Self-Harming Therapists in College Park, MD
My ideal client would be someone who recognizes unhealthy patterns and is ready to make a change, whether this is a disruption in day-to-day functioning, relationships, self-esteem, or addiction. Even if your goal isn't clear at the moment, I will help guide you along the way until you're able to see the finish line you envision. Clients should be ready to be challenged and encouraged to get outside of their comfort zone.
My ideal client would be someone who recognizes unhealthy patterns and is ready to make a change, whether this is a disruption in day-to-day functioning, relationships, self-esteem, or addiction. Even if your goal isn't clear at the moment, I will help guide you along the way until you're able to see the finish line you envision. Clients should be ready to be challenged and encouraged to get outside of their comfort zone.
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.
Roman Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
As a dedicated therapist with 13 years of experience, I have worked with college-age students navigating the unique challenges of this transformative period. My approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, recognizing that the transition to adulthood can bring stress, anxiety, and exploration of who you are as a person. I create a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or academic stress, I'm here to help you develop coping strategies and find balance in your life.
As a dedicated therapist with 13 years of experience, I have worked with college-age students navigating the unique challenges of this transformative period. My approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, recognizing that the transition to adulthood can bring stress, anxiety, and exploration of who you are as a person. I create a safe and non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or academic stress, I'm here to help you develop coping strategies and find balance in your life.
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.
Jenna Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740
I'm a queer neurodivergent therapist deeply committed to helping you navigate struggles with body image, disordered eating, obsessional doubt, anxiety, and executive functioning. My practice is rooted in a liberatory and equity framework that recognizes the impact of systemic oppression on mental health. I embrace an anti-carceral approach to care where you actively shape your treatment under my guidance. As a relational therapist, I strive to show up authentically to help you challenge societal expectations and norms that are limiting you. If you've ever been told you're "too much" or "not enough," we might be a good fit.
I'm a queer neurodivergent therapist deeply committed to helping you navigate struggles with body image, disordered eating, obsessional doubt, anxiety, and executive functioning. My practice is rooted in a liberatory and equity framework that recognizes the impact of systemic oppression on mental health. I embrace an anti-carceral approach to care where you actively shape your treatment under my guidance. As a relational therapist, I strive to show up authentically to help you challenge societal expectations and norms that are limiting you. If you've ever been told you're "too much" or "not enough," we might be a good fit.
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.
Arisa Chan
Art Therapist, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740 (Online Only)
As a child of immigrants, I have had my fair share of feeling stuck, confused, or vulnerable especially in environments that didn’t quite reflect my experiences. As an art therapist and counselor, I focus on creating safer, trauma-informed spaces for individuals to explore themselves more authentically and to bring awareness of how they can be more empowered in their relationships and larger communities.
As a child of immigrants, I have had my fair share of feeling stuck, confused, or vulnerable especially in environments that didn’t quite reflect my experiences. As an art therapist and counselor, I focus on creating safer, trauma-informed spaces for individuals to explore themselves more authentically and to bring awareness of how they can be more empowered in their relationships and larger communities.
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.
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.
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.
Siyu Wang - Counseling On Call
Counselor, LGPC
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
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 adolescents and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and stress. I also provide EMDR!
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 adolescents and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma and stress. I also provide EMDR!
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.
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.
Accepting new clients! 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! 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.*
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.
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.
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.
Courtney Berry
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20741 (Online Only)
You’re trying to hold it together as best as you can. You are able to be there for everyone else but struggle to show up for yourself. Sometimes you just feel so down but you can’t quite figure out why. It's been going on for a while now and no matter what you have tried, nothing seems to make you feel better. It may be something from your past that you are having a hard time dealing with or may even avoid thinking about. You feel like no one gets it. So you put on a brave face each day and decide you can deal with whatever it is later. You question your every move and your relationships, thinking “something must be wrong with me"
You’re trying to hold it together as best as you can. You are able to be there for everyone else but struggle to show up for yourself. Sometimes you just feel so down but you can’t quite figure out why. It's been going on for a while now and no matter what you have tried, nothing seems to make you feel better. It may be something from your past that you are having a hard time dealing with or may even avoid thinking about. You feel like no one gets it. So you put on a brave face each day and decide you can deal with whatever it is later. You question your every move and your relationships, thinking “something must be wrong with me"
Hi, I'm Laricka. My passion for studying mental health came from being in an area where mental health issues were very prevalent. Instead of people being properly diagnosed, and helped, they were dismissed, and it left people with unhealed trauma, feelings, and emotions. I sought out to learn about mental health so I can help promote change in the next person’s life.
Hi, I'm Laricka. My passion for studying mental health came from being in an area where mental health issues were very prevalent. Instead of people being properly diagnosed, and helped, they were dismissed, and it left people with unhealed trauma, feelings, and emotions. I sought out to learn about mental health so I can help promote change in the next person’s life.
Sabrina Cermeno
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
Hello! I am Sabrina, DC born and raised, and from a large immigrant Peruvian household. I believe therapy is a helpful space to deepen one’s understanding of themselves and others. It is also a space for growth and healing from our past experiences that have shaped us and our worldview. I use a systemic lens that involves viewing the individual within the context of a larger system. This includes people, environments, rules, and societal norms that impact us.
Hello! I am Sabrina, DC born and raised, and from a large immigrant Peruvian household. I believe therapy is a helpful space to deepen one’s understanding of themselves and others. It is also a space for growth and healing from our past experiences that have shaped us and our worldview. I use a systemic lens that involves viewing the individual within the context of a larger system. This includes people, environments, rules, and societal norms that impact us.
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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.