""Something we were withholding made us weak until we found out it was ourselves" (Robert Frost) Working closely together we'll help you become authentically, fully ALIVE by healing your past and current emotional wounds and breaking self- destructive habits/behaviors. We'll work relentlessly to liberate you from crippling anxiety, shame, detachment, loneliness and other destructive inhibitions creating your symptoms. Clients report a feeling of HOPE and MOMENTUM even after our first session! So, if you want to enjoy passionate relationships, become emotionally alive while experiencing internal peace and fulfill your unique potential, roll up your sleeves and let's get started!"

"If you are stuck in your career or are wondering whether it's time for a change, I know I can help. I bring to my clients the wisdom from the successes I've had as a Harvard MBA, as an advertising executive with one of America's top advertising agencies, as president of an innovative not-for profit, and as a successful entrepreneur. I also have a strong clinical background of 17 years in private practice as a licensed psychotherapist. This variety and breadth gives me a unique ability to view problems from multiple perspectives, creating strategically sound, actionable solutions."

"I believe that counseling can help you THRIVE. With compassion, warmth, and humor, I help people who want to change unproductive or unhealthy patterns in their behavior, and in their important relationships. I help individuals desiring to become stronger and healthier - often while experiencing crises or change in their personal or professional lives. My clients often struggle with issues that include anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, co-dependency, substance abuse, work related issues, life transitions. One of my passions is working with adults - partners, parents, ACOA's - who live with anxiety & frustration over a loved one's alcoholism/addiction."

"Did you know that the kinder we are to ourselves, the more optimal our mental health will be? Contrary to our 'push through the pain' culture, self-compassion has been proven to actually enhance our performance and our sense of well-being. Learn how to be with feelings of anxiety, sadness and irritability so you don't feel like you're always reacting or losing sight of who you are. Get grounded and become more aware in your life and in your relationships. "

"My approach focuses on strengths and what's working in one's life, while also assisting in practical problem solving. Those who want to establish a mind/body/spirit connection and have more joy in their lives will benefit the most by working with me. My excitement for counseling and coaching comes from helping people create wellness and balance, while going through life's transitions: adolescence, college, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging, adjusting to losses and dealing with health issues. I'm also a cancer survivor interested in helping others on their healing journey by phone or in person."

"I love helping individuals and couples achieve their goals and aspirations. I offer a caring, safe, and healing environment that allows clients the opportunity to explore, experience, work through problems, and create solutions that expand their potential for growth and wellness. As a proponent of integrative and holistic therapy that honors the mind-body connection and its impact on well-being, health, and happiness, I attend to the whole person, not just a set of symptoms or problems. I emphasize teaching skills that develop inner resources for successful coping in life. I use a variety of methods, but the method has to meet your needs."

"Looking for relationship help? To relieve the pain or find better ways to manage? The "secrets" of dealing skillfully with difficulties, differences and hurts, are not really secrets: you CAN learn these and many more relationship skills if you are curious, motivated and persistent. I'd like to help you: a) address and relieve your most pressing problems, b) set clear, realistic goals, and c) learn to avoid a tremendous amount of headache and heartache in the future. Our collaboration may yield a lifetime of benefits."

"PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO HIGH DEMAND AND LIMITED AVAILABILITY, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT NEW THERAPY CLIENTS AT THIS TIME. Iona Senior Services' staff of compassionate licensed clinical social workers helps older adults and their families cope with the emotional challenges of aging. Are you an older adult feeling depressed or anxious? Having difficulty dealing with memory loss, a medical condition, or increased dependence on others? Experiencing grief or loss? Are you a caregiver for your spouse or partner, aging parents, or other loved one and are seeking support go deal with the emotional aspects of caregiving?"

"First we together bring rapid relief from your current upsets (e.g., anxiety, depression), before moving on to any deeper issues. We work together directly, actively, and with care, focusing on mutually agreed upon goals. Together we work emphasizing strengths as well as dealing with problems. A collaborative partnership with you yields the best outcomes within the shortest amount of time. Understanding your family is important in our work: the current family and the family of the past. Support for families experiencing drug/alcohol crises is available. Free initial consultation by telephone. email me at drbarbarajsuter@gmail.com"

"Through psychotherapy, every person has the capacity to grow and change and live the life they’ve always imagined. I can help you recognize and alter patterns in your life, develop new skills to enhance your relationships with family, friends, and partners, and move toward greater joy and personal fulfillment. I specialize in treating individuals and couples with issue of anxiety & depression, low self-esteem, postpartum depression, parenting issues, sexual & physical abuse, domestic violence, trauma, and work-related stress. I also specialize in working with women who are in unhappy marriages and are contemplating divorce. "

"I love helping individuals and couples achieve their goals and aspirations. I offer a caring, safe, and healing environment that allows clients the opportunity to explore, experience, work through problems, and create solutions that expand their potential for growth and wellness. As a proponent of integrative and holistic therapy that honors the mind-body connection and its impact on well-being, health, and happiness, I attend to the whole person, not just a set of symptoms or problems. I emphasize teaching skills that develop inner resources for successful coping in life. I use a variety of methods, but the method has to meet your needs."

"Have you done everything in your power to give your child the best opportunities within life? Are you confused as to why your child is struggling emotionally? Have you tried every parenting skill, self-help measure, and read every wellness book to help your child heal and nothing changes? Children deal with emotional issues that parents often cannot understand. I am able effectively address emotional issues to include anxiety, stress, identity concerns, academic struggles and peer relationship issues. As a parent, you also need a place where you can receive support to manage your day-to-day parenting struggles. "

"Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, social anxiety, trauma, or mood disorders? Do you feel as if you life lacks meaning, or would you like to incorporate spirituality into your life? I am an open and authentic therapist. I communicate with honesty and can guide you through dealing with issues such life transitions, grief and loss, existential and spiritual crises, alienation, substance and alcohol abuse, creative blocks, body image, self esteem, career dissatisfaction, and reconciling with traumatic experience and relationships, I can collaborate with you to become a better communicator with your loved ones, colleagues and partner."

"We all have strengths that we can develop, as well as challenges from which we can grow. Each crisis in our lives is an opportunity for healing and growth. As your therapist, I will use a variety of techniques to help you achieve your personal, professional, and spiritual goals. My primary approach is relational, meaning I focus on the healing power of the therapeutic relationship. A dynamic, interactive, and empathic therapist, I offer advice and support when needed, and I share my own experiences when I think they will be helpful. Though I have extensive, in-depth training, I rely greatly on intuition and humor in my work."

"Alternative Counseling & Wellness Center was created to help individuals find their inner source for healing, enrich their lives and meet their full potential. We offer adult, child, adolescent, couples, family treatment, group and special programs. Offices in TOWSON, BALTIMORE, BEL AIR, CROFTON, ELLICOTT CITY and SILVER SPRING When ACWC began over thirteen years ago, many therapies we use were considered alternative. Our holistic body/ mind approach is now the standard of care. ACWC has also always accepted insurance, private, MA, Medicare, TriCare. We want everyone to have access to the highest quality care."

"Linda Perlman Gordon was voted one of the best mental health professionals in the DC Metro area as well as one of the best couples therapists in Washingtonian's "Best of Washington". I am a family therapist with an expertise working with individuals, couples, young adulthood, marriage, infidelity and divorce. For you, benefits from therapy may include, learning new ways to cope with stress and anxiety, managing anger, grief, depression, and/or improving your relationships and communication skills."

"I specialize in helping people suffering from depression, anxiety (mood disorders), early trauma, family or personal transitions, relationship concerns (including marital and/or family issues), psychosomatic issues, losses, and grief issues that are inevitable throughout our lives. I focus on understanding the underlying fears and blockages that interfere with more satisfaction and enjoyment in life--put another way, in thinking about our psychological lives and our states of mind, the past is prologue. I deeply value the uniqueness of each patient's experience and the importance of active and supportive collaboration in promoting growth and change."

"I offer a strength base therapy approach focused on the possibilities for change. I help children, teens, adults and families get unstuck from unproductive patters of relation and practice more productive ways of communication. Being from Venezuela, and raising my own multicultural family, I am passionate by the challenges of meshing cultures to raise emphatic, tolerant and successful children and adolescents. I believe building and maintaining a successful family system requires the art of juggling. I help parents use their own resources to balance their many roles and coach kids and teens through their diverse relationships."

"Is your daughter having trouble dealing with the changes of adolescence? Are you worried about your young adult child living on their own? Have you been putting off asking for help? During these growing years, teens and young adults find ways of dealing with painful emotions. Sometimes uncomfortable feelings can lead to unhealthy ways of coping. Therapy can be a safe place for you or your adolescent to explore patterns and get some perspective."

"Pain is an unavoidable and a necessary part of life. But suffering -- especially prolonged, "punishing" suffering -- is not. So many people seeking therapy suffer from anxiety, depression, difficulties in relationships, and self-sabotaging behaviors. We use defenses to avoid our emotions. Ironically emotions aren't the SOURCE of pain but in fact are there to HELP us HEAL from the painful losses, hurts and challenges of life. You don't come to therapy to talk about your week. You come for relief from your suffering, for a chance to work through and find meaning in your pain and, just as with a broken bone, heal stronger and better! "