Existential Therapists in Kensington, MD
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Angela Moeny
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, NCC, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kensington, MD 20895
Bring your anxious, overwhelmed, burned out, unmotivated self over here and let's talk for a minute. Some days, just being a semi-functional human seems really hard. Add in some brain fog, irritability, sleep disturbance, loss of social connection, a global pandemic, sociopolitical upheaval, and/or interpersonal conflict and you may not be feeling your best. I'm here to provide the stability, support, and resources to help you become the most vibrant, authentic version of yourself. Whether you want to address a clinical diagnosis, have an existential crisis, smash the patriarchy, or just sleep better at night, I'm here for you.
Bring your anxious, overwhelmed, burned out, unmotivated self over here and let's talk for a minute. Some days, just being a semi-functional human seems really hard. Add in some brain fog, irritability, sleep disturbance, loss of social connection, a global pandemic, sociopolitical upheaval, and/or interpersonal conflict and you may not be feeling your best. I'm here to provide the stability, support, and resources to help you become the most vibrant, authentic version of yourself. Whether you want to address a clinical diagnosis, have an existential crisis, smash the patriarchy, or just sleep better at night, I'm here for you.
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in Spiritual and Pastoral Care from Loyola and am comfortable talking about existential issues.
As a cognitive-behavioral and integrative therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. I am a woman of faith, grounded in Christian principles. I work with adults (individuals and groups) of many faith traditions and am respectful to all.
in Spiritual and Pastoral Care from Loyola and am comfortable talking about existential issues.
As a cognitive-behavioral and integrative therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. I am a woman of faith, grounded in Christian principles. I work with adults (individuals and groups) of many faith traditions and am respectful to all.
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I have worked extensively with clients to help them address a wide variety of concerns, including: Depression and anxiety • Work-related stress • Academic concerns (learning issues, attention problems) • Time management and organizational skills • Grief, loss, and bereavement • Spiritual and existential issues, including crises of faith and integrating beliefs and values • Life transitions (e.g., entering / leaving the workforce; marriage and divorce) • Identity issues and experiences of bias, discrimination, and oppression • Sexual and gender-related concerns
I have worked extensively with clients to help them address a wide variety of concerns, including: Depression and anxiety • Work-related stress • Academic concerns (learning issues, attention problems) • Time management and organizational skills • Grief, loss, and bereavement • Spiritual and existential issues, including crises of faith and integrating beliefs and values • Life transitions (e.g., entering / leaving the workforce; marriage and divorce) • Identity issues and experiences of bias, discrimination, and oppression • Sexual and gender-related concerns
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I offer individual and group therapy, virtually and in-person, for grief and loss, anxiety and depression, life transitions, and spiritual issues ranging from the existential life journey to cult awareness and recovery. We all need support through the inevitable challenges of human life, and being able to talk with a counselor in a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental setting is essential to healing and strengthening our mental and physical well-being.
I offer individual and group therapy, virtually and in-person, for grief and loss, anxiety and depression, life transitions, and spiritual issues ranging from the existential life journey to cult awareness and recovery. We all need support through the inevitable challenges of human life, and being able to talk with a counselor in a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental setting is essential to healing and strengthening our mental and physical well-being.
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I have extensive experience treating our nation's uniformed service members and their loved ones, many of whom have faced circumstances like these: Combat and sexual trauma, Profound loss, geographic separation from family support, relationship distress, parenting challenges, depression and anxiety, cancer, issues with eating and body image, gender issues, and difficulty excelling professionally due to ADHD. I had specialized training in treating gender-questioning and transgender people. I have a post-doctoral master's degree in psychopharmacology, and can consult with other prescribing providers for best medication outcomes..
I have extensive experience treating our nation's uniformed service members and their loved ones, many of whom have faced circumstances like these: Combat and sexual trauma, Profound loss, geographic separation from family support, relationship distress, parenting challenges, depression and anxiety, cancer, issues with eating and body image, gender issues, and difficulty excelling professionally due to ADHD. I had specialized training in treating gender-questioning and transgender people. I have a post-doctoral master's degree in psychopharmacology, and can consult with other prescribing providers for best medication outcomes..
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Sam Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kensington, MD 20895 (Online Only)
Do you feel trapped by circumstances beyond your control? Are you unable to escape negative thoughts? Have you forgotten why you made the decisions that led you to this moment? Talk therapy can offer a way forward. Therapy can be a safe space to catch your breath, to talk out ideas that feel strange or risky, and to devise a new strategy for reconnecting with your best self. I'll do my best to help no matter what you're facing but right now I'm especially enthusiastic about working with young adults and professionals coping with ADHD, men's issues, relationship issues, bipolar disorder, depression, anger management and anxiety.
Do you feel trapped by circumstances beyond your control? Are you unable to escape negative thoughts? Have you forgotten why you made the decisions that led you to this moment? Talk therapy can offer a way forward. Therapy can be a safe space to catch your breath, to talk out ideas that feel strange or risky, and to devise a new strategy for reconnecting with your best self. I'll do my best to help no matter what you're facing but right now I'm especially enthusiastic about working with young adults and professionals coping with ADHD, men's issues, relationship issues, bipolar disorder, depression, anger management and anxiety.
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Michael Wenisch
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, PhD, Phlsphy
Verified Verified
Kensington, MD 20895 (Online Only)
I specialize in sex and internet pornography addiction. I work one-on-one with indivuals, couples, families, and those attracted to minors. My primary treatment goal is to help the sexually addicted individual overcome the addiction and find inner healing. Additionally, I work to promote healing within badly damaged intimate relationships. Initially, I aim to help clients gain immediate relief from the feelings of overwhelm and distress that brought them to counseling to begin with. Subsequently, I collaborate with clients to diagnose and heal the deeper sources and causes of their suffering and addiction.
I specialize in sex and internet pornography addiction. I work one-on-one with indivuals, couples, families, and those attracted to minors. My primary treatment goal is to help the sexually addicted individual overcome the addiction and find inner healing. Additionally, I work to promote healing within badly damaged intimate relationships. Initially, I aim to help clients gain immediate relief from the feelings of overwhelm and distress that brought them to counseling to begin with. Subsequently, I collaborate with clients to diagnose and heal the deeper sources and causes of their suffering and addiction.
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Rob Scuka, PhD
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD
Verified Verified
Kensington, MD 20895 (Online Only)
I always seek to bring a passionate engagement to my work with individuals, couples and families. I specialize in helping people with relationship issues and am devoted to helping people develop deeply satisfying and fulfilling intimate and family relationships. I am especially committed to helping couples preserve their primary intimate relationship in the face of challenging life circumstances and relationship issues. I have helped couples in crisis come back from the brink of divorce, I have helped couples recover from the trauma of infidelity, and I have helped couples navigate the process of grief over a lost family member.
I always seek to bring a passionate engagement to my work with individuals, couples and families. I specialize in helping people with relationship issues and am devoted to helping people develop deeply satisfying and fulfilling intimate and family relationships. I am especially committed to helping couples preserve their primary intimate relationship in the face of challenging life circumstances and relationship issues. I have helped couples in crisis come back from the brink of divorce, I have helped couples recover from the trauma of infidelity, and I have helped couples navigate the process of grief over a lost family member.
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Megan Miller Gray
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LCPC
Verified Verified
Kensington, MD 20895 (Online Only)
Through the support of therapy, people can live full and meaningful lives while managing mental health symptoms and the challenges they bring. Focusing on patient-centered goals, I will guide you in exploring anxiety and mood issues, cognitive distortions, behaviors that may no longer be serving you, and relationship patterns. We will work together to address your current challenges, with consideration of past experiences (where you come from) and identifying values to support motivation to change (where you want to go).
Through the support of therapy, people can live full and meaningful lives while managing mental health symptoms and the challenges they bring. Focusing on patient-centered goals, I will guide you in exploring anxiety and mood issues, cognitive distortions, behaviors that may no longer be serving you, and relationship patterns. We will work together to address your current challenges, with consideration of past experiences (where you come from) and identifying values to support motivation to change (where you want to go).
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Bridget Kuzma
Art Therapist, MPS, LCAT, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Kensington, MD 20895
I provide art therapy, psychotherapy, and trauma therapy. Services are personalized in a compassionate supportive environment that encourages curiosity. Art-making is optional. Expressive and somatic techniques are woven into our dialogue to connect elements of your experience and promote regulation in the nervous system. Art provides a tangible way to work with inner experiences that neurologically integrates emotional, sensory, kinesthetic, spatial and cognitive levels of processing. No skills or experience are required.
I provide art therapy, psychotherapy, and trauma therapy. Services are personalized in a compassionate supportive environment that encourages curiosity. Art-making is optional. Expressive and somatic techniques are woven into our dialogue to connect elements of your experience and promote regulation in the nervous system. Art provides a tangible way to work with inner experiences that neurologically integrates emotional, sensory, kinesthetic, spatial and cognitive levels of processing. No skills or experience are required.
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Erika L Bond
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LCMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Kensington, MD 20895
The number one regret of the dying is "I wish I had the courage to be authentically me". Our experience of giving and receiving love in childhood, is the position from which we all begin- and also where people can get stuck. If you have read this far, you feel the pull to invest in improving the quality of your life, and put energy into where you can productively stretch and grow. The most important work of our lifetime is discovering how to accept, and deeply love ourselves.
The number one regret of the dying is "I wish I had the courage to be authentically me". Our experience of giving and receiving love in childhood, is the position from which we all begin- and also where people can get stuck. If you have read this far, you feel the pull to invest in improving the quality of your life, and put energy into where you can productively stretch and grow. The most important work of our lifetime is discovering how to accept, and deeply love ourselves.
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Navigating transition or change can be HARD; I partner with you to help make it easier. Together we will uncover and explore patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting to help you feel better and live the life you want for yourself. In our work, I hope you feel heard, understood, and cared for. I acknowledge societal inequities in our work together, such as racism, sexism, and ageism. I hope to do all this while maintaining a sense of humor and not taking myself too seriously. I work with adults and older adolescents throughout the state of Maryland online, and I also provide "Walk & Talk" Therapy outside in Bethesda, MD.
Navigating transition or change can be HARD; I partner with you to help make it easier. Together we will uncover and explore patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting to help you feel better and live the life you want for yourself. In our work, I hope you feel heard, understood, and cared for. I acknowledge societal inequities in our work together, such as racism, sexism, and ageism. I hope to do all this while maintaining a sense of humor and not taking myself too seriously. I work with adults and older adolescents throughout the state of Maryland online, and I also provide "Walk & Talk" Therapy outside in Bethesda, MD.
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By the time most people are looking to find a therapist, difficult feelings or challenges at work, school, or in relationships have been going on for a while. We each have a unique life story and many strengths, but life can also bring anxiety, sadness, and other difficulties. You may be discouraged, doubting that things can get better. You shouldn’t have to struggle to make it through each day or each week. I am a psychologist with 30+ years of therapy experience, who strives to build strong, collaborative therapeutic relationships. I am optimistic that we can work together on making positive changes in your life.
By the time most people are looking to find a therapist, difficult feelings or challenges at work, school, or in relationships have been going on for a while. We each have a unique life story and many strengths, but life can also bring anxiety, sadness, and other difficulties. You may be discouraged, doubting that things can get better. You shouldn’t have to struggle to make it through each day or each week. I am a psychologist with 30+ years of therapy experience, who strives to build strong, collaborative therapeutic relationships. I am optimistic that we can work together on making positive changes in your life.
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I work with individuals to become their best selves, drawing upon existential frameworks and humanistic principles. My work explores the intersection of choice and meaning, helping you remain grounded and authentic to yourself and your values. I also work with couples who would like to solve significant issues in their relationships and become closer. I've completed Gottman Couples Therapy Levels 1 and 2 training and use it in my work, along with attachment theory in order to help partners more deeply connect with one another.
I work with individuals to become their best selves, drawing upon existential frameworks and humanistic principles. My work explores the intersection of choice and meaning, helping you remain grounded and authentic to yourself and your values. I also work with couples who would like to solve significant issues in their relationships and become closer. I've completed Gottman Couples Therapy Levels 1 and 2 training and use it in my work, along with attachment theory in order to help partners more deeply connect with one another.
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I approach counseling from a multicultural lens and use elements from CBT, DBT, narrative, humanistic, and existential therapies to facilitate meaning-making and self-understanding.
I believe that no person should have to navigate the difficulties of life without the adequate support to facilitate their flourishing. Depression, anxiety, trauma, societal oppression, personal relationships, life transitions, grief, low self-esteem, and so much more can be daunting to manage alone and can get in the way of living the life you want for yourself. Together, we will work on finding what is most valuable to you in life and build skills that will help you work towards that goal.
I approach counseling from a multicultural lens and use elements from CBT, DBT, narrative, humanistic, and existential therapies to facilitate meaning-making and self-understanding.
I believe that no person should have to navigate the difficulties of life without the adequate support to facilitate their flourishing. Depression, anxiety, trauma, societal oppression, personal relationships, life transitions, grief, low self-esteem, and so much more can be daunting to manage alone and can get in the way of living the life you want for yourself. Together, we will work on finding what is most valuable to you in life and build skills that will help you work towards that goal.
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John Jankowski
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20815 (Online Only)
Hello, my name is John Jankowski and I founded Navis to expand therapeutic opportunities for the Washington, DC, region. As a practitioner of existential therapy, I center on the individual—rather than their symptoms. I believe in our capacity to make choices and that therapy can help you develop to your potential. My focus is to help you narrow the gap between your present self and ideal self.
Hello, my name is John Jankowski and I founded Navis to expand therapeutic opportunities for the Washington, DC, region. As a practitioner of existential therapy, I center on the individual—rather than their symptoms. I believe in our capacity to make choices and that therapy can help you develop to your potential. My focus is to help you narrow the gap between your present self and ideal self.
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Michael Stahly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20814
I specialize in helping people grapple with existential concerns, often related to grief, loss, and finding a path in life. I work well with people who are disillusioned with the world today and who struggle to reconcile their values with the tasks of daily living, as well as those who have suffered significant losses need help to find their footing once more and to reengage in their altered lives. I do not structure sessions, teach skills, or assign homework.
I specialize in helping people grapple with existential concerns, often related to grief, loss, and finding a path in life. I work well with people who are disillusioned with the world today and who struggle to reconcile their values with the tasks of daily living, as well as those who have suffered significant losses need help to find their footing once more and to reengage in their altered lives. I do not structure sessions, teach skills, or assign homework.
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Victoria Mwongela
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MSc, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
Bethesda, MD 20814
I help people when life is not going the way they expected. I work with individuals and groups as they navigate issues like anxiety, questions of identity and faith, relationships, conflict and depression. Since earning my Masters at Johns Hopkins University, I have been committed to providing quality services to all my clients. As a therapist, I am inspired by the techniques introduced through CBT, DBT, Existential and Client-Centered theorists.
I help people when life is not going the way they expected. I work with individuals and groups as they navigate issues like anxiety, questions of identity and faith, relationships, conflict and depression. Since earning my Masters at Johns Hopkins University, I have been committed to providing quality services to all my clients. As a therapist, I am inspired by the techniques introduced through CBT, DBT, Existential and Client-Centered theorists.
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Gabriel Martinez
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Bethesda, MD 20814
At the core of my practice is a humanistic value that honors the individual person and the whole of their life experience within the larger global system. I focus on helping people build awareness of their needs and how to be able to effectively weigh decisions for action. I work with all genders in the age spectrum of adolescence to adulthood. To compliment the diversity of the experiences that define life, I use a variety of psychological modalities. My approach to therapy draws heavily from training in systems theory, existential therapy, relational therapy, ecotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
At the core of my practice is a humanistic value that honors the individual person and the whole of their life experience within the larger global system. I focus on helping people build awareness of their needs and how to be able to effectively weigh decisions for action. I work with all genders in the age spectrum of adolescence to adulthood. To compliment the diversity of the experiences that define life, I use a variety of psychological modalities. My approach to therapy draws heavily from training in systems theory, existential therapy, relational therapy, ecotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Jack Werstein, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Silver Spring, MD 20907
I provide treatment using an integrated approach that best fits each person with psychodynamic, family systems and existential therapy modalities.
I am licensed to practice in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Texas. My mission is to provide ethical and professional clinical services to those overcoming trauma and those struggling with identity and relationship issues. My commitment to my patients is to empower, support, and guide them on a journey of healing and growth. I employ an integrative treatment approach in order to effectively meet my client’s needs. I work with clients in person and/or using Zoom.
I provide treatment using an integrated approach that best fits each person with psychodynamic, family systems and existential therapy modalities.
I am licensed to practice in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia and Texas. My mission is to provide ethical and professional clinical services to those overcoming trauma and those struggling with identity and relationship issues. My commitment to my patients is to empower, support, and guide them on a journey of healing and growth. I employ an integrative treatment approach in order to effectively meet my client’s needs. I work with clients in person and/or using Zoom.
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Existential Therapists
How does existential therapy work?
Existential therapy focuses on a patient’s inner experiences. The therapist tries to help the individual comprehend and alleviate symptoms by exploring their interior life. By confronting negative disquiet and emotions, the individual will hopefully become more open to finding meaning and purpose. This therapy can be administered to individuals or groups.
Is existential therapy evidence-based?
Existential therapy is an evidence-based practice. Research has determined that existential therapy can lead to significant improvement in the mental health of patients, and for some people it can be just as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy. The benefits of existential therapy are enduring, even long after treatment has ended.
How long does existential therapy last?
The goal of existential therapy is to understand a person’s internal experiences, which may sound like a lengthy process, but it does not have to be so in-depth. However, sessions are not short-term, and therapy can continue for months or up to a year. And because patients learn the theory behind existential therapy during treatment, they can also practice its tenets throughout life after therapy sessions have been completed.
Is existential therapy effective?
According to research, many patients find success with existential therapy. Researchers note that the therapy is particularly useful in improving feelings of isolation, feelings of purposelessness, as well as conditions such as anxiety and depression. Improvements in problem areas can persist even after the end of existential therapy, as individuals can continue working on themselves by using the tools they’ve developed during treatment.