Parenting Therapists in Frederick, MD

Is your teen struggling with making good choices, feeling isolated, experiencing school refusal, bullying, self-harming or simply not thriving? When children enter school they may be exposed to new peer groups, academic demands or uncertainty in their environment. Children tend to withdraw or demonstrate behavior changes when they are faced with challenges they don't know how to navigate. Parents often struggle how to best support their child. This is where counseling for children, teens and college students can provide guidance in supporting a child's social, emotional and academic growth.

I use a strengths-based approach to help you rediscover your assets, strengths, and abilities. Finding these will help you overcome obstacles that may be standing in your way to live a healthier, happier, more fulfilling life. I will work alongside you at your own pace and comfort level to help create a warm, safe, nurturing, and most importantly trusting environment. Together, we will work towards your healing.

You're a neurodivergent and/or queer person who is figuring out how to exist in a society that just doesn't make sense. Part of you wants to get it right but a part of you also hates the boxes dominant culture expects you to fit in. People's reactions make you question if you did the right thing when placing boundaries or making a request. OR You're a parent trying to figure out what's best for your child. Society has taught us a lot about which emotions are the correct ones to feel at certain times which doesn't feel right when it comes to helping your kid. They have big feelings and behaviors. Where do you start?

**OUR OFFICE IS NOW PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES** No matter how long you have doing, thinking or feeling the same thing- you CAN change. Each person can shape their lives, and counseling can help remove the roadblocks keeping you stuck. Counseling should be both affordable and accessible- and I work to address each client's unique goals. By focusing on communication skills, lowering anxiety, and encouraging positive possibilities, I help clients move forward to achieve their potential.

Facing personal or family struggles is often difficult; making the decision to seek help can be even more so. I view the therapeutic process as a joint endeavor between the therapist and the individual or family involved. While the techniques and strategies employed in session are important, an individual's motivation and willingness to work are critical. When appropriate, this process can include an individual's family or specific family members. I often seek caregiver participation when working with children and adolescents. Parents and loved ones can be a powerful tool in eliciting growth and development.

We work with infants, toddlers, children, teens, and adults to heal the wounds of trauma through trauma focused techniques and play-based interventions. At Roots to Wings, we have specialized training to treat trauma and restore your most important relationships. Trauma can wreak havoc on every aspect of your life. We can help you find yourself again, heal from and move past your trauma, and live life to your fullest.

Through our work together, I will support you toward gaining insight into the roots of your challenges, and help empower you to move forward toward more peace and fulfillment. I believe that with appropriate support, we are all capable of finding solutions to our own problems. Therefore, I see my role as one of a guide or facilitator. I have extensive experience supporting individuals, couples, and families facing challenges including depression and anxiety, major life transitions, relationship conflict, family-of-origin issues, setting and achieving life goals, parenting , and more.

Are you feeling tired, run down, frustrated, or hopeless? You're struggling with the never ending challenges and transitions life throws at you. Your plate is so full, you can't possibly take on another thing, yet, here you are...taking on one more thing. You are constantly taking care of others, but your name never makes it to the top of the list. You're sick and tired of being sick and tired. Maybe you're a young adult that is struggling to see the point in life, or maybe you're a parent that is at the end of your rope. You desperately need something to change...but what?

I seek to empower each client's unique movement towards emotional and physical well-being, mindfulness, wholeness and spiritual awareness. Through encouragement, compassion and mutual respect this co-creative therapeutic process enhances each person's self-esteem, potential and growth. Together we will explore possibilities and new directions, thereby releasing stress, inner conflicts, dis-ease, self-defeating cognitions and dysfunctional relationships. Embracing change leads to feelings of joy, aliveness and at the same time peacefulness and calm.

As a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, I offer individual, marital/couple, and family therapy. I am committed to providing you with a safe, caring and trusting environment to address your unique situation. The process of therapy can support and encourage self-discovery, personal growth, self-reflection, insight, personal fulfillment, and relationship enhancement. My group practice is currently accepting new clients. To schedule an appointment, please do not use the email on this site, I do not receive all the emails. You can call or email me through the website. Thank you.

With nearly 20 years' experience in the mental health field, I have a wealth of experience treating adults and children through a wide host of challenges. Whether your distress has been long lasting or caused by a recent event, we will work together to identify, understand, and overcome what is holding you back from your desired life experience. The most important factor in a successful therapy outcome is the client/therapist relationship. I believe you will find me to be a welcoming, knowledgeable, light hearted, and down to earth.

Have you lost interest in things you used to find great joy in? Do you worry so much you find it hard to navigate daily responsibilities like work and school? Or do you find that worry is affecting your relationships with others? Are you noticing that life is difficult to cope with because of traumatic experiences? Are you struggling with your child or adolescent’s challenging behaviors? If you're wrestling through any of these, we can work together to discover there is hope for the present and future. For you to be seen and known as we work through these challenges and step into uncomfortable moments.

By arriving to this page you are taking a courageous step toward healing. I want you to know that life can and will get easier. You probably need a bit of support with managing life as a mom. We all do! I specialize in guiding you through preconception, infertility, loss, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and parenting .

Paths traveled in life are rarely the straight and narrow. We often encounter twisted roads, bumpy roads, and dead ends. These distractions are just what they are, distractions from getting us to our true destinations. We often need that extra push of encouragement, that new set of directions or even just a moment to regroup, regather, recommit and push forth. Its a normal part of life to face obstacles and we often underestimate our ability to overcome the challenges faced. Maybe you are dealing with conflicts with your significant other, teenaged children, financial struggles, all of this can make depression/anxiety/trauma harder.

Life can bring us many ups and downs, which often leaves us feeling confused, overwhelmed and out of control. I believe you have an ability to identify solutions to your problems, but may have become stuck. I will assist you to identify your strengths and work on your personal goals, to feel empowered and move forward in your life. Through a collaborative approach I use a strengths-based approach using cognitive behavior techniques,mindfulness,and play therapy with children. I provide a safe and confidential setting where you feel understood and validated.

My approach to therapy is rooted in the belief that who you are makes sense. Even when your emotions, behaviors, or relationships are extremely different than what you want them to be, I believe that our feelings carry wisdom, our behaviors serve a function, and our current situation becomes clear in the context of our whole story. With this stance of curiosity and acceptance, I can help you understand the parts of your life that are causing distress and move toward the life you want to be living. I am an ideal fit for clients who want to make a change in their behavior while understanding the way those behaviors have functioned.

Is your life taking a path you have not expected and it's hard for you to cope? Are you trying to be strong on the outside, but inside you feel like you are falling apart? YES, life changes can become challenges... life crisis that can leave you feeling confused, depressed, anxious, angry and just "not yourself". You don't have to go through this alone... I am here to support you on your journey to feel strong and hopeful again, to understand and manage your emotions, to communicate your needs to others and regain control over your life.