Education and Learning Disabilities Therapists in Sykesville, MD
I am an art therapist who integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology in my work to treat Anxiety and ADHD in teens and adults. Although this is my specialization, I also have experience working with clients struggling with identity, depression, bipolar disorder, and relationship struggles. I provide individual and group services to her clients, in addition to family and parent coaching.
I am an art therapist who integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology in my work to treat Anxiety and ADHD in teens and adults. Although this is my specialization, I also have experience working with clients struggling with identity, depression, bipolar disorder, and relationship struggles. I provide individual and group services to her clients, in addition to family and parent coaching.
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At Adams Counseling, our clinicians combine compassion with expertise to help you navigate life’s challenges and find balance. With backgrounds in education, crisis support, advocacy, and specialized EMDR training, we provide the support you need to heal and thrive. We believe that the right therapeutic fit matters.
In addition to our diverse group of therapists, I am a Maryland Board-Approved Supervisor, offering supervision for LGPCs and interns. My focus is on fostering professional growth, confidence, and strong clinical skills in the next generation of counselors.
Imagine waking up ready to take on the world — you can!
At Adams Counseling, our clinicians combine compassion with expertise to help you navigate life’s challenges and find balance. With backgrounds in education, crisis support, advocacy, and specialized EMDR training, we provide the support you need to heal and thrive. We believe that the right therapeutic fit matters.
In addition to our diverse group of therapists, I am a Maryland Board-Approved Supervisor, offering supervision for LGPCs and interns. My focus is on fostering professional growth, confidence, and strong clinical skills in the next generation of counselors.
Welcome! I am accepting new clients!
I have experience working with individuals with Anxiety, ADHD, life transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders, interpersonal relationship issues, and everyday stressors. I work with individuals 10 years and older. My clinical modalities include strength-based, person-centered, expressive arts, play therapy, CBT, and DBT. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for therapy and intervention for each client.
Welcome! I am accepting new clients!
I have experience working with individuals with Anxiety, ADHD, life transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive and related disorders, interpersonal relationship issues, and everyday stressors. I work with individuals 10 years and older. My clinical modalities include strength-based, person-centered, expressive arts, play therapy, CBT, and DBT. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for therapy and intervention for each client.
I work with individuals, couples and families in multiple areas including trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship/family conflict, self-esteem issues, grief, eating disorder and food addiction, learning disorders, anger management, self-harm, LGBT issues, reaction to divorce, mediation, and forensic evaluation.
While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life through solution-focused techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns/negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
I work with individuals, couples and families in multiple areas including trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship/family conflict, self-esteem issues, grief, eating disorder and food addiction, learning disorders, anger management, self-harm, LGBT issues, reaction to divorce, mediation, and forensic evaluation.
While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life through solution-focused techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns/negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Offering play therapy, art therapy, and traditional talk therapy for clients of all ages, in-person at our office in Westminster or via telehealth. Carroll Creative Therapy is an LGBTQ-savvy and neurodiversity-affirming practice, helping adults and children alike address challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma (complex and acute), eating issues, loneliness/isolation, and much more; especially for those who feel different.
Offering play therapy, art therapy, and traditional talk therapy for clients of all ages, in-person at our office in Westminster or via telehealth. Carroll Creative Therapy is an LGBTQ-savvy and neurodiversity-affirming practice, helping adults and children alike address challenges like anxiety, depression, trauma (complex and acute), eating issues, loneliness/isolation, and much more; especially for those who feel different.
I work with children through adults who experience trauma, parents with burn out from special needs children, teachers, and first responders. My goal as a counselor is to compassionately help you with processing, healing, and understanding your emotional, behavioral, psychological, and cultural self as a whole mind and body approach. I utilize creative expressive therapy, humanistic, and positive-solution focus within a cognitive behavioral therapy approach.
I work with children through adults who experience trauma, parents with burn out from special needs children, teachers, and first responders. My goal as a counselor is to compassionately help you with processing, healing, and understanding your emotional, behavioral, psychological, and cultural self as a whole mind and body approach. I utilize creative expressive therapy, humanistic, and positive-solution focus within a cognitive behavioral therapy approach.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I believe that self-care is essential to overall well-being and an important part of healing and growth. I have spent years supporting children, adults, and families as they work toward their mental health goals and build lives that feel meaningful and fulfilling. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and focused on helping clients feel understood while developing practical tools.
I have a particular passion for supporting parents who are navigating the many roles and pressures they carry—whether that includes parenting, caregiving, managing careers, and coping with stress.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I believe that self-care is essential to overall well-being and an important part of healing and growth. I have spent years supporting children, adults, and families as they work toward their mental health goals and build lives that feel meaningful and fulfilling. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and focused on helping clients feel understood while developing practical tools.
I have a particular passion for supporting parents who are navigating the many roles and pressures they carry—whether that includes parenting, caregiving, managing careers, and coping with stress.
I strive to create a warm and welcoming space where you feel comfortable showing your authentic self. My therapy approach is client-centered and collaborative. I have a special passion for working with adults who have ADHD, as well as parents—especially those caring for children with special needs or medically complex conditions.
I strive to create a warm and welcoming space where you feel comfortable showing your authentic self. My therapy approach is client-centered and collaborative. I have a special passion for working with adults who have ADHD, as well as parents—especially those caring for children with special needs or medically complex conditions.
Linda Sorace Crites
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW-C
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
I have specialized training in family therapy, work with military families, treatment of children and adolescents with behavior and learning problems, trauma treatment, and anxiety and depression.
Mental health is not just addressing illnesses such as anxiety and depression, but an arena for promoting our resiliency in managing stress, and pursuing relationships, career goals, and our overall life satisfaction. I believe that through psychotherapy we can heal old wounds, learn to maximize our abilities, and accept and cope with our limitations in order to minimize their interference in our pursuit of our life's goals. We are complex emotional systems of inherited predispositions and vulnerabilities, as well as a multitude of learned psychological attitudes and beliefs. Ultimately, each of us uses these tools to cope with life's demands and stresses.
I have specialized training in family therapy, work with military families, treatment of children and adolescents with behavior and learning problems, trauma treatment, and anxiety and depression.
Mental health is not just addressing illnesses such as anxiety and depression, but an arena for promoting our resiliency in managing stress, and pursuing relationships, career goals, and our overall life satisfaction. I believe that through psychotherapy we can heal old wounds, learn to maximize our abilities, and accept and cope with our limitations in order to minimize their interference in our pursuit of our life's goals. We are complex emotional systems of inherited predispositions and vulnerabilities, as well as a multitude of learned psychological attitudes and beliefs. Ultimately, each of us uses these tools to cope with life's demands and stresses.
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I specialize in comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents, with expertise in autism, ADHD, and learning disorders.
My ideal clients are parents seeking a deeper understanding of their child — whether they're navigating struggles in school, social challenges, or behaviors that have left them looking for answers. I work with children and adolescents from early childhood through high school, specializing in autism, ADHD, and learning disorders.
I specialize in comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations for children and adolescents, with expertise in autism, ADHD, and learning disorders.
My ideal clients are parents seeking a deeper understanding of their child — whether they're navigating struggles in school, social challenges, or behaviors that have left them looking for answers. I work with children and adolescents from early childhood through high school, specializing in autism, ADHD, and learning disorders.
I am a pediatric psychologist who works with children, teens, young adults, and families facing complex challenges, including medical illness, grief, trauma, developmental concerns, and school-related needs.
Some children and families are dealing with more than one thing at a time. It may be a medical diagnosis alongside school struggles. Grief layered on top of anxiety. Developmental concerns in the middle of a family transition. Or a child who is trying to manage something hard while the adults around them are doing the same. Families usually find their way to me when something feels more layered than expected.
I am a pediatric psychologist who works with children, teens, young adults, and families facing complex challenges, including medical illness, grief, trauma, developmental concerns, and school-related needs.
Some children and families are dealing with more than one thing at a time. It may be a medical diagnosis alongside school struggles. Grief layered on top of anxiety. Developmental concerns in the middle of a family transition. Or a child who is trying to manage something hard while the adults around them are doing the same. Families usually find their way to me when something feels more layered than expected.
Thank you for viewing my Psychology Today Profile! Are you navigating the lasting impact of trauma, facing the challenges of PTSD, or seeking support during a major life transition like divorce? You’re not alone, and healing is possible. I specialize in helping individuals process difficult experiences, build resilience, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Thank you for viewing my Psychology Today Profile! Are you navigating the lasting impact of trauma, facing the challenges of PTSD, or seeking support during a major life transition like divorce? You’re not alone, and healing is possible. I specialize in helping individuals process difficult experiences, build resilience, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
My areas of expertise include ADHD, learning disabilities (e.g. non-verbal learning disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia), social, emotional, or behavioral challenges, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I conduct all testing myself, and provide understandable results and a report quickly. I use evidence-based strategies to treat anxiety using cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques.
My areas of expertise include ADHD, learning disabilities (e.g. non-verbal learning disabilities, dyslexia, dyscalculia, and dysgraphia), social, emotional, or behavioral challenges, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
I conduct all testing myself, and provide understandable results and a report quickly. I use evidence-based strategies to treat anxiety using cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques.
Main issues that I can offer support and help is with childhood and adolescent emotional, behavioral and learning needs.
As a clinician/therapist, my practice includes working with children and families, teens and adults. I specialize in all childhood/adolescent emotional, mental health, and behavioral needs (Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Depression, DMDD). Adult therapeutic services include specialization with anxiety, mindfulness, depression, medical health diagnosis and acceptance, adult ADHD. Working with children in a private, clinical setting affords me the opportunity to learn about the child, the family structure and dynamic, and support the emotional, behavioral and social needs. I strongly believe in parent training to support the child's needs.
Main issues that I can offer support and help is with childhood and adolescent emotional, behavioral and learning needs.
As a clinician/therapist, my practice includes working with children and families, teens and adults. I specialize in all childhood/adolescent emotional, mental health, and behavioral needs (Anxiety, ADHD, Autism, Depression, DMDD). Adult therapeutic services include specialization with anxiety, mindfulness, depression, medical health diagnosis and acceptance, adult ADHD. Working with children in a private, clinical setting affords me the opportunity to learn about the child, the family structure and dynamic, and support the emotional, behavioral and social needs. I strongly believe in parent training to support the child's needs.
Life can be challenging, and it’s not always easy to navigate those challenges alone. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply looking for tools to live a more fulfilling life, therapy can be a space to explore, grow, and heal.
My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the knowledge that you are the expert in you. Together, we’ll explore your unique experiences, clarify your values and strengths, and work toward meaningful change. I draw from evidence-based practices, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
Life can be challenging, and it’s not always easy to navigate those challenges alone. Whether you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or simply looking for tools to live a more fulfilling life, therapy can be a space to explore, grow, and heal.
My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the knowledge that you are the expert in you. Together, we’ll explore your unique experiences, clarify your values and strengths, and work toward meaningful change. I draw from evidence-based practices, including acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, and mindfulness techniques.
I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Psychological evaluations / assessments can be utilized to determine eligibility for specific services or accommodations in school or the workplace. They may be required by a court order or in legal/forensic cases. Also, a psychological evaluation may be needed in cases involving professional licensing boards, child custody matters, and immigration.
I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Psychological evaluations / assessments can be utilized to determine eligibility for specific services or accommodations in school or the workplace. They may be required by a court order or in legal/forensic cases. Also, a psychological evaluation may be needed in cases involving professional licensing boards, child custody matters, and immigration.
Hi, thanks for stopping by. I specialize in helping parents and families understand and support their neurodivergent children, teens, and adult children. I'm also passionate about guiding adults navigate the profound identity shift and self-doubt that comes with suspecting or receiving a late-in-life diagnosis of Autism, ADHD, coupled with anxiety, depression, and mood dysregulation.
Individual therapeutic services are available to young adults navigating critical transitions, like college or the workforce. I also specialize in working with career moms and the challenges that present at all stages of motherhood.
Hi, thanks for stopping by. I specialize in helping parents and families understand and support their neurodivergent children, teens, and adult children. I'm also passionate about guiding adults navigate the profound identity shift and self-doubt that comes with suspecting or receiving a late-in-life diagnosis of Autism, ADHD, coupled with anxiety, depression, and mood dysregulation.
Individual therapeutic services are available to young adults navigating critical transitions, like college or the workforce. I also specialize in working with career moms and the challenges that present at all stages of motherhood.
My counseling philosophy is based on the empathic understanding of the individual's circumstances and challenges impacting their functioning in life. I believe that insight, working in the “here and now,” addressing short and long-term goals, and acquiring healthy coping mechanisms are crucial to overcome emotional distress and acquire emotional growth. My philosophy as a therapist is that the clients are the EXPERTS and that the therapist is the one that follows the clients’ lead helping them to understand and solve in a healthy way their inner struggles and conflicts.
My counseling philosophy is based on the empathic understanding of the individual's circumstances and challenges impacting their functioning in life. I believe that insight, working in the “here and now,” addressing short and long-term goals, and acquiring healthy coping mechanisms are crucial to overcome emotional distress and acquire emotional growth. My philosophy as a therapist is that the clients are the EXPERTS and that the therapist is the one that follows the clients’ lead helping them to understand and solve in a healthy way their inner struggles and conflicts.
As a parent, you want to understand and support your child when they’re struggling with learning, focus, emotions, or social connections.
I specialize in psychological and psychoeducational assessments for children, teens, and adults. My evaluations are strengths-based and collaborative, providing clear answers and practical recommendations. I work closely with families and schools to support diagnostic clarity and access to needed accommodations.
As a parent, you want to understand and support your child when they’re struggling with learning, focus, emotions, or social connections.
I specialize in psychological and psychoeducational assessments for children, teens, and adults. My evaluations are strengths-based and collaborative, providing clear answers and practical recommendations. I work closely with families and schools to support diagnostic clarity and access to needed accommodations.
Psychological Testing & Evaluations - Dr. Dean
Psychologist, PsyD, QME, Author
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Psychological evaluations / assessments can be utilized to determine eligibility for specific services or accommodations in school or the workplace. They may be required by a court order or in legal/forensic cases. Also, a psychological evaluation may be needed in cases involving professional licensing boards, child custody matters, and immigration.
I conduct ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, legal / forensic evaluations for court, risk assessment (violence / sexual), cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic psychological evaluations, immigration evaluations, adoption evaluations, parenting / bonding assessments, drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness for duty evaluations, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
Psychological evaluations / assessments can be utilized to determine eligibility for specific services or accommodations in school or the workplace. They may be required by a court order or in legal/forensic cases. Also, a psychological evaluation may be needed in cases involving professional licensing boards, child custody matters, and immigration.
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Education and Learning Disabilities Therapists
How effective is treatment for learning disabilities?
When initiated early and tailored to a child’s specific needs, learning disability treatment can be quite effective at helping a child cope with their disability, though its exact efficacy may depend on the severity of symptoms and whether comorbid disorders exist. Less is known about treatment initiated in adulthood, but it is certainly possible that an adult with a learning disability will see some improvement—or at the very least, identify workarounds and accommodations that could make symptoms less burdensome in day-to-day life.
When should someone seek treatment for learning disabilities?
It’s best to seek treatment as early as possible. Because learning disabilities often go unnoticed until a child starts school, or even until they’re a few years along, regular check-ins with teachers and doctors can help parents determine whether children are meeting milestones and keeping up with peers or whether an evaluation for learning disabilities may be warranted. And although earlier is always better, it’s never too late to be evaluated for learning disabilities and to seek treatment.
What happens if learning disabilities are left untreated?
Undiagnosed and untreated learning disabilities can be a source of significant frustration and shame for a child, who may feel that their challenges stem from a lack of intelligence or willpower. Such feelings can trigger low self-esteem, depression, or anxiety, which may push a child toward risky behaviors, including substance use. In adulthood, untreated learning disabilities can interfere with career success, and lingering feelings of self-doubt and shame can negatively affect someone’s mental health.
Are there medications for learning disabilities?
Currently, there are no medications designed to treat specific learning disabilities such as dysgraphia or dyscalculia. However, someone with a learning disability may be prescribed medication for a comorbid condition, such as anxiety, depression, or ADHD, which may have positive downstream effects on their learning disability; for example, a child with both ADHD and dyslexia may find that they’re better able to focus on their reading exercises after being prescribed a stimulant medication.