Parenting Therapists in Columbia, MD

It takes a lot of courage to seek help, especially in a world that unfairly stigmatizes getting psychological services. Lack of understanding of what therapy is and how people can benefit from it prevents some from using professional services to know and understand themselves better, to improve relationships, and to live more meaningful, fulfilling lives regardless of their challenges. Sometimes people have troubling symptoms due to anxiety, depression, and other disorders and need help to address these symptoms and their causes. I use a variety of approaches to help clients. My goal is to empower clients through a healthy, therapeutic relationship.

Sometimes life hands us challenges that we can't manage on our own. As a mental health provider, I see my job as helping individuals access and build on their strengths in order to achieve individual goals and personal growth. Whether it takes just one visit to get you back on track or ongoing sessions to help you problem-solve more persistent issues, my whole person and collaborative approach to psychotherapy will help you regain a sense of balance.

It can be a difficult decision to talk to someone about your problems. I can help people understand their relationships with others and cope with challenges in their lives. I believe that we have solutions to help ourselves and we need to find ways to discover them.

By listening to people and paying attention to what develops, I collaboratively assist them to understand feelings, thoughts, body experiences, and behaviors. This may remove barriers to living life to the full. We often create these barriers early in life and then continue them through habitual thought, feeling-management, and relationship patterns. Healing occurs in a safe, new kind of relationship. Within this relationship, people may recognize things they have known and not known. Those who openly share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences (including a hesitation to share certain things) are often able to make progress.

I am the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of Orchid Center for ADHD and Executive Functioning and have over a decade of experience in private practice. Prior experience has taken me through a variety of settings including EAP, community mental health, inpatient hospitals, universities, and public schools. I am skilled and diagnosis, assessment and treatment of ADHD, mood & anxiety disorders. I will work collaboratively with you to identify goals and objectives, and we will use evidence-based methods to achieve them. With proper diagnosis and intervention, ADHD is treatable! Kids and adults with ADHD can reach their full potential.

Sometimes life can be difficult and getting help from a professional can be beneficial. I approach therapy as a collaborative process aimed at helping clients find their own way to the changes they desire. Within the context of each person's life, I seek to help clients integrate various aspects of mind and body to heal and enrich their lives. I create an environment where you will feel emotionally safe to talk freely about all aspects of your life.

Welcome to my practice. I am a licensed professional counselor who also has a law degree and teaches counseling classes at a local university. Gage, my Therapy Dog, is a golden retriever who will be a part of our counseling or mediation sessions. Gage and I work with individuals, couples, and families coping with significant life events and transitions. If you want to develop better coping mechanisms, improved resilience, and a sense of gratitude which can lead to overall wellness, you may find our approach to be useful.

Are you worried your child or teen is struggling to make or keep friends? Does your child have a hard time in social situations? Do they seem angry, depressed, or anxious? As a parent , are you unsure how to help? I work with children and teens to help them develop new life and social skills using talk, play therapy, and movement. During therapy your child will learn to better recognize their feelings and develop new coping strategies that will help improve their relationships. My goal is to help your child gain a better understanding of them selves and become more connected with others.

Now Accepting New Clients (2023): The stressors of modern living create noisy interference in the “telephone line” to our highest self (often called the soul, spirit, unified field, universal consciousness, etc.). Through my intuitive psychotherapy practice, I cast my mystical gifts through the lens of my expertise as a licensed clinical social worker. Marrying the two allows for optimum balance between divine clarity and therapeutic processing and integration work. Clients benefit on a soul level while remaining anchored in practical application tools for everyday living.

"It is my goal as a therapist to provide a safe and supportive environment for others so they may achieve personal well-being and productive relationships on the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual levels. I believe that through the healing of psychological and emotional wounds, each person has the potential and freedom to maintain positive self-acceptance and self-definition. I rejoice in helping individuals, couples and families bring greater meaning and satisfaction to their lives."

Welcome! Do you feel as though you have no one to talk to? As a counselor, I feel it is important to be objective, supportive and to provide a safe space where you feel heard and validated. Counseling can help you deal with what is preventing you from achieving your life's dreams and goals. My therapy style is a collaborative relationship where the client feels respected, and we work towards discovering strategies and solutions that works best for the client. I consider it a blessing to journey alongside of clients who are ready to move towards living a more intentional and fulfilling life.

Life events such as getting married or divorced, becoming a new parent or an empty nester, starting a new career or retiring all signal a process of change and transition. For some people, such change can create a sense of excitement and anticipation, while for others great anxiety, fear and stress. The loss of a loved one is a change that often brings feelings of deep grief and depression. Furthermore, we are navigating massive changes occurring in our society and the world that have impacted how we live, work and socialize. The resulting stress and anxiety is at an all time high.

We all have challenges in our lives and sometimes they lead to feelings of stress, sadness, loss, loneliness and dissatisfaction. Whether you are an adult or the parent of a child struggling with these feelings - you deserve to feel better. I believe that during these difficult times support, understanding and validation can help you to begin to establish goals and address your issues. Using a variety of modalities that include CBT, mindfulness, play therapy and family systems theory we can work together to achieve your goals and create a personal "tool box" of strategies to help you now and in the future.

Counseling and therapy services should be approached as a collaborative effort between the counselor and client with the purpose of establishing and achieving goals mutually agreed upon. The goal is seeking to help the client address, resolve, and cope with issues that are affecting their wellness and ability to thrive in life. I work with clients who are experiencing life stressors that are causing distress in their lives that require therapeutic interventions and specified therapy approaches.

We are team of three licensed Social Workers, LaTonya Epps, LMSW, Regina Sims-Alston, LMSW and Kwajera Jackson, LCSW-C. Our combined experience of over 20 years enables us to offer effective counseling to individuals, couples and families. We specialize in treating trauma, however, have both lived and professional experience in supporting individuals navigating life transitions including Marriage, Separation, Divorce, Grief/Loss, Pregnancy, Parenting , Co- parenting , and treating mental health challenges like Trauma, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Post-Partum Mood and Anxiety Disorders. LaTonya is accepting clients, see video intro below.

Are life stressors, anxiety, trauma, parenting , or depression getting the better of you? Discover your deeper purpose in life by taking a moment to slow down and gain valuable insights into your needs and truths. Therapy has the power to enrich and offer much-needed relief during overwhelming moments. Engaging in therapy is an excellent starting point towards reclaiming ownership of your life and rediscovering the sense of satisfaction you once experienced. Take the first step towards a happier and more satisfying life. Our collaborative efforts will meet your requirements and allow your true potential to shine once more.

I have immediate openings available for adults who feel overwhelmed, burned out, guilty or anxious about not getting things done gain traction in their personal and professional lives. If you are stressed, irritable, or worried that you can't get shit done, I can help. Do you feel like you can never say no? Or find it difficult or uncomfortable when you do? Your inner voice says “what’s wrong with you?” “why are you so lazy?”. Everyone else seems to have have their shit together, why don’t you? You feel like you are just a mess - literally or figuratively or both.