Bisexual Therapists in Columbia, MD
Kumi Pledger, LCPC, strives to help clients sleep better, worry less and enjoy life more! She works with children, adolescents, couples, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Clients, families and adults for various issues including, relationship challenges, supporting new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment problems, trauma, grief and loss. She uses personal insight and professional experience to provide clients with a safe place to be heard, free fears, reduce anxieties, eliminate unwanted behaviors, grow, improve and conquer insomnia. I am bilingual (Japanese) and also multicultural.
Kumi Pledger, LCPC, strives to help clients sleep better, worry less and enjoy life more! She works with children, adolescents, couples, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Clients, families and adults for various issues including, relationship challenges, supporting new and expectant mothers, eating disorders, adjustment problems, trauma, grief and loss. She uses personal insight and professional experience to provide clients with a safe place to be heard, free fears, reduce anxieties, eliminate unwanted behaviors, grow, improve and conquer insomnia. I am bilingual (Japanese) and also multicultural.
Nina Romá Agvanian
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044 (Online Only)
Hello! I’m Nina, a Licensed Clinical Therapist who has been working in trauma intervention for 17+ years. I approach therapy using multiple modalities. I believe in the mind-body connection and integrate mindfulness and body-based interventions where needed, including a focus on the physiology of stress and emotions. I use a holistic approach to therapy, exploring all your identities, ambivalences, and values, and believe that understanding your upbringing and cultures is critical to how you cope and relate to the world and yourself in it.
Hello! I’m Nina, a Licensed Clinical Therapist who has been working in trauma intervention for 17+ years. I approach therapy using multiple modalities. I believe in the mind-body connection and integrate mindfulness and body-based interventions where needed, including a focus on the physiology of stress and emotions. I use a holistic approach to therapy, exploring all your identities, ambivalences, and values, and believe that understanding your upbringing and cultures is critical to how you cope and relate to the world and yourself in it.
Dr. Kenya A. Ford
Psychological Associate, PsyD
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044
Waitlist for new clients
I am passionate about working with all minorities in society, including LGBTQ+ folx. I have experience working through taboo topics, trauma, racial identity and women's issues, and am vocal about my stance on social justice when necessary. I use an integrative approach to therapy to tailor sessions to the specific needs of each of my clients. I am humanistic, person-centered in my approach and facilitate interpersonal relational work. I am always strength based and really enjoy working with Black folx & people of color, but I am willing to work with anyone who is ready to work through current life stressors in non judgmental space.
I am passionate about working with all minorities in society, including LGBTQ+ folx. I have experience working through taboo topics, trauma, racial identity and women's issues, and am vocal about my stance on social justice when necessary. I use an integrative approach to therapy to tailor sessions to the specific needs of each of my clients. I am humanistic, person-centered in my approach and facilitate interpersonal relational work. I am always strength based and really enjoy working with Black folx & people of color, but I am willing to work with anyone who is ready to work through current life stressors in non judgmental space.
Ainigriv Crockett
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21045 (Online Only)
Life transitions may bring about unprecedented challenges that can evoke our deepest fears and anxieties. You’ve probably recognized ineffective patterns of behaviors and thoughts that have placed a strain in your relationships or perhaps you have recognized a level of discomfort in advocating for yourself and setting healthy boundaries with others leaving you feeling silenced and frustrated. Together we may uncover deeply rooted patterns of behavior and generational cycles of trauma that impact your current decisions/relationships and identify effective coping skills to help you troubleshoot and manage future problems with ease.
Life transitions may bring about unprecedented challenges that can evoke our deepest fears and anxieties. You’ve probably recognized ineffective patterns of behaviors and thoughts that have placed a strain in your relationships or perhaps you have recognized a level of discomfort in advocating for yourself and setting healthy boundaries with others leaving you feeling silenced and frustrated. Together we may uncover deeply rooted patterns of behavior and generational cycles of trauma that impact your current decisions/relationships and identify effective coping skills to help you troubleshoot and manage future problems with ease.
Erin Jones
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
Waitlist for new clients
Flow is seen as easy movement through life, but flow is found within our challenges too. Discomfort can be a catalyst to neuroplasticity & growth. Traumatic stress from past & present can overwhelm our natural rhythms & balance. Connecting to body and intuitive experience leads us along the path of healing. I help clients navigate their routes to wellness & authentic embodiment with a well exercised sense of humor, grace for self/others & common sense tools. I work to co-create & hold space for clients to understand & release trauma, from ancestral to individual, grounded in systems perspectives for de-pathologizing mental health.
Flow is seen as easy movement through life, but flow is found within our challenges too. Discomfort can be a catalyst to neuroplasticity & growth. Traumatic stress from past & present can overwhelm our natural rhythms & balance. Connecting to body and intuitive experience leads us along the path of healing. I help clients navigate their routes to wellness & authentic embodiment with a well exercised sense of humor, grace for self/others & common sense tools. I work to co-create & hold space for clients to understand & release trauma, from ancestral to individual, grounded in systems perspectives for de-pathologizing mental health.
You want better than "fine". Even though you are (sometimes just barely) keeping your head above water, you hope there is a bigger, brighter life for you, maybe just out of sight. It's exhausting and dispiriting to feel stuck, going around in circles. You know you are ready for something to shift, to gain some real traction for lasting change and you need some help to get there. I'd love to help. Find more clarity & ease in your mind, more trust in your body, and learn to befriend all parts of yourself, especially the parts that have been challenging and that you'd usually prefer to just ditch. Get to way better than "fine".
You want better than "fine". Even though you are (sometimes just barely) keeping your head above water, you hope there is a bigger, brighter life for you, maybe just out of sight. It's exhausting and dispiriting to feel stuck, going around in circles. You know you are ready for something to shift, to gain some real traction for lasting change and you need some help to get there. I'd love to help. Find more clarity & ease in your mind, more trust in your body, and learn to befriend all parts of yourself, especially the parts that have been challenging and that you'd usually prefer to just ditch. Get to way better than "fine".
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) with years of experience working with teens, couples, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, anger issues, parenting difficulties, depression, chronic stress, relationship issues, and pregnancy-related concerns. My ideal client is motivated to learn more about themselves, open to self-reflection, willing to engage in the therapeutic process, and committed to making positive changes in their lives. Additionally, they are motivated to work on their issues, have good communication skills, and are willing to be honest and vulnerable in the therapeutic relationship.
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) with years of experience working with teens, couples, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, anger issues, parenting difficulties, depression, chronic stress, relationship issues, and pregnancy-related concerns. My ideal client is motivated to learn more about themselves, open to self-reflection, willing to engage in the therapeutic process, and committed to making positive changes in their lives. Additionally, they are motivated to work on their issues, have good communication skills, and are willing to be honest and vulnerable in the therapeutic relationship.
As a clinician, I have experience working with a wide variety of clients, primarily those facing anxiety disorders, depression, body dysmorphia, self-esteem issues, and trauma-related disorders. I'm passionate about helping clients process past experiences, build a stronger sense of self, and create a new route to contentment and peace.
As a clinician, I have experience working with a wide variety of clients, primarily those facing anxiety disorders, depression, body dysmorphia, self-esteem issues, and trauma-related disorders. I'm passionate about helping clients process past experiences, build a stronger sense of self, and create a new route to contentment and peace.
India Simms- Haven Center For Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044 (Online Only)
Is your relationship on the brink of a break-up? We help couples improve their communication patterns, their sex life, or figuring out how to separate amicably. We are LGBTQ+ affirming, sex positive, and kink-friendly. We also help couples navigating interracial / cross-cultural relationships, open relationships (ENM), polyamory, and various other relationship dynamics. If your partner is not ready for therapy, we provide individual therapy to help navigate relationship situations.
Is your relationship on the brink of a break-up? We help couples improve their communication patterns, their sex life, or figuring out how to separate amicably. We are LGBTQ+ affirming, sex positive, and kink-friendly. We also help couples navigating interracial / cross-cultural relationships, open relationships (ENM), polyamory, and various other relationship dynamics. If your partner is not ready for therapy, we provide individual therapy to help navigate relationship situations.
David is a queer, neurodivergent Jewish dude who wants to do nothing more than leave the world a better place than when he came into it. David believes in a humanistic approach to therapy, which means that much of what you focus on in the therapy room is what you find to be personally affecting you. He has training in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy, amongst others, which he uses to build a framework in order to help set goals, but ultimately the approach used will be based on what you vibe the most with.
David is a queer, neurodivergent Jewish dude who wants to do nothing more than leave the world a better place than when he came into it. David believes in a humanistic approach to therapy, which means that much of what you focus on in the therapy room is what you find to be personally affecting you. He has training in cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and Interpersonal Therapy, amongst others, which he uses to build a framework in order to help set goals, but ultimately the approach used will be based on what you vibe the most with.
I work with clients to develop deeper insights into thought and behavior patterns and to help them find strategies to improve their relationships. My passion lies in helping individuals manage their mental health and helping couples manage mental health struggles, gender transitions, and polyamory. In Towson, I work with my four-legged partner, a samoyed therapy dog named Eir, who provides comfort and support and takes an active role in play therapy with our younger clients. In Bel Air, I work with horses of Bay Meadow Farm to provide equine-assisted psychotherapy.
I work with clients to develop deeper insights into thought and behavior patterns and to help them find strategies to improve their relationships. My passion lies in helping individuals manage their mental health and helping couples manage mental health struggles, gender transitions, and polyamory. In Towson, I work with my four-legged partner, a samoyed therapy dog named Eir, who provides comfort and support and takes an active role in play therapy with our younger clients. In Bel Air, I work with horses of Bay Meadow Farm to provide equine-assisted psychotherapy.
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I work with clients who are ready to regain joy, feel better, and move forward from the past. Clients who are ready to take the next step in their healing journey, but might need a little help along the way are typically a great fit. I use a strengths-based perspective to help improve the skills clients already have in order to help them create a happier and healthier life for themselves and/or their families. I offer my services to children, teens, and adults who are seeking help for grief and loss, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
I work with clients who are ready to regain joy, feel better, and move forward from the past. Clients who are ready to take the next step in their healing journey, but might need a little help along the way are typically a great fit. I use a strengths-based perspective to help improve the skills clients already have in order to help them create a happier and healthier life for themselves and/or their families. I offer my services to children, teens, and adults who are seeking help for grief and loss, trauma, depression, and anxiety.
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) with years of experience working with teens, couples, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, anger issues, parenting difficulties, depression, chronic stress, relationship issues, and pregnancy-related concerns. My ideal client is motivated to learn more about themselves, open to self-reflection, willing to engage in the therapeutic process, and committed to making positive changes in their lives. Additionally, they are motivated to work on their issues, have good communication skills, and are willing to be honest and vulnerable in the therapeutic relationship.
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) with years of experience working with teens, couples, and adults who are struggling with anxiety, anger issues, parenting difficulties, depression, chronic stress, relationship issues, and pregnancy-related concerns. My ideal client is motivated to learn more about themselves, open to self-reflection, willing to engage in the therapeutic process, and committed to making positive changes in their lives. Additionally, they are motivated to work on their issues, have good communication skills, and are willing to be honest and vulnerable in the therapeutic relationship.
Rachel Keller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, AASECT, CST
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044 (Online Only)
Would you like to feel closer to your partner? Are obstacles, conflict, or past trauma getting in the way of the intimacy and connection that you desire? Would you like to feel more alive and empowered in your relationships? Relationships are challenging, and there are many valid reasons why couples struggle to connect in healthy ways. Whether you are seeking couples or individual therapy, I will walk with you as a fellow traveler, guiding and supporting each step of the way towards greater relational health. For individual therapy, I mainly work with women or nonbinary folks.
Would you like to feel closer to your partner? Are obstacles, conflict, or past trauma getting in the way of the intimacy and connection that you desire? Would you like to feel more alive and empowered in your relationships? Relationships are challenging, and there are many valid reasons why couples struggle to connect in healthy ways. Whether you are seeking couples or individual therapy, I will walk with you as a fellow traveler, guiding and supporting each step of the way towards greater relational health. For individual therapy, I mainly work with women or nonbinary folks.
Shantell Pitts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As a therapist, I aim to create an environment that feels both welcoming and safe to anyone who enters. I most often work with individuals struggling from anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, identity, and life transitions and strive to help individuals identify their strengths, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness-based approaches, to support the therapeutic process. I believe in the importance of meeting someone where they are and I aim to empower clients by teaching skills that help them to manage obstacles that interfere with quality of life and wellbeing.
As a therapist, I aim to create an environment that feels both welcoming and safe to anyone who enters. I most often work with individuals struggling from anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, identity, and life transitions and strive to help individuals identify their strengths, utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and mindfulness-based approaches, to support the therapeutic process. I believe in the importance of meeting someone where they are and I aim to empower clients by teaching skills that help them to manage obstacles that interfere with quality of life and wellbeing.
Romel Santiago
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CST, QS-CSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21045 (Online Only)
Romeos Sensation LLC provides Services in Florida and Maryland virtually. Through a structured interview and client engagement, Romel goes beyond the obvious, the presenting issue, to identify the root problem. Based on the outcome of the interview and clinical expertise, he proposes an individualized plan with goals that specifically target the problems with specific objectives and timelines for meeting those objectives. His extensive clinical background, training, and expertise have equipped him with skills critical to building and maintaining an effective and empathic relationship throughout the therapeutic process.
Romeos Sensation LLC provides Services in Florida and Maryland virtually. Through a structured interview and client engagement, Romel goes beyond the obvious, the presenting issue, to identify the root problem. Based on the outcome of the interview and clinical expertise, he proposes an individualized plan with goals that specifically target the problems with specific objectives and timelines for meeting those objectives. His extensive clinical background, training, and expertise have equipped him with skills critical to building and maintaining an effective and empathic relationship throughout the therapeutic process.
Doha Chibani
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21045 (Online Only)
As your counselor my goal is to serve as your guide while you navigate through life's transitions. My goal is to guide you unpack the barriers that hinder you from reaching your potential. I tailor treatment to meet your needs and will work collaboratively with you to move forward. I have experience working with clients from all backgrounds and experiences and I specialize in working with the LGB, Trans and Non binary community, racial and ethnic minority identity exploration. I have experience helping heal the trauma experienced by refugees, asylees and immigrants, and from childhood abuse.
As your counselor my goal is to serve as your guide while you navigate through life's transitions. My goal is to guide you unpack the barriers that hinder you from reaching your potential. I tailor treatment to meet your needs and will work collaboratively with you to move forward. I have experience working with clients from all backgrounds and experiences and I specialize in working with the LGB, Trans and Non binary community, racial and ethnic minority identity exploration. I have experience helping heal the trauma experienced by refugees, asylees and immigrants, and from childhood abuse.
Are you and your partner(s) feeling disconnected or struggling to communicate? I’m here to help you create a deeper bond, improve trust, and find alignment. I believe true wellness arises from a balance of mind, body, and spirit. By integrating diverse therapeutic techniques tailored to your unique needs, I aim to support you on your journey towards a more fulfilling life. Couples and CNM partners often encounter relational stressors such as communication barriers, trust issues, and managing emotional intimacy. By focusing on therapy, you will achieve a fulfilling and balanced relationship where you feel heard, respected, and loved.
Are you and your partner(s) feeling disconnected or struggling to communicate? I’m here to help you create a deeper bond, improve trust, and find alignment. I believe true wellness arises from a balance of mind, body, and spirit. By integrating diverse therapeutic techniques tailored to your unique needs, I aim to support you on your journey towards a more fulfilling life. Couples and CNM partners often encounter relational stressors such as communication barriers, trust issues, and managing emotional intimacy. By focusing on therapy, you will achieve a fulfilling and balanced relationship where you feel heard, respected, and loved.
**Currently Not Accepting New Therapy Clients; Only Accepting New Testing Clients** It can be challenging being a strongly opinionated person in a society that may not see all you have to offer. Maybe your family, teachers, or even friends did not appreciate you speaking up or did not accept you for your size or shape or identities. Our society may have made it even more difficult for you to thrive in ways that you used to or ways that you always wished you could. It might be time to get more support to live a truly happier life.
**Currently Not Accepting New Therapy Clients; Only Accepting New Testing Clients** It can be challenging being a strongly opinionated person in a society that may not see all you have to offer. Maybe your family, teachers, or even friends did not appreciate you speaking up or did not accept you for your size or shape or identities. Our society may have made it even more difficult for you to thrive in ways that you used to or ways that you always wished you could. It might be time to get more support to live a truly happier life.
Erick J Sowell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
12 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
—My availability is currently limited, but you are encouraged to contact me to discuss scheduling an intake and/or waitlist placement.— Searching for a therapist to guide you or your relationship on a journey towards healing, change, and empowerment can be daunting. Everyone has the right to quality and affirming care. From the first moment you reach out, I will strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere to foster a positive therapeutic alliance you need to help reach your goals. My approach is not one-size-fits-all, and I see a limited number of clients, this allows for a focus and pace your path requires.
—My availability is currently limited, but you are encouraged to contact me to discuss scheduling an intake and/or waitlist placement.— Searching for a therapist to guide you or your relationship on a journey towards healing, change, and empowerment can be daunting. Everyone has the right to quality and affirming care. From the first moment you reach out, I will strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere to foster a positive therapeutic alliance you need to help reach your goals. My approach is not one-size-fits-all, and I see a limited number of clients, this allows for a focus and pace your path requires.
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