Family Systems Therapists in Glenelg, MD
If you are experiencing feelings of depression, anxiety or worry more than you are remembering the joys of life, talking through things can help. Whether you are coping with changes or grieving a loss, I am here to listen and help you through. I have helped clients manage mood disorders, navigate difficult transitions, find strength as they face medical challenges, cope with loss and face many other difficulties. Parenting and other relationship issues can be challenging, but you do not have to face them alone.
If you are experiencing feelings of depression, anxiety or worry more than you are remembering the joys of life, talking through things can help. Whether you are coping with changes or grieving a loss, I am here to listen and help you through. I have helped clients manage mood disorders, navigate difficult transitions, find strength as they face medical challenges, cope with loss and face many other difficulties. Parenting and other relationship issues can be challenging, but you do not have to face them alone.
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Laura A Hollister
Counselor, MDiv, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Waitlist for new clients
I am a Presbyterian pastor and a trained Bowen family systems theory therapist.
I treat clients of all ethnicities, faiths and gender identities, from middle-school and high- schoolers to college-age, and adults of any age who are seeking to recover from trauma; struggling with mental health disorders; or crippled by shame and low self-esteem. I also work with couples and families who need help to restore communications and develop trust.
I am a Presbyterian pastor and a trained Bowen family systems theory therapist.
I treat clients of all ethnicities, faiths and gender identities, from middle-school and high- schoolers to college-age, and adults of any age who are seeking to recover from trauma; struggling with mental health disorders; or crippled by shame and low self-esteem. I also work with couples and families who need help to restore communications and develop trust.
I have extensive experience working with complex cases, diverse family systems and dynamics, and nuanced situations.
As a nationally recognized expert in Teen Mental Health and Teen/Family related issues, I have spent my career working, training, speaking, and providing consultation and therapy in a variety of settings. I also work with young adults transitioning to real-life and provide therapy and coaching to navigate the challenges in real time.
I have extensive experience working with complex cases, diverse family systems and dynamics, and nuanced situations.
As a nationally recognized expert in Teen Mental Health and Teen/Family related issues, I have spent my career working, training, speaking, and providing consultation and therapy in a variety of settings. I also work with young adults transitioning to real-life and provide therapy and coaching to navigate the challenges in real time.
Varied theoretical orientations such as CBT, Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Family Systems Therapy; just to name a few, are utilized to help clients reach their full potential.
Sometimes life can knock us down and leave us feeling emotionally drained, anxious, frustrated, or hopeless. Ready to be empowered? We believe empowerment has real meaning when clients take the first step in defining it through a collaborative counseling process. Throughout this process we help clients to restore balance in their lives. We are licensed professional counselors in MD with 10 years combined in the counseling field. We use a nonjudgmental approach with a style tailored to each individual's needs.
Varied theoretical orientations such as CBT, Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Family Systems Therapy; just to name a few, are utilized to help clients reach their full potential.
Sometimes life can knock us down and leave us feeling emotionally drained, anxious, frustrated, or hopeless. Ready to be empowered? We believe empowerment has real meaning when clients take the first step in defining it through a collaborative counseling process. Throughout this process we help clients to restore balance in their lives. We are licensed professional counselors in MD with 10 years combined in the counseling field. We use a nonjudgmental approach with a style tailored to each individual's needs.
The modalities I use more commonly include CBT, MBCT, person-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, family systems, and relaxation methods.
There are many reasons why you may decide to begin therapy. The important thing is taking the first step toward an opportunity for you to discover ways of building new skills and gaining new knowledge to help you experience life in a more fulfilling way. My goal is to help you build skills to increase self awareness and self acceptance resulting in feeling empowered to reach your goals and improving your sense of well-being. I have worked with clients from children to adults in schools, clinics, and private settings. I believe in providing support in a peaceful and accepting atmosphere.
The modalities I use more commonly include CBT, MBCT, person-centered therapy, psychodynamic therapy, family systems, and relaxation methods.
There are many reasons why you may decide to begin therapy. The important thing is taking the first step toward an opportunity for you to discover ways of building new skills and gaining new knowledge to help you experience life in a more fulfilling way. My goal is to help you build skills to increase self awareness and self acceptance resulting in feeling empowered to reach your goals and improving your sense of well-being. I have worked with clients from children to adults in schools, clinics, and private settings. I believe in providing support in a peaceful and accepting atmosphere.
Furthermore, in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, I provide comprehensive biopsychosocial, integrative family systems and multicultural treatment to a variety of teens, adults, couples and families.
Relationship problems can result from prolonged grief, excessive guilt, low self-esteem or having very few boundaries. Problems may occur from a series of failed or stormy relationships, being over-controlling or being too inflexible. They can arise from developmental "shocks," losses or being emotionally starved. Problems can result from violence, molestation, abuses, or feeling empty and disconnected. They may also occur from addictions, codependent choices, chronic illnesses, neurobiology or the quality of healthcare. And relationship problems can result from paralyzing fear of harm or being alone, or any combination of the above.
Furthermore, in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, I provide comprehensive biopsychosocial, integrative family systems and multicultural treatment to a variety of teens, adults, couples and families.
Relationship problems can result from prolonged grief, excessive guilt, low self-esteem or having very few boundaries. Problems may occur from a series of failed or stormy relationships, being over-controlling or being too inflexible. They can arise from developmental "shocks," losses or being emotionally starved. Problems can result from violence, molestation, abuses, or feeling empty and disconnected. They may also occur from addictions, codependent choices, chronic illnesses, neurobiology or the quality of healthcare. And relationship problems can result from paralyzing fear of harm or being alone, or any combination of the above.
Becky Fischbein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Clarksville, MD 21029 (Online Only)
We all have challenges in our lives and sometimes they lead to feelings of stress, sadness, loss, loneliness and dissatisfaction. Whether you are an adult or the parent of a child struggling with these feelings - you deserve to feel better. I believe that during these difficult times support, understanding and validation can help you to begin to establish goals and address your issues. Using a variety of modalities that include CBT, mindfulness, and family systems theory we can work together to achieve your goals and create a personal "tool box" of strategies to help you now and in the future.
We all have challenges in our lives and sometimes they lead to feelings of stress, sadness, loss, loneliness and dissatisfaction. Whether you are an adult or the parent of a child struggling with these feelings - you deserve to feel better. I believe that during these difficult times support, understanding and validation can help you to begin to establish goals and address your issues. Using a variety of modalities that include CBT, mindfulness, and family systems theory we can work together to achieve your goals and create a personal "tool box" of strategies to help you now and in the future.
A young mother walked into my office crying and expressing her belief that asking for help indicated weakness. I thought to myself, it takes a strong person to ask for help. She had forgotten how strong and important she was.
I believe the single most important ingredient in a successful therapy is establishing, nurturing, and maintaining a safe, trusting, and genuine relationship. While making use of psychodynamic and family systems approaches to treatment, I am also flexible in assisting patients in understanding patterns of behavior that may contribute to their conflicts and worries.
A young mother walked into my office crying and expressing her belief that asking for help indicated weakness. I thought to myself, it takes a strong person to ask for help. She had forgotten how strong and important she was.
I believe the single most important ingredient in a successful therapy is establishing, nurturing, and maintaining a safe, trusting, and genuine relationship. While making use of psychodynamic and family systems approaches to treatment, I am also flexible in assisting patients in understanding patterns of behavior that may contribute to their conflicts and worries.
I have expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent Management Training (PMT), and Family Systems Therapy.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Ellicott City Behavioral Health (ECBH). I specialize in pediatric and health psychology and work with children, adolescents, young adults, and their parents. I see clients with mood concerns such as anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues. I also work with clients experiencing stress related to medical conditions such as cancer, blood disorders, pain, sleep, injury or rehabilitation, heart conditions, GI, diabetes, fertility challenges, and other various health problems.
I have expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Parent Management Training (PMT), and Family Systems Therapy.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of Ellicott City Behavioral Health (ECBH). I specialize in pediatric and health psychology and work with children, adolescents, young adults, and their parents. I see clients with mood concerns such as anxiety, depression, and adjustment issues. I also work with clients experiencing stress related to medical conditions such as cancer, blood disorders, pain, sleep, injury or rehabilitation, heart conditions, GI, diabetes, fertility challenges, and other various health problems.
Progressive Counseling Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
I will support and guide you in emotional healing at your own pace using an array of therapeutic interventions such as family systems therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, solutions focused therapy and many other modalities.
Occasionally, everyone experiences periods of emotional turmoil and stress. Do you have times when you feel in the dumps, depressed or just want to talk over issues that trouble you? Seeking outside help and support is important to helping you improve your mood, increase self-confidence and stabilize your life. During periods of emotional distress, it is important to have a trusted professional to talk to.
I will support and guide you in emotional healing at your own pace using an array of therapeutic interventions such as family systems therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, solutions focused therapy and many other modalities.
Occasionally, everyone experiences periods of emotional turmoil and stress. Do you have times when you feel in the dumps, depressed or just want to talk over issues that trouble you? Seeking outside help and support is important to helping you improve your mood, increase self-confidence and stabilize your life. During periods of emotional distress, it is important to have a trusted professional to talk to.
I draw from narrative, relational cultural, and internal family systems theories.
I am a multiracial, multi-ethnic (Chinese, Irish, Taiwanese) queer therapist. I practice from a justice-centered, liberation focused, and nature-informed therapy orientation. I particularly enjoy exploring issues related to climate awareness, disability, chronic illness, gender identity, grief, neurodivergence, racialized trauma, and sexuality. I am currently enrolled in EMDR Basic Training with Deany Laliotis of the Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
I draw from narrative, relational cultural, and internal family systems theories.
I am a multiracial, multi-ethnic (Chinese, Irish, Taiwanese) queer therapist. I practice from a justice-centered, liberation focused, and nature-informed therapy orientation. I particularly enjoy exploring issues related to climate awareness, disability, chronic illness, gender identity, grief, neurodivergence, racialized trauma, and sexuality. I am currently enrolled in EMDR Basic Training with Deany Laliotis of the Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.
With the help of Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other related modalities.
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.
With the help of Guided Imagery, Mindfulness, Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other related modalities.
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.
As a therapist, I help individuals seeking to improve relationships with partners, family, friends, and often themselves. I apply a family systems approach to help individuals navigate through concerns such as divorce, grief and loss, and difficult family relationships. My practice also extends to those dealing with general stress, life transitions, body image, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I work with individuals (age 6+), couples, and families.
As a therapist, I help individuals seeking to improve relationships with partners, family, friends, and often themselves. I apply a family systems approach to help individuals navigate through concerns such as divorce, grief and loss, and difficult family relationships. My practice also extends to those dealing with general stress, life transitions, body image, anxiety, depression, and ADHD. I work with individuals (age 6+), couples, and families.
I have witnessed first-hand the powerful impact that evidenced-based interventions and the therapeutic relationship can have on individual and family systems.
Welcome, I am Jayme. I would like to take a moment to congratulate you on taking the first step to creating and defining your best self. For me, there is no greater pleasure than you allowing me to witness and take part in your journey of personal acceptance and growth. I will help you navigate the therapeutic process and hold client autonomy and right to self-determination in the highest regard. I work to develop and maintain a healing relationship that is collaborative and equal. I am now offering additional TELEHEALTH sessions to adapt to the growing demand during this time. Very much looking forward to hearing from you!
I have witnessed first-hand the powerful impact that evidenced-based interventions and the therapeutic relationship can have on individual and family systems.
Welcome, I am Jayme. I would like to take a moment to congratulate you on taking the first step to creating and defining your best self. For me, there is no greater pleasure than you allowing me to witness and take part in your journey of personal acceptance and growth. I will help you navigate the therapeutic process and hold client autonomy and right to self-determination in the highest regard. I work to develop and maintain a healing relationship that is collaborative and equal. I am now offering additional TELEHEALTH sessions to adapt to the growing demand during this time. Very much looking forward to hearing from you!
Katz utilizes a variety of techniques to suit her clients including acceptance and commitment therapy, psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness, family systems, cognitive behavioral guided meditation, and eye movement desensitization reprocessing, which has been shown to accelerate the healing of traumas.
I work best with clients who are on the more more mature side, perhaps 30 years old and older. I especially like working with women in mid life going through empty nest or have children not ready to launch. I like helping couples connect where distance or conflict exists or there has been a betrayal trauma. I like working with trauma, all kinds of childhood trauma, but in more recent years I have enjoyed working with veterans and front line workers adult traumas.
Katz utilizes a variety of techniques to suit her clients including acceptance and commitment therapy, psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness, family systems, cognitive behavioral guided meditation, and eye movement desensitization reprocessing, which has been shown to accelerate the healing of traumas.
I work best with clients who are on the more more mature side, perhaps 30 years old and older. I especially like working with women in mid life going through empty nest or have children not ready to launch. I like helping couples connect where distance or conflict exists or there has been a betrayal trauma. I like working with trauma, all kinds of childhood trauma, but in more recent years I have enjoyed working with veterans and front line workers adult traumas.
The therapeutic modalities Carol uses include but are not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, person-centered, couples therapy, and integrative interventions.
Carol Jones-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Board Approved Supervisor in the state of Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience in the human services field working with various nonprofits and for the last 8 years has provided therapy for children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Carol applies a nonjudgmental, caring, strength-based, and integrative approach to therapy. She maintains that collaboration, trust, and building a partnership are key ingredients to navigate through life’s struggles presented in therapy.
The therapeutic modalities Carol uses include but are not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, person-centered, couples therapy, and integrative interventions.
Carol Jones-Pinckney is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Board Approved Supervisor in the state of Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience in the human services field working with various nonprofits and for the last 8 years has provided therapy for children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Carol applies a nonjudgmental, caring, strength-based, and integrative approach to therapy. She maintains that collaboration, trust, and building a partnership are key ingredients to navigate through life’s struggles presented in therapy.
Ellen Carol Singer
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Olney, MD 20832
Ellen Singer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has specialized in helping couples and families for 35+ years. She trained with Dr. Richard Schwartz in the evidence-based Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapeutic model. She’s also studied and incorporates tools from highly reputable Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Therapy, and Imago Therapy. She sees all couples and specializes in high conflict, infidelity/affairs, intimacy/sexual relationships, ADHD impact, and coping with parent-related concerns. She also specializes in couples coping with infertiity, connected to adoption, blended families, and LGBTQ families.
Ellen Singer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has specialized in helping couples and families for 35+ years. She trained with Dr. Richard Schwartz in the evidence-based Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapeutic model. She’s also studied and incorporates tools from highly reputable Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman Therapy, and Imago Therapy. She sees all couples and specializes in high conflict, infidelity/affairs, intimacy/sexual relationships, ADHD impact, and coping with parent-related concerns. She also specializes in couples coping with infertiity, connected to adoption, blended families, and LGBTQ families.
Training includes Relational Life Therapy, Bowen Family Systems, C-DBT, PCIT, SPACE, ERP, I-CBT, PEERS , Narrative Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused, Mindfulness-based, Sex Therapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology.
Starobin Counseling collectively offers over 30 years of experience providing counseling for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. We regard relationships as central to the therapeutic process and help people repair and strengthen their relationships. Some challenges in life are purely personal, but most problems express themselves in the intersections with other people. Therapy helps people understand feelings, listen to their best thinking, and helps people gain new or alternative perspectives. We help people strengthen their own vitality and repair difficult ruptures to unlock their capacity for meaningful connections.
Training includes Relational Life Therapy, Bowen Family Systems, C-DBT, PCIT, SPACE, ERP, I-CBT, PEERS , Narrative Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused, Mindfulness-based, Sex Therapy, Interpersonal Neurobiology.
Starobin Counseling collectively offers over 30 years of experience providing counseling for children, teens, adults, couples, and families. We regard relationships as central to the therapeutic process and help people repair and strengthen their relationships. Some challenges in life are purely personal, but most problems express themselves in the intersections with other people. Therapy helps people understand feelings, listen to their best thinking, and helps people gain new or alternative perspectives. We help people strengthen their own vitality and repair difficult ruptures to unlock their capacity for meaningful connections.
Gertrud Irmgard Classen-Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Olney, MD 20832
My approach is integrative using CBT, DBT, psychodynamic approaches and family systems.
TELETHERAPY AVAILABLE, Welcome to collaborative and solution based help to experience joy, success and purpose in your life. For over 25 years I have worked with adults, couples, families, adolescents and children in Maryland. My practice is culturally and ethnically diverse. I founded the group practice Classen-Miller & Associates which offers a full range of clinical approaches for all age groups with our licensed clinicians reflecting the full diversity of our community.
My approach is integrative using CBT, DBT, psychodynamic approaches and family systems.
TELETHERAPY AVAILABLE, Welcome to collaborative and solution based help to experience joy, success and purpose in your life. For over 25 years I have worked with adults, couples, families, adolescents and children in Maryland. My practice is culturally and ethnically diverse. I founded the group practice Classen-Miller & Associates which offers a full range of clinical approaches for all age groups with our licensed clinicians reflecting the full diversity of our community.
Lauren Alexander
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044 (Online Only)
Lauren believes that trust and respect are the keys to developing the kind of relationships that allow her to reach and help her clients through therapy. Throughout her career as a therapist, Lauren has fostered these dynamics with clients across the age and socio-economic spectrum, tailoring her therapeutic style and techniques to the needs of each individual. She digs deep with her clients to engage with the issues underlying their struggles, and she works with them to develop the tools that they need to live healthier, more productive, and self-actualized lives.
Lauren believes that trust and respect are the keys to developing the kind of relationships that allow her to reach and help her clients through therapy. Throughout her career as a therapist, Lauren has fostered these dynamics with clients across the age and socio-economic spectrum, tailoring her therapeutic style and techniques to the needs of each individual. She digs deep with her clients to engage with the issues underlying their struggles, and she works with them to develop the tools that they need to live healthier, more productive, and self-actualized lives.
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Family Systems Therapists
Family Systems therapists view problems within the family as the result not of particular members' behaviors, but of the family's group dynamic. The family is seen as a complex system having its own language, roles, rules, beliefs, needs and patterns. The therapist helps each individual member understand how their childhood family operated, their role in that system, and how that experience has shaped their role in the current family.