In Person Therapists in Howard County, MD
Michele D Santos-Launay
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Not everyone likes to talk about their thoughts, feelings and past traumas. Luckily, there’s a type of therapy that uses calming eye movements to bring healing and reduces uncomfortable feelings in a natural and out-of-the-box manner. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can help reduce negative images, sensations, and symptoms. It is an evidence-based therapy that has been proven with research at the University of South Florida and is used extensively with veterans. ART therapy is designed to bring about big changes in a short period of time (https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/). Traditional talk therapy is also available.
Not everyone likes to talk about their thoughts, feelings and past traumas. Luckily, there’s a type of therapy that uses calming eye movements to bring healing and reduces uncomfortable feelings in a natural and out-of-the-box manner. Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) can help reduce negative images, sensations, and symptoms. It is an evidence-based therapy that has been proven with research at the University of South Florida and is used extensively with veterans. ART therapy is designed to bring about big changes in a short period of time (https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/). Traditional talk therapy is also available.
Anne Sullivan Hynes
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21043
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years experience practicing individual, group and family therapy as well as extensive experience within the school system as a school social worker. My practice style is goal oriented and strength based with a focus on the whole person and the family system. I provide services to children from 11 years of age, teens and adults.
I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years experience practicing individual, group and family therapy as well as extensive experience within the school system as a school social worker. My practice style is goal oriented and strength based with a focus on the whole person and the family system. I provide services to children from 11 years of age, teens and adults.
This group practice provides treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, grief, health related challenges and other disorders. We are a diverse group of clinicians providing client-focused, family-centered, and trauma-informed care. This practice also provides mental health first aid certification for organizations and groups.
This group practice provides treatment for depression, anxiety, trauma, loss, grief, health related challenges and other disorders. We are a diverse group of clinicians providing client-focused, family-centered, and trauma-informed care. This practice also provides mental health first aid certification for organizations and groups.
Sarah Burke
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Life can be unpredictable, and sometimes we need support to face our challenges. I believe it is possible to grow from our struggles and learn from the difficult experiences we go through. I work with adolescents and adults ages 18 and up and provide a client-centered approach that meets the unique needs of each person. I support my clients in building self-esteem, resolving core issues causing anxiety and depression, and developing coping skills to reduce stress. I strive to empower my clients to develop self-compassion, acceptance, and insight to improve quality of life and wellbeing.
Life can be unpredictable, and sometimes we need support to face our challenges. I believe it is possible to grow from our struggles and learn from the difficult experiences we go through. I work with adolescents and adults ages 18 and up and provide a client-centered approach that meets the unique needs of each person. I support my clients in building self-esteem, resolving core issues causing anxiety and depression, and developing coping skills to reduce stress. I strive to empower my clients to develop self-compassion, acceptance, and insight to improve quality of life and wellbeing.
By listening to people and paying attention to what develops, I collaboratively assist them to understand feelings, thoughts, body experiences, and behaviors. This may remove barriers to living life to the full. We often create these barriers early in life and then continue them through habitual thought, feeling-management, and relationship patterns. Healing occurs in a safe, new kind of relationship. Within this relationship, people may recognize things they have known and not known. Those who openly share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences (including a hesitation to share certain things) are often able to make progress.
By listening to people and paying attention to what develops, I collaboratively assist them to understand feelings, thoughts, body experiences, and behaviors. This may remove barriers to living life to the full. We often create these barriers early in life and then continue them through habitual thought, feeling-management, and relationship patterns. Healing occurs in a safe, new kind of relationship. Within this relationship, people may recognize things they have known and not known. Those who openly share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences (including a hesitation to share certain things) are often able to make progress.
Gina M Robinson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Columbia, MD 21044
For more than 27 years I have specialized in working with children and adolescents and Young Adults who experience challenges in school, as well as their families. Concerned about mood or behavioral issues, distractibility/inattention, nervous feelings, grief and loss, trauma, and/or general developmental issues? In addition, treating adult women dealing with issues related to life transitions, anxiety, depression, etc. I can help. In addition to traditional treatment modalities, I integrate creative modalities such as play, art, or music into treatment approaches to engage my clients.
For more than 27 years I have specialized in working with children and adolescents and Young Adults who experience challenges in school, as well as their families. Concerned about mood or behavioral issues, distractibility/inattention, nervous feelings, grief and loss, trauma, and/or general developmental issues? In addition, treating adult women dealing with issues related to life transitions, anxiety, depression, etc. I can help. In addition to traditional treatment modalities, I integrate creative modalities such as play, art, or music into treatment approaches to engage my clients.
Marcie Alayne Lovell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044
Waitlist for new clients
CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS. I've been in the social worker field since 1996 working with adults, children, and families. I worked in the foster and adoption field for over 18 years and I specialize in attachment related issues and early childhood trauma. I work with people experiencing anxiety, mood disorders and adjustment related issues as well as phase of life issues, grief and work/life balance. In working with my clients, I use a direct, supportive, and interactive approach. In addition to my work as a social worker, I am also fitness instructor and I promote an overall sense of well-being, both physically and mentally.
CURRENTLY NOT TAKING NEW CLIENTS. I've been in the social worker field since 1996 working with adults, children, and families. I worked in the foster and adoption field for over 18 years and I specialize in attachment related issues and early childhood trauma. I work with people experiencing anxiety, mood disorders and adjustment related issues as well as phase of life issues, grief and work/life balance. In working with my clients, I use a direct, supportive, and interactive approach. In addition to my work as a social worker, I am also fitness instructor and I promote an overall sense of well-being, both physically and mentally.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland and have recently become a credentialed Board Approved Supervisor. For the last several years, I have been advocating for and with people struggling with mental health concerns. As a strength based, person-centered clinician, meeting an individual’s needs in crisis, mental illness, substance abuse, trauma, and other similar stressors, I am well prepared to work side-by-side with my clients and help guide them through the often confusing processes leading toward success.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland and have recently become a credentialed Board Approved Supervisor. For the last several years, I have been advocating for and with people struggling with mental health concerns. As a strength based, person-centered clinician, meeting an individual’s needs in crisis, mental illness, substance abuse, trauma, and other similar stressors, I am well prepared to work side-by-side with my clients and help guide them through the often confusing processes leading toward success.
Ben Losurdo-Holt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Ellicott City, MD 21043
I am an integrative psychotherapist who grounds my practice in trauma-informed, narrative, and critical consciousness frameworks. I have experience and training in mindfulness, trauma-focused CBT, child and adolescent trauma, IFS, and EMDR therapy. I have also completed population-specific trainings relating to gender, sexuality, racism and oppression. I seek to challenge dominant narratives which negatively impact the ways people come to see themselves, understanding that many mental health challenges are deeply tied to the social, environmental, and political contexts in which they occur.
I am an integrative psychotherapist who grounds my practice in trauma-informed, narrative, and critical consciousness frameworks. I have experience and training in mindfulness, trauma-focused CBT, child and adolescent trauma, IFS, and EMDR therapy. I have also completed population-specific trainings relating to gender, sexuality, racism and oppression. I seek to challenge dominant narratives which negatively impact the ways people come to see themselves, understanding that many mental health challenges are deeply tied to the social, environmental, and political contexts in which they occur.
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.
Sometimes life can knock us down and leave us feeling emotionally drained, anxious, frustrated, or hopeless. Ready to be empowered? I believe empowerment has real meaning when clients take the first step in defining it through a collaborative counseling process. Throughout this process I help clients to restore balance in their lives. I'm a licensed professional counselor in MD with a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology. With more than 10 years in the counseling field, I use a nonjudgmental approach with a style tailored to each individual's needs.
Sometimes life can knock us down and leave us feeling emotionally drained, anxious, frustrated, or hopeless. Ready to be empowered? I believe empowerment has real meaning when clients take the first step in defining it through a collaborative counseling process. Throughout this process I help clients to restore balance in their lives. I'm a licensed professional counselor in MD with a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology. With more than 10 years in the counseling field, I use a nonjudgmental approach with a style tailored to each individual's needs.
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Kimberly VanPutten-Gardner
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PhD, LCPC
Verified Verified
Columbia, MD 21044
I am a psychotherapist and family life specialist. I'm passionate about facilitating individual growth and the healing of family relationships. With doctoral level training in the fields of Counseling Psychology and Family Studies, I provide individual and family counseling for a variety of mental health issues. In addition, I provide family life education services for parenting, separated/divorced families, elderly care of parents, issues related to adult children returning home, biracial couples, and trans-racial adoptive/foster care families.
I am a psychotherapist and family life specialist. I'm passionate about facilitating individual growth and the healing of family relationships. With doctoral level training in the fields of Counseling Psychology and Family Studies, I provide individual and family counseling for a variety of mental health issues. In addition, I provide family life education services for parenting, separated/divorced families, elderly care of parents, issues related to adult children returning home, biracial couples, and trans-racial adoptive/foster care families.
Are you having difficulty communicating with your partner? Feeling like the loving connection you once enjoyed has faded? Or has there been a relationship crisis that has rocked your world? If you want to create a deeper connection, communicate more effectively, deal with a crisis or create more balance of head, heart and hormones in your relationship, we can help you. Together with my wife and fellow relationship counselor/coach, Lori Hollander, we surround couples with 360 degrees of support to create extraordinary relationships, whether you are in crisis or seeking to create a deeper connection.
Are you having difficulty communicating with your partner? Feeling like the loving connection you once enjoyed has faded? Or has there been a relationship crisis that has rocked your world? If you want to create a deeper connection, communicate more effectively, deal with a crisis or create more balance of head, heart and hormones in your relationship, we can help you. Together with my wife and fellow relationship counselor/coach, Lori Hollander, we surround couples with 360 degrees of support to create extraordinary relationships, whether you are in crisis or seeking to create a deeper connection.
Heather Bond
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Ellicott City, MD 21043
You lay in bed staring at the ceiling. You try to slow your racing thoughts and calm your pounding heart, but it’s useless. The weight of the world feels like it’s been placed atop your shoulders, and you’re buckling under the pressure. It’s affecting every part of your life. You can’t concentrate at work because of your exhaustion. Relationships with your family and friends are strained. It’s hard to remember the last time you experienced anything resembling fun or took any time for yourself. You don’t feel good about where you are in life, but you’re unsure how to make a change. It seems so hopeless.
You lay in bed staring at the ceiling. You try to slow your racing thoughts and calm your pounding heart, but it’s useless. The weight of the world feels like it’s been placed atop your shoulders, and you’re buckling under the pressure. It’s affecting every part of your life. You can’t concentrate at work because of your exhaustion. Relationships with your family and friends are strained. It’s hard to remember the last time you experienced anything resembling fun or took any time for yourself. You don’t feel good about where you are in life, but you’re unsure how to make a change. It seems so hopeless.
Varghese Joseph
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, ERYT300
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling with attention and focus? Feeling low energy and have you lost interest in activities that you used to enjoy? Do you feel like something is happening within you that is holding you back from being your true self? Is this affecting your relationship with your family, friends or career? Do you feel like you can’t continue like this anymore and want to change? Yes, the change will happen. You made the right decision to seek help. In these difficult situations the best choice is to find a person who is trained in helping and who can establish a professional relationship with you to help.
Are you struggling with attention and focus? Feeling low energy and have you lost interest in activities that you used to enjoy? Do you feel like something is happening within you that is holding you back from being your true self? Is this affecting your relationship with your family, friends or career? Do you feel like you can’t continue like this anymore and want to change? Yes, the change will happen. You made the right decision to seek help. In these difficult situations the best choice is to find a person who is trained in helping and who can establish a professional relationship with you to help.
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.
Providing a safe and inclusive space is of utmost importance, and by establishing trusting and meaningful relationships, I aim to make every client feel comfortable and at ease. I believe that collaboration is an imperative part of the therapeutic process, and I will happily work with all providers in order to support my clients’ needs.
Providing a safe and inclusive space is of utmost importance, and by establishing trusting and meaningful relationships, I aim to make every client feel comfortable and at ease. I believe that collaboration is an imperative part of the therapeutic process, and I will happily work with all providers in order to support my clients’ needs.
Do you grapple with an unshakeable sense of discontentment, feeling that something vital is missing in life? Do you recognize a void within yourself despite your achievements that is driving you to seek therapy? Do you seek to unravel the complexities of your identity, motivations, and desires, hoping to uncover the root cause of your dissatisfaction? You may want to address surface-level issues and embark on a journey of self-exploration and understanding. I specialize in anxiety, depression, college mental health, ADHD, and life transitions, making me equipped to address a wide range of concerns.
Do you grapple with an unshakeable sense of discontentment, feeling that something vital is missing in life? Do you recognize a void within yourself despite your achievements that is driving you to seek therapy? Do you seek to unravel the complexities of your identity, motivations, and desires, hoping to uncover the root cause of your dissatisfaction? You may want to address surface-level issues and embark on a journey of self-exploration and understanding. I specialize in anxiety, depression, college mental health, ADHD, and life transitions, making me equipped to address a wide range of concerns.
Are you finding yourself feeling overwhelmed with events in your life? Perhaps you are facing a frightening change in the health of yourself or a loved one. Or you have experienced the loss of or a change in a relationship with someone very important to you, or a change in a personal or professional role that has largely self-defined you. Life transitions, while inevitable, can be so difficult and can cause immense grief and feelings of despair. Are you feeling hopeless than you will ever feel like “yourself” again? Your usual coping strategies just don't seem to be working, and you don't know what to do.
Are you finding yourself feeling overwhelmed with events in your life? Perhaps you are facing a frightening change in the health of yourself or a loved one. Or you have experienced the loss of or a change in a relationship with someone very important to you, or a change in a personal or professional role that has largely self-defined you. Life transitions, while inevitable, can be so difficult and can cause immense grief and feelings of despair. Are you feeling hopeless than you will ever feel like “yourself” again? Your usual coping strategies just don't seem to be working, and you don't know what to do.
