Therapists in Bethesda, MD

I believe in creating a safe, supportive space to understand oneself more deeply. As connection and trust evolve between myself and the client, a frank discussion about their identity, wishes, feelings, conflicts can be facilitated and understood. This can enable them make informed decisions regarding how to better navigate their lives. When a patient comes in crisis, I am also available as support, to help them return to a previous level of functioning. We try to learn the significance of this event, so as to use it as an opportunity to enrich the client's life.

Change can be unpredictable and sometimes stressful to the point that it may disturb a family, trigger anxiety or depression, generate relationship problems in adults and behavioral problems in adolescents and children. Having lived in different countries myself, I can understand how difficult it is to adapt to new life situations.

I work with clients to create a safe and affirming relationship so that there is room for healing and growth. My work with each client is unique, however central to my work is respect for your issues, concerns, and the challenges you face in your life. I see therapy as a partnership where we work together to create the changes that you are seeking in your life. I am comforatable working with a wide variety of issues from career and work life to recovering from childhood trauma and abuse.

Couple and family therapy can sometimes serve as an efficient and effective strategy to improve the wellness of the whole family system. Sometimes severe psychological distress and suffering is located within the couple or family, rather than solely within a given person as it may appear at times. I have built up a strong skill set to offer a particular form of couple and family therapy known as "psychoanalytic couple/family therapy" which zeroes in on the undercurrent, unconscious meanings for destructive, relationship patterns that are outside the awareness of the couple/family.

After a long career and brief retirement, I resumed practicing because I am driven to help with the mental health crisis our country is experiencing. Are you finding that the pandemic or current events are triggering past trauma, regret or loss? Are you having difficulty adjusting to how life has changed? Are you struggling with increased anxiety, depression or guilt? Are you grieving the loss of someone dear to you or for the collective losses we've experienced? Are you experiencing caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, or vicarious trauma? Are health challenges impacting your mood and ability to cope? I can help!

I work with adults, adolescents, and couples, often in transition or crisis. If we work together, you will become more fully self-aware and present as you improve and deepen your relationships with others. I am a warm and engaged participant in the psychotherapy and problem-solving process and as such, I am continually awed by each person's story and the unique reservoirs found to deal with life's difficulties.

NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME All of us at times find ourselves overwhelmed by problems that we struggle to cope with on our own, whether around difficult relationships, life transitions, family stress, disruptive traumatic memories, or a sense of isolation or despair. My goal is to help my clients better recognize and understand their feelings, thoughts and behaviors and to mobilize their own innate strengths to reduce suffering, create positive change, and feel stronger and more connected.

Are you running out of patience more quickly than usual and you're not sure why? Thinking that it seems like no one listens to you or does what you tell them to do the first time? This is a common experience for people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma or general parenting stress. Whether you are an indivudal seeking support for yourself, a parent needing strategies to help with your child's behaviors, a pregnant person experiencing perinatal needs, or if you are trying to become a parent. You don't have to go through time alone. Help is availalbe to get you feeling better about your journey.

Samantha Congdon, LMFT is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist in states Maryland and California. Samantha currently practices in the state of Maryland and provides Teletherapy to client's who reside in Ca and Md. Samantha works with children, adolescents, and families utilizing a collaborative approach to fit each client's individual needs. Samantha grew up in California and went to school at the California State University of Chico, where she received her Bachelors of Art in Psychology, and Master's of Science in Marriage Family Therapy. Samantha is here to support you, your child or family with any life stressor.

Originally from Britain, I have an international background and have helped clients from around the world. Together, we have found ways to adapt to losses as well as new environments, and to heal the legacies of trauma. I work with individual adults and teens, as well as couples and groups.

Therapy is a collaborative process in which you describe your struggles and your vision for how I can help you. My goal is to create a safe, supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic environment to facilitate change and growth, allowing the development of increased personal insight, compassion for yourself, and greater freedom to work through life challenges. I have experience providing treatment to a range of individuals from young children and teens, to young adults entering the work force, to new parents learning to manage toddlers, and older parents adjusting to the ever-changing configurations of their families and lives.

I can help you identify negative thought patterns and repetitive behavioral patterns that cause you pain. I can help you to develop positive skills and coping strategies that empower you to grow and thrive.

I am an interactive, solution-focused therapist and my therapeutic approach is aimed at providing support and practical feedback to help clients effectively address life's challenges. With empathy and understanding I provide services tailored to each individual or family. I work collaboratively alongside my clients to assist them in utilizing their strengths to accomplish their goals.

I am an exprienced psychotherapist , seeing adults and couples. I have been in practice for over 25 years. My particular interests are in helping people with relationship issues, as well as histories of trauma and loss. I have an interst also in working with survivors and children of survivors of the Holocaust. i have a strong belief in the value of building a strong relationship with people who seek help. I am on the Faculty of the Washington School of Psychiatry where i teach and superivse students.

I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland and have been working with college students since 2014. Prior to starting my private practice, I spent 5 years counseling students at the University of Maryland Health Center. I have experience working with college students and young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, relationships, and life transitions.

As a doctoral-level licensed psychologist, I help clients who want to transform their lives yet unsure how and where to start. I specialize in helping clients with issues of emotional control, anxiety, isolation, self-worth, grief, previous trauma, and those struggling with stress from relationship, career, family, intergenerational tension, and issues involving racial, sexual, spiritual, and cultural identities. With expertise gathered from years of experience across timezones, borders, and cultures, I provide clients with high quality psychotherapy in their paths of transformation toward a more fulfilling life.

I am a licensed psychologist in a private practice setting, where I work with children, teens, adults and families dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, emotion regulation challenges, life transitions, school-related issues, and interpersonal difficulties. I strive to develop a trusting and supportive connection with my clients and their families. My therapeutic approach is individualized and collaborative, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) primarily, as well as mindfulness-oriented techniques and insight-oriented therapies.

Becoming a parent is HARD. The journey to parenthood is one in which many of us struggle with feelings related to loss of control. Expectations of this time period often differ from reality, which can exacerbate feelings of loneliness, grief, guilt, and frustration. My practice, TogetherWell, is here so you don’t have to manage the challenges alone. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are very treatable, and things will not always feel as overwhelming as they do right now.

As an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and ISTI Certified Sex and Couples Therapist, I know that life and relationships take a lot of work. My practice is dedicated to helping individuals, couples and relationship(s) that are in need of support and/or seeking growth and change. From anxiety and depression to sexual functioning and communication, I can help you and your partner(s) work on bringing authenticity back into your lives. I have extensive experience working with military (Active Duty/Vets & Spouses), LGBTQ+, kink/poly relationships, HAES/Intuitive Eating, as well as Ex-pats and International Aid Workers stationed overseas.