Hoarding Therapists in Silver Spring, MD
I will meet you where you are. I will never force you to talk about something before you're ready. Talking things through with an unbiased, non-judgmental therapist can be a great first step toward self-improvement. At NOCD, my team and I provide effective specialized treatment for OCD and related conditions, such as BFRBs (including skin-picking, nail-biting, and hair-pulling). Our understanding of the nuances of these conditions enables us to diagnose and treat them properly. We have received training in evidence-based treatments, including Exposure Response and Prevention (ERP) therapy—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
I will meet you where you are. I will never force you to talk about something before you're ready. Talking things through with an unbiased, non-judgmental therapist can be a great first step toward self-improvement. At NOCD, my team and I provide effective specialized treatment for OCD and related conditions, such as BFRBs (including skin-picking, nail-biting, and hair-pulling). Our understanding of the nuances of these conditions enables us to diagnose and treat them properly. We have received training in evidence-based treatments, including Exposure Response and Prevention (ERP) therapy—the gold standard treatment for OCD.
By the time most people are looking to find a therapist, difficult feelings or challenges at work, school, or in relationships have been going on for a while. We each have a unique life story and many strengths, but life can also bring anxiety, sadness, and other difficulties. You may be discouraged, doubting that things can get better. You shouldn’t have to struggle to make it through each day or each week. I am a psychologist with 30+ years of therapy experience, who strives to build strong, collaborative therapeutic relationships. I am optimistic that we can work together on making positive changes in your life.
By the time most people are looking to find a therapist, difficult feelings or challenges at work, school, or in relationships have been going on for a while. We each have a unique life story and many strengths, but life can also bring anxiety, sadness, and other difficulties. You may be discouraged, doubting that things can get better. You shouldn’t have to struggle to make it through each day or each week. I am a psychologist with 30+ years of therapy experience, who strives to build strong, collaborative therapeutic relationships. I am optimistic that we can work together on making positive changes in your life.
I am a Christian Counselor who provides life changing therapy to individuals, adults, adolescents, families & couples with mental health issues, poor communication, & obstacles that interfere with a quality of life. I work with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, complex trauma & addictions. I use a person-centered approach to build a trusting relationship with my clients and offer a healing environment to begin the healing process. I strive to help individuals learn and develop useful tools, decrease maladaptive behaviors & help them change distorted thinking that most often interferes with success.
I am a Christian Counselor who provides life changing therapy to individuals, adults, adolescents, families & couples with mental health issues, poor communication, & obstacles that interfere with a quality of life. I work with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, complex trauma & addictions. I use a person-centered approach to build a trusting relationship with my clients and offer a healing environment to begin the healing process. I strive to help individuals learn and develop useful tools, decrease maladaptive behaviors & help them change distorted thinking that most often interferes with success.
Hello, and welcome. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Board-Certified Supervisor, I bring over a decade of diverse clinical experience to my practice. I am a bilingual clinician (English/Spanish), committed to creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your challenges and build a path toward healing and growth. My extensive background includes working with individuals, children, and families in a variety of settings, from private practice to emergency management and crisis response.
Hello, and welcome. As a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and a Board-Certified Supervisor, I bring over a decade of diverse clinical experience to my practice. I am a bilingual clinician (English/Spanish), committed to creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your challenges and build a path toward healing and growth. My extensive background includes working with individuals, children, and families in a variety of settings, from private practice to emergency management and crisis response.
If you find yourself grappling with reactions to people and situations that leave you less than proud, it’s time to embark on a journey of transformation. Understanding the root causes of these reactions is a crucial step in building self-awareness. Together, we will delve into the process of change, so you can gain insight into how your past experiences have shaped your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. For couples seeking to enhance their relationship dynamics, my Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) Intensives provide a unique opportunity for focused, in-depth work.
If you find yourself grappling with reactions to people and situations that leave you less than proud, it’s time to embark on a journey of transformation. Understanding the root causes of these reactions is a crucial step in building self-awareness. Together, we will delve into the process of change, so you can gain insight into how your past experiences have shaped your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. For couples seeking to enhance their relationship dynamics, my Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) Intensives provide a unique opportunity for focused, in-depth work.
You may have tried therapy, self-help, or willpower – and still find yourself struggling with anxiety, fears, self-doubt, or patterns you can’t seem to change.
Many of my clients are professionals, creatives, and athletes – capable, successful people who know they could feel, perform, and live better if they could finally get past what is holding them back.
You may have tried therapy, self-help, or willpower – and still find yourself struggling with anxiety, fears, self-doubt, or patterns you can’t seem to change.
Many of my clients are professionals, creatives, and athletes – capable, successful people who know they could feel, perform, and live better if they could finally get past what is holding them back.
Same day appointments available now! Are you feeling anxious? Lonely? Depressed, stuck and scared to move forward? Having difficulties communicating your emotions and needs? Struggling with relationships? We can help you to find inner peace and confidence! Our clinicians utilize warm, and compassionate approaches to serve your needs. We provide services in person as well as via telehealth. Please email/call us for availability.
Same day appointments available now! Are you feeling anxious? Lonely? Depressed, stuck and scared to move forward? Having difficulties communicating your emotions and needs? Struggling with relationships? We can help you to find inner peace and confidence! Our clinicians utilize warm, and compassionate approaches to serve your needs. We provide services in person as well as via telehealth. Please email/call us for availability.
If you're dealing with OCD, anxiety, panic, body-focused repetitive behaviors, or hoarding, you already know how exhausting it is to fight your own mind.
I’m an OCD and anxiety specialist and use evidence-based approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We’ll work together to change how you respond to anxiety and uncertainty, reduce the cycles that keep you stuck, and help you make choices based on what matters to you - not what fear tells you to do!
If you're dealing with OCD, anxiety, panic, body-focused repetitive behaviors, or hoarding, you already know how exhausting it is to fight your own mind.
I’m an OCD and anxiety specialist and use evidence-based approaches, including Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We’ll work together to change how you respond to anxiety and uncertainty, reduce the cycles that keep you stuck, and help you make choices based on what matters to you - not what fear tells you to do!
I'm Michael Librie, Psy.D, LCSW-C, LICSW. I'm a Psychotherapist with over 35 years experience, qualified to provide integrative psychotherapy, combining techniques from various therapeutic schools to suit the needs of the client. All appointments are via tele-therapy with clients in MD, DC, and NC. My approach combines traditional dynamic psychotherapy with awareness and internal inquiry processes. I partner with you to help guide you inward, so that you may experience your core self, listen to your soul, and find your personal truth. The therapist-client relationship is pivotal and should feel supportive.
I'm Michael Librie, Psy.D, LCSW-C, LICSW. I'm a Psychotherapist with over 35 years experience, qualified to provide integrative psychotherapy, combining techniques from various therapeutic schools to suit the needs of the client. All appointments are via tele-therapy with clients in MD, DC, and NC. My approach combines traditional dynamic psychotherapy with awareness and internal inquiry processes. I partner with you to help guide you inward, so that you may experience your core self, listen to your soul, and find your personal truth. The therapist-client relationship is pivotal and should feel supportive.
I believe that a genuine strength exists in seeking support in periods of suffering. As a therapist, I consider my role as that of an expert navigator along your journey toward growth, improvement, and symptom relief. It is one of the great privileges of my life to work with individuals as they meet life's challenges, helping them to author new insights, strategies, enrichment, and strength. Through our collaborative work, I believe that lasting change is quite possible.
I believe that a genuine strength exists in seeking support in periods of suffering. As a therapist, I consider my role as that of an expert navigator along your journey toward growth, improvement, and symptom relief. It is one of the great privileges of my life to work with individuals as they meet life's challenges, helping them to author new insights, strategies, enrichment, and strength. Through our collaborative work, I believe that lasting change is quite possible.
Welcome! As a social worker with a wide array of experience spanning over 15 years, I believe that taking care of yourself brings out the best in people. Prioritizing mental health brings about stability and strengthens one's ability to not just meet their own needs but be present for others in your life.
My more recent focus is in geriatrics but throughout my career I have worked with a variety of populations across the lifespan.
I have a certified therapy dog, Coco a Havanese, who is an avid Ravens fan! Coco enjoys dropping in on sessions.
Welcome! As a social worker with a wide array of experience spanning over 15 years, I believe that taking care of yourself brings out the best in people. Prioritizing mental health brings about stability and strengthens one's ability to not just meet their own needs but be present for others in your life.
My more recent focus is in geriatrics but throughout my career I have worked with a variety of populations across the lifespan.
I have a certified therapy dog, Coco a Havanese, who is an avid Ravens fan! Coco enjoys dropping in on sessions.
Maybe you’re mentally exhausted. Stuck in your head. It’s like your brain just won’t give you a break, constantly looping with intrusive thoughts, what-ifs, worst-case scenarios, and the desperate urge to feel “just right” or certain. Maybe it shows up as endless checking, repeating, washing, avoiding triggers, or reassurance seeking. Or maybe your anxiety and distress show up in silence, quiet but tormenting rumination and endless self-monitoring that no one else can see. You’re not weak or crazy, you’re dealing with a real condition. And with the right treatment, it can get better. A lot better.
Maybe you’re mentally exhausted. Stuck in your head. It’s like your brain just won’t give you a break, constantly looping with intrusive thoughts, what-ifs, worst-case scenarios, and the desperate urge to feel “just right” or certain. Maybe it shows up as endless checking, repeating, washing, avoiding triggers, or reassurance seeking. Or maybe your anxiety and distress show up in silence, quiet but tormenting rumination and endless self-monitoring that no one else can see. You’re not weak or crazy, you’re dealing with a real condition. And with the right treatment, it can get better. A lot better.
Trauma Therapist with 25 years of Mental Health and 18 years of Neurofeedback Experience. I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Neurofeedback provider offering relief from trauma. I bring a wealth of expertise and a deep commitment to helping individuals heal and thrive. My specialized focus is on trauma therapy, primarily utilizing Neurofeedback, The Cortina Method and Accelerated Resolution Therapy- evidence-based approaches that lead to positive results in a short amount of time.
Trauma Therapist with 25 years of Mental Health and 18 years of Neurofeedback Experience. I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Neurofeedback provider offering relief from trauma. I bring a wealth of expertise and a deep commitment to helping individuals heal and thrive. My specialized focus is on trauma therapy, primarily utilizing Neurofeedback, The Cortina Method and Accelerated Resolution Therapy- evidence-based approaches that lead to positive results in a short amount of time.
Ibrahim Bukhari, Counselor-in-Training, uses Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), two evidence-based, transdiagnostic approaches that target underlying patterns rather than isolated symptoms. These frameworks help clients understand longstanding patterns rooted in early experiences while building psychological flexibility to respond to life in more intentional, values-driven ways. He also integrates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Multicultural Counseling, and Expressive Arts Therapy to support clients across a wide range of concerns.
Ibrahim Bukhari, Counselor-in-Training, uses Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), two evidence-based, transdiagnostic approaches that target underlying patterns rather than isolated symptoms. These frameworks help clients understand longstanding patterns rooted in early experiences while building psychological flexibility to respond to life in more intentional, values-driven ways. He also integrates Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Multicultural Counseling, and Expressive Arts Therapy to support clients across a wide range of concerns.
Through a non-judgement approach I work with individuals to identify issues presenting the greatest barriers to overall well-being and achievement of goals, assisting in developing real-world, practical strategies for addressing and overcoming these concerns. An initial appointment might involve an informal discussion, introducing the therapy process and identifying problem areas most in need of clinical attention.
Through a non-judgement approach I work with individuals to identify issues presenting the greatest barriers to overall well-being and achievement of goals, assisting in developing real-world, practical strategies for addressing and overcoming these concerns. An initial appointment might involve an informal discussion, introducing the therapy process and identifying problem areas most in need of clinical attention.
Rachel Northrup, Counselor in Training, provides a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgemental space to promote healing and growth for her clients. She aims to utilize an integrated approach to therapy, incorporating techniques from person-centered, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral therapies. She adapts her approach to align with clients’ unique needs and strengths in order to meet them where they are at.
Rachel Northrup, Counselor in Training, provides a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgemental space to promote healing and growth for her clients. She aims to utilize an integrated approach to therapy, incorporating techniques from person-centered, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioral therapies. She adapts her approach to align with clients’ unique needs and strengths in order to meet them where they are at.
I specialize in working with families, couples, groups, and individuals. I treat children as young as three, have experience with school phobia, adoption, blended families, gender issues, gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals, and the challenges of elderly. I am experienced working with psychoses, severe post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and problems of every day life. I have special expertise working with the LGBTQ+ population, with adolescents, sexual development, severe mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, and physical illnesses.
I specialize in working with families, couples, groups, and individuals. I treat children as young as three, have experience with school phobia, adoption, blended families, gender issues, gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals, and the challenges of elderly. I am experienced working with psychoses, severe post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and problems of every day life. I have special expertise working with the LGBTQ+ population, with adolescents, sexual development, severe mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, and physical illnesses.
I am Dr. Geraldine Gike, a psychologist with a PhD in Psychology. I am deeply passionate about providing support to individuals who have experienced loss and those who struggle with depression, trauma, anger management issues, anxiety, low self-esteem, as well as medical and other mental health and behavioral challenges. I strive to walk alongside my clients throughout their therapeutic journey, and my initial goal is to create a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment where they can begin their healing process.
I am Dr. Geraldine Gike, a psychologist with a PhD in Psychology. I am deeply passionate about providing support to individuals who have experienced loss and those who struggle with depression, trauma, anger management issues, anxiety, low self-esteem, as well as medical and other mental health and behavioral challenges. I strive to walk alongside my clients throughout their therapeutic journey, and my initial goal is to create a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment where they can begin their healing process.
Struggling with OCD? I provide specialized OCD treatment through virtual ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) groups for adults in New York and Maryland. ERP is the gold-standard therapy for OCD and helps reduce compulsions, rituals, reassurance-seeking, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. As an NOCD-trained bilingual LMSW, I offer evidence-based OCD therapy in English and Español. Connect with others who understand what you're going through while building the skills to break free from OCD. Most major insurance plans accepted. Contact me to verify your coverage.
Struggling with OCD? I provide specialized OCD treatment through virtual ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) groups for adults in New York and Maryland. ERP is the gold-standard therapy for OCD and helps reduce compulsions, rituals, reassurance-seeking, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. As an NOCD-trained bilingual LMSW, I offer evidence-based OCD therapy in English and Español. Connect with others who understand what you're going through while building the skills to break free from OCD. Most major insurance plans accepted. Contact me to verify your coverage.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're juggling work, relationships, major life changes, or simply trying to figure out what's next. Whether you're experiencing anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck, you don't have to face it alone. I'm a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) in Maryland practicing under the clinical supervision of Dr. Samantha Knox. I provide a supportive, collaborative space where adults can explore their experiences, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Life can feel overwhelming when you're juggling work, relationships, major life changes, or simply trying to figure out what's next. Whether you're experiencing anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck, you don't have to face it alone. I'm a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) in Maryland practicing under the clinical supervision of Dr. Samantha Knox. I provide a supportive, collaborative space where adults can explore their experiences, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change.
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Hoarding Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been well-studied in the treatment of hoarding. This type of therapy includes changing beliefs surrounding possessions, as well as learning how to discard items and reduce acquisitions. The hoarder may also gain much-needed organizational skills. Another useful therapy may be compassion-focused therapy, which can address emotion regulation and negative self-perception.
How long does therapy for hoarding take?
Although treatment can vary, most people demonstrate improvement after 23 sessions, with some showing improvement after just a few sessions. Researchers have developed a 26-session cognitive behavioral program. People who hoard may need “maintenance” sessions over the years if the problem arises repeatedly.
Are there medications for hoarding?
The more commonly-prescribed medications for hoarding are including antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). This can include drugs such as venlafaxine and paroxetine. And because hoarding disorder is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, medications for OCD, such as clomipramine, may be effective for hoarding as well.
Can hoarding come back after treatment?
Hoarding is a chronic disorder and it can last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Regularly checking in with a psychotherapist can help manage symptoms long-term. A good therapist will help the person learn needed skills including decision-making, organization, and stress reduction. The patient will gain a better perspective and the need to cling to useless items will lessen.