I view therapy as providing a safe, comfortable environment where a client is invited to share their journey through healing. As the therapist, I walk alongside you in trust to provide insight and guidance. I believe the client is truly the expert on his/her own needs and desires. It is my role as the therapist to bring these needs and desires to light. From there, I work with the client to evaluate the best ways to bring about change in their lives and how to practically implement those changes. This healing process empowers clients as they discover strengths and a deeper sense of peace.

Are you feeling stuck, anxious or discouraged? Feeling unfulfilled or overwhelmed? Are there issues from the past that seem to intrude into your present life? Do you isolate and avoid? Are you experiencing difficulties with depression, anxiety, relationships, work or sleep issues? You can find relief and move forward in your life. Looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation? Are you considering a move in a new direction?

"Growth is a process, not an event!" The willingness to change; desire to heal and grow, and to explore life's challenges takes strength and courage. Utilizing a strengths perspective, I provide a collaborative approach to interpersonal work and communication that brings forth your inner wisdom for growth and success. I offer a holistic approach to healing; I believe in the value of treating the "whole person," combining body, mind and spirit. Additionally, I provide a safe and caring atmosphere that encourages one to move through their process and heal.

If something doesn't feel quite right in your life, in how you're handling important relationships, how you're coping with feelings, or how you're progressing with goals; if you feel there are parts of yourself you don't fully understand, and you ready for this to change, then we'll be a good match. I believe psychotherapy requires working together to build understanding and accomplish change. For this, a strong patient-therapist relationship is essential; I am active, involved, responsive, open and communicative. Patients feel they know me, and they experience me as committed to knowing them.

When you meet with me, you will feel immediately comfortable. I am very good at helping you to figure out what the challenge is and to provide the support you need for change. I am a child/adolescent specialist. I connect exceptionally well to children and teens and have helped many experience better lives. I have over 17 years experience in practice and have had much success. I am looking forward to meeting with you and finding out how I can help you have a stronger and more positive family and to help you, as an individual, attain your goals.

Sea Change Counseling offers holistic and integrative psychotherapy services to address disorders of anxiety, depression, mood, grief, trauma, personality, and relationships. I specialize in trauma recovery and clinical mental health disorders (since 2007) and have advanced certification with special clinical interest in helping individuals with dissociative disorders and complex post traumatic stress disorder. My approach is trauma informed and collaborative--emphasizing the mind-body-spirit connection and I offer individualized and evidenced based options for treatment.

I work with career-oriented individuals to resolve relationship issues, stress at home and work, as well as help parents with challenging adolescents and children. Too much responsibility and stress at home, school or workplace often leads to strained relationships, isolation, loss of motivation or debilitating fears. I help people and families who are affected by anxiety, depression, ADHD, behavior challenges at school, defiance and anger, divorce or trauma. I've worked with children, teens and young adults with emotional disturbances, behavior problems, substance abuse, self-harm, or personality development issues, and helped couples and parents sort through relationship challenges.

Depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, loneliness, life changes, indecision, performance issues, impulsivity . . . we all struggle with something; it is part of the human condition. And at times, it is more than we can manage on our own. Let's collaborate on a mission to understand what is troubling you and identify the steps you may take toward realizing the life you envision. As your therapist, I will listen, but also will actively participate in a conversation about you and what matters most to you. Acceptance and empathy, along with the encouragement and guidance to grow, are the cornerstones of my practice.

I have practiced psychology in the Annapolis area for almost 29 years. Currently I have offices in Annapolis and Kent Island. The slogan you will see in my telephone directory ads is: "Life's too Short to be Unhappy.'' I live by this slogan and encourage patients to do the same. I do my best work with patients who are motivated to make changes and who are open to a direct approach. I always provide input to patients and encourage interaction with the goal of solving problems. I work with adults of all ages and adolescents. I have enjoyed many successful treatment outcomes.

These are challenging times but they also are an opportunity to reframe our feelings of loss, uncertainty, instability and isolation. Now we have the opportunity to change them into positive feelings of self-awareness, self-confidence and security. This will increase your physical health as well as your mental health, and your well being and resilience. We can work together safely, in person at my rural home office on my farm in a picturesque setting of trees, flowers and animals. This can be done in person, virtual or on the phone. I am also a Pet Loss Counselor here to support you when your pet-companion passes.

Relationship problems can result from prolonged grief, excessive guilt, low self-esteem or having very few boundaries. Problems may occur from a series of failed or stormy relationships, being over-controlling or being too inflexible. They can arise from developmental "shocks," losses or being emotionally starved. Problems can result from violence, molestation, abuses, or feeling empty and disconnected. They may also occur from addictions, codependent choices, chronic illnesses, neurobiology or the quality of healthcare. And relationship problems can result from paralyzing fear of harm or being alone, or any combination of the above.

Over the past 33 years, I have treated individuals and couples who are struggling to feel more fully alive and present to the opportunities that life has to offer. Sometimes, though, because of past or present traumas, something feels "stuck." My role as your therapist is to help get things "unstuck"....through better self knowledge, better communication, better management of emotions. Please visit me on my web site for more specific information on my philosophy and the tools I use to help you achieve a more wholesome and fulfilling life...as an individual or in relationship with those closest to you.

In life there are many awesome and beautiful things to see and do, but there are also many challenges and pain in life. As I have worked with youth and families for over 15 years, I have come to understand that deep down everyone wants to thrive through being loved and to love others, but that often hurt and pain from our younger days place us in a position of just surviving. My hope is to help youth, families and couples to heal from these wounds to move toward thriving.

I take a practical approach to therapy and healing because I truly believe that our therapeutic process has to be realistic and meaningful so the outcomes can have a measurable impact on your life. My goal is to help you remove obstacles in your day to day life, help you to highlight your strengths and positive attributes while overcoming the hurdles and challenges that are in the way of your life goals, happiness and daily peace.

My goal is to help people understand and change long-standing patterns of behavior and/or thoughts that interfere with their ability to achieve happiness and fulfillment. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, eating and weight problems, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). I also help people with work-related issues, academic difficulties, infertility, parenting or caregiver concerns, life-transitions, sexual troubles, and grief/loss. I offer insight-oriented therapy in 45- or 60-minute sessions at a frequency designed to promote optimal change for each client, with more frequent sessions typically resulting in faster progress.

It's painful to be depressed and anxious. You've tried everything and can't seem to shake it. That's when you know it's time to get professional help.

Life is all about relationships; the one we have with ourselves and those with others. Relationships can be messy and complicated. I find great satisfaction in helping clients move beyond the mess and find restoration. What may seem insurmountable at the time can become attainable as one heals past hurts, gains knowledge and insight and learns new skills in a supportive and encouraging environment. Much of my experiences centers on those recovering from traumatic injuries, managing chronic medical conditions and/or healing from loss.

We are all on a journey. Dr Seuss addresses life's ups and downs in, "OH, the Places You'll Go!" by stating, "I'm sorry to say so, but, sadly, it's true, that bang-ups and hang-ups can happen to you." Sometimes, just having someone that will listen, a sort of navigator, is essential in finding harmony through difficult voyages. My goal is to eventually enable my clients to journey without me, to ultimately find resiliency within themselves, to strive towards their hope, their sacred, and their meaning of life.

TELEHEALTH available. How are you holding up in this unprecedented historical wave that has hit all of us? If you are struggling to adjust, to adapt or to accept this new way of life, please know you are not alone & please choose to not go alone. Life certainly can be very challenging at times, & this incredible life wave is crashing all around all of us. I offer hope, support & professional expertise to those in need, particularly during this time. By using faith (of your own understanding) psychology, experience & resources I help adults, parents & children overcome trauma, grief, addiction & other life struggles, even now.

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.” Frida Kahlo. If you’re reading this right now, I bet you don’t feel that strong. But, because you’re reading this right now, you still have some hope for feeling better than you do now. My name is Shannon Love, LCPC, and I can relate to how overwhelming life can be at times. Let me help you rediscover your strengths and improve your life together.