Life can be a roller coaster, thrilling, exhilarating, scary, and sometimes it can shake you to the core. When you are cycling through these emotions you may need help navigating through your feelings. A therapist can help you explore and process what you are experiencing in a safe environment. Therapy is sometimes the first step in moving forward and I am here to support you on your journey while helping you understand and explore every twist and turn. I build trusting relationships with my clients to provide individualize treatment, building on your strengths and unique qualities.

Is your life taking a path you have not expected and it's hard for you to cope? Are you trying to be strong on the outside, but inside you feel like you are falling apart? YES, life changes can become challenges... life crisis that can leave you feeling confused, depressed, anxious, angry and just "not yourself". You don't have to go through this alone... I am here to support you on your journey to feel strong and hopeful again, to understand and manage your emotions, to communicate your needs to others and regain control over your life.

Taking the first step in therapy can feel difficult, and exciting, especially in this time of COVID-19. It is an important first step in achieving the life you want for yourself. I am a licensed clinical social worker in private practice in Urbana, Maryland. Together, we will work to identify your goals that you want to achieve, such as understanding and learning to manage your anxiety, mood, or dealing with current life stressors as well as traumas. You will learn things about yourself that you may not have realized, such as your wonderful strengths, which will help you in developing skills to reach your personal goals.

*Accepting new clients Frederick. No openings in DC* I am experienced with recovery from SUDS, those who have faced trauma and personal loss in life or are struggling with life transitions and are seeking a place of peace. At the initial interview, we will jointly set treatment goals and determine the course to achieve those goals. In sessions, neuroscience informed skills are utilized to activate and heal emotional pain, examine obstructive thinking and barriers to growth, determine more supportive self choices, increase self and other awareness and to ultimately bring about greater presence, joy and calmness in life.

A warm and trusting relationship is an integral to my work as a counselor. I enjoy helping my clients heal, regulate moods and become more resilient. For more than a decade, I have helped clients to alleviate depression and anxiety, heal from trauma, and improve relationships.

Do you feel stuck? Are you having trouble regaining balance and moving forward? Sometimes feelings of worry and sadness can interfere with our daily lives. Depression can make going to work or school seem like an enormous task. You may have low energy, lack of motivation, overwhelming sadness or feelings of uncontrollable worry. There may be a current situation that triggers memories from a past event. It could be a car accident, bullying, abuse, or losing someone that you cared about. All of these situations can be traumatic and my experience with a research based trauma resolution model can help!

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

I am a clinical psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working with children, families, and adults from a wide variety of racial, economic and cultural backgrounds. Although I am trained as a generalist, I have a specific interest and significant experience treating children and their families. I practice individual therapy, family therapy, play therapy, utilizes phone consultations, as well as assessment and testing using a wide range of empirically validated instruments to support the individuals towards improvements in their daily functioning.

I believe that we were designed for and are defined by our relationships. While deep pain is often encountered in these very relationships, it is also through relationships that we find deep healing. Encountering a safe person in a safe place leads to healing and growth. I seek to provide such a space in therapy where your story will be witnessed with grace for you to explore and to receive.

Are you feeling a deep need and drive to grow, to feel better inside, or to make an important change in your life? I have more than 20 years' experience helping women and men go through struggles and challenges to find their next step forward. Whatever challenge you are facing, whether it is anxiety or depression, relationship or career issues, or major losses and setbacks, I provide the help, support and guidance needed to help you work through whatever you are dealing with and discover, from within yourself, the next do-able step forward in your life.

**OUR OFFICE IS NOW PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES** No matter how long you have doing, thinking or feeling the same thing- you CAN change. Each person can shape their lives, and counseling can help remove the roadblocks keeping you stuck. Counseling should be both affordable and accessible- and I work to address each client's unique goals. By focusing on communication skills, lowering anxiety, and encouraging positive possibilities, I help clients move forward to achieve their potential.

Through a collaborative and personalized approach, I offer a holistic perspective that reconnects the mind and body.  The therapeutic relationship, built on trust and understanding, is an essential component of therapy, and I strive to bring warmth, encouragement, and humor into our collaboration. I work with women and men struggling with eating disorders and body image issues, anxiety, depression, trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other related issues.

I see couples and individuals from teens to adults, from all backgrounds and beliefs, who are dealing with a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, family and relationship issues, and identity struggles.

With nearly 30 years of clinical experience, I utilize CBT, expressive therapies, imagery/relaxation, mindfulness/meditation, role play, and play therapy to address the challenges that children, adolescents and adults face. Therapeutic goals of clients may include increasing self-esteem, improving self-expression, decreasing anxiety/stress, improving self/other awareness, increasing attention spans, improving self-control, increasing frustration tolerance, improving anger management, decreasing teasing/bullying issues, and improving interpersonal relating skills.

NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. HOPE. Four simple letters. One small word. Why is it so hard to find hope when stress is piling up on us? To me, counseling is a process centered on finding the hope that these stressors can be managed and our lives can change. Following a Motivational Interviewing (MI) approach, my goal is to meet you where you are in your personal journey for change and recovery. Through collaborative exploration and goal-planning, I will work with you to help you develop the skills necessary to build or return to a healthy level of personal functioning.

Hello, my name is Jeremy, I am a licensed clinical professional counselor. I work at Dr Lisa R. Halpern M.D. LLC. l work with clients who struggle with: depression, anxiety, stress, anger, grief, and many other problems. I am also a youth soccer and basketball coach, and enjoy working with youth in my counseling practice as well.

Do you feel marginalized, dismissed and judged by social norms? Are you a part of a community that outsiders do not understand (vegan, LGBT, veteran). Perhaps these thoughts are competing with what you truly know about yourself. The anxiety and depression setting in are natural responses, but you deserve to be understood, respected and believed. Your thoughts are valid. You want to rebuild that self-esteem and find a meaningful community without being marginalized. You are ready to silence the naysayers and fully embrace yourself surrounded by a meaningful community. Do you want to feel understood by someone who really gets it?

I am a trans identified psychotherapist with clinical training influenced by person centered, relational, and family systems theory. I value the importance of providing my clients with unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence. I specialize in LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy and use an intersectional lens to ensure my clients are truly seen. I provide compassionate, authentic, and skilled therapy to support and empower my clients. I work from a framework that acknowledges how clients’ intersecting identities impact their mental health, and needs within therapy, specifically when it comes to the effects of minority stress.

Our therapists are experienced in a broad range of mental health issues and use a variety of therapeutic approaches to compliment the unique needs of each individual. We believe that health comes from treating the whole person. Therefore, we seek to integrate emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions into the healing process. Although our clinicians have been trained in various methods of treatment, we tailor treatment to help meet your specific needs and not to a specific theoretical approach. Our therapists will help guide you through the exploration of values, beliefs, thoughts, and feelings to promote increased awareness of self and greater sense of well-being.

Greetings! I am here to help you to evolve into a better-fulling you, should your desire at this time is to work on achieving self-actualization; to love and embrace your authentic self. Here are some of the description of what I can do to assist with the above endeavor. I am a License Clinical Professional Counselor and a Certified Trauma Professional. I have experience with helping individuals manage depression, anxiety, regulations of emotions, impulsive behaviors and processing traumatic events. I have ten years of experience with assisting children, adolescences and families with concerns of attachments and relational issues.