Adoption Therapists in Annapolis, MD

Are you feeling stuck -- whether it's due to anxiety, a change in life circumstances, or relationship issues -- because you've reached the limits of what you can figure out on your own? If you’re willing to show up, I’m here to help.

I welcome all clients who are interested in working on any issues which are interfering with their own happiness, including issues of depression, anxiety, relationship issues, sexuality, gender identity, and adoption /fertility related issues. I work with each client individually to create goals that are purposeful, meaningful, and attainable. I frequently revisit treatment goals, so that clients can reflect their own process and progress in therapy.

FamilyWorks Together specializes in working with families formed through adoption . Working together with parents and children to enhance their connection and attachment while deepening the understanding of how challenging experiences and the complexities of adoption and foster care are impacting their lives. Our approach incorporates the core clinical issues of adoption . Our work also utilizes somatic and creative approaches in addition to evidence based practices to heal from trauma and understand how trauma is held in the body which allows for a sense of control and to reshape those experiences through healing relationships.

In seeking a therapist, you are taking an important step in caring for yourself. Art therapy can help you sort things out and find your way to peace, with strengths and resources you didn't know you had, through your own creative problem-solving process. My training has taught me to gently guide creative development in persons with little or no artistic experience. I use art-based creative, verbal, and experiential methods.

Steven Moore is a Licensed Professional and Nationally Board-Certified Counselor with a Master Addictions Counseling designation in the states of Nebraska and Texas. He has over 20 years of counseling experience and he is a United States Air Force Veteran. Steven received his Master’s degree in counseling from the University of Oklahoma in 1998.

Welcome! Specializing in Individual and Couples Psychotherapy for over 30 years. Trained at Columbia, Harvard, and University of Michigan, with Post-Doc. Trainings in Psychoanalysis, Sensorimotor PT, Imago, EFT, and PACT Couples Therapy. These Models are powerful, brain based approaches which achieve the following goals: increased safety between couples or family members, interruption of destructive cycles of relating, improved emotional regulation and less reactivity. Used also for Individuals! Secure attachment bonds are created with interpersonal psycho education, Imago Dialogue, and shared agreements for caring and safety.

I have worked in the field of substance abuse and mental health since 2014; extensive experience working with athletes, adolescents, college students, and young professionals. Most recently I've worked with parents, families, and couples to help manage the emotional struggles of the family system. I'm wrapping up my credentialing as a Certified Arise Interventionist so I can share my passion with families coping with a loved one's addiction. Ideal client's might be teenagers who are feeling stuck, college aged males who are unsatisfied in life or family members needing support with boundaries and detachment.

Anxiety tells us things will most likely go wrong AND makes us underestimate our ability to cope with challenging situations. Symptoms - worry, planning, avoiding, maybe even giving up - may have developed to protect you from harm but they got too strong and now they're holding you back. Therapy can increase your confidence and make your beliefs and your actions line up so that you are living a life in line with your values: one where you can find meaning and contentment rather than waiting for the next thing to go wrong; and one where you can connect with other people with a settled sense of yourself.

I am passionate about creating an open environment for people to explore, understand, and communicate about their thoughts, feelings, wants and needs. I believe that as one is able to learn their authentic self, they become able to embrace true identity, transform boundaries, and connect to themselves and others more fully. I enjoy helping others explore how thought, lived experiences (familial, cultural, societal influences), and behavior patterns impact daily life, self concept, connection, and achievement.

I provide individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, as well as supervision to clinicians. I create a safe working environment where I will caringly challenge you to learn, explore, and ultimately grow. Everyone has a rich internal world full of aspirations. Everyone needs to be seen and heard to recognize and achieve their goals. However, we often feel stuck, lost or depressed. We need to be challenged to see from new perspectives, to feel profoundly, and to make life changes. I am here to help you, to see and hear you, to challenge you to grow and make your external life reflect your internal world.

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou. I specialize in working with those who struggle with compulsive sexual behaviors, pornography use, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, enmeshment, infidelity, sexual abuse, betrayal trauma, and/or other forms of complex trauma and PTSD.

Feeling stressed? Got the blues? Having a lover's quarrel? Are the children misbehaving? We can help! We utilize Brief, Solution- Focused therapy, as well as other modalities, to help you overcome whatever obstacle you are currently facing.

Normal life events can be stressful when they exceed your ability to cope. Losses like the death of a loved one, separation/divorce, relocation or retirement, or an "empty nest" may threaten your emotional and physical health. Even positive events like marriage or the birth of a child require substantial adjustment. While small amounts of stress can be a positive motivator, prolonged exposure to stress may lead to anxiety, depression, and physical health problems. If you are feeling overwhelmed or unsure of how to cope with the demands placed on you, it is probably time to see a therapist.

I am an Annapolis based clinical psychologist. I am also a wife, mother, daughter and friend. I see teens and adults struggling with many issues, including: work/academic, anxiety,depression/mood, sports, health issues and relationship problems. I believe that it's a psychologist's job to collaborate with clients on areas of change. We should nurture, challenge and ultimately become unnecessary.

Children at Play, LLC offers pediatric occupational therapy services for children with a variety of needs. We offer FREE consultations and screenings to help you determine if we are the best fit for your family.

There are times when we outgrow our current coping skills and need to refocus our energy and will. Balancing our ways we survive is key by using different strategies and techniques that are carved out for each one of us. Being an art therapist and a clinical social worker, I believe that in my work with children, adolescents, and adults a way exists in finding the best self that is somewhere within themselves. Using cognitive behavioral therapy with a client-centered focus, I can join with and provide an outlet for clients to share experiences and work together to foster an improved sense of self and well-being.