Self-Harming Therapists in College Park, MD
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Joselyn Brown
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
My ideal client presents depressive symptoms related to trauma & grief. They express that they want to process unresolved childhood issues. They express that the issues have prevented close relationships with their adult children. They want forgiveness and help in creating better ties. The goal may be to explore & resolve issues related to traumatic events and improve overall mood. Interventions may include sharing details of the event and how it has affected their relationships, using positive self-talk, developing positive coping skills, and identifying effective strategies to communicate thoughts and feelings.
My ideal client presents depressive symptoms related to trauma & grief. They express that they want to process unresolved childhood issues. They express that the issues have prevented close relationships with their adult children. They want forgiveness and help in creating better ties. The goal may be to explore & resolve issues related to traumatic events and improve overall mood. Interventions may include sharing details of the event and how it has affected their relationships, using positive self-talk, developing positive coping skills, and identifying effective strategies to communicate thoughts and feelings.
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My ideal client seeks a therapist who understands the complexities of their lived experiences. They may be struggling with issues like trauma, addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, identity struggles, life transitions, existential concerns, or oppression. They would come to me because they need a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore their emotions and experiences, seeking personal growth, well-being, and fulfillment. They choose me for support in achieving a fulfilling life, recognizing my capacity to guide them through personal growth and empower them to access their transformative potential.
My ideal client seeks a therapist who understands the complexities of their lived experiences. They may be struggling with issues like trauma, addiction, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, identity struggles, life transitions, existential concerns, or oppression. They would come to me because they need a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore their emotions and experiences, seeking personal growth, well-being, and fulfillment. They choose me for support in achieving a fulfilling life, recognizing my capacity to guide them through personal growth and empower them to access their transformative potential.
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Dr. Anita Payne- Comprehensive Clinical Solutions
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, CSOTP
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
My mission is to provide the highest quality and compassionate behavior health care to our clients, families and people in need through a comprehensive arrangement of services and effective clinical care. If you have found yourself feeling down lately and nothing seems to be going your way, making it difficult to lift your spirits, It might be time to seek help from a licensed professional. My Individual Therapy sessions help clients develop positive attitudes towards life’s most complex and challenging circumstances. All sessions are tailored to client's individual needs.
My mission is to provide the highest quality and compassionate behavior health care to our clients, families and people in need through a comprehensive arrangement of services and effective clinical care. If you have found yourself feeling down lately and nothing seems to be going your way, making it difficult to lift your spirits, It might be time to seek help from a licensed professional. My Individual Therapy sessions help clients develop positive attitudes towards life’s most complex and challenging circumstances. All sessions are tailored to client's individual needs.
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Candita Hinds
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
Not all wounds are visible! We all wrestle with difficult emotions and mental struggles. Not to mention the pressures of life can seem considerably overwhelming at times. I am licensed in Maryland with 9 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with depression, stress and anxiety, lgbt-related issues, parenting issues, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I have had the privilege of working with adolescents, adults, couples and families while using an eclectic approach from modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a Person Centered approach to help facilitate their healing.
Not all wounds are visible! We all wrestle with difficult emotions and mental struggles. Not to mention the pressures of life can seem considerably overwhelming at times. I am licensed in Maryland with 9 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with depression, stress and anxiety, lgbt-related issues, parenting issues, & motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I have had the privilege of working with adolescents, adults, couples and families while using an eclectic approach from modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a Person Centered approach to help facilitate their healing.
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Are you grappling with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, PTSD, C-PTSD, addictions, or borderline personality disorder? My aim is to assist clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves and regaining a sense of empowerment over their lives. Together, we will navigate past wounds, tackle present challenges, & cultivate the resilience necessary to embrace a more fulfilling future. I seek to connect with individuals open to a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic relationship where they can work together to create a safe space for exploring the depths of emotions, thoughts, & experiences without judgment.
Are you grappling with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, PTSD, C-PTSD, addictions, or borderline personality disorder? My aim is to assist clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves and regaining a sense of empowerment over their lives. Together, we will navigate past wounds, tackle present challenges, & cultivate the resilience necessary to embrace a more fulfilling future. I seek to connect with individuals open to a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic relationship where they can work together to create a safe space for exploring the depths of emotions, thoughts, & experiences without judgment.
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My ideal client may need help with confidence, relationships, or learning who they are. They aim to reduce symptoms of clinical diagnoses and work with me to see progress in their lives. This client would want to learn more about themselves and improve their relationships with others and with themselves. They would be a motivated and insightful client who attends sessions regularly and comes prepared with topics to discuss. I would help this client by listening to them and their thoughts, offering support, and building a rapport with them.
My ideal client may need help with confidence, relationships, or learning who they are. They aim to reduce symptoms of clinical diagnoses and work with me to see progress in their lives. This client would want to learn more about themselves and improve their relationships with others and with themselves. They would be a motivated and insightful client who attends sessions regularly and comes prepared with topics to discuss. I would help this client by listening to them and their thoughts, offering support, and building a rapport with them.
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Do you want to increase self-awareness, reduce symptoms of anxiety/depression, improve communication & relationships within your family, process grief, find balance in your maternal role, and learn effective stress management techniques? Ultimately, do you want to regain control over your life and cultivate greater resilience and happiness? My primary goal is to provide my clients with coping strategies, build resilience, foster a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships, & create a more fulfilling life.
Do you want to increase self-awareness, reduce symptoms of anxiety/depression, improve communication & relationships within your family, process grief, find balance in your maternal role, and learn effective stress management techniques? Ultimately, do you want to regain control over your life and cultivate greater resilience and happiness? My primary goal is to provide my clients with coping strategies, build resilience, foster a deeper understanding of themselves and their relationships, & create a more fulfilling life.
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Taylor C Cole
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740
I believe in providing integrative support services to both individuals and families through enhancing strengths, making positive choices and allowing positive change to promote the healing process. I understand that everyone enters the therapeutic relationship with a personal story, unique experiences, strengths and individualized needs. For this reason, I employ person centered methods to create the most supportive, empowering environment possible. My role is to assist you in reaching your goals and achieving positive changes.
I believe in providing integrative support services to both individuals and families through enhancing strengths, making positive choices and allowing positive change to promote the healing process. I understand that everyone enters the therapeutic relationship with a personal story, unique experiences, strengths and individualized needs. For this reason, I employ person centered methods to create the most supportive, empowering environment possible. My role is to assist you in reaching your goals and achieving positive changes.
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Hello, I am Siyu – a person-centered therapist who values and warmly accepts clients. I am real, integrated, and authentic during our therapy hours. I can help clients pay attention to and value their experiences, process their experiences both cognitively and bodily, view prior experiences in new ways, and increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action. Also, I am a therapist with a diverse cultural background, so I can deeply understand the minority population’s feelings and struggles. I have worked with kids, adolescents, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and stress.
Hello, I am Siyu – a person-centered therapist who values and warmly accepts clients. I am real, integrated, and authentic during our therapy hours. I can help clients pay attention to and value their experiences, process their experiences both cognitively and bodily, view prior experiences in new ways, and increase their confidence in making choices and in pursuing a course of action. Also, I am a therapist with a diverse cultural background, so I can deeply understand the minority population’s feelings and struggles. I have worked with kids, adolescents, and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, and stress.
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Alexis Bell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740 (Online Only)
Do you find yourself worrying a lot or feel overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions that you become stuck and stagnant? Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself that you feel like a failure or are failing? Do you feel like parts of life are falling apart and no one understands? Well life can be overwhelming and leave you with so much uncertainty about ourselves, relationships, career, parenthood, and life situations that we become depressed, anxious, stressed out, and stuck about our next move.
Do you find yourself worrying a lot or feel overwhelmed by your thoughts and emotions that you become stuck and stagnant? Do you put a lot of pressure on yourself that you feel like a failure or are failing? Do you feel like parts of life are falling apart and no one understands? Well life can be overwhelming and leave you with so much uncertainty about ourselves, relationships, career, parenthood, and life situations that we become depressed, anxious, stressed out, and stuck about our next move.
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Gillian Andrea Blackman-Diarra
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice, licensed in the state of Maryland. My goal is to teach and enpower individuals/couples to cope with their feelings by building a safe and collaborative relationship in which they feel comfortable exploring their thoughts and experiences.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice, licensed in the state of Maryland. My goal is to teach and enpower individuals/couples to cope with their feelings by building a safe and collaborative relationship in which they feel comfortable exploring their thoughts and experiences.
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Accepting new clients with two openings for adult interpersonal group therapy. Let's figure this out together. I believe that psychotherapy is a space where you can access your most authentic self and unapologetically be you. As a psychologist, I create a safe space and the connection needed to activate the pathways to healing. I invite you to stay present with your emotions and strengthen your self-compassion regardless of the challenges you are facing. The LGBTQIA+ community is affirmed at my practice. E-mail contact is preferred: pointbalanceat@gmail.com. *I am an out of network provider.*
Accepting new clients with two openings for adult interpersonal group therapy. Let's figure this out together. I believe that psychotherapy is a space where you can access your most authentic self and unapologetically be you. As a psychologist, I create a safe space and the connection needed to activate the pathways to healing. I invite you to stay present with your emotions and strengthen your self-compassion regardless of the challenges you are facing. The LGBTQIA+ community is affirmed at my practice. E-mail contact is preferred: pointbalanceat@gmail.com. *I am an out of network provider.*
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Brian Polis
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
Opening up around the vulnerable and intimate details of our lives can be very uncomfortable. There is so much pressure to be “happy”, “better”, or “perfect”, while receiving messaging that being anything else is unacceptable. We are very adaptive yet often struggle to effectively get our needs met, so may engage in avoidance behaviors and withhold or internalize our feelings to try to prevent things from getting worse. You want to feel more like your true self and get more satisfaction out of your relationships. You need an unconditionally supportive, non-judgmental, creative, and humorous therapist who accepts you however you are.
Opening up around the vulnerable and intimate details of our lives can be very uncomfortable. There is so much pressure to be “happy”, “better”, or “perfect”, while receiving messaging that being anything else is unacceptable. We are very adaptive yet often struggle to effectively get our needs met, so may engage in avoidance behaviors and withhold or internalize our feelings to try to prevent things from getting worse. You want to feel more like your true self and get more satisfaction out of your relationships. You need an unconditionally supportive, non-judgmental, creative, and humorous therapist who accepts you however you are.
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Cleaster Snerling-Woodward
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Cleaster Snerling-Woodward, and I am glad you are here. As a professional counselor, I work with adults from all walks of life to help others find meaning and purpose. This starts with a thorough assessment phase that emphasizes understanding my clients' intersecting identities, symptoms, and goals. Because of the inherent diversity of human experience, I believe effective treatment begins with a thorough understanding of where each person is and what has led to this point in their life.
Hello! My name is Cleaster Snerling-Woodward, and I am glad you are here. As a professional counselor, I work with adults from all walks of life to help others find meaning and purpose. This starts with a thorough assessment phase that emphasizes understanding my clients' intersecting identities, symptoms, and goals. Because of the inherent diversity of human experience, I believe effective treatment begins with a thorough understanding of where each person is and what has led to this point in their life.
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I help individuals, couples and families reconnect with and draw strength from the goodness in themselves as they cultivate positive behaviors and new perspectives on life. I specialize in untangling the patterns that cause us harm, including avoidance, addiction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic suffering, self harm, suicidal ideation, and low self esteem. I help couples and families find more wholesome and supportive ways to connect and care for each other.
I help individuals, couples and families reconnect with and draw strength from the goodness in themselves as they cultivate positive behaviors and new perspectives on life. I specialize in untangling the patterns that cause us harm, including avoidance, addiction, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic suffering, self harm, suicidal ideation, and low self esteem. I help couples and families find more wholesome and supportive ways to connect and care for each other.
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Erin McWilliams - Counseling On Call Llc
Counselor, LGPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740
Hello, I'm Erin! I'm glad you found me. It’s an honor to help my clients self-actualize through direct and indirect exploration of their history, thoughts, feelings, and belief systems. I tailor my approach to each individual, but believe that radical honesty and unconditional regard are the foundation of real transformation. I am happy to work with clients from all backgrounds. I have lived experience in the LGBTQ and polyamory/ethical non-monogamy communities and especially enjoy working with these populations.
Hello, I'm Erin! I'm glad you found me. It’s an honor to help my clients self-actualize through direct and indirect exploration of their history, thoughts, feelings, and belief systems. I tailor my approach to each individual, but believe that radical honesty and unconditional regard are the foundation of real transformation. I am happy to work with clients from all backgrounds. I have lived experience in the LGBTQ and polyamory/ethical non-monogamy communities and especially enjoy working with these populations.
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Beatrice Aina
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
“Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going” – Noam Shpancer, PHD. Sometimes in life we reach a point where we lose focus on the things critical to improving/maintaining our mental health and overall quality of life. I myself have once reached that point and it was then I realized the importance of having a strong network of support, including a therapist. I have come to learn that a tremendous amount of people feel alone, left out, or unheard; and so, I strive to create a safe space for people to be seen, heard, understood, and valued.
“Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going” – Noam Shpancer, PHD. Sometimes in life we reach a point where we lose focus on the things critical to improving/maintaining our mental health and overall quality of life. I myself have once reached that point and it was then I realized the importance of having a strong network of support, including a therapist. I have come to learn that a tremendous amount of people feel alone, left out, or unheard; and so, I strive to create a safe space for people to be seen, heard, understood, and valued.
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Crystal S Goodman
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
Are you struggling with stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, or general life challenges? Are you in search of an ally committed to your holistic well-being, irrespective of your circumstances? Embarking on a therapeutic journey is a commendable first step in regaining control of your life and rekindling the joy you once cherished. Our combined efforts will cater to your specific needs, paving the way for your innate potential to radiate once again. Therapy isn't just about healing; it's about rediscovering your strengths and reclaiming your happiness. Let's take this journey together, and I will support you every step of the way.
Are you struggling with stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, or general life challenges? Are you in search of an ally committed to your holistic well-being, irrespective of your circumstances? Embarking on a therapeutic journey is a commendable first step in regaining control of your life and rekindling the joy you once cherished. Our combined efforts will cater to your specific needs, paving the way for your innate potential to radiate once again. Therapy isn't just about healing; it's about rediscovering your strengths and reclaiming your happiness. Let's take this journey together, and I will support you every step of the way.
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Hi, I'm Richeal! I believe that the most vital aspect of therapy is a trusting relationship between the client and therapist. My strength is being able to make people feel comfortable to share their stories. I strive to provide a comfortable, open, non-judgmental, and safe environment for all of my clients. By building a strong therapist-client alliance, we will work together in developing the psychological tools needed to support you in your healing journey! If you are motivated to see progress in yourself, please do not hesitate to reach out at any time!
Hi, I'm Richeal! I believe that the most vital aspect of therapy is a trusting relationship between the client and therapist. My strength is being able to make people feel comfortable to share their stories. I strive to provide a comfortable, open, non-judgmental, and safe environment for all of my clients. By building a strong therapist-client alliance, we will work together in developing the psychological tools needed to support you in your healing journey! If you are motivated to see progress in yourself, please do not hesitate to reach out at any time!
Washington Area Clinical Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20741
When we avoid dealing with painful emotions and experiences, we allow emotional wounds to develop. Emotional wounds are just as serious as physical wounds, and need just as much attention and care. When we neglect emotional injuries, we allow the wounds to fester and infect other areas of our life. Our therapeutic style focuses on confronting painful emotions and understanding their role in interpersonal emotional reactivity. For this reason, therapy is intense and emotionally heightened. It brings out individuals' most vulnerable emotions and promotes the expression of the true self.
When we avoid dealing with painful emotions and experiences, we allow emotional wounds to develop. Emotional wounds are just as serious as physical wounds, and need just as much attention and care. When we neglect emotional injuries, we allow the wounds to fester and infect other areas of our life. Our therapeutic style focuses on confronting painful emotions and understanding their role in interpersonal emotional reactivity. For this reason, therapy is intense and emotionally heightened. It brings out individuals' most vulnerable emotions and promotes the expression of the true self.
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How does therapy for self-harm work?
A person may turn to self-injury so that they can distract themselves from their stress, depression, anxiety, or upsetting circumstances. Therapy can address the cause of an individual’s suffering. A therapist can help a person understand why they may want to self-harm and help the person learn new methods of coping. A person may have poor emotion regulation, and treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is helpful for breaking this behaviour. In addition, treatment such as dialectical behavior therapy can help a person manage their tolerance of distress.
Which therapies are best for self-harm?
Specific approaches used by professionals include cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, psychodynamic, and mentalisation-based therapies, among others. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapies are common approaches for people who have painful thoughts and past traumas. These therapies help an individual cope with distress, regulate emotions, and manage impulsive urges.
Does the tendency to self-harm mean the person is suicidal?
Having this urge does not mean the individual suffers from suicidal ideation. People who want to self-injure look to distract or alleviate themselves from the pain they are experiencing. People with suicidal tendencies want to end life altogether. However, this does not mean a person with the intent to self-harm will not attempt suicide.
How often and how long are therapy sessions for self-harm?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual. Clients may see improvement within 20 sessions, at an average of 50 minutes per session, while others may opt for 20 to 30 sessions over, maybe, a six-month period. People, especially those with co-occurring conditions like depression and anxiety, may need to continue therapy for up to 12 to 18 months.