Attachment-based Therapists in Forest Hill, MD

I work with clients aged 14 and above across all gender identities. While my expertise lies primarily in aiding individuals and families impacted by complex and chronic trauma, I'm also skilled in addressing anxiety, depression, and assisting families to enhance their communication dynamics. My years in trauma and PTSD treatment have taught me the multifaceted nature of traumatic experiences. Whether it's a sudden life-changing event like an accident or more subtle, long-standing issues rooted in family dynamics or early life experiences, I understand the challenge in trusting someone with your personal stories.

Sometimes, the first step to seeking help is the hardest. Fortunately, you won’t have to experience this journey alone! I am happy to be accepting new clients for Family, Individual, and Couples Therapy. Our work will be collaborative, as I want to ensure each client experiences understanding, compassion, empathy, and respect. My passion is in helping clients rebuild and re-establish trust and connectedness in their relationships with others, as well as within themselves. I also tend to use humor in sessions. Therapy can be difficult, but there's room for a little laughter along the way.

Counseling and Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Currently, I am offering both in-person and virtual individual and family therapy to children, adolescents, parents, college students, and adults (18+). My specialties are: ADD/ADHD, Social and Performance Anxiety, Stress, Phobias, OCD, Sadness, Depression, Grief, Loss, Emotional Dysregulation, School or Work Underachievement, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Social Skills, Assertiveness, Anger, Lying, Manipulation, Life Transitions, Relationship Issues, Chronic Pain and Illness. Play therapy equipped office suitable for young children & art therapeutic activities for teenagers.

Breaking free from the grip of addiction, navigating the depths of grief, or facing the complexities of end-of-life challenges can seem like an endless struggle against negative thoughts and emotions. However, embarking on a journey of change and healing doesn't have to be a lonely path. Together, we'll work towards achieving lasting relief and transforming pain into purpose.

Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a client focused therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that are holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

If you are ready to gain insight and learn new perspective in order to make positive changes in your life, I’m here to help. By seeking therapy, you are demonstrating the courage to hold space for difficult emotions while working toward positive change. Everyone needs space to process and explore without feeling judged, and you deserve happiness and the ability to overcome or better cope with life’s challenges. If you're motivated to heal and grow in your relationship or as an individual, I'm here to help you get started and walk through this journey alongside you!

Throughout life everyone experiences varying degrees of struggle which often feel completely unmanageable when we try to brave it alone. The shame and embarrassment that can be associated with asking for help can be paralyzing and can leave us writhing in pain and feeling alone. When in reality, the ability to recognize the need for support is something that should be celebrated and admired. If you are brave enough to reach out, you deserve a safe space of non judgment, empathy, compassion and understanding where you can sort through your concerns and learn the skills to eventually better manage them on your own.

If you are looking for a therapist who will help you explore your childhood and early relationships, to understand your current challenges, I would be a great fit. I help my patients recognize their strengths, while supporting them as they examine their life patterns. Through our collaboration, patients will decide what changes they want to make. Patients often say that in our work they realize aspects of themselves that they previously underappreciated, and they recognize that these aspects do not need to be changed but can instead be celebrated.

Ranna Chaudry, is a board certified Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, from Harford County, Maryland who works with children, adolescents and families and provides care for patients who struggle with adjustment disorder, anxiety, depression, self esteem, anger management, trauma, grief and loss, behavioral issues and ADHD. 
She has extensive experience with trauma focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), and has been a board certified Licensed Clinical Professional counselor for over 6 years.
Her treatment approach is rooted in evidence based practices that focus on the mind-body connection.