Sexual Abuse Therapists in Baltimore, MD

No one gets through life without some degree of pain and suffering. Whether you are dealing with life long issues, or have suddenly found yourself struggling, you will find I provide a safe, supportive, and nurturing therapeutic setting where we can work together to help you resolve problems, gain insight, learn skills, and make changes for the better. My background includes therapy work at the Intensive Outpatient Program for adults in crisis at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in the Community Psychiatry Program where I conducted both individual and group therapy.

As a sex therapist, I specialize in treating all sexual issues. These often include relationship challenges and sexual problems such as lack of desire/low libido, difficulty with arousal, erections, premature ejaculation and trouble reaching orgasm. Anxiety about sexual performance, lost intimacy, sexual abuse , infidelity, menopause, illness and aging can also interfere with sexual satisfaction. Sex therapy may address problematic or illegal sexual behaviors, sexual compulsivity, paraphilias and fetishes. Clients can benefit from exploring issues surrounding sexual orientation, gender identity, asexuality, polyamory and kink.

Currently accepting new clients. I began my work in the trauma field while interning at a domestic violence shelter and have since held positions in the field doing crisis work, case management, group facilitation, and therapy. I have worked with children, individual adults, and families. I assisted in facilitating family meetings, therapeutic treatment groups, and provided community-based services for people impacted by trauma. I have provided services in a variety of settings and with diverse clients, including both long and short-term interventions.

I counsel individuals from marginalized communities in the areas of anxiety, depression, sexual abuse and human/sex trafficking and trauma. I am committed to empowering people of color to understand and experience their lives in a more satisfying and meaningful way by supporting them through a practical, cultural, relational and narrative combined approach. I work closely with my clients to help them find meaning in their lives and to increase balance between their values, behaviors, and life circumstances.

My practice has helped individuals gain independence, address problematic issues and have a more rewarding lifestyle while developing healthy relationships since 1996. I have worked extensively with adults, couples, families, and teenagers suffering from depression; emotional and sexual abuse disorders; addictive behaviors; and other mental illnesses. My office is located on the second floor of Pennington Center. The building has a handicap access entrance.

I am the right therapist for you if you continue to suffer with depression, anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, grief, unhappiness and a sense of disconnection from the deeper sense of who you are. I will teach you how to feel better about your life with the skills of yoga: breath and meditation; calming your upset or sick body and quieting your constantly negative thoughts. Psychological and medical research support that Yoga, while an ancient philosophy, teaches easy to learn skills that improve physical, emotional and spiritual health. I can guide you to your heart's desire for your life.

Open Door Therapeutic Services, LLC is a mental health practice committed to helping all. We specialize in providing support to individuals seeking guidance in working through complex emotions, and traumatic experiences. We provide support to those seeking to learn new techniques to cope with difficult situations, individuals focused on developing personal growth, and individuals seeking to manage their mental health needs.

My past clinical experience is in crisis intervention and trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) working with survivors of sexual violence. I also use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive processing therapy (CPT), attachment therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. I practice through a lens of anti-oppression, feminist, and queer theory. I deeply believe in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship and the importance of client-centered therapy that includes and honors all parts of clients' identities.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist and am currently accepting new patients. I enjoy working with a diverse group of individuals who have various levels of mental health challenges. One of my specialties is helping people attain higher levels of self esteem. My approach to psychotherapy comes from an understanding that every individual is unique and that various life experiences as well as genetic makeup contribute to one's overall mental health. I take into account the particular needs of the person & focus on the current problem while also processing & exploring further in an attempt to identify & resolve the root of the issue.

Many of my clients come to therapy seeking healthier ways to communicate with others and address their own issues with self regulation. Often times they need to understand how to "connect the dots", between their present state of functioning and unresolved issues from past hurts, traumas, and patterns of behavior.

Finding a place we can trust to tell our stories is essential to finding a path to healing, recovery, and transformation. Therefore, it is essential to find someone that can help you reach your potential to transform your life. We all are born with an innate capacity to develop happy and healthy lives. However, sometimes life experiences such as hurts and traumas can interfere with our development and we may become unhappy or unsatisfied with our lives and adopt self-defeating thinking and behavioral patterns.

I love to provide a safe empathic place during therapy. I love helping clients gain insight and skills to improve their well-being. I love engaging in solution focused therapy. I like to explore and help you identify and express internalized feelings. I have been a guest on rocktheflow.com radio discussing relationship issues. I offer evening and weekend appointments. In Maryland, I provide concierge services in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. Please call for details. In addition provide telehealth services.

I am passionate about working with queer and gender non conforming clients. My experience includes providing therapy to individual adults, typically in the 18-45 age range. My practice is trans affirming and I have experience providing Gender Affirmation Surgery letters. I enjoy working with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and identity issues. I provide kink and poly/CNM informed therapy and have both clinical and lived experience with religious trauma.

Everyone deserves a safe place and a caring professional with whom to walk through their struggles. My aim is to give clients both. Licensed since 2006, I specialize in treating adults with trauma, depression, anxiety, and other mental illnesses. My training is in EMDR and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I treat clients in individual- and group-therapy settings.

Trauma impacts so many of us, whether it is trauma with a small "t" (like being teased as a child, financial stresses, or relationship losses) or trauma with a big "T" (such as accidents, deaths, emotional or physical abuse, or sexual trauma). I specialize in working with traumas of all types. Using approaches that are suited to your individual needs, I can help you work your way through the pain and memories to a more peaceful and calm place.