Autism Therapists in Hunt Valley, MD
My curriculum of multi-modal prompts, games, videos, and adaptive materials ensure all ages (2y-adult) and abilities (ADHD, DD, ASD, nonspeaking) express themselves in their comfort zone.
For 32+ years I have supported neuro-diverse patients through Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma-focused CBT, Play therapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Floor-time, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions to Challenging behaviors, PCIT, Universal Protocol, Mindfulness therapy, and PEERS social skills groups.
My curriculum of multi-modal prompts, games, videos, and adaptive materials ensure all ages (2y-adult) and abilities (ADHD, DD, ASD, nonspeaking) express themselves in their comfort zone.
For 32+ years I have supported neuro-diverse patients through Applied Behavior Analysis, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma-focused CBT, Play therapy, Art Therapy, Drama Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Floor-time, Collaborative and Proactive Solutions to Challenging behaviors, PCIT, Universal Protocol, Mindfulness therapy, and PEERS social skills groups.
Dan Blumenthal
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
1 Endorsed
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
Waitlist for new clients
I believe that you must treat the unique individual sitting across from you. My approach prioritizes collaboration with clients to create a therapeutic space that is tailored to their unique needs and honors their worldview. I believe that healing needs to occur in a setting which is nonjudgmental and supportive while providing warmth and hope, allowing clients to grow and thrive.
I believe that you must treat the unique individual sitting across from you. My approach prioritizes collaboration with clients to create a therapeutic space that is tailored to their unique needs and honors their worldview. I believe that healing needs to occur in a setting which is nonjudgmental and supportive while providing warmth and hope, allowing clients to grow and thrive.
I love to work with motivated people who are experiencing transitions in their lives. These life disruptions, even the "exciting" ones, may reveal anticipated and unanticipated challenges that are difficult to navigate. You might be a new (or experienced) college student trying to figure out why campus programs and services that work for others are not helping you. Perhaps you are a student athlete moving toward your career goals and finding daily life surprisingly challenging. You could be a parent or student planning ahead for success, or an organization looking for a short term group to address common challenges.
I love to work with motivated people who are experiencing transitions in their lives. These life disruptions, even the "exciting" ones, may reveal anticipated and unanticipated challenges that are difficult to navigate. You might be a new (or experienced) college student trying to figure out why campus programs and services that work for others are not helping you. Perhaps you are a student athlete moving toward your career goals and finding daily life surprisingly challenging. You could be a parent or student planning ahead for success, or an organization looking for a short term group to address common challenges.
Hi, whether you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, you've come to the right place. I am naturally empathic and enjoy helping others find their path.
Hi, whether you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, you've come to the right place. I am naturally empathic and enjoy helping others find their path.
•• Accepting New Patients •• We specialize in helping children who struggle with anxiety, depression, or school concerns with counseling, psychiatry, and psychological testing. Do you think your child may have a learning disability or mental health disorder? Are you struggling to find the right medication to reduce your child's symptoms? Are your child's emotions so extreme that it worries you? If you answered yes to any of these questions then I know we can help you!
•• Accepting New Patients •• We specialize in helping children who struggle with anxiety, depression, or school concerns with counseling, psychiatry, and psychological testing. Do you think your child may have a learning disability or mental health disorder? Are you struggling to find the right medication to reduce your child's symptoms? Are your child's emotions so extreme that it worries you? If you answered yes to any of these questions then I know we can help you!
Are you looking for support as you navigate life’s challenges, better understand yourself, or build tools for lasting change? Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming, and you don’t have to do it alone. With me, therapy is a collaborative and compassionate space where your experiences, strengths, and individuality are honored. I believe meaningful growth happens when you feel heard, respected, and empowered
Are you looking for support as you navigate life’s challenges, better understand yourself, or build tools for lasting change? Taking the first step toward therapy can feel overwhelming, and you don’t have to do it alone. With me, therapy is a collaborative and compassionate space where your experiences, strengths, and individuality are honored. I believe meaningful growth happens when you feel heard, respected, and empowered
They could be exploring their identity related to race, gender, sexuality, or spirituality, or perhaps navigating the unique experiences of being autistic or having ADHD.
I utilize evidence-based modalities such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Parts Work, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. I believe that art and other creative therapies can help us heal in ways that words sometimes can’t. My office is a place of unconditional acceptance, restorative humor, and crayons within reach.
They could be exploring their identity related to race, gender, sexuality, or spirituality, or perhaps navigating the unique experiences of being autistic or having ADHD.
I utilize evidence-based modalities such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Parts Work, and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. I believe that art and other creative therapies can help us heal in ways that words sometimes can’t. My office is a place of unconditional acceptance, restorative humor, and crayons within reach.
Welcome! Whether you're considering therapy for the first time or starting again, I understand what a big step this is. My goal is to provide you with a safe, comfortable space to begin your healing journey while building a trusting relationship. Together we will come up with a plan to help you better understand yourself and your story whether it be a trauma, life transition or feeling overwhelmed.
Welcome! Whether you're considering therapy for the first time or starting again, I understand what a big step this is. My goal is to provide you with a safe, comfortable space to begin your healing journey while building a trusting relationship. Together we will come up with a plan to help you better understand yourself and your story whether it be a trauma, life transition or feeling overwhelmed.
I work with children, adults, families, and couples. I work to help strengthen the development of parenting skills, boundary setting, communication, decision making and behavioral management. I assist with the development of emotional intelligence including self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, and empathy for others. For children, I see ages 6+.
I work with children, adults, families, and couples. I work to help strengthen the development of parenting skills, boundary setting, communication, decision making and behavioral management. I assist with the development of emotional intelligence including self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, and empathy for others. For children, I see ages 6+.
I have experience working with people who experience mental health concerns of anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism, complex trauma, PTSD, chronic illness, and gender and sexual identity exploration.
With lived experience as a queer, neurodivergent therapist, I've been able to help many people know themselves better. My experience as a therapeutic yoga facilitator provides an extensive background in mindfulness practices, which is integrated into the therapeutic process when applicable. I offer a variety of services to meet my clients where they are at.
I have experience working with people who experience mental health concerns of anxiety, depression, ADHD, Autism, complex trauma, PTSD, chronic illness, and gender and sexual identity exploration.
With lived experience as a queer, neurodivergent therapist, I've been able to help many people know themselves better. My experience as a therapeutic yoga facilitator provides an extensive background in mindfulness practices, which is integrated into the therapeutic process when applicable. I offer a variety of services to meet my clients where they are at.
Nicole Munoz, LCSW-C Neurofeedback & Psychotherapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
I help people find lasting relief through an integrative approach that combines talk therapy, EMDR, and LENS neurofeedback. Many of my clients come to me feeling stuck or discouraged after trying other approaches. I take time to understand your story, your needs, and what hasn’t worked — so we can find what does. Challenges like emotional stress, attention issues, or nervous system dysregulation often develop over time and may be shaped by trauma, health conditions, or injury.
I help people find lasting relief through an integrative approach that combines talk therapy, EMDR, and LENS neurofeedback. Many of my clients come to me feeling stuck or discouraged after trying other approaches. I take time to understand your story, your needs, and what hasn’t worked — so we can find what does. Challenges like emotional stress, attention issues, or nervous system dysregulation often develop over time and may be shaped by trauma, health conditions, or injury.
I teach the art of connection. Over the past 35 years, as I have studied and treated trauma in various forms and within multiple systems, I have held steadfast to one of many mantras; relationships are the true antidote to trauma. The integrated approach that I utilize may prove effective for those seeking to heal, those seeking to grow and learn, and those seeking to enhance their self, their relationships, their parenting role, or their organization as a whole. I have been recognized as an expert in the field of crisis de-escalation as I have provided more than 10,000 hours of staff development to schools, hospital, and agencies.
I teach the art of connection. Over the past 35 years, as I have studied and treated trauma in various forms and within multiple systems, I have held steadfast to one of many mantras; relationships are the true antidote to trauma. The integrated approach that I utilize may prove effective for those seeking to heal, those seeking to grow and learn, and those seeking to enhance their self, their relationships, their parenting role, or their organization as a whole. I have been recognized as an expert in the field of crisis de-escalation as I have provided more than 10,000 hours of staff development to schools, hospital, and agencies.
Not accepting current therapy or testing clients at this time
As a parent, you want to understand and support your child when they’re struggling with learning, focus, emotions, or social connections. You may feel worried or unsure and want clear answers and guidance. We help to discover your child’s strengths and needs, and provide recommendations so to support them at home and school.
Not accepting current therapy or testing clients at this time
As a parent, you want to understand and support your child when they’re struggling with learning, focus, emotions, or social connections. You may feel worried or unsure and want clear answers and guidance. We help to discover your child’s strengths and needs, and provide recommendations so to support them at home and school.
You don’t exist in just one box, and neither should your therapy. Maybe you’ve been carrying questions about identity, culture, gender, sexuality, or the many roles you move through each day. Maybe grief, trauma, anxiety, or depression feel tangled up with those parts of you. When who you are intersects with how the world responds, it can feel exhausting or isolating. Here, every part of you is welcome. The visible and invisible pieces. The strong parts and the struggling ones. Together, we’ll create space to explore how your identities shape your experiences and how they can also be sources of resilience and strength.
You don’t exist in just one box, and neither should your therapy. Maybe you’ve been carrying questions about identity, culture, gender, sexuality, or the many roles you move through each day. Maybe grief, trauma, anxiety, or depression feel tangled up with those parts of you. When who you are intersects with how the world responds, it can feel exhausting or isolating. Here, every part of you is welcome. The visible and invisible pieces. The strong parts and the struggling ones. Together, we’ll create space to explore how your identities shape your experiences and how they can also be sources of resilience and strength.
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Laura K Tauzin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MT-BC, NCC, RPT-S, CAAPT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
I specialize in anxiety, ADHD, ASD, grief loss, and neurodivergence, from children to adults using creative arts therapy, a therapy dog, and counseling.
You want to feel safe, secure, and have less worries in your life. You want to communicate well, have meaningful connections, build trust, and feel heard. You want to be happy, healthy, self-regulated, and have acceptable behaviors. You want a purposeful and meaningful job that works with your brain, and supports how you best learn. You want mastery in the things you do, that elevates how you feel about yourself. You want a sense of peace and control in your life.
I specialize in anxiety, ADHD, ASD, grief loss, and neurodivergence, from children to adults using creative arts therapy, a therapy dog, and counseling.
You want to feel safe, secure, and have less worries in your life. You want to communicate well, have meaningful connections, build trust, and feel heard. You want to be happy, healthy, self-regulated, and have acceptable behaviors. You want a purposeful and meaningful job that works with your brain, and supports how you best learn. You want mastery in the things you do, that elevates how you feel about yourself. You want a sense of peace and control in your life.
I work with people of all ages navigating anxiety, OCD, autism, trauma, and identity exploration.
I provide a safe space to explore anxiety, OCD, autism, trauma, and identity. Through tailored support, I help clients build coping skills, process the past, and move forward with confidence. I also run a social skills group for young adults on the autism spectrum (Level 1 needs)—now open and accepting new members!
I work with people of all ages navigating anxiety, OCD, autism, trauma, and identity exploration.
I provide a safe space to explore anxiety, OCD, autism, trauma, and identity. Through tailored support, I help clients build coping skills, process the past, and move forward with confidence. I also run a social skills group for young adults on the autism spectrum (Level 1 needs)—now open and accepting new members!
I specialize in difficulties related to ADHD, Autism (and PDA), anxiety, depression, friendships, self-esteem, and life stressors to improve success at school, social skills, and emotional and behavioral regulation.
I know that reaching out for help for you or your child is important and also hard. I help kids, teens, and adults gain tools they need to be successful and help families understand how to better support them. + I offer psychological and therapeutic services to children, teens, adults, and families in a supportive and approachable way so they can grow and flourish into their best selves at home, at school or work, and with others. I approach my work with a strengths-based and culturally-sensitive lens while using evidence-based methods.
I specialize in difficulties related to ADHD, Autism (and PDA), anxiety, depression, friendships, self-esteem, and life stressors to improve success at school, social skills, and emotional and behavioral regulation.
I know that reaching out for help for you or your child is important and also hard. I help kids, teens, and adults gain tools they need to be successful and help families understand how to better support them. + I offer psychological and therapeutic services to children, teens, adults, and families in a supportive and approachable way so they can grow and flourish into their best selves at home, at school or work, and with others. I approach my work with a strengths-based and culturally-sensitive lens while using evidence-based methods.
Some of the challenges I've helped clients with include substance abuse, ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ASD, grief, domestic violence/relationship issues, behavioral issues, and stress management.
I am not here to judge you or tell you what to do. I will listen, provide supportive feedback, and offer suggestions. Life is hard, and I am here to help remind you that you are not alone. You've demonstrated courage in taking the first step. I look forward to meeting you!
Some of the challenges I've helped clients with include substance abuse, ADHD, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ASD, grief, domestic violence/relationship issues, behavioral issues, and stress management.
I am not here to judge you or tell you what to do. I will listen, provide supportive feedback, and offer suggestions. Life is hard, and I am here to help remind you that you are not alone. You've demonstrated courage in taking the first step. I look forward to meeting you!
Meeting this moment & co-creating sustainable systems of care, means releasing what you can no longer afford to hold. The body carries individual/collective/ancestral trauma & environmental stress. Those wounds trap folks in patterns of urgency, emotional disregulation, fight/flight & anxiety; leading to relational disconnection/isolation & dis-ease. Burnout & freeze/fawn/dissociative responses leave us detached & unable to be present in daily life. Joy, play, wonder & community belong to all of us, & are essential for thriving past survival & dreaming a world we ALL deserve into being. Healing is a radical act, lets do it together.
Meeting this moment & co-creating sustainable systems of care, means releasing what you can no longer afford to hold. The body carries individual/collective/ancestral trauma & environmental stress. Those wounds trap folks in patterns of urgency, emotional disregulation, fight/flight & anxiety; leading to relational disconnection/isolation & dis-ease. Burnout & freeze/fawn/dissociative responses leave us detached & unable to be present in daily life. Joy, play, wonder & community belong to all of us, & are essential for thriving past survival & dreaming a world we ALL deserve into being. Healing is a radical act, lets do it together.
Hello, I’m Carrie. As your therapist, I aim to be a guide along your life's journey, assisting you to reach a better place while honoring your self-determination. I believe we transform and heal when we have three pillars in place—Empowerment, Safety, and Connection. Together, we’ll explore where in your life these three pillars could be bolstered. I hope to provide you with the tools to grow and navigate life’s challenges while assisting you to strengthen your own personal experience of Empowerment, Safety, and Connection.
Hello, I’m Carrie. As your therapist, I aim to be a guide along your life's journey, assisting you to reach a better place while honoring your self-determination. I believe we transform and heal when we have three pillars in place—Empowerment, Safety, and Connection. Together, we’ll explore where in your life these three pillars could be bolstered. I hope to provide you with the tools to grow and navigate life’s challenges while assisting you to strengthen your own personal experience of Empowerment, Safety, and Connection.
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Autism Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for autism?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) has come to be considered the standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder, and research has confirmed its effectiveness for many children. Therapists trained in ABA techniques work with children (and their parents) on developing social skills, communication and learning abilities, and everyday habits of hygiene and grooming. The clinician will tailor their program to the child’s particular need but the overarching goal will be to help them advance as far as possible toward independence based on their level of symptoms and decrease the need for additional special services. Families should seek a mental health professional specifically trained in ABA, and holding special certification in the technique, who has extensive experience not only with the approach but in using it with children with the same level of symptoms as the child who needs care.
How does ABA work?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) sessions, which typically focus on positive reinforcement, can be intensive, lasting two or more hours several times a week, and continuing for two years or more. Therapists can also be expected to ask parents to take an active role in reinforcing lessons. Research has found that the technique can lead to major improvements that decrease the need for additional special services.
How does treatment for autism work?
Therapy sessions based on Applied Behavior Analysis will likely be frequent, intensive, and highly structured. After a thorough assessment, a therapist will help a child understand and develop skills in a range of areas, including communication, motor skills, social skills, self-care, play, and academic skills, as well as routines of daily living like hygiene. Typically, the therapist will help a child break down the components of a behavior—often referred to as the antecedent (what prompts an action), the behavior, and the consequence(what immediately follows)—and then reward the child at every step, while also asking parents to reinforce the lessons, and the rewards, throughout the day. This core therapy may be supplemented by occupational or speech therapy, and antidepressants, antipsychotics, and anticonvulsants may be prescribed to address specific severe symptoms.
How long does therapy for autism take?
Some people with autism spectrum disorder may be engaged in some level of therapy for many years, but research shows that treatment will be most effective if it is begun early and delivered intensively. When therapy begins by age 3, children tend to be better able to grasp and adopt the skills needed to manage everyday life, including attending school and establishing social relationships. This type of early-intervention treatment regimen is highly structured, typically involving 20 to 40 hours of one-on-one therapy per week, along with additional hours of engagement managed by parents, for a period of two years or more, although the duration of treatment is dependent on the child’s level of symptoms and pace of progress.