Play Therapy in Baltimore, MD
Carr Cares Therapeutic Services
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LCPC
Baltimore, MD 21239
Are you looking for a safe space to express your thoughts? One of my best qualities is actively listening and helping clients process without judgment. I've worked in the mental health field since 2011. I have a unique way of making people feel comfortable and building rapport. I am highly motivated and persistent. Mature, calm and emotionally stable, I am most often praised for my listening, observation skills, and empathy.
Are you looking for a safe space to express your thoughts? One of my best qualities is actively listening and helping clients process without judgment. I've worked in the mental health field since 2011. I have a unique way of making people feel comfortable and building rapport. I am highly motivated and persistent. Mature, calm and emotionally stable, I am most often praised for my listening, observation skills, and empathy.
You’re sensitive, introspective, and often carry more inside than you can put into words. You may be navigating a quiet transition, feeling burnt out from caring for everyone else, or sensing you’ve “outgrown” old parts of yourself. Maybe you’ve always felt a little different—deep-feeling, intuitive, imaginative, or quietly overwhelmed. You want a space that’s gentle, creative, symbolic, and steady… somewhere you can breathe, understand your inner world, and feel a sense of clarity again.
You’re sensitive, introspective, and often carry more inside than you can put into words. You may be navigating a quiet transition, feeling burnt out from caring for everyone else, or sensing you’ve “outgrown” old parts of yourself. Maybe you’ve always felt a little different—deep-feeling, intuitive, imaginative, or quietly overwhelmed. You want a space that’s gentle, creative, symbolic, and steady… somewhere you can breathe, understand your inner world, and feel a sense of clarity again.
I am currently accepting new clients! I work with children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, big emotions, trauma, and life's pressures and transitions. My approach is neuro-affirming, person-centered, and evidence-based, honoring each individual’s unique nervous system and strengths. I integrate creativity, practical coping tools, and gentle regulation strategies to support emotional growth, resilience, and self-understanding. My goal is to provide a warm, supportive space where clients feel safe, empowered, and more connected to themselves as they build confidence and manage life’s challenges.
I am currently accepting new clients! I work with children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, big emotions, trauma, and life's pressures and transitions. My approach is neuro-affirming, person-centered, and evidence-based, honoring each individual’s unique nervous system and strengths. I integrate creativity, practical coping tools, and gentle regulation strategies to support emotional growth, resilience, and self-understanding. My goal is to provide a warm, supportive space where clients feel safe, empowered, and more connected to themselves as they build confidence and manage life’s challenges.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy & Brainspotting now available! Support and insight offered from an outside perspective can spark change. I believe that your personal strengths & knowledge of self are your biggest assets, and that therapy offers an opportunity for you to discover, or rediscover, your internal resources & make the most of them. I specialize in supporting clients to navigate life changes, manage stress and anxiety, address relationship challenges and process grief. I enjoy working with individuals looking to improve their relationship with themselves and am rooted in self-compassion and health at every size framework.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy & Brainspotting now available! Support and insight offered from an outside perspective can spark change. I believe that your personal strengths & knowledge of self are your biggest assets, and that therapy offers an opportunity for you to discover, or rediscover, your internal resources & make the most of them. I specialize in supporting clients to navigate life changes, manage stress and anxiety, address relationship challenges and process grief. I enjoy working with individuals looking to improve their relationship with themselves and am rooted in self-compassion and health at every size framework.
I am passionate for what I do. My therapeutic approach is to work collaboratively with you to expand strategies to handle the stressors of life and achieve your full potential and goals. Together we will find and tailor the best therapeutic intervention to assist you. I am a culturally sensitive therapist with ample experience working with the Latino/Hispanic community as well as the Brazilian community. I am a board approved clinical supervisor for LGPCs and for LCPCs. I have over 46 years of clinical experience and find that I am always learning.
I am passionate for what I do. My therapeutic approach is to work collaboratively with you to expand strategies to handle the stressors of life and achieve your full potential and goals. Together we will find and tailor the best therapeutic intervention to assist you. I am a culturally sensitive therapist with ample experience working with the Latino/Hispanic community as well as the Brazilian community. I am a board approved clinical supervisor for LGPCs and for LCPCs. I have over 46 years of clinical experience and find that I am always learning.
Some of those techniques include CBT, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, Family Therapy and Play Therapy.
Our practitioners have a wide rage of knowledge, experience and training working with diverse populations. Our fully virtual practice allows easier access to therapy for those that want to engage in and continue therapy within their very busy lives. We do our best to remove the road blocks that keep us from getting the support and help we need.
Some of those techniques include CBT, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, Family Therapy and Play Therapy.
Our practitioners have a wide rage of knowledge, experience and training working with diverse populations. Our fully virtual practice allows easier access to therapy for those that want to engage in and continue therapy within their very busy lives. We do our best to remove the road blocks that keep us from getting the support and help we need.
Over the course of our life, we often need support in overcoming personal and/or professional challenges and addressing the roadblocks that prevent us from being successful and feeling fulfilled. Using a warm, genuine, and empathic approach, I aim to build trusting, collaborative relationships with my clients to help them gain a deeper understanding of themselves, experience emotional relief, and feel empowered to make profound change.
Over the course of our life, we often need support in overcoming personal and/or professional challenges and addressing the roadblocks that prevent us from being successful and feeling fulfilled. Using a warm, genuine, and empathic approach, I aim to build trusting, collaborative relationships with my clients to help them gain a deeper understanding of themselves, experience emotional relief, and feel empowered to make profound change.
Bridging Gaps Through Positive Solutions
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCSW-C, CRNP-PM, PhD
1 Endorsed
Baltimore, MD 21213
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** Congratulations on taking steps toward establishing a more fulfilling, healthy, and successful life! BGTPS is a community-based Outpatient Mental Health Clinic that provides integrated behavioral health services utilizing a person-centered approach to children, adolescents, and adults. We provide individual, family, and group therapy, medication management, therapeutic mentorship, and behavioral consultation. In therapy, we work collaboratively with you to enhance your understanding of the internal and environmental factors that impact life, emerge as relational patterns, and potentially impede success.
**ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** Congratulations on taking steps toward establishing a more fulfilling, healthy, and successful life! BGTPS is a community-based Outpatient Mental Health Clinic that provides integrated behavioral health services utilizing a person-centered approach to children, adolescents, and adults. We provide individual, family, and group therapy, medication management, therapeutic mentorship, and behavioral consultation. In therapy, we work collaboratively with you to enhance your understanding of the internal and environmental factors that impact life, emerge as relational patterns, and potentially impede success.
Bayside Psychological Services, LLC is a private practice providing one on one personalized services. Services are provided through telehealth and are delivered in an authentic, genuine and caring way.
Bayside Psychological Services, LLC is a private practice providing one on one personalized services. Services are provided through telehealth and are delivered in an authentic, genuine and caring way.
Accepting new Brainspotting clients! The constant pressure to keep it all together can feel exhausting. Anxiety, stress, & self-doubt creep in, leaving you tense, restless, and unsure where to turn. My clients are often high-achieving, motivated women who appear strong on the outside but feel drained on the inside, longing for space to breathe, reflect, & truly feel supported. While others see your accomplishments and assume things come easily to you, you're actually tired and battling your own insecurities. Therapy is space to focus on yourself & make sure that the life you're leading aligns with the life you really want.
Accepting new Brainspotting clients! The constant pressure to keep it all together can feel exhausting. Anxiety, stress, & self-doubt creep in, leaving you tense, restless, and unsure where to turn. My clients are often high-achieving, motivated women who appear strong on the outside but feel drained on the inside, longing for space to breathe, reflect, & truly feel supported. While others see your accomplishments and assume things come easily to you, you're actually tired and battling your own insecurities. Therapy is space to focus on yourself & make sure that the life you're leading aligns with the life you really want.
Kier M Johnson- Marshall
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, MS, NCC
Baltimore, MD 21202
I believe "Knowledge Is Power"! Knowledge of how to find and apply solutions to deal with confusion, anxiety, depression and other challenging life situations that results in feeling of helplessness or sometimes even hopelessness, is what I have found empowers change. I, your listener, co-pilgrim, and spiritual pastoral counselor am here to facilitate an opportunity for you to regain a sense of understanding self in all of your challenges which will open the doors of love, power and a sound mind!
I believe "Knowledge Is Power"! Knowledge of how to find and apply solutions to deal with confusion, anxiety, depression and other challenging life situations that results in feeling of helplessness or sometimes even hopelessness, is what I have found empowers change. I, your listener, co-pilgrim, and spiritual pastoral counselor am here to facilitate an opportunity for you to regain a sense of understanding self in all of your challenges which will open the doors of love, power and a sound mind!
We believe we all have unique strengths and skills within us that we can unlock and foster with the right support. Our practice specializes in CBT, mindfulness, and a strength based approach to support clients through life's difficulties. We work with a diverse population of people but specialize in working with young adults, parents, and the perinatal and postpartum population. Many of the clients we work with experience anxiety, ADHD, neurodivergence and difficulty coping with life stressors. We also work with many students during their college experience as they navigate the transition towards young adulthood.
We believe we all have unique strengths and skills within us that we can unlock and foster with the right support. Our practice specializes in CBT, mindfulness, and a strength based approach to support clients through life's difficulties. We work with a diverse population of people but specialize in working with young adults, parents, and the perinatal and postpartum population. Many of the clients we work with experience anxiety, ADHD, neurodivergence and difficulty coping with life stressors. We also work with many students during their college experience as they navigate the transition towards young adulthood.
If I were born at any other time, a healer or a community helper. Helping people is my mission. I became a therapist because of my interest in hearing people's stories and working on the most essential part of our bodies: our minds. I think it is easy to find yourself in a hopeless situation, not understanding how you got here or where to even start unpacking all the things that made this mess possible. I've witnessed many people say, "I don't know who I'd be without it." This is a chance to discover with me who that person is and what you want to achieve out of life. I believe change is possible.
If I were born at any other time, a healer or a community helper. Helping people is my mission. I became a therapist because of my interest in hearing people's stories and working on the most essential part of our bodies: our minds. I think it is easy to find yourself in a hopeless situation, not understanding how you got here or where to even start unpacking all the things that made this mess possible. I've witnessed many people say, "I don't know who I'd be without it." This is a chance to discover with me who that person is and what you want to achieve out of life. I believe change is possible.
I specialize in evidence-based mental health care for children, adolescents, and their families. Offering a safe and welcoming space where youth feel supported and accepted is one of my primary goals as a therapist. I believe in forming partnerships that allow personal experiences, knowledge, and skills to help guide and shape our work together. Through positive affirmation, encouragement, and praise my clients work to build self-compassion and acceptance, learn new skills, and embrace progress-one session at a time.
I specialize in evidence-based mental health care for children, adolescents, and their families. Offering a safe and welcoming space where youth feel supported and accepted is one of my primary goals as a therapist. I believe in forming partnerships that allow personal experiences, knowledge, and skills to help guide and shape our work together. Through positive affirmation, encouragement, and praise my clients work to build self-compassion and acceptance, learn new skills, and embrace progress-one session at a time.
I am trained and experienced in providing psychotherapy in multiple modalities such as play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and equine-assisted psychotherapy.
Refresh Wellness and Behavioral Health is an outpatient, private counseling practice offering comprehensive services to meet the needs of those seeking a holistic approach to mental health care. We provide therapeutic services to individuals, families, adolescents, and couples with compassion and respect for unique situations. There is no need to continue suffering in silence! Help is available! Refresh Wellness may be your answer to relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and other disorders. No matter what the problem is, I look forward to working with you.
I am trained and experienced in providing psychotherapy in multiple modalities such as play therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and equine-assisted psychotherapy.
Refresh Wellness and Behavioral Health is an outpatient, private counseling practice offering comprehensive services to meet the needs of those seeking a holistic approach to mental health care. We provide therapeutic services to individuals, families, adolescents, and couples with compassion and respect for unique situations. There is no need to continue suffering in silence! Help is available! Refresh Wellness may be your answer to relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and other disorders. No matter what the problem is, I look forward to working with you.
My clients seek help for various life problems such as depression, anxiety, trauma, family relationship and marital issues, mood disorders, trauma disorders, addiction, just to name a few. Whatever the issue that brings someone to therapy, we all need support, guidance, and healing in a safe nurturing environment. I offer a compassionate individualized approach to therapy and healing. I believe that a therapist's role is to help others to tap into the wisdom and healing that resides within.
My clients seek help for various life problems such as depression, anxiety, trauma, family relationship and marital issues, mood disorders, trauma disorders, addiction, just to name a few. Whatever the issue that brings someone to therapy, we all need support, guidance, and healing in a safe nurturing environment. I offer a compassionate individualized approach to therapy and healing. I believe that a therapist's role is to help others to tap into the wisdom and healing that resides within.
I strive to provide my clients with a Person-Centered and Solution-Focused approach to meet their needs and achieve their goals. The tenets of these therapies believe the client is the expert on themselves and possess the capabilities to reach their goals, but may need some support in getting there. I do not practice one-size-fits-all therapy and believe in creating a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and emotions freely. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with children, teens, and adults. I specialize in developmental psychology and work with various mental diagnoses and challenges.
I strive to provide my clients with a Person-Centered and Solution-Focused approach to meet their needs and achieve their goals. The tenets of these therapies believe the client is the expert on themselves and possess the capabilities to reach their goals, but may need some support in getting there. I do not practice one-size-fits-all therapy and believe in creating a safe and non-judgmental space where clients can explore their thoughts and emotions freely. I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and work with children, teens, and adults. I specialize in developmental psychology and work with various mental diagnoses and challenges.
Melissa Powell is a License Certified Social Worker-Clinical in the state of Maryland. She has worked over 20+years in the child welfare and mental health field. She is a native of Baltimore, MD, and a graduate of Annapolis High School.
Melissa Powell is a License Certified Social Worker-Clinical in the state of Maryland. She has worked over 20+years in the child welfare and mental health field. She is a native of Baltimore, MD, and a graduate of Annapolis High School.
Currently accepting clients. Living Deliberately, LLC is dedicated to client-focused and client-forward treatment. We have medication management in addition to multiple skilled therapists well-versed in the treatment of ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Mood disorders, Anxiety disorders, and PTSD events for children / teens / adults. Now offering Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment for medicationaly resistant depression, anxiety and OCD.
Currently accepting clients. Living Deliberately, LLC is dedicated to client-focused and client-forward treatment. We have medication management in addition to multiple skilled therapists well-versed in the treatment of ADHD, Bipolar disorder, Mood disorders, Anxiety disorders, and PTSD events for children / teens / adults. Now offering Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatment for medicationaly resistant depression, anxiety and OCD.
I am a licensed social worker in Maryland and Washington, D.C. I have made a difference in people's lives by helping them cope with their mental health problems. I received my bachelor's degree from Howard University and continued my education at Fordham University to obtain my master's degree. I have experience in a wide range of roles in the mental health field, including program management, participating in school-based programs, and adult education for those with learning disabilities.
I am a licensed social worker in Maryland and Washington, D.C. I have made a difference in people's lives by helping them cope with their mental health problems. I received my bachelor's degree from Howard University and continued my education at Fordham University to obtain my master's degree. I have experience in a wide range of roles in the mental health field, including program management, participating in school-based programs, and adult education for those with learning disabilities.
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Play Therapy Therapists
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.