Preteen Therapists in Gaithersburg, MD

Whether you are a preteen, teen or a young adult, a lot of changes and challenges may be coming your way that you may not fully understand. You might be in a stage in your life where you feel confused and are trying your best to grow into the person you want to be. Perhaps you need help understanding how to better cope with your stress and anxiety when it comes to certain stressful situations and/or life transitions. Perhaps you need support in exploring your cultural identity or sense of self. It is important that you feel listened to and validated especially when you are navigating through life's challenges.

*Available* Are you feeling stuck or unsettled? Perhaps your teen or tween is going through a difficult time? Maybe your relationship could use some extra support? Please know that you don’t have to do it alone. I would like to help! From stressed and anxious adults to teens and tweens grappling with dysphoria, anxiety, peer conflict, and more I am happy to offer support to those in need of my service. I am also available to help couples with a variety of concerns such as communication errors, healing from broken trust, and strengthening intimacy all from a neutral, nonjudgemental, sex positive and gender affirming perspective.

Are you tired of feeling weighed down by life's challenges? Ready to take control of your mental health and embrace a brighter future? I am, Flowers, LMSW, a compassionate and solution-oriented therapist, I specialize in providing exceptional care and crafting personalized evidenced-based treatment plans for children, adolescents and adults dealing with mental and/or behavioral health disorder. I'm here to support you every step of the way. Don't let life's challenges hold you back any longer. Take the first step towards a happier, healthier you. Contact me and/or one of my professional IBH collegures for a FREE consultaion ASAP.

During these difficult times, I will help you develop skills to tackle daily stressors, learn ways to cope with anxiety, depression or hardships of everyday life, and set personal goals and begin to achieve them. I'm passionate about helping individuals find their voice, become more assertive, increase self-esteem, and find their path in order to  start working on their life goals

Are you a child, adolescent, college student, or adult struggling with Anxiety, Depression, ADHD, OCD, or PANDAS/PANS? If so, you have found the right therapist. I work with children, teens, and adults on issues that impact their everyday life. With a focus on problem-solving, coping skills, and social skills, clients discover how to work through their symptoms and best manage their challenges. My treatment uses a "foundation approach" which involves finding the core issues behind a problem.

Welcome! I particularly enjoy working with kids, teens, and adults who have a history of big emotions, and are looking for more insight into their thoughts, feelings, and behavior patterns. Maybe it seems like everything is against you or that life will never get better, or that everyone else seems to have it together except you. Perhaps you have struggled for a long time with controlling your impulses, relationships never seem to stick, and chaos and crisis seems to follow you wherever you go. We can process and relieve feelings such as shame, distrust, overwhelm, panic, irritability, anger, and depression without judgement.

Accepting new clients in Maryland! Are you struggling with adjusting to a life transition? Starting or graduating college, starting a new job, adjusting to married life, becoming a new parent, to name a few, are some incredibly difficult life transitions that can leave you feeling anxious and overwhelmed. You've taken the first step- give yourself some credit for seeking help! Together, we will work on helping you find your new rhythm, build confidence, identify personal strengths and get to a better place of mental, emotional and physical well-being.

I am primarily looking to work with children and adolescents, but I work with clients of any age. We can work together to discover the root of your challenges and then design a treatment plan that fits with your goals. If you are stuck or don't know where to start, we will start there and move forward with purpose.

I love helping my clients identify where they are feeling stuck and learn what their triggers are so they can feel more in control of their lives. I encourage them to define for themselves what brought them to therapy, what they want from it, and then how it helped them change over the course of time. It is a unique relationship and support, offering perspectives that are not otherwise available. I emphasize that it takes courage, not weakness, to face difficult issues.

Welcome to Modyfi! We're an all virtual practice that offers appointments exclusively via Telehealth. Our providers accept most major insurances, and are welcoming new patients with appointments often available in days, not weeks or months. Our highest priority is to cultivate a space for you to feel safe, supported, and unconditionally accepted so that we can better understand the interplay between our thought life, emotional experiences, and behavioral reactions.

*** CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS*** Terry Johnson, LCPC, NCC, is a Nationally Board Certified Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Maryland & North Carolina. Terry earned his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina. Terry has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, couples, & families. He takes an integrative approach to therapy utilizing various clinical techniques & interventions to assist clients in obtaining their personal, professional, & emotional goals.

There are periods in our lives where we may feel stressed and unable to do the things we want to do at home, at work, at school, etc. Even necessities like eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene may fall to the wayside. Finding your way through the overwhelm might seem impossible. I use a holistic, person-centered approach to support people in identifying and achieving their own goals. As a result a safe, welcoming environment is created in our sessions, supporting healing and growth.

Dr. Stano provides individual, family, & group therapy services to children & teens as well as psychological assessment services to patients of all ages. Her specialties include working with children & teens experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, challenging relationships, identity issues, & health conditions. She works with families to navigate parenting concerns, stressful relationships, and significant life changes. She is an identity-affirming clinician who works with people of diverse backgrounds, including race, ethnicity, religion, culture, ability, sexual orientation, & gender.

As a young biracial therapist I strongly value the use of self in my practice. I take great pride in helping my clients build a strong sense of identity and helping them learn to utilize their identity and strengths to build resilience. I meet my clients where they are and allow them to express and identify what they look for in therapy and tailor my practice to their needs. As an adolescent therapist I encourage the parents of my clients to be included as needed so we can work as team to provide your adolescent with the most holistic and well rounded care.

I love working with children, teens and caregivers to improve the quality of life for all members of the family system. As part of my client centered approach, I do ask that clients and caregivers are active participants in the therapeutic process. As an active participant, you and your child will be able to try various methods to improve and develop the life that you wish to have. I value a holistic approach to therapy which includes examination of the person and how they respond to their behaviors, beliefs, and the community around them by incorporating talk therapy and some expressive therapeutic techniques.

Providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults, I approach therapeutic engagements from a lens of compassion that helps to allow for the facilitation of safety, security, acknowledgement, and understanding within the therapeutic space; fundamental aspects to human engagement we all need and thrive on.

Whether through therapy or assessment, I strive to excel in my work with each client. A caring relationship and a safe space to be open are the cornerstones to a successful therapeutic experience. I look to provide that tailored experience to each one of my clients, and hope to work with you to aid in your growth and development. My goal is to help you reach your best self, and to improve your happiness.

For the past 20 years, I have worked as a Social Worker, Therapist, Care Counselor, Children’s Behavioral Consultant and Case Manager. I have experience providing individual/family/couples therapy, crisis intervention, children's behavioral consulting, working with juvenile & adult victims/offenders of domestic violence and sexual abuse, IOP, EAP, as well as clients with various mental health diagnosis & addictions. Together we will be using various treatment modalities depending on your presenting concerns, which could include, CBT, DBT, and Family Systems.

You deserve to live a life that leaves you excited to wake up the next day. We all experience various challenges throughout life and may find ourselves having difficulty managing them. I believe in providing a safe, trusting environment where people can explore and express their emotions and behaviors. Everybody needs somebody to talk to and through the therapeutic relationship, I strive to help people navigate life in a healthy way. I work with people of all ages and backgrounds through psychotherapy and psychological assessment. The tools you learn through these services can assist you with living your best life.