Promoting Health, LLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
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Available both in-person and online
12154 Darnestown Road #245 Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Many of us struggle to break free from long-standing patterns that become ingrained in how we relate to ourselves and others. These patterns can pervade our daily lives, pulling us away from genuine presence in the fleeting, vital experiences that give life its depth, while hindering our growth and success. They can leave us disconnected from meaning, belonging, and a sense of possibility. Yet by recognizing and loosening them, space opens not only for greater presence, growth, and connection, but also for a more authentic engagement with the questions of existence itself—how we love, create, and find purpose.
As a psychoanalyst, psychodynamic psychologist, and executive coach, I help individuals and couples loosen ingrained patterns that limit presence and connection. In a safe, collaborative space, we explore history and current experience, cultivate curiosity, and build on strengths—opening new paths for love, work, joy, and meaning.
If you recognize yourself in these struggles and long for change, know that you don’t have to face it alone. Reaching out can feel difficult, but it is often the first step toward healing. I invite you to take that step, so we can begin exploring how greater freedom and connection might unfold in your life.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $240
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Out of Network
Promoting Health, LLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 804-9651
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of Maryland / 05910 Matthew Christian Johnson
- In Practice for 10 years
- Attended Pennsylvania State University, PhD, Graduated 2015
- License: Louisiana 1560 / 2020
- Degree/Diploma from Fairleigh Dickinson Post Doctoral M.S. in Psychopharmacology / 2018
- Degree/Diploma from Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis M.A. in Psychoanalysis / 2008
Psychologist: Matthew Christian Johnson
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Promoting Health, LLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 804-9651
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Life Transitions
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Medication Management
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
Promoting Health, LLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 804-9651
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Communities
Aviation Professionals
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Existential
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
Promoting Health, LLC
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP
Call or Email us for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 804-9651
Location
Primary Location
Promoting Health, LLC
12154 Darnestown Road #245
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
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