Positive Psychology Therapists in Woodstock, MD

Accepting Clients and Offering Virtual Sessions - Accepting LGs for Supervision- Our ideal clients seek to develop self-awareness, learn skills to cope and manage stress, and live within their own personal strengths. We provide financial wellness, positive psychology, and solution-focused counseling services to individuals. Together, we uncover your behaviors' root causes, build resilience, and create a roadmap to personal growth and professional success. Together, we find individualized solutions to your unique challenges. We offer individual counseling, professional development training, and wellness workshops.

A Counselor with a passion for helping the stuck, "GET UNSTUCK" by empowering clients to rewrite the narratives in their life that are hindering their forward movement and their ability to realize their best self. Remaining ever mindful that “every client is unique” and facing unique life challenges and mental health concerns, I develop and employ individualized treatment plans undergirded by an integrative personal counseling theory that interweaves and leverages the concepts and treatment modalities integral to, but not limited to, solution-focused, cognitive behavioral, and positive psychology.

Accepting New Clients. I have proficiency in working with clients who have depression, anxiety, trauma, hallucinations, issues with anger, schizophrenia, bipolar, schizo-affective, and life transitions. If your needs are to manage symptoms, find peace or a find place of calm, I am able to guide you on your healing journey. Aligning with your desire to live a life where you have more good days more often can help move you forward in life. I incorporate a perspective of energy and spirituality in my practice.

‘Change is constant’… but that does not mean it is easy. Deciding to make personal changes to enhance your quality of life is the first step. Therapy can provide support and perspective, through obtaining greater understanding and healing. As a result, personal growth occurs. Jillian Parente is a licensed clinical social worker, board-approved social work supervisor, board-approved counseling supervisor, peer recovery specialist supervisor, and an Adjunct Professor, with over 8 years of experience, specializing in women’s issues, such as trauma and perinatal mental health (including, but not limited to pregnancy and postpartum).

Nobody ever said that change was easy - but here you are looking for change. You realize that you can't continue doing the same thing over and over again with no results. But where do you start? Who can you trust? Who is going to listen? Well you have come to the right place. If you are ready to make real change from a life of depression, anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, anger, and grief then give therapy a try. I am here to help you find lasting peace, happiness, hope, truth, strength, direction, and self-worth. Let this be the year that you see true change!

I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with symptoms of depression, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and behavioral problems. I am a neurodiversity-affirming clinician, and believe that the goal of therapy should be to address unpleasant symptoms (or related consequences)- not to change our diagnoses. We work with animals and do activities that revolve around changing behavior and building skills such as relaxation, communication, .

Is your family life stressful? Are you and your spouse having difficulties? Has there been an increase in arguments with your partner or a feeling of disconnect in the relationship? Do you feel overwhelmed in your own life? I have over 25 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families. I have had my Private Practice office in downtown Westminster for the last 20 of those years. I use a relational, strengths-based approach to help my clients lead happier, more successful individual and family lives.

Imagine waking up every morning feeling like you can take on the world. How great does that feel? In 2017, I opened the doors of my practice to patients — offering them a wide range of counseling services to guide them through life’s challenges and most trying times. As a former special education teacher, a middle school counselor, and my experience as a clinical therapist, I bring a wide variety of experience to the space. Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a Professional Therapist can make things better. I care about your well-being and will provide you all the tools you need to live your best life.

I am a caring, compassionate therapist who has worked extensively with preteens, adolescents and adults struggling with mental health difficulties, conflict, and adjustment problems, including difficult life transitions, grief and bereavement. In addition, I provide a supportive environment for couples/marital counseling. I am also well-versed in assisting individuals who provide care for loved ones with life-threatening illnesses/conditions, special needs and/or disabilities. I have worked with children and teens in non-public special education settings, with at-risk youth in a group-home environment, and with adults/teens in an outpatient counseling center, offering mental health as well as addictions counseling.

Laura provides individual counseling via a secure virtual online live stream platform only. Online therapy benefits are: no travel time, no chance of running into someone you know in the waiting room, and it can provide access to those who have difficulty making it in to an office. The platform is HIPAA compliant. She can see clients who are in Maryland or Florida. She holds a Certificate in Advanced Trauma Treatment and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She is also certified in Cognitive Processing Therapy and trained in Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (for couples), both specialized trauma treatment techniques.

Therapy is not a solo mission; instead, it is a relationship built on trust. We work with you to uncover your goals and empower you to make positive changes in your life. We believe in taking a collaborative, strength-based approach with our clients. We have therapists that specialize in a variety of evidence based approaches such as mindfulness, CBT, DBT, art and play therapy. Our goal is to meet you where you are and help you get to where you want to be.

Life today is difficult with all the demands placed on us by our family, work and our own need to achieve. Add to this the emotional stress of family conflict, divorce, defiant children, an illness or death in the family, and you begin to understand why more and more people are seeking the help of mental health professionals.

Life today is difficult with all the demands placed on us by our family, work and our own need to achieve. Add to this the emotional stress of family conflict, divorce, defiant children, an illness or death in the family, and you begin to understand why more and more people are seeking the help of mental health professionals.

I am a compassionate therapist who can help you affect positive change in your life. In completing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and similar types of therapy, you will learn how to modify your thoughts and behaviors in ways that will empower you to improve your mental health. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is well researched as one of the most effective therapeutic approaches and can be applied to most mental health conditions and stressors in your life.

Accepting NEW Clients! I have been a social worker for more than 30 years. I feel honored to do this work. It has been my experience that everyone wants and needs to feel loved. We want love from our parents, love from our partners and love from our friends. When we believe that we don't have love we look to find substitutes.(ie. money, substances, food, material things) Nothing we try to "do" makes us feel fulfilled. They last for a short time and then the feeling of unrest comes again. It is an endless cycle of looking and not finding the love we desire. You have always been loved and worthy.