you or cares, or you know what to do but just can't seem to do it. Let me help you to learn to love yourself so much that you refuse to continue tolerating being perpetually unhappy. New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. Lets work through your loneliness, depression, anxiety and guilt. Call me today!"
"*ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS* What To Change Your Life? Change The Way You Think. If you've tried other therapists and not felt a connection; if you've felt like no one understands you or cares, or you know what to do but just can't seem to do it. Let me help you to learn to love yourself so much that you refuse to continue tolerating being perpetually unhappy. New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. Lets work through your loneliness, depression, anxiety and guilt. Call me today!"
"As a psychotherapist for the past 30+ years, I feel passionate about helping people experience more joy and contentment in their relationships and in their lives. I believe that every crisis or problem that arises also provides an opportunity for healing and growth. Whether you are depressed, anxious, having marital conflicts, parenting difficulties, recovering from a traumatic experience, or in the midst of a life transition, we can problem-solve together and discover new possibilities for you. My style can best be described as interactive and engaging. I am a supportive listener, yet give honest feedback and offer suggestions for positive actions."
"As a psychotherapist for the past 30+ years, I feel passionate about helping people experience more joy and contentment in their relationships and in their lives. I believe that every crisis or problem that arises also provides an opportunity for healing and growth. Whether you are depressed, anxious, having marital conflicts, parenting difficulties, recovering from a traumatic experience, or in the midst of a life transition, we can problem-solve together and discover new possibilities for you. My style can best be described as interactive and engaging. I am a supportive listener, yet give honest feedback and offer suggestions for positive actions."
"Welcome! I'd ask how you are but if everything was great, you would not be browsing this site! I enjoy children/young teens and their parents and work especially well with children experiencing school and home anxieties and behaviors. My 23 years of experience in a school setting have developed my skills with children struggling with social communication disorders correlated with moderate and high functioning autism/developmental disorders.Collaboration with parents around effective limit setting and improved family functioning is also an area of professional strength."
"Welcome! I'd ask how you are but if everything was great, you would not be browsing this site! I enjoy children/young teens and their parents and work especially well with children experiencing school and home anxieties and behaviors. My 23 years of experience in a school setting have developed my skills with children struggling with social communication disorders correlated with moderate and high functioning autism/developmental disorders.Collaboration with parents around effective limit setting and improved family functioning is also an area of professional strength."
"Are you living your most fulfilling life? My approach to therapy is to help you gain greater insight and self-awareness into areas of your life that are keeping you feeling "stuck." I view the process of therapy as collaborative, which means that I genuinely listen to your goals for therapy and integrate those goals into therapeutic approaches. The goal of my collaborative approach is to assist you in gaining the tools to reach a more empowered and fulfilling place in your life."
"Are you living your most fulfilling life? My approach to therapy is to help you gain greater insight and self-awareness into areas of your life that are keeping you feeling "stuck." I view the process of therapy as collaborative, which means that I genuinely listen to your goals for therapy and integrate those goals into therapeutic approaches. The goal of my collaborative approach is to assist you in gaining the tools to reach a more empowered and fulfilling place in your life."
"Everyone has a story. Each one of us is unique and in pursuit of our own personal journey. However, we typically have one thing in common. People need people. Most individuals are innately wired to want to connect with others. Therefore, it is critical to our survival and well-being that we develop and maintain a positive social support system. This is not always such an easy task, as we tend to let things get in our way. All too often, regrets from the past or worries about the future dictate our general sense of well-being."
"Everyone has a story. Each one of us is unique and in pursuit of our own personal journey. However, we typically have one thing in common. People need people. Most individuals are innately wired to want to connect with others. Therefore, it is critical to our survival and well-being that we develop and maintain a positive social support system. This is not always such an easy task, as we tend to let things get in our way. All too often, regrets from the past or worries about the future dictate our general sense of well-being."
"I appreciate the quote, "You don't have to be sick to get better." As a solution-focused therapist, I'll work with you to identify strengths that can be applied in unique ways to help alleviate current struggles and put you back on the path to the best version of you. This approach is effective for both long-standing issues such as chronic anxiety or depression, as well as more acute issues including relationship problems, life changes/transitions, and trauma. I enhance this approach with mindfulness, coping, and relationship skill building to add tools to your life management toolbox."
"I appreciate the quote, "You don't have to be sick to get better." As a solution-focused therapist, I'll work with you to identify strengths that can be applied in unique ways to help alleviate current struggles and put you back on the path to the best version of you. This approach is effective for both long-standing issues such as chronic anxiety or depression, as well as more acute issues including relationship problems, life changes/transitions, and trauma. I enhance this approach with mindfulness, coping, and relationship skill building to add tools to your life management toolbox."
"If you’re looking for a therapist in Silver Spring, MD, you’ll want to contact me. Whether you, your teenager or a family member is depressed, anxious or having relationship problems, I can help you develop the skills needed to improve self-esteem and enhance your relationship with others. I believe that your thoughts and feelings, people and experiences from your past cause negative feelings; anger, sadness, anxiety. People who work with me in therapy, generally feel a sense of well-being and gain the strategies and ability to manage challenges in their life. "
"If you’re looking for a therapist in Silver Spring, MD, you’ll want to contact me. Whether you, your teenager or a family member is depressed, anxious or having relationship problems, I can help you develop the skills needed to improve self-esteem and enhance your relationship with others. I believe that your thoughts and feelings, people and experiences from your past cause negative feelings; anger, sadness, anxiety. People who work with me in therapy, generally feel a sense of well-being and gain the strategies and ability to manage challenges in their life. "
"When you meet with me, you will feel immediately comfortable. I am very good at helping you to figure out what the challenge is and to provide the support you need for change. I am a child/adolescent specialist. I connect exceptionally well to children and teens and have helped many experience better lives. I have over 17 years experience in practice and have had much success. I am looking forward to meeting with you and finding out how I can help you have a stronger and more positive family and to help you, as an individual, attain your goals."
"When you meet with me, you will feel immediately comfortable. I am very good at helping you to figure out what the challenge is and to provide the support you need for change. I am a child/adolescent specialist. I connect exceptionally well to children and teens and have helped many experience better lives. I have over 17 years experience in practice and have had much success. I am looking forward to meeting with you and finding out how I can help you have a stronger and more positive family and to help you, as an individual, attain your goals."
"Congratulations on seeking help! You have taken your first step on what is a long but potentially rewarding journey of healing and self-discovery. It takes real courage to face what may be overwhelming fear, despair and self-blame. But you don't have to struggle with the burden of hopelessness alone. Others that suffered in similar ways have gotten help even when therapy has not worked in the past. Whether one struggles with stress, relationship difficulties or with crippling self-doubt, therapy is used to identify barriers and cultivate tools that bring fresh perspective and resources to address the problem at hand."
"Congratulations on seeking help! You have taken your first step on what is a long but potentially rewarding journey of healing and self-discovery. It takes real courage to face what may be overwhelming fear, despair and self-blame. But you don't have to struggle with the burden of hopelessness alone. Others that suffered in similar ways have gotten help even when therapy has not worked in the past. Whether one struggles with stress, relationship difficulties or with crippling self-doubt, therapy is used to identify barriers and cultivate tools that bring fresh perspective and resources to address the problem at hand."
"I provide support as I counsel individuals, family members, and adolescents having difficulties and challenges with family conflicts, individual problems, marriage issues, work difficulties, problems with peers, memories of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse. Counseling include life challenge issues such as teenaged pregnancy, anxiety/phobias, and depression. As a native-born speaker of Portuguese, I believe I would be uniquely qualified for working with individuals and families with a Portuguese background."
"I provide support as I counsel individuals, family members, and adolescents having difficulties and challenges with family conflicts, individual problems, marriage issues, work difficulties, problems with peers, memories of physical, sexual and/or emotional abuse. Counseling include life challenge issues such as teenaged pregnancy, anxiety/phobias, and depression. As a native-born speaker of Portuguese, I believe I would be uniquely qualified for working with individuals and families with a Portuguese background."
"Counseling can be an intimidating experience and the decision to seek counseling is a courageous one. Whether you are having difficulty with adjustment issues or recovering from a traumatic experience, your treatment will be specific to you and specialized for your individual needs. Finding the right counselor is essential to your success in treatment. We make every attempt possible to provide our clients with a warm, caring, and supportive environment following a strength based approach to manage and cope with life's current challenges."
"Counseling can be an intimidating experience and the decision to seek counseling is a courageous one. Whether you are having difficulty with adjustment issues or recovering from a traumatic experience, your treatment will be specific to you and specialized for your individual needs. Finding the right counselor is essential to your success in treatment. We make every attempt possible to provide our clients with a warm, caring, and supportive environment following a strength based approach to manage and cope with life's current challenges."
"Are you feeling hopeless? Feeling helpless? Have difficulties adjusting? Have you recently experienced a loss/death? Do you feel misunderstood? Are you feeling more lethargic and sadder than normal? Does your child need extra support? Is your family/relationship falling apart? If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes" or even if you have questions of your own it may be time to reach out and talk through those thoughts and feelings. "
"Are you feeling hopeless? Feeling helpless? Have difficulties adjusting? Have you recently experienced a loss/death? Do you feel misunderstood? Are you feeling more lethargic and sadder than normal? Does your child need extra support? Is your family/relationship falling apart? If your answer to any of these questions is "Yes" or even if you have questions of your own it may be time to reach out and talk through those thoughts and feelings. "
"An environment free of judgment is where the work begins. As a psychotherapist, I believe that providing a safe, comfortable and judgment free environment offers the opportunity to make life changes. For the past 15 years, I have provided individual and group therapy for adults and older adults dealing with relationship stress, family problems, life transitions and adjustments, trauma, substance use, depression and other mood illnesses, stress and anxiety. I have extensive experience working with families and friends who have been affected by a loved one that suffers from a chronic mental illness."
"An environment free of judgment is where the work begins. As a psychotherapist, I believe that providing a safe, comfortable and judgment free environment offers the opportunity to make life changes. For the past 15 years, I have provided individual and group therapy for adults and older adults dealing with relationship stress, family problems, life transitions and adjustments, trauma, substance use, depression and other mood illnesses, stress and anxiety. I have extensive experience working with families and friends who have been affected by a loved one that suffers from a chronic mental illness."
"Unhappy? Low self esteem? I take a client-centered approach, empowering clients to set goals and better realize their inner-strengths. I understand the importance of establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship. In terms of expertise, I have a great deal of experience treating children, adolescents, and couples facing obstacles such as trauma, depression, anxiety, self-harm, negative self-image, panic attacks, and relationship difficulties."
"Unhappy? Low self esteem? I take a client-centered approach, empowering clients to set goals and better realize their inner-strengths. I understand the importance of establishing a trusting therapeutic relationship. In terms of expertise, I have a great deal of experience treating children, adolescents, and couples facing obstacles such as trauma, depression, anxiety, self-harm, negative self-image, panic attacks, and relationship difficulties."
"Is it time for the first step? Today, decide that you are ready to move forward with the rest of your life. As a holistic solution focused therapist, I value providing a supportive and empowering therapeutic experience that will enlighten and enhance your life. Although challenges will surface, we will work together to provide resilience and resolve. Utilizing complementary therapeutic approaches and techniques, we will work to identify past and present challenges and perspectives that prevent you from being the "best you" possible."
"Is it time for the first step? Today, decide that you are ready to move forward with the rest of your life. As a holistic solution focused therapist, I value providing a supportive and empowering therapeutic experience that will enlighten and enhance your life. Although challenges will surface, we will work together to provide resilience and resolve. Utilizing complementary therapeutic approaches and techniques, we will work to identify past and present challenges and perspectives that prevent you from being the "best you" possible."
"My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive and nonjudgmental environment, to build a healthy and strong therapeutic relationship in order to start the healing process. By working together you will explore and process feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, and identify personal goals to improve problem areas in your life. I work with children, adolescents, adults and families. I specialize in treating numerous presenting problems including, depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavior management and bipolar disorder."
"My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe, supportive and nonjudgmental environment, to build a healthy and strong therapeutic relationship in order to start the healing process. By working together you will explore and process feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, and identify personal goals to improve problem areas in your life. I work with children, adolescents, adults and families. I specialize in treating numerous presenting problems including, depression, anxiety, ADHD, behavior management and bipolar disorder."
" I work with clients with depression, anxiety and a wide range of situations and underlying issues, short or long term. I do my best to offer you empathy and genuine presence in an engaging style of informal, in-depth conversation where I listen carefully to understand what is troubling you. I support you to strengthen your connection to self and others. I actively incorporate recent breakthroughs in Polyvagal Theory, addressing both the physiological and psychological aspects of your challenges and emotional balance."
" I work with clients with depression, anxiety and a wide range of situations and underlying issues, short or long term. I do my best to offer you empathy and genuine presence in an engaging style of informal, in-depth conversation where I listen carefully to understand what is troubling you. I support you to strengthen your connection to self and others. I actively incorporate recent breakthroughs in Polyvagal Theory, addressing both the physiological and psychological aspects of your challenges and emotional balance."
"Is this the life you imagined you'd have? Do you suffer from depression, loneliness, anxiety, relationship or self-esteem problems, work or family difficulties? I work with adults going through transitions and with people who would like to understand how their past affects them today."
"Is this the life you imagined you'd have? Do you suffer from depression, loneliness, anxiety, relationship or self-esteem problems, work or family difficulties? I work with adults going through transitions and with people who would like to understand how their past affects them today."
"As a licensed clinical professional counselor with a broad range of knowledge and experience of over 20 years in both the mental health and substance abuse fields, it's important to meet the client "where they are," emotionally, spritually, and psychologically. My approach to counseling is cognitive behavioral targeted towards empowerment of the client, changing negative thinking patterns and identifying client strengths to bring positive life altering changes. Other modalities of treatment are utilized as necessary, tailored to client needs. I work with individuals, families, couples, and veterans. My style is nonjudgmental with a high degree of respect, warmth and support."
"As a licensed clinical professional counselor with a broad range of knowledge and experience of over 20 years in both the mental health and substance abuse fields, it's important to meet the client "where they are," emotionally, spritually, and psychologically. My approach to counseling is cognitive behavioral targeted towards empowerment of the client, changing negative thinking patterns and identifying client strengths to bring positive life altering changes. Other modalities of treatment are utilized as necessary, tailored to client needs. I work with individuals, families, couples, and veterans. My style is nonjudgmental with a high degree of respect, warmth and support."
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