Somatic Therapists in College Park, MD
I specialize in trauma-informed care and somatic therapy.
Ideally, I'd treat clients with a trauma history. Someone with a mixture of short and long term trauma. My ideal client is eager to learn and wants to find a way to become their own safe space. Someone who wants to learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, find out their triggers, and treat themselves with patience.
I specialize in trauma-informed care and somatic therapy.
Ideally, I'd treat clients with a trauma history. Someone with a mixture of short and long term trauma. My ideal client is eager to learn and wants to find a way to become their own safe space. Someone who wants to learn how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, find out their triggers, and treat themselves with patience.
Xiaofang (Bethanie) Wang Lanterman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MA, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
I use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic, CBT, DBT, attachment-based methods (EFIT), Bowen, family systems, structural, and solution-focused therapy.
The process of finding a therapist can be daunting, but I believe it is a sign of courage and strength to seek help for lasting personal growth and for stronger relationships. My overall perspective about therapy is to show acceptance, compassion and care to all clients; to build safe, warm, trustworthy, and collaborative therapeutic relationships; to apply evidence-based and culturally-competent therapeutic concepts and skills to address clients’ specific needs; and to build upon client’s strength for change. I speak both English and Mandarin and provide immigration mental health evaluations. I am licensed in MD, D.C., and VA.
I use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic, CBT, DBT, attachment-based methods (EFIT), Bowen, family systems, structural, and solution-focused therapy.
The process of finding a therapist can be daunting, but I believe it is a sign of courage and strength to seek help for lasting personal growth and for stronger relationships. My overall perspective about therapy is to show acceptance, compassion and care to all clients; to build safe, warm, trustworthy, and collaborative therapeutic relationships; to apply evidence-based and culturally-competent therapeutic concepts and skills to address clients’ specific needs; and to build upon client’s strength for change. I speak both English and Mandarin and provide immigration mental health evaluations. I am licensed in MD, D.C., and VA.
I have trained in Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, DBT, CBT and Focusing oriented therapy.
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 have trained in Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, DBT, CBT and Focusing oriented therapy.
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.
My passion lies in helping female clients manage conditions such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and PTSD. I use a range of therapeutic approaches, including somatic therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, compassion-focused therapy, and EMDR. My practice is grounded in a client-centered, anti-oppressive lens, ensuring a safe and inclusive space. My focus is on women's health. I take only women 18+ older clients.
My passion lies in helping female clients manage conditions such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and PTSD. I use a range of therapeutic approaches, including somatic therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, compassion-focused therapy, and EMDR. My practice is grounded in a client-centered, anti-oppressive lens, ensuring a safe and inclusive space. My focus is on women's health. I take only women 18+ older clients.
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.
Kara Peters Veigas
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is an approach to therapy that demands full and active collaboration between the patient and therapist. The patient is expected to bring a will to live as fulfilled and happy a life as possible. In using ISTDP I approach the patient's time as invaluable, and believe the wisest approach is to be up front with the patient immediately and continuously, to bring relief from suffering in the fastest and safest way possible. Therapy is typically conducted on a weekly basis following the initial evaluation until goals are achieved.
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is an approach to therapy that demands full and active collaboration between the patient and therapist. The patient is expected to bring a will to live as fulfilled and happy a life as possible. In using ISTDP I approach the patient's time as invaluable, and believe the wisest approach is to be up front with the patient immediately and continuously, to bring relief from suffering in the fastest and safest way possible. Therapy is typically conducted on a weekly basis following the initial evaluation until goals are achieved.
Robert S. Seiler Jr.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
Are you suffering? Have you tried to change on your own but feel stuck? I can help by providing a safe, caring place where you can heal and grow. You can learn to feel and express your emotions without shutting down or acting destructively and to get your needs met.
Are you suffering? Have you tried to change on your own but feel stuck? I can help by providing a safe, caring place where you can heal and grow. You can learn to feel and express your emotions without shutting down or acting destructively and to get your needs met.
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"
I am a bilingual (English and Spanish) therapist that focuses on providing a safe and culturally sensitive space. I believe in empowering my clients to achieve their goals and full potential through an integrative approach. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered, Child Centered and Prescriptive Play Therapy, and Relational-cultural Therapy. I work with issues related to ADHD, depression, anxiety, relationship/family issues, substance use, trauma, behavior issues, and life transitions.
I am a bilingual (English and Spanish) therapist that focuses on providing a safe and culturally sensitive space. I believe in empowering my clients to achieve their goals and full potential through an integrative approach. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Person Centered, Child Centered and Prescriptive Play Therapy, and Relational-cultural Therapy. I work with issues related to ADHD, depression, anxiety, relationship/family issues, substance use, trauma, behavior issues, and life transitions.
Center for Resilience and Connection
LCSW-C, LCPC, RPT-S
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740 (Online Only)
Each life contains times of transition and uncertainty: some of joy and re-building, some of pain and struggle. Our beliefs about ourselves are often rooted in experiences of mis-attunement (not being seen for who we are) and oppression. Therapy that is attuned to us as individuals provides a pathway to resilience, growth, and healing. In partnership with you, our therapists build an affirming, safe, wholistic, and respectful alliance to use in fostering a stronger sense of your connection with yourself. We believe that each of us can create more meaningful, satisfying relationships with ourselves and others.
Each life contains times of transition and uncertainty: some of joy and re-building, some of pain and struggle. Our beliefs about ourselves are often rooted in experiences of mis-attunement (not being seen for who we are) and oppression. Therapy that is attuned to us as individuals provides a pathway to resilience, growth, and healing. In partnership with you, our therapists build an affirming, safe, wholistic, and respectful alliance to use in fostering a stronger sense of your connection with yourself. We believe that each of us can create more meaningful, satisfying relationships with ourselves and others.
Tiffany Jerinsky
Counselor, MS, LGPC, CTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20742 (Online Only)
I am a counselor with years of experience working with clients who are managing depression, anxiety, and chronic illnesses. I have specialized training in working with those who experience interpersonal violence and sexual assault/abuse. When an individual survives a trauma or hardship it can be extremely difficult to cope and obtain fulfillment. Whatever the struggle is I believe in helping clients identify their strengths in order to overcome the obstacle.
I am a counselor with years of experience working with clients who are managing depression, anxiety, and chronic illnesses. I have specialized training in working with those who experience interpersonal violence and sexual assault/abuse. When an individual survives a trauma or hardship it can be extremely difficult to cope and obtain fulfillment. Whatever the struggle is I believe in helping clients identify their strengths in order to overcome the obstacle.
Ellen Leigh Iscoe
Psychologist, PhD, SEP
Verified Verified
College Park, MD 20740
Not accepting new clients
In the safety of the psychotherapy space we will use body-based approaches like Somatic Experiencing, Focusing, and EMDR in addition to talk therapy.
Hello, hey, welcome! My goal is to help people who have a sense of being ‘other’ feel more comfortable. Maybe you feel different because of your life experiences, your family, how you present to the world, how you process information, or a trauma you experienced. Maybe you feel stuck, or things don’t seem to go the way you think they should and you aren’t sure why. Whatever brings you to therapy, I will meet you with compassion for your pain, respect for how you got to your current situation, and a certainty that together we can help you make changes, feel better, and create the sort of life you want.
In the safety of the psychotherapy space we will use body-based approaches like Somatic Experiencing, Focusing, and EMDR in addition to talk therapy.
Hello, hey, welcome! My goal is to help people who have a sense of being ‘other’ feel more comfortable. Maybe you feel different because of your life experiences, your family, how you present to the world, how you process information, or a trauma you experienced. Maybe you feel stuck, or things don’t seem to go the way you think they should and you aren’t sure why. Whatever brings you to therapy, I will meet you with compassion for your pain, respect for how you got to your current situation, and a certainty that together we can help you make changes, feel better, and create the sort of life you want.
Nancy Sharpe
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740
Not accepting new clients
Limited spots available. Please e-mail me. Seeking support is a courageous act of self-love. I would love to explore the possibility of working together. Clients often come in with symptoms of depression and anxiety and feel disconnected from themselves and others. My hope is to build a trusting relationship where you can explore the emotional obstacles that are preventing you from reaching your goals, and to help you identify the underlying emotions motivating behaviors such as hurt, sadness, fear, loss, and loneliness. My clients report feeling listened to, understood, and empowered.
Limited spots available. Please e-mail me. Seeking support is a courageous act of self-love. I would love to explore the possibility of working together. Clients often come in with symptoms of depression and anxiety and feel disconnected from themselves and others. My hope is to build a trusting relationship where you can explore the emotional obstacles that are preventing you from reaching your goals, and to help you identify the underlying emotions motivating behaviors such as hurt, sadness, fear, loss, and loneliness. My clients report feeling listened to, understood, and empowered.
Caroline Gomes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
College Park, MD 20740 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Are you a young intuitive woman struggling to envision your future? Are you feeling anxious or stuck? Have you been hurt or traumatized? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life? Be still. Breathe. Seek deep within, for YOU are the Guru. And you have the power to change things! Are you ready to transform your life, by feeling fulfilled in life and your relationships? Are you ready to explore and journey into your own unique expression of self? Are you ready to tap into your magick and blessings? Become a new radiant you with my support and guidance! All of you is welcome.
Are you a young intuitive woman struggling to envision your future? Are you feeling anxious or stuck? Have you been hurt or traumatized? Feel like your full potential is unreachable? Or frustrated with life? Be still. Breathe. Seek deep within, for YOU are the Guru. And you have the power to change things! Are you ready to transform your life, by feeling fulfilled in life and your relationships? Are you ready to explore and journey into your own unique expression of self? Are you ready to tap into your magick and blessings? Become a new radiant you with my support and guidance! All of you is welcome.
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Shendi Ramli-Hernandez
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Hyattsville, MD 20783 (Online Only)
As a somatic-based therapist, I recognize that trauma is not merely an event but what the individual holds inside due to the traumatic event.
Hi, I am a psychotherapist with 20+ years of experience in the mental health field. For the past 10+ years, I have specialized in working with trauma survivors with diverse backgrounds, including gender identity, age, racial/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. I have been trained in various treatment modalities, including CBT, DBT, Sandtray therapy modality, play therapy, EMDR, Crisis Intervention, and recently Somatic Experiencing. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, my works focus on helping clients overcome past trauma by establishing a sense of safety within the body, emotional regulation, and nervous system stabilization.
As a somatic-based therapist, I recognize that trauma is not merely an event but what the individual holds inside due to the traumatic event.
Hi, I am a psychotherapist with 20+ years of experience in the mental health field. For the past 10+ years, I have specialized in working with trauma survivors with diverse backgrounds, including gender identity, age, racial/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. I have been trained in various treatment modalities, including CBT, DBT, Sandtray therapy modality, play therapy, EMDR, Crisis Intervention, and recently Somatic Experiencing. As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, my works focus on helping clients overcome past trauma by establishing a sense of safety within the body, emotional regulation, and nervous system stabilization.
Kelly Haines
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, MPH, LICSW, CGP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Welcome! I'd like to tell you, I am an in-person individual, couple, and group psychotherapist. Areas of my specialization are attachment, anxiety, codependency, relationship issues, addiction, and trauma/PTSD. My interventions are somatic, psychodynamic and IFS-informed. If we work together, I can help you (+partner) with new and different behaviors so you can develop meaningful relationships, resolve old pain & trauma, break unhelpful habits, decrease anxiety, achieve work/life balance, use confidence and assertiveness to get your needs met, as well as increase experiences of joy, pleasure, vitality, equanimity.
Welcome! I'd like to tell you, I am an in-person individual, couple, and group psychotherapist. Areas of my specialization are attachment, anxiety, codependency, relationship issues, addiction, and trauma/PTSD. My interventions are somatic, psychodynamic and IFS-informed. If we work together, I can help you (+partner) with new and different behaviors so you can develop meaningful relationships, resolve old pain & trauma, break unhelpful habits, decrease anxiety, achieve work/life balance, use confidence and assertiveness to get your needs met, as well as increase experiences of joy, pleasure, vitality, equanimity.
Zelma Vandermark
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Hyattsville, MD 20783 (Online Only)
I have always known that I wanted to be in the helping professions, and that is what led me to earn my BS in Social Work, my MS from Johns Hopkins in Counseling, and my Doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State. I have a mother who needs a lot of support, compassion, and empathy, so I decided to be the best I can be in the therapeutic profession to help her and others. My approach is to use the most validated therapeutic approaches to empower clients to explore their strengths and build upon their competencies to enhance their lives and allow them to find their inner capability to pick themselves up when needed.
I have always known that I wanted to be in the helping professions, and that is what led me to earn my BS in Social Work, my MS from Johns Hopkins in Counseling, and my Doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State. I have a mother who needs a lot of support, compassion, and empathy, so I decided to be the best I can be in the therapeutic profession to help her and others. My approach is to use the most validated therapeutic approaches to empower clients to explore their strengths and build upon their competencies to enhance their lives and allow them to find their inner capability to pick themselves up when needed.
I approach most counseling issues from a perspective that most people are doing the best they can with what they believe and perceive. Hence, the context for most of our pain as human beings and our well being is found within the meanings we code our experiences with and the relationship spheres we foster. Therefore, above all the various strategies I may find the need to employ on behalf of my client, the most impactful of all of these is that of using the compassionate connection we build with each other as being a powerful catalyst to generate the flow of new possibility.
I approach most counseling issues from a perspective that most people are doing the best they can with what they believe and perceive. Hence, the context for most of our pain as human beings and our well being is found within the meanings we code our experiences with and the relationship spheres we foster. Therefore, above all the various strategies I may find the need to employ on behalf of my client, the most impactful of all of these is that of using the compassionate connection we build with each other as being a powerful catalyst to generate the flow of new possibility.
Martha Furman
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
Hyattsville, MD 20783 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having experience dealing with parenting issues, single parenting, depression, anxiety, job stress, relationship stress, and addiction. I have 20 years experience treating Individuals and couples. I also have in the past, worked with military members and with their families. This is a special population with their own unique culture and challenges. It has been very rewarding. I like to work with people who are invested in working on doing things differently. Often times making any kind of change is better than repeating the same behaviors.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor having experience dealing with parenting issues, single parenting, depression, anxiety, job stress, relationship stress, and addiction. I have 20 years experience treating Individuals and couples. I also have in the past, worked with military members and with their families. This is a special population with their own unique culture and challenges. It has been very rewarding. I like to work with people who are invested in working on doing things differently. Often times making any kind of change is better than repeating the same behaviors.
As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist I am passionate about the mental health of individuals struggling with Posttraumatic Stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. I have successfully helped children, families, and adults with adjustment difficulties, traumatic stress exposure, and other concerns that impact their daily functioning.
As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist I am passionate about the mental health of individuals struggling with Posttraumatic Stress disorder, depression, and anxiety. I have successfully helped children, families, and adults with adjustment difficulties, traumatic stress exposure, and other concerns that impact their daily functioning.
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Somatic Therapists
How does somatic therapy work?
Somatic therapy is a form of treatment that focuses on how the body and mind are interconnected. In this approach, physical symptoms are addressed because they may in fact signal emotional distress. Somatic therapists combine mindfulness, talk therapy, breathwork, yoga, dance, and physical manipulations of the body to help patients become more attuned to what their body is telling them.
Is EMDR a somatic therapy?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a form of somatic therapy, as it incorporates mental and physical principles. EMDR involves remembering a traumatic experience while allowing one’s eyes to track a side-to-side visual stimulus from a therapist. This lateral eye movement is believed to diminish the painful power of the memory so that it can be discussed with a therapist.
Is somatic therapy evidence-based?
Somatic therapy has been researched and studied, and some forms of somatic therapy are found to be effective in treating a wide range of conditions. Because somatic therapy encompasses many techniques, some, such as EMDR and meditation, have been studied more than others.
What is somatic trauma therapy?
Somatic trauma therapy is based on the idea that when people experience trauma, they can become stuck in the “freeze” part of a “fight, flight, or freeze” response. In this state, trauma can manifest itself both mentally and physically—through tension in the muscles, anxiety, and stress. Popular forms of somatic trauma therapy include EMDR, sensorimotor therapy, and somatic experiencing.