In Person Therapists in Howard County, MD
Urban Institute of Mental Health
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSWC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
Living at the intersectionality of one or more marginalized identities is to live a life with the constant necessity to protect your space, affirm your worth, and embrace intentionality in your day-to-day living experience. It also requires the intentional avoidance of internalized self-hatred, expected assimilation, and hypervigilance for your safety in efforts to live a life full of purpose, peace, and inner-fulfillment. Society's intentional assault to the body and mind has damaged individual and collective wellness and resulted in the separation from ones true identity. It is time to reconnect, rediscover, & heal.
Living at the intersectionality of one or more marginalized identities is to live a life with the constant necessity to protect your space, affirm your worth, and embrace intentionality in your day-to-day living experience. It also requires the intentional avoidance of internalized self-hatred, expected assimilation, and hypervigilance for your safety in efforts to live a life full of purpose, peace, and inner-fulfillment. Society's intentional assault to the body and mind has damaged individual and collective wellness and resulted in the separation from ones true identity. It is time to reconnect, rediscover, & heal.
Brianna Leonard
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21046
My ideal client is someone who is receptive to the therapy process. Someone who is willing to be open and challenge themselves to dig deep to learn about their self. The client may have issues surrounding self esteem, communication or relational challenges with others. They also would be comfortable taking accountability for their role in situations and are receptive to feedback. They are insightful and with a little therapeutic guidance can come to some conclusions and clarity moments on their own. They are also willing to try and apply new coping skills and interventions discussed in therapy and recap them later with myself.
My ideal client is someone who is receptive to the therapy process. Someone who is willing to be open and challenge themselves to dig deep to learn about their self. The client may have issues surrounding self esteem, communication or relational challenges with others. They also would be comfortable taking accountability for their role in situations and are receptive to feedback. They are insightful and with a little therapeutic guidance can come to some conclusions and clarity moments on their own. They are also willing to try and apply new coping skills and interventions discussed in therapy and recap them later with myself.
Abyssinia 'Aby' Washington
Licensed Professional Counselor, PsyD, MEd
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21046
Everyone deserves support through life's most difficult times. For some, it may have been an event that occurred years ago, and for others it is more recent. Seeking professional help and support is often times the first step to coping with a difficult life period and is a huge sign of courage and investment in oneself. I believe that healing and empowerment are wholly achievable and begin with a trusting and accepting therapist-client relationship in a supportive therapeutic environment.
Everyone deserves support through life's most difficult times. For some, it may have been an event that occurred years ago, and for others it is more recent. Seeking professional help and support is often times the first step to coping with a difficult life period and is a huge sign of courage and investment in oneself. I believe that healing and empowerment are wholly achievable and begin with a trusting and accepting therapist-client relationship in a supportive therapeutic environment.
Hello! I am so happy that you have decided to take a big step in your journey towards mental wellness and that you are interested in allowing me to support you in that journey. My name is Sierra Patterson, and I am an LCPC therapist licensed in Maryland. For over a decade, I worked in the mental health field, gaining experience with a variety of mental health conditions including bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, OCD, depression, and PTSD.
Hello! I am so happy that you have decided to take a big step in your journey towards mental wellness and that you are interested in allowing me to support you in that journey. My name is Sierra Patterson, and I am an LCPC therapist licensed in Maryland. For over a decade, I worked in the mental health field, gaining experience with a variety of mental health conditions including bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, OCD, depression, and PTSD.
If you are feeling stuck, unsure, hurt, or angry, I would like to journey alongside you to help you discover the path and healing that is right for you. I have also worked with members of the clergy, military, police, and firefighters, along with their spouses. In conjunction with my studies, I have done research with clergy and their families.
If you are feeling stuck, unsure, hurt, or angry, I would like to journey alongside you to help you discover the path and healing that is right for you. I have also worked with members of the clergy, military, police, and firefighters, along with their spouses. In conjunction with my studies, I have done research with clergy and their families.
Milestones Counseling Consulting Services Llc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044
We specialize in supporting parents navigating their children's school and emotional challenges, teens facing academic and social pressures, and adults dealing with relationship issues, childhood trauma, or work stress. Ideal clients seek guidance and coping strategies. Parents want effective communication tools, teens need stress management, and adults aim for healthier relationships and work-life balance. Our goal is to empower, heal, and help to you in your development of skills for everyday life. Let's navigate these challenges together.
We specialize in supporting parents navigating their children's school and emotional challenges, teens facing academic and social pressures, and adults dealing with relationship issues, childhood trauma, or work stress. Ideal clients seek guidance and coping strategies. Parents want effective communication tools, teens need stress management, and adults aim for healthier relationships and work-life balance. Our goal is to empower, heal, and help to you in your development of skills for everyday life. Let's navigate these challenges together.
I strive to get to know and understand the unique qualities you possess to best help you on your journey of growth and healing. I employ a person centered and strengths-based approach where I get to know and understand you as an individual and your life experiences. In therapy sessions, I incorporate a variety of techniques and modalities and tailor them to meet your specific needs.
I strive to get to know and understand the unique qualities you possess to best help you on your journey of growth and healing. I employ a person centered and strengths-based approach where I get to know and understand you as an individual and your life experiences. In therapy sessions, I incorporate a variety of techniques and modalities and tailor them to meet your specific needs.
Alis Africano is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Maryland who has been practicing since 2007. Alis has a vast experience working with families and individuals across their lifespan as well as working with depression, anxiety, ADHD, traumatic experiences, domestic violence, grief/loss, blended families, reunification, acculturation process, etc. In addition, she is able to provide services in the Spanish language. Alis wants her clients to feel confident that they can reach their goals in life.
Alis Africano is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Maryland who has been practicing since 2007. Alis has a vast experience working with families and individuals across their lifespan as well as working with depression, anxiety, ADHD, traumatic experiences, domestic violence, grief/loss, blended families, reunification, acculturation process, etc. In addition, she is able to provide services in the Spanish language. Alis wants her clients to feel confident that they can reach their goals in life.
Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, LLC
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21042
WE STRIVE TO PUT PATIENTS FIRST AND CARE FOR YOUR WHOLENESS. We are a multi-specialty psychiatric practice offering comprehensive psychological and psychiatric care to individuals, families, children, adults and seniors. We offer psychotherapy, med management and TMS. Our goal is to serve you with a holistic framework where we pay equal attention to the mind as we do to the body. Our treatment approach combines Eastern mindfulness perspectives and traditional Western psychiatric medicine to provide you with a perfect marriage of sorts. We are confident that you will become a better version of yourself if you give us a try.
WE STRIVE TO PUT PATIENTS FIRST AND CARE FOR YOUR WHOLENESS. We are a multi-specialty psychiatric practice offering comprehensive psychological and psychiatric care to individuals, families, children, adults and seniors. We offer psychotherapy, med management and TMS. Our goal is to serve you with a holistic framework where we pay equal attention to the mind as we do to the body. Our treatment approach combines Eastern mindfulness perspectives and traditional Western psychiatric medicine to provide you with a perfect marriage of sorts. We are confident that you will become a better version of yourself if you give us a try.
In my practice, I strive to be practical, humble and approachable. I provide comfort and relatability with practical solutions to the problems of living. I will work with you to help you develop resilience so that you can face the challenges of life more skillfully. I have a wide range of clinical and mentoring experiences ranging from working with parents and children to counseling teenagers and young adults. I am trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, a certified Circle of Security parenting instructor and a meditation teacher. In my current practice, I specialize in working with boys and young men between ages 10 and 30.
In my practice, I strive to be practical, humble and approachable. I provide comfort and relatability with practical solutions to the problems of living. I will work with you to help you develop resilience so that you can face the challenges of life more skillfully. I have a wide range of clinical and mentoring experiences ranging from working with parents and children to counseling teenagers and young adults. I am trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, a certified Circle of Security parenting instructor and a meditation teacher. In my current practice, I specialize in working with boys and young men between ages 10 and 30.
Jaclyn Rales
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Waitlist for new clients
Putting in the time and effort to find the right therapist is not an easy task, and it takes courage to ask for support. I'm happy you're here. I am a Licensed Social Worker, and received my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. My approach to therapy is warm, nonjudgmental, and client-centered. It is my goal to meet you wherever you’re at, and to make sure that you always feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood. I blend evidence-based techniques with a down-to-earth perspective in our work together.
Putting in the time and effort to find the right therapist is not an easy task, and it takes courage to ask for support. I'm happy you're here. I am a Licensed Social Worker, and received my Master’s in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. My approach to therapy is warm, nonjudgmental, and client-centered. It is my goal to meet you wherever you’re at, and to make sure that you always feel safe, supported, and genuinely understood. I blend evidence-based techniques with a down-to-earth perspective in our work together.
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Natasha (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) in both Maryland and Texas. She has a passion for working with adults navigating perinatal/postpartum (including grief and infertility), anxiety, trauma, and adjusting to all of life’s stressors and transitions. She’s had experience working with individual adults and couples on a myriad of concerns throughout her career.
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Ann V Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ellicott City, MD 21042
If you are struggling with patterns of thinking, upsetting emotions, and stuck behaviors due to stress, traumatic experiences, and relationships, I can help. I work with adults who feel caught in auto pilot mode and stuck in old habits that are no longer useful. Often, these reinforced habits deveop to help us cope with anxiety, depression, stress, difficult relationships and traumatic experiences, yet they can keep us from what we truly value and care about. I strive to help clients learn to calm stress & overwhelming emotions, re-work outdated beliefs, and to have greater self-worth and compassion in their daily lives.
If you are struggling with patterns of thinking, upsetting emotions, and stuck behaviors due to stress, traumatic experiences, and relationships, I can help. I work with adults who feel caught in auto pilot mode and stuck in old habits that are no longer useful. Often, these reinforced habits deveop to help us cope with anxiety, depression, stress, difficult relationships and traumatic experiences, yet they can keep us from what we truly value and care about. I strive to help clients learn to calm stress & overwhelming emotions, re-work outdated beliefs, and to have greater self-worth and compassion in their daily lives.
Whether you’re navigating a specific transition, seeking deeper understanding of core issues, or simply feeling overwhelmed, your concerns are not just significant—they demand dedicated time and attention. As your therapist, it’s my role to provide this, creating a space where you feel seen, heard, and understood.
Whether you’re navigating a specific transition, seeking deeper understanding of core issues, or simply feeling overwhelmed, your concerns are not just significant—they demand dedicated time and attention. As your therapist, it’s my role to provide this, creating a space where you feel seen, heard, and understood.
Jennifer Manning Plassnig & Associates, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, SEP, ACHt
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodstock, MD 21163
To be human is to feel great joy, as well as have times of pain. Sometimes along the way, we may need support to address and re-balance the difficult and joyful aspects of our daily life. I listen closely to the needs and experiences of each individual and support his or her unique ability to heal. I believe that each of us has the intrinsic capacity to recognize how to grow in a healthy way. My approach to treatment is grounded in the belief that each person possesses innate, inner resources that they can use to heal, grow, and thrive.
To be human is to feel great joy, as well as have times of pain. Sometimes along the way, we may need support to address and re-balance the difficult and joyful aspects of our daily life. I listen closely to the needs and experiences of each individual and support his or her unique ability to heal. I believe that each of us has the intrinsic capacity to recognize how to grow in a healthy way. My approach to treatment is grounded in the belief that each person possesses innate, inner resources that they can use to heal, grow, and thrive.
Jack Crowley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than a decade of experience serving a diverse population of community clients. He is a "nuts and bolts" psychotherapist, who employs an eclectic, evidence-based theoretical approach toward counseling that employs reality therapy and choice theory, augmented with psychodynamic theory, existential philosophy, and pastoral counseling. Jack also incorporates adjunctive, relevant human evolutionary, social, and behavioral sciences.
Jack Crowley is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than a decade of experience serving a diverse population of community clients. He is a "nuts and bolts" psychotherapist, who employs an eclectic, evidence-based theoretical approach toward counseling that employs reality therapy and choice theory, augmented with psychodynamic theory, existential philosophy, and pastoral counseling. Jack also incorporates adjunctive, relevant human evolutionary, social, and behavioral sciences.
Harold Leonard Davis Jr
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
We live in a world with stressors all around us and it is important to remember that we are not in this alone. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness but of incredible strength in the face of adversity. Whether you are a person needing some support for yourself or your children, I am ready and willing to work with you.
We live in a world with stressors all around us and it is important to remember that we are not in this alone. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness but of incredible strength in the face of adversity. Whether you are a person needing some support for yourself or your children, I am ready and willing to work with you.
My clients typically face challenges with anxiety, depression, and interpersonal relationships. They benefit from a supportive, safe environment to explore and heal. My clients are also often looking to improve mental wellness, healthier relationships, and personal empowerment with the tools learned and practiced in therapy.
My clients typically face challenges with anxiety, depression, and interpersonal relationships. They benefit from a supportive, safe environment to explore and heal. My clients are also often looking to improve mental wellness, healthier relationships, and personal empowerment with the tools learned and practiced in therapy.
Lisa M. Ott, LCSW-C, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21046
The decision to begin psychotherapy takes courage and commitment. I work with individuals and couples, creating a safe environment for problem-solving, healing and growth. I believe there are discernible reasons for the pain people feel and the problem behaviors we sometimes exhibit, and that understanding those reasons is an important step in reducing painful symptoms and self-defeating behaviors, and in feeling better.
The decision to begin psychotherapy takes courage and commitment. I work with individuals and couples, creating a safe environment for problem-solving, healing and growth. I believe there are discernible reasons for the pain people feel and the problem behaviors we sometimes exhibit, and that understanding those reasons is an important step in reducing painful symptoms and self-defeating behaviors, and in feeling better.
I believe that anyone who wants to make a change in their life can do it. My style is laid back, with an emphasis on listening and getting to know the client on their own terms, and assisting them with self expression when needed. My orientation is self psychological and relational. For some issues, I find that a more structured, directed approach is helpful. I have recently incorporated DBT skills groups into my practice.
I believe that anyone who wants to make a change in their life can do it. My style is laid back, with an emphasis on listening and getting to know the client on their own terms, and assisting them with self expression when needed. My orientation is self psychological and relational. For some issues, I find that a more structured, directed approach is helpful. I have recently incorporated DBT skills groups into my practice.
