Family Therapy in Lanham, MD

I see mainly couples in my practice, though I also conduct three adult therapy groups, two all-female groups and one all-male group. I sometimes see individual adults for relationship issues, family issues, parenting issues as well as depression/anxiety symptoms. I work with people from a differentiation perspective, emphasizing each person's willingness and potential for growth. This is a non-pathological, strength-based perspective. I deal with couples' intimacy issues openly and directly. I usually work with couples more intensively in 2-hour sessions every other week. Therapy begins immediately in the first session.

I earned a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with a specialty in Marriage and Family at Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. I am licensed in both Washington, DC and Maryland. For more than 18 years, I have held various positions in the Social Service industry including managing a private practice, case manager, individual and group counselor, supervisor, trainer and clinic director. My education and professional experience gives me a unique and effective Solution Focused and Strength Based approach to counseling. I work to provide clients with tailored treatment plans that can be integrated into their daily lives.

Hopeful Counseling believes in having a spiritual foundation along with assisting people reach their highest and fullest desires of their heart. Spiritual faith is an important factor that adds to the overall quality of a person's life, along with exercise. Our approach is holistic and includes family connections and inter-personal relationships.

We seek to provide counseling to clients from a holistic perspective. We want to empower individuals and families to reach their greatest potential. Better Days offers a person-centered perspective which tailors treatment plans to the client and their current experiences. We also provide clinical supervision for graduate level clinicians looking to obtain clinical licensure. Contact us for supervision pricing.

Do you feel disconnected from family and friends? Overwhelmed by negative self talk? Challenged by a new situation in life? Having difficulty managing stress at work, home, school, etc? Do you want to make a change in your life but feel afraid of change? Are your fears holding you back? Did you lose a loved one? Do you often feel that your partner doesn't communicate with you? Do you want to focus on living more and stressing out less? Blooming Orchids Clinical Services can help!

Finding a therapist can be hard work, which we all know too well, so welcome! A therapist's job is to ensure you are understood, validated, and challenged. I value clients as a whole to ensure I address their concerns through paths that fit where they currently are. With experience working with intersecting identities, from race and ethnicity, religion and/or spiritual practices, LGBTQ+ issues, ranging ages, family dynamics, substance use (harm reduction lens), and early adulthood on college campuses, I have and will continue to gain insight for best practices. My first goal is to ensure you are comfortable in our working alliance!

We provide a therapeutic atmosphere for individual, child, group and family therapy . We believe in encouraging personal, relationship and spiritual growth. Clients who work with us report experiencing greater levels of personal growth and alleviation of symptoms as they increase in self understanding and self-compassion. Our areas of specialty include grief counseling, anxiety/depression, premarital and faith-based therapy.

There are times that navigating through life challenges, family and career struggles can become overwhelming. The resulting stress, mood swings, and uncomfortable feelings can negatively impact your emotional, spiritual and physical well being. If you are currently struggling to maintain your normal sense of well being, I would like to offer my assistance. I have devoted 13 years to providing individuals, and couples with the support they need to recover emotional, spiritual, and relational wholeness. I offer a range of professional competencies to assist individuals to identify and resolve underlining causes of emotional distress.

Reclaim your inner peace today! As an ordained Associate Pastor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with over 22 years of experience, I am interested in helping you uncover your true potential and build upon your strengths to obtain the personal and spiritual growth you are committed to accomplishing. Operating from an Adlerian/Person-Centered/Christian philosophy, I emphasis a purposeful, spiritual perspective of one's life, responsibility, the pursuit of self-actuation, and life satisfaction.

The moment you experience a change or crisis in your life, intervention is sought to overcome those challenges. A crisi can be brief or longer but when dealing with life-altering matters, someone who can meet you where you are in that season is key to pre-crisis functioning.

Optimum mental health is a key ingredient to a successful life. Life circumstances and bio-psycho-social dispositions can affect our intrinsic need to be happy and realize our full potential. Accurate, preventive, timely and holistic diagnosis and interventions can save lives. My practice is integrative in nature with holistic mind-body, substance abuse and mental health, loss and grief, cultural sensitivity and competence and family system approaches. My practice offers both psychiatric and psychological assessments and treatments in collaboration with psychiatric and somatic health care providers. Healing possible, Therapy works.

Duarte Aguiar is licensed in the state of Maryland as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). He is a graduate of Loyola University with a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and has 5 years’ experience providing therapy in Maryland to a diverse client-base in a variety of clinical settings including school-based (adolescent and adult), substance abuse/recovery clinic, marriage and family , individual, groups, and psychoeducation.

Do you feel pulled in a million directions, unable to fit it all in? Are you struggling to keep up with your relationships, work and health? Are you feeling overwhelmed or just plain stuck in life?

I am a Brooklyn-born Haitian, and have been inspired and encouraged by many people in my life to pursue a major in Social Work.I attended Yeshiva University in NYC and received my Master of Social Work degree in 2009. I am licensed in Maryland and DC, and am a Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist. I’ve worked at John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center as a psychotherapist and provided individual therapy to transitional youths, families, adults, and those with special needs.