Marriage Counseling Therapists in Bowie, MD

Are you living every day with anxiety, fear, or worry? Do you often find yourself overwhelmed by the feeling that you're doing so much, yet it never seems enough? Are you constantly juggling life’s demands but feeling like you are falling short as a partner, parent, or employee? Life might seem like an endless stream of challenges that never lets up, leaving you feeling stuck in the "what if". What if life were different. I have an extensive amount of experience helping clients overcome feelings of depression, anxiety, guilt, trauma, marital issues, family conflict, and struggles with childhood behavioral disorders.

Are you in a crisis with your marriage? Are you getting married and need to ensure your bond is solid? Are you experiencing frequent arguments or discord in your relationship? Or do you just need a relationship check-up? The therapists at Social Solutions Therapeutic Services specializes in strengthening and repairing relationships. If you desire a path to improving your communication with your partner, to minimize conflict, or revitalize the connection in your relationship, we are trained to support you in your endeavors to bring about change.

Are you ready to turn the page from struggling with daily life challenges? Aspire Clinical Treatment Solutions, LLC provides a broad range of goal-oriented treatment services for clients ages 16 and older. Clients glean the benefits of 20+ years of experiences from a broad range of diverse settings including community mental health, private/federal health care, public schools, military installations (U.S. and abroad). We have extensive expertise dealing with crises; coping with catastrophic illnesses, major life stressors, anxiety, anger, grief, family, marital/premarital concerns, domestic violence, and workplace issues..

Are you experiencing marriage problems, communication problems, anxiety, unexplainable sadness, depression, or stress? Do you struggle with low self-esteem, low self-worth, ADHD related issues or are you finding it difficult to navigate life transitions. Finding a therapist could feel like a daunting task but seeking help is the first step to overcoming life’s challenges. I have over 19 years of combined experience providing culturally sensitive and trauma informed counseling to individuals, couples, and families. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in a collaborative way to meet the needs of the client.

As the author ZKA stated, "A Negative Mind Will Never Give You A Positive Life." I want to help get to a healthier version of yourself. Trusting someone enough to disclose the dark parts of your life is never easy, but I am here to take that journey with you. I am impassioned about empowering people to find their voice and direction for healing from a strengths-based perspective. I am devotedly interested in listening to people’s issues and utilizing your inner strength’s to help resolve them.

I have over 20 years' experience helping couples with communication and conflict problems. I use a variety of techniques to restore emotional connection and teach skills that promote a solid, happy relationship. Therapy starts with a thorough assessment to pinpoint strengths and stress points of each person and the relationship. I help premarital couples prepare for marriage using a 4-session, private program called Happily Ever After, which includes testing and a workbook. I offer a brief divorce prevention course to help couples decide if their relationship can be saved. I also use EMDR to work with clients healing from trauma.

Is this a time of high anxiety, grief or depression? Do marital, family or relational concerns seem to be overwhelming? If so, you need to be heard. JoAnn completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Washington Bible College, and her Master of Arts degree in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University. She has been licensed by the State of Maryland as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. JoAnn is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Her past experience includes work as a group facilitator, a parent-educator and family support advocate for families in crisis.

Relationships are hard work and can be tough to navigate through. Just like our bodies, our relationships require regular maintenance to keep them running well. When life brings about unexpected challenges, it is best to repair them as soon as possible to prevent further complications in the long run. Oftentimes we can do general maintenance and repairs ourselves. Other times, despite our best efforts, we need someone to look at our relationships, listen to us and help us make the best decisions. I am committed to helping you gain insight into your relationships, resolve conflict and improve your relationship satisfaction.

Are you dealing with a difficult time? Have you experienced trauma? Do you have a hard time with your teen? Are you struggling with a relationship? Dealing with stress? Have you recently lost someone? Are you going through a major life transition (marriage, birth, loss of a job, divorce)? We are here to help, heal and restore hope! Our practice's focus is to bring comprehensive and culturally competent services to clients so they can thrive and realize their full potential. It is our overall goal to enhance the quality of life for individuals and families.

Are you overwhelmed or confused about the next steps needed to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle? Does it seem as if no one understands or can relate to your experiences? If you answered yes to any of the questions, you are in the right place. I am an African Centered social worker with over 20 years of experience in helping children, families, adults, and couples. If you are curious about what healthy change could look like in your life, let's connect. You deserve to be happy. You deserve joy.

Shawn M. McBride is a licensed counselor/therapist and pastoral counselor (MA) for those seeking faith based therapy. He is a highly sought after couples/marriage therapist in the DMV who has been serving families for over 23 years. He specializes in serving couples who are dating, engaged, married and men & women who are seeking individual counseling/therapy apart from their relationship. He is an expert in helping Black men thrive through counseling & therapy. Shawn is also an ordained wedding officiant and has married over 300 couples in his career.

Are the challenges of raising responsible, well behaved children, along with managing relationships at work, with your spouse or partner, extended family and friends sending you in an "emotional tail spin"? I provide a safe port in the storm through therapy with individuals, couples, and families in an open and accepting environment. Together we will explore your life trials and tribulations and develop a strategy to navigate through the storm.

The experienced mountain climber is not intimidated by a mountain — he/she is inspired by it. The persistent winner is not discouraged by a problem, he/she is challenged by it.. It is better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.”William Arthur Ward”. Matters of the Mind (M.O.T.M.) Vaultage assesses your matter and progressively begins to challenge your mind through Cognitive Interventions. 99% of our clients WANT meaningful change to their life's complexities however its not until one begins to break down barriers, releasing self-actualization.

Gail Bowles has a Master's Degree in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy from Walden University. As well as a psychology degree from Argosy University. Gail is dedicated to assisting clients in reaching their personal and relational therapy goals and repairing relationships in a safe, tranquil and supportive environment for a self pay fee of $150. In 2018, she had the opportunity to be a guest on Fox 45 in Baltimore, MD speaking on the subject of Healthy Relationships.

People just want to be happy. So I help my clients learn how to be healthy as individuals and how to have healthy relationships, too. It's been so rewarding for me to work with individuals and couples for the past 25 years. We explore how to be healthy physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This wellness checklist can be applied to individual growth and healing, and to couples in marriage counseling, pre-marital, or relationship counseling as well. During this process, counseling addresses the symptoms, while therapy addresses the causes.

I serve as the Program Director for the Couples & Family Institute. I envisioned & created the Couples & Family Institute in 2018, a program that focuses on providing comprehensive and systemic care for families & couples. My love & respect for the importance of happy families, positioned myself to share this passion with MPB Group for the last 10 + years. I have a team of highly motivated therapists who wish to help heal couples & families with their challenging relational dynamics. The team has expertise in depression, anxiety, ADHD, pre-marital, divorce. blended families, and trauma.

Relationships in Crisis: We Have Several Private Couples/Marriage Workshops & Seminars, in order to Rapidly Accelerate Your Healing & Your Communication Process (Traditional 45 min. session (Simply Does Not Work). During these 2 to 4 weeks, we will see both of you Together & Individually, as well as Help each of you Learn the Art of Empathy, Sensitivity & Compassion. These Workshops/Seminars are Designed to be Informative & Powerful, in order to Accelerate Your Healing Process & Stop any further Damage from Occurring. Our Success RATE is 85% of Our Couples that have Successfully Completed Our Couples Workshops or Alcohol Treatment.

Whether you just heard, "I love you, but I'm not in love with you," are trying to rebuild trust after an affair, need to replace distance with closeness, need to forgive (or be forgiven), or are trying to avoid separation or stop a divorce -- Dr. Shane employs Gottman Institute's research based methods to help couples develop the skills needed to hear (and be heard), resolve conflicts in a "win/win' vs a "win/lose" fashion, and speak each other's "love language" so that you can try and make peace with the past and get past the hurt.

*PLEASE EMAIL TO SCHEDULE AN APPT NOW* Do you ever wonder: How can I achieve true Balance and Growth? Why am I so dissatisfied with my job? Are my own issues interfering with my marriage or my ability to parent my difficult teen? What is holding me back from moving forward with my life? Or-do you feel like your marriage is failing? Do you have difficulty communicating with your spouse? Have your own children become out of control? Is it time to look at a career change?