Bisexual Therapists in Gaithersburg, MD
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Faith E Weidler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Clients from various cultures and ethnic groups and gay and
bisexual
clients have increased my own awareness to the fact that many life challenges may be universally experienced; however, an individual's experience of them is unique and draws from a rich and complex narrative.
I enjoy working with adolescents and adults around a variety of issues, including life transitions, anxiety, depression and trauma. My goal is to help individuals chart their own course by increasing awareness of how past experiences continue to resonate; to draw on their resilience, strengths and skills; and, to modify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress so as to bring about lasting change. My approach involves joining with clients with curiosity, gentle humor, and warmth. Treatment approaches follow theory, best practices, and is practical. Clients typically report improvement after a few sessions.
Dominique Wright
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
Verified
Adults experiencing little interest or pleasure in doing things, shame and guilt, uncontrollable worry, school and work stress, transitions, difficult family, social and professional relationships and low self esteem collaborate with me to learn actionable, lifestyle appropriate and culturally affirming skills. I guide you to discover your strengths and use them to resolve the difficult things. We will identify triggers; reframe irrational thinking patterns; modify maladaptive behaviors; improve distress tolerance; decrease the frequency, intense and duration of symptoms; manage guilt, shame and rumination and more.
Sarah Cardenas
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
Verified
I support individuals in improving self worth, addressing the impact of immigrant/expat experiences and identity, addressing negative experiences due to LGBTQ+ or BIPOC identity, regulating mood, addressing stress in relationships, managing transitions, resolving shame, processing and resolving trauma. I also offer psychotherapy to manage anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, sexual difficulties, OCD and more. I provide 50-minute therapy sessions to allow clients to gain insight into the psychological impact of past and ongoing relationships, patterns and experiences and learn new skills.
JB Counseling Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, ADHD, CAIMHP
Verified
Verified
The way we experience our lives around us, is vastly shaped by our past learned experiences, especially as children and teenagers. Ideally, a child should learn how to navigate the world with confidence, feels secure and safe, skillfully assured of his/her own ability to problem solve. When someone suffers from anxiety, depression or personality disorders, he/she have been forced to develop different set of skills, mostly on his/her own, designed to defend the body against either perceived or real traumatic events. As a result, their views of themselves and, the world and others, becomes rigid, distorted and generalized.
Emma Mattingly
LPC Intern
Verified
Verified
Managing or eliminating sadness, difficult relationships, military life and its impact, uncontrollable worry, intrusive thoughts, work stress, family stressors, isolation, difficulty concentrating and little interest or pleasure in activities are reasons why clients come to me. They learn how to use solution-focused, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma informed care and cognitive behavioral to manage their difficulties. We will discuss the absence of a parent, the pressures of caretaking, the stress of balancing responsibilities, grief and loss, difficulty in interpersonal relationships, and more.
George Rambert
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
Verified
Addressing negative and irrational thoughts; managing ADHD; enhancing self worth; managing an emotional event without overwhelm; identity and transracial adoption; addressing changes and stressors; improving communication and assertiveness; emotional self-regulation are some of the skills my clients and I work on in therapy. We'll explore how work or school stress, difficult relationships, transitions, trauma, identity and other experiences inform and affect your thoughts, behaviors, relationships, perception and mood. Upon developing insight and awareness, we collaboratively identify strategies to aid in effective change.
Marvida Lake
Counselor, LGPC
Verified
Verified
Motherhood, transitions, grief, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ identity, career stress, irrational thoughts, sadness, worry, relationships, trauma, conflict avoidance, self esteem and concentration issues are my areas of clinical expertise. I use Trauma Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to decrease and manage the frequency, duration and intensity of their symptoms. I'll incorporate your values, identities, faith and cultural practices and belief systems. We will identify symptoms and implement long-term coping strategies that are practical for your personality and lifestyle.
Jessica Jarvis
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
I work with teens and adults experiencing stress or distress related to being expats; guilt and shame; difficult family, peer and professional relationships; LGBTQIA+ and/or BIPOC stressors; little to no interest or pleasure in doing thing; worry and avoidance; low self esteem; professional or cultural identity stress; ongoing effects of trauma; and those who just want to talk to someone. I create a therapeutic environment for my clients to meet and reconnect parts of themselves they may have disavowed due to shame, criticism, illness, fear and painful experiences and experiment with styles of relating to themselves and others.
Jaime Engrum
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
parenting and/or family dynamic stressors; difficult transitions; debilitating sadness, worry and fear; identity; pregnancy and childbirth; mood changes and sadness; low self-esteem; and work stress are some of the issues I help clients process, resolve and gain coping skills for. I use trauma focused approaches, cognitive behaviorual, person centered and solution focused therapy along with motivational interviewing to help clients decrease, manage or eliminate the frequency, intensity and duration of their symptoms. I support, encourage and allow clients to explore their personal identities.
Mirshelle Edwards
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
Identity, school and career stress, trauma, persistent worrying, family relationships, sadness, isolation/withdrawal and shame are my specialty. I facilitate empowering and solution-focused treatment to gain understanding of current cognitive patterns that result in undesired behavior and low mood. My clients learn emotion regulation, assertiveness, effective communication, trauma resolution, positive relationship and behavior change. I target cognitive distortions that are usually responsible for the heightened feeling of low self worth, worry, sadness, loss of interest and pleasure, low self-esteem, relationship issues etc.
Carrie Cornwell
Counselor, LCPC
Verified
10 Endorsed
Verified
10 Endorsed
An increased ability to regulate emotions; emotional resilience; improved ability to identify and manage trigger; reduction in irrational thoughts; decrease in the frequency, duration and intensity of symptoms are some of my clients' treatment outcomes. I use CBT, DBT, Solution & Trauma Focused therapies, reframing, mindfulness, validating statements, reflection of feeling and meaning and active listening. We'll explore and resolve the impact of the past current moods, thoughts, relationships, responses/reactions and more; moving you from making decisions out of habit to making more conscious and fulfilling choices.
Cj Seitz-Brown
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
As you’re looking for a therapist, it’s important to find someone you feel comfortable opening up to, and maybe even sharing aspects of your life that are hard to discuss. My clients often go there with me quickly; they can tell that I will be warm, supportive, nonjudgmental, and honor their trust. My approach to therapy is multicultural, LGBTQ+ affirming, sex/kink positive, and I have a background working with first gen people. Clients who want to better understand and express their emotions have found therapy with me helpful for learning communication and skills they weren’t taught growing up.
Shannon Grimsley
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize in treating anxiety disorders, OCD, and challenges associated with life transitions. I also work closely with individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community. I enjoy helping others find compassion and acceptance for themselves. This is the foundation of positive change. If you find yourself consumed with worry and stress, difficulty being present, or need support while you are navigating a challenging life transition my practice may be a good fit.
Waitlist for new clients
Theresa Porter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Are you going through a hard time? Do you have unpleasant memories you can’t seem to get out of your head? Or, maybe, you just need someone to talk some things through. You’re not alone in whatever you’re going through. The vast majority of us deal with these types of issues at some point in our lives. The crucial question is, how do you navigate through them? Seeking the support of a compassionate mental health professional can be a step in your lifelong journey of learning to thrive, not just survive.
Not accepting new clients
Justine Del Nunzio
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified
Verified
Using a warm and encouraging space, I help clients feel supported, inspired, and empowered to make meaningful and lasting change. I often say that attending therapy is like cleaning out your emotional closet. At first, it may feel intimidating to sort through the things that have been building up for months, years, even decades. Maybe the piles seem a little overwhelming. Maybe you feel stuck. I'm here to help you take all of the clothes out, sort through them, and find a place for what is important and fulfilling. I'll help you learn the skills you can use to maintain your emotional closet - even after our goals together are met.
Alaina Kahn
Master Social Work, LMSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
Maybe managing your mental health has always been hard, but lately it’s felt impossible. Maybe your teen is struggling to adjust to all of the changes they are facing. Or maybe you just want someone to listen and truly hear you. No matter the reason, the decision to get help is rarely a simple one. In the therapy room, we’ll center your values as the focus of treatment. I know from my experiences as both a clinician and a client that the therapeutic relationship alone can be a powerful influence in growth and self-discovery.
Adika Counseling, LLC
Counselor, LCPC, LPC
Verified
Verified
Married individuals, third-culture kids, students and/or working professionals collaborate with us in individual counseling to explore and address the psychological impact of relational experiences, identity, abuse and neglect, sadness, worry, substance use, low self worth, stress from responsibilities, grief and loss, anxiety, unmet needs, life transitions, abuse and more. We are trained and/or licensed to diagnose, guide insight and skill development to mange or eliminate symptoms of substance use, PTSD, anxiety, depression, OCD tendencies, bipolar disorder and more.
Waitlist for new clients
Katelyn Erbacher
Counselor, LCPC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My experience is primarily working with adults with ADHD and/or trauma. I love to help clients with ADHD build systems to help them meet the challenges of their executive dysfunction head on. As a person with ADHD myself I understand the unique challenge of feeling like you're fighting against your brain to make things happen. I have also trained in providing EMDR therapy to help reprocess traumatic experiences and negative thoughts. Trauma means different things to different people, but whatever it means to you is valid.
Not accepting new clients
Laura Helbling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified
Verified
Hello! I’m Laura : ) Looking for a compassionate, kind, and playful mental health therapist? It could be me! As a clinician, I value connection, compassion, authenticity, and humor (because sometimes we just need to laugh). When I work with people, I view them through a holistic lens and facilitate a connection between the mind, body, and spirit. I supplement my work with trauma-informed mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), client centered therapy, and IFS. Overall, I strive to help people be unapologetically themselves and to build compassion for the world around them.
Not accepting new clients
Kelsey Dugan
Art Therapist, MPS, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Hi! I’m Kelsey (she/they) & I’m a Licensed Clinical Art Therapist from Portland OR working in Frederick with 6 years of experience with complex trauma in the US & Abroad. I help kids & teens work through the pain of trauma, grief, anxiety, self-esteem issues, depression, relationships & bullies, & toxic masculinity. Clients come to me wanting to manage tough emotions, improve communication, deal with conflict & find healthy coping skills to replace the ones they started using as a means of survival that maybe aren't the safest for them. My approach is warm, patient & empowering with a bit of sass & playful humor mixed in as a treat.
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Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Not accepting new clients
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