Elders (65+) Therapists in Ellicott City, MD

Feeling like your life is unmanageable? Is anxiety, relationship issues and or addictions stopping you from enjoying a fully realized and rewarding lifestyle? Stay calm and come see me. I endeavor to help clients take back their life. Whether it's devising strategies to help you cope effectively with anxiety, restoring and enhancing skills needed to improve interpersonal relationships, and or reducing harm caused by chemical and non chemical addictions. I will work with you, to help you, regain sanity.

WE STRIVE TO PUT PATIENTS FIRST AND CARE FOR YOUR WHOLENESS. We are a multi-specialty psychiatric practice offering comprehensive psychological and psychiatric care to individuals, families, children, adults and seniors . We offer same day service in some instances. Our goal is to serve you with a holistic framework where we pay equal attention to the mind as we do to the body. Our treatment approach combines Eastern mindfulness perspectives and traditional Western psychiatric medicine to provide you with a perfect marriage of sorts. We are confident that you will become a better version of yourself if you give us a try.

Mindful Medication Management(tm) after 25 years of clinical experience my fundamental belief is this that true healing begins with mindfulness. My practice is a marriage of the science of western medicine and the art of eastern healing philosophies. Medications help control symptoms while mindfulness helps uncover root causes of disease. Mindful Medication Management means I provide needed prescriptions for anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment/dementia, and sleep disorders while using an integrative approach to help uncover possible causes such as nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, or other stressors overlapping symptoms. Together we design strategies that may help gradually reduce dosages or the number of medications you take.

Shelia Lipscomb is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) who has more than 2 years of experience working with teens, adults, and seniors who are suffering the effects of anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, chronic stress, relationship issues, family conflict, academic issues, behavioral disorders, and more.

Are you struggling with attention and focus? Feeling low energy and have you lost interest in activities that you used to enjoy? Do you feel like something is happening within you that is holding you back from being your true self? Is this affecting your relationship with your family, friends or career? Do you feel like you can’t continue like this anymore and want to change? Yes, the change will happen. You made the right decision to seek help. In these difficult situations the best choice is to find a person who is trained in helping and who can establish a professional relationship with you to help.

Now Accepting New Patients. The journey through life is full of ups and downs and sometimes those downs can create barriers that make us feel stuck and can impact our ability to enjoy the ups. Though it might not feel like it, you have the power and strength to overcome those struggles; it just might take a little help, and hey, we ALL can use a little help navigating the curveballs of life! My mission is to provide that guidance to help unlock the answers within you to create that change you’ve been wishing for.

Entering therapy can be a rewarding journey of self-discovery, healing, and transformation, especially when certain aspects of your life feel unmanageable. Challenges can arise repeatedly in personal and professional relationships, and during times of transition. I believe therapy is one of the most effective ways to improve relationships with others by exploring and strengthening a trusting relationship with your Self. Often, my clients have found that therapy leads to a significant reduction in feelings of distress, improvement in communication, and effective problem resolution.

I continue to derive immense satisfaction from becoming a psychologist and exploring many paths and points of view about the nature of "reality", personally in my own work on myself and with others in psychotherapy (from physical/behavioral/external levels to non-physical/subjective/internal levels). People who have participated in psychotherapy with me often describe deriving value from increased awareness, insight and understanding about their past and present circumstances, both internal and external. These results have led to resolving external behavioral issues and increasing their level of internal satisfaction about their life experiences.

You are worthy, you deserve good things, you are powerful! It may be difficult to feel powerful and valued if you are struggling with emotional pain, depression, anxiety, anger, low self esteem, relationship issues, fear, addiction, stress, or trauma and abuse. Be still, breathe, go deep within, meet your wise inner being, YOU are the Guru! Welcome to Yudaguru Integrative Wellness; a synergy of ancient wisdom and modern behavioral science. My integrative approach combines psychotherapy and transpersonal psychology which includes elements of spiritual practice and soul work to assist you in accessing the truth of who you really are.

Discovering one's life purpose is often an elusive and uncertain journey. People can live most of their lives and never discover their purpose. When the experiences of pain, suffering, and grief seem to be the norm rather than peace, joy, and love, the question is often, "why do bad things happen to good people?" Understanding and embracing life's most challenging experiences make the difference between resilience and despair. Your story narrated through your own lens can help you discover your purpose through meaning-making of all your hurts and find hope in the midst of your healing.

Therapy can be a revelatory process and can bring us back to who we are at our core. I'm a therapist specializing in womanhood throughout the lifespan– managing work and burnout; the adjustment to motherhood; mid-life changes (including adjustment to LGBQ+ emergence in the family or chronic illness); and the mature woman navigating mind-body, marital, and relationship changes. I'm adept at working with you towards the best version of you, leaving behind what's no longer working and helping you build strategies for growth. Change is never easy, but it's doable with grace, humor, and the use of real tools that we'll develop together.

I offer you a judgment-free zone for healing from burnout, chronic stress & compassion fatigue. Whether you are facing divorce, caring for elderly parents and small kids, or simply have 'too much' going on, I can help. Therapy can be your safe place to unpack your feelings, hopes & fears. It can be your place to explore current or past trauma. It can be your place to process and heal. If overwhelm is your new normal and you find yourself giving everything you have to others before taking care of yourself, or, if you struggle to set healthy boundaries because you are an empath or highly sensitive person, I can help. Just call me.

Life can be unpredictable, and sometimes we need support to face our challenges. I believe it is possible to grow from our struggles and learn from the difficult experiences we go through. I work with adolescents and adults ages 18 and up and provide a client-centered approach that meets the unique needs of each person. I support my clients in building self-esteem, resolving core issues causing anxiety and depression, and developing coping skills to reduce stress. I strive to empower my clients to develop self-compassion, acceptance, and insight to improve quality of life and wellbeing.

We have all been significantly impacted by the Pandemic and it's easy to fall back into old habits when we are struggling with unexpected challenges. If you have tried traditional "talk therapy" in the past and are still feeling stuck, I can help. I utilize non-traditional approaches such as EMDR and expressive therapies for clients looking for something more than CBT or DBT. I believe my main roles as a therapist are: to provide a safe space for healing, act as a "mirror" to help you see your blind spots, and gently guide you to access your own innate wisdom and create harmony among all aspects of yourself. Contact me today!

Therapy is a valuable tool that can help you set and achieve the goals you have for yourself. Do you want to become a fantastic parent?, let go and forgive?, become more assertive? How about love yourself?, improve your communication skills? All of these and more are attainable in a safe space. I specialize in listening to YOU. Whether we process a trauma together or work on addiction issues, we can do it together.

I believe that anyone who wants to make a change in their life can do it. My style is laid back, with an emphasis on listening and getting to know the client on their own terms, and assisting them with self expression when needed. My orientation is self psychological and relational. For some issues, I find that a more structured, directed approach is helpful. I have recently incorporated DBT skills groups into my practice.