Career Counseling Therapists in Chevy Chase, MD

Reaching out takes courage. If you feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to get through life right now, you don't have to do it alone. People in their 20's & 30's come to see me when they are feeling lost, anxious, or depressed related to life transitions and choices.

If you are stuck in your career or are wondering whether it's time for a change, I know I can help. I bring to my clients the wisdom from the successes I've had as a Harvard MBA, as an advertising executive with one of America's top advertising agencies, as president of an innovative not-for profit, and as a successful entrepreneur. I also have a strong clinical background of 17 years in private practice as a licensed psychotherapist. This variety and breadth gives me a unique ability to view problems from multiple perspectives, creating strategically sound, actionable solutions.

"Adulting" can be complicated. If you're in your teens or twenties, you know what I'm talking about - the pressure is real. Yes, it can be a time of new and exciting experiences, but it can also be fraught with anxiety, confusion, heartbreak, and unexpected forks in the road. Whether you're struggling with problems at school or work, difficult relationships, or just the sense that something is missing from your life, therapy may help. Creating lasting and meaningful change can be challenging but you don't have to do it alone.

Therapy is an opportunity for you to gain insight, find hope, and make lasting change. With my support, you can gain increased self-awareness and clarity into the self-defeating patterns and beliefs that may be keeping you stuck, distressed, alone or in conflict. I strive to create an atmosphere that is caring, compassionate and safe to empower you to take the necessary steps toward greater fulfillment and meaning. Specializing in issues pertaining to relationships and life transitions, including marriage/divorce, parenting, relocation, career changes and loss, I will help you discover your strengths, enhance self-esteem, improve communication, and ease your anxiety.

Welcome! I am a State Licensed and Nationally Board-Certified therapist and performance counselor specializing in self-expression, creativity, communication and anxiety issues. I also focus on confidence and self-worth, relationships, purpose and career transitions, and work with a range of clients including creatives, executives, and others interested in achieving joy, peace and meaning in their professional and personal lives. I am the author of three books on the psychology of performance, write regularly for Psychology Today on matters of creative expression, and present workshops, lectures, and master classes on the same.

People reach out to me for help deepening their self-awareness and overcoming and understanding their anxiety, depression, relationships, low self-esteem, low self-confidence, fear of abandonment & intimacy, writer's block, imposter syndrome, career dissatisfaction, workaholism as well as other challenges. Some want to master difficulties which have plagued them for years. Others are confronting more recent conundrums. All seek more than a bandaid solution. Rather, they are searching for a more nuanced understanding of themselves, their relationships and how they live in the world. Their aim is a more fulfilling life.

Psychotherapy is a process of rebalancing yourself. When something is awry in your life-in relationships, career , emotion, health-your life loses its equilibrium. But as we construct your story in the safety of the therapeutic dialogue, we discover themes and patterns that help you articulate who you really are and what you truly want in your life.

Through 25 years' experience in university, hospital and outpatient settings, I have developed specializations in Trauma & Abuse, Sexual & Relationship Violence, Women's Empowerment, Mindful Living, & the College Experience. Trained by a pioneer in complex trauma treatment, I assist survivors regain their sense of security and self. My past career research informs my continuing passion for mentoring women in their multiple roles and across their lifespans. I help individuals, couples & groups manage stress, anxiety, depression, and pain; navigate major life events and losses; & repair/strengthen their relationships.

Selecting the right therapist is an important, personal decision. You deserve to work with someone who is compassionate and highly skilled in helping to bring about desired changes in your life. In nearly thirty years of clinical experience, I have helped people attain more satisfying personal and family relationships, cope with symptoms of anxiety or depression, and learn to better manage the stress of daily life.

Stress and emotional pain are feelings that we all experience and often times it can become overwhelming, especially now! Often we find unhealthy ways to cope with the pain that we are feeling and our problems get worse. With my experience as a therapist, I have helped many young people walk the path to a healthy form of emotional healing. Whether you yourself or your child is struggling with feeling down, having excessive worry, struggling to concentrate, acting out, or drinking/smoking too much, therapy can help.

At Re-New Psychological we are of the belief that you're doing the best you can with the tools that you have. We work to help you identify your strengths and your successes and identify areas of growth. Rather than highlighting pathology in your life, we help you develop new tools to overcome any roadblocks you have encountered. We bring clinical expertise to our work with you, but regard you as the expert on your life. You can expect that our work with you will be collaborative and goal-focused.

Are you struggling to care for yourself and your family? Are you feeling burned out? Are you struggling to stay happy and healthy in your relationships? What's worked in the past isn't working now? Are you prepared for the future and know don't have the right tools? My job is to help you harness your power and develop the necessary coping skills and plans for today and your future. Exhaustion, frantic thinking, and limited coping skills are not enough. This won't get you through this year.

Do you want a better life with more choices and success- every day? I am honored to work with clients to help them address life issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, medical illness & pain, relationship and general life issues to better live the life they chose. I work with you in a collaborative and interactive way. We work to help you understand what has happened in your life, but more importantly, how to address and create the meaningful changes, the life success, and happiness, that is most important to you to have your best life.

If you are feeing overwhelmed, unsatisfied, worried, or burnt-out, I can help you. I have advanced training in treating anxiety, life transitions like changes in relationships and moves, and body image issues. My clients describe my style as warm, active, collaborative, and approachable. I will help you freely explore your thoughts and emotions, or learn what these are and how to express them. Through therapy, you will get to know yourself better and affect change in your life. I use a mix of elements from CBT, psychodynamic, and relational theories in my practice.

I provide Psychotherapy, Life & Clinical Coaching, Divorce Coaching & Mediation, Financial psychology counseling & expatriate counseling for individuals, couples and families; treatment and intervention for those affected by mood disorders (depression and anxiety), trauma, grief, loss and professional & personal transition. I have lived abroad, experienced numerous cultural, personal, and professional transitions myself which I draw on in my work. My combined background in mental health & business gives me a unique perspective that allows me to work with individuals who are facing challenges in their personal and professional lives.

I work with women who despite all outward appearances of success are struggling internally. Some constantly compare other people’s achievements to their own perceived failures. Some struggle to feel confident and capable in the workplace. Some feel disconnected from and misunderstood by their loved ones. Some have a hard time letting go of old patterns that no longer serve them and may, in fact, have adverse impacts. Some find it challenging to love themselves despite their struggles and flaws. Some discover that their normal coping strategies aren’t working anymore and this affects their behavior/ interactions with others.

I am an experienced clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst working with people for over 30 years in individual psychotherapy, couple therapy, family therapy, and psychoanalysis. I enjoy working together with clients to help them better understand themselves - and their emotional pain - to heal, grow, develop and enjoy their personal relationships, and individual capabilities at work.