Therapists in Silver Spring, MD

Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and/or are navigating life transitions, my goal is to create a safe and supportive space for exploration and growth. My approach to therapy is client-centered and collaborative. I work with clients to gain enhanced self-understanding, address challenges, build resilience, adopt new coping skills and affect meaningful change. Special areas of focus include: anxiety, depression, fertility and family-building, grief/loss, adult ADHD, family dynamics, and life transitions.

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As a therapist, I see myself providing a safe, non-judgmental space for people of all kinds of relationships and identities. A space where you feel comfortable sharing intimate conversations, feel supported and validated as we navigate challenges together. You are the expert on your life and will determine the pace and the progress.

Accepting NEW Clients! The people I work with want to change the way they are feeling and relating to others. They struggle to cope with triggers, emotions or experiences day to day, and tend to judge themselves for this and its impact on their lives. Whether acute or chronic trauma, relationship issues or emotional challenges, I work with clients to process physical, emotional and mental symptoms that cause them to feel stuck, isolated and unworthy of healthy connections. Building on your strengths, we will work together towards an outcome of added joy, aliveness and connection to self and others.

I connect deeply and empathically with my clients, and challenge them towards greater self-awareness that leads to happiness and peace of mind internally and within relationships. Individuals and couples inevitably reach periods of frustration and conflict that signal the need for change. Whether these problems are grounded in past loss or current misfortune, outside intervention can offer immediate relief. I specialize in treating mood disorders, couples in gridlock, and adult children with a legacy of trauma, neglect or codependency. Working with adults and couples, I approach difficulties compassionately and non-pathologically. Psychotherapy helps restore emotional balance and well-being.

In today's hurried world I strive always to listen and never to rush. Here, individuals find a safe place to "unpack" their worries and feel understood. I particularly enjoy working with families to uncover sources of academic difficulty and develop individualized solutions. With young children, parents are always in integral part of the treatment and I frequently consult with other health care professionals and educators in order to create a broad treatment team.

Women face many difficulties on their journey to motherhood. The most common difficulties are difficulties conceiving, stress preparing for the arrival of the baby, a birth experience that did not go the way they expected, and overwhelmed once the baby is here. My clients have a variety of perinatal experiences; struggles with emotions during pregnancy, postpartum as well miscarriage and infant loss. If you have lost your baby, it is a very difficult time; a loss of hopes and dreams and grieving in a world that does not have rituals or ways to respond to you.

What drives my work as a therapist is my belief in your ability to make positive changes in your life and my dedication to building strong relationships. I take a client-centered, strengths-based, empathetic, whole-person perspective. I enjoy working with clients who are motivated, engaged, and ready to gain self awareness. We'll work together to set goals, explore your past, and learn skills to implement in the future. I'm interested in strengthening your relational health and improving your overall well-being through a holistic approach fueled by my training in lifestyle medicine.

Making changes in your life can be a difficult and, sometimes frightening, task. You have already taken one of the hardest steps, which is acknowledging that you need help. My clients have included pre-teens, adolescents, young adults and adults. I have worked with people who come into therapy for many different reasons, including the experience of trauma, anxiety, depression, treatment resistant depression, and bipolar disorder. Developmental struggles including adolescent stressors related to academia and achievement, and young adults struggling to achieve independence, are areas of particular interest to me.

We all deserve to be happy. Sometimes events and circumstances may get in our way. Using holistic approaches to compliment traditional talk therapy, I hope you will let me help you on your journey of self-discovery and healing. Whether you are dealing with traumatic issues or life challenges, these methods work! As one client shared with me, "after years in talk therapy, this is the first time that I am beginning to feel integrated and whole." If you are ready, please accept my offer to share this journey with you.

Life events such as getting married or divorced, becoming a new parent or an empty nester, starting a new career or retiring all signal a process of change and transition. For some people, such change can create a sense of excitement and anticipation, while for others great anxiety, fear and stress. The loss of a loved one is a change that often brings feelings of deep grief and depression. Furthermore, we are navigating massive changes occurring in our society and the world that have impacted how we live, work and socialize. The resulting stress and anxiety is at an all time high.

My clients appreciate my warmth and kindness as well as my active engagement and communication. My approach includes behavioral, psychodynamic and psycho-educational strategies. Many clients have workplace issues as well as problems of daily life and conflict within the family setting. Often clients need to get in touch with their strengths and learn some new coping skills and strategies to enhance their relationships and quality of life. I have a special interest in themes of burnout, midlife transitions and work/life balance. I am prepared for short and medium term commitments.

Are there aspects of your life that you are unhappy with? Are you feeling anxious, struggling to follow your dreams or having difficulties in your relationships with your partner, children, friends or colleagues? If so, therapy can be helpful to you! Therapy is a space to discuss your struggles with a neutral person who is not a part of your family or your friend. In therapy, we will work together to better understand your struggles. We will focus on building new skills to help you navigate difficult emotions or situations. We will also explore how past issues may be impacting you in the present.

Are you struggling in your relationship? Do you feel alone? Unappreciated? Have you tried everything to make things better, to get that spark back? It is time to get some relief. Asking for help takes courage, and you are in the right place. I want to hear your story. I work with couples to improve the strength of their relationship. Whether it is premarital/preventative help or help in dealing with longstanding issues, infidelity, or disconnection. Please do not wait another minute. See my website for more information about me, my practice, and how I can help.

Our lives are filled with loss: relationships, jobs, physical abilities; deaths of loved ones; our own mortality. These losses shape our sense of who we are and our assumptions about life. However, these losses can give us the chance to make meaning, not by “moving on” or “finding closure,” but by walking and working through darker times. My job is not to help you “feel better,” but to join you on your journey. I won’t bring timelines or stages or expectations. I will bring my training and lived experience and hope to work with you as a fellow traveler on this shared journey to make meaning of our losses.

My passion is helping others to live their best and most productive lives. I strive to empower my clients to be their most authentic selves by learning to manage life stressors and to overcome past experiences. I work from an eclectic theoretical approach, using modalities such as CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness, to support clients to learn effective coping strategies and to build self-esteem. My role is to partner with clients to support positive growth and self-actualization. I work with individuals of all ages and their families to develop skills to successfully navigate life’s challenges.

I am passionate about working with young children and their families who are experiencing challenges with academics, parenting, separation and divorce, as well as regulatory and behavioral issues. I provide psychological, developmental, and admissions testing. I also conduct play therapy, family therapy, parent guidance, divorce mediation, as well as school consultations. Early intervention and prevention as well as parental involvement is essential and paramount for optimal and favorable treatment outcomes.

My practice is a mixture of traditional counseling, coaching, and social work case management. Many people come to me because of a specific issue like job stress which is causing anxiety and disrupting family life. Or maybe you are just looking to find sustained and meaningful employment in a challenging economy. Or perhaps you have been affected by our current political climate and need someone to help process your feelings.Whether you fit into these catagories or related mental health issues, I would like to hear from you.