Existential Therapists in Parkville, MD

I’m Amy Weishampel, LCPC. My passion as a therapist is to help people whose mental health issues intersect with their identities, including the LGBTQIA+ community, people in polyamorous or other nontraditional relationships, creative people, young adults, and people struggling with cultural issues. I have experience working with a variety of mental health diagnoses including anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and OCD. I utilize a flexible approach, using existential and narrative therapy perspectives, as well as techniques borrowed from CBT and ACT in an effort to help my clients with their mental health struggles.

My name is Rachel Rachlinski and I am a professional counselor licensed in the state of Maryland (LCPC) and Louisiana (LPC) and have been in active practice for over 14 years and enjoy helping clients on their journey. My approach is to meet clients who are struggling in life and help them find a path that works best for them. I work with clients struggling with life transitions, anxiety, depression, work and school challenges, family issues, parenting challenges, relationship issues and personal identity through learning more about ourselves and who we want to be including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Hello! I am Hava Jarosz. I am not accepting Clients at this time, but anticipate openings in June. I can accept Cigna/EverNorth, Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield, and self-pay. I provide individual therapy to adults, elders, and those with mental illness. I have had great success with people who have schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety.

Are you grappling with major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, PTSD, C-PTSD, addictions, or borderline personality disorder? My aim is to assist clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves and regaining a sense of empowerment over their lives. Together, we will navigate past wounds, tackle present challenges, & cultivate the resilience necessary to embrace a more fulfilling future. I seek to connect with individuals open to a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic relationship where they can work together to create a safe space for exploring the depths of emotions, thoughts, & experiences without judgment.

My ideal client presents depressive symptoms related to trauma & grief. They express that they want to process unresolved childhood issues. They express that the issues have prevented close relationships with their adult children. They want forgiveness and help in creating better ties. The goal may be to explore & resolve issues related to traumatic events and improve overall mood. Interventions may include sharing details of the event and how it has affected their relationships, using positive self-talk, developing positive coping skills, and identifying effective strategies to communicate thoughts and feelings.

Whether you are working through a traumatic event or navigating through daily or periodic anxiety and depression, it takes an enormous amount of strength and courage to reach out for help and engage in the therapy process. I have a huge amount of respect for those who take this step, and feel privileged to be a part of whatever path you choose throughout your personal journey. I offer appointments Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m

Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked extensively in child welfare, foster care, and the courts. I am keenly aware of the impact of family stress, conflict, addiction, trauma, and mental illness across generations. Because of this, I am committed to providing high quality services to adults who are touched by these or related issues, such as challenging life transitions, relationships, or a sense that something is not right and needs to change. I believe that healing change is most likely to occur when people have a safe, creative, non-judgmental environment where they can practice new ways of seeing themselves and their experiences.

Have you experienced trauma? Do you worry excessively? Are you depressed? Has a loved one died and the loss is too much to handle? Do you avoid people & places because you're afraid? Are you dealing with issues around your sexuality & gender? Do you sense that something's "just not right" with your world, but you cannot put your finger on it? *If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, maybe it's time to try therapy?

I work with individuals, couples, and families providing therapeutic services. My job, in part, is to see clients advance their insight in therapy. With this development in treatment they may discover more effective ways to build their relationships, and in time, take steps to improve their lives. I encourage my clients to be open with themselves and those who they care about. I also suggest the importance of how they need to sustain their own mental health needs.

My practice is built on teaching and supporting people who want to; reduce and manage their stress-worry-anxiety, improve their mood to move toward their authentically happier selves, improve their relationships with family-friends-co-workers, are going through life transitions and want to use it to be better aligned with where they want to be in their life, manage the flood of events in the world that are impacting their thoughts and feelings, people who are hard workers and care for others but then find it difficult to have time left over for their own self-care on a regular basis.

Life can feel hard when our day-to-day energy is spent molding ourselves, masking and working extra hard at meeting the many demands and expectations that we ourselves, and others, place on us. Managing life in overdrive whether its due to our neurodivergence, trauma or unresolved and un-met needs can cause stress, emotional overwhelm, difficulty coping and relational challenges. We view human beings much like plants or dog breed -which every suits you best- each one with different needs, different environmental criteria, goodness of fit for others etc. Our work together will explore nurturing your unique needs!

Get an appt. this week! If life has you feeling stressed, anxious, exhausted, & overwhelmed, join the club! You've been navigating work, life, and family at a fast pace. Fortunately, our therapists offer counseling services for depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and stress. When seeking counseling services, you want to be able to speak freely. There's no need to filter how you're really feeling! We'll give you the support you need to work through the "stuff" you've been holding in. You'll feel so much better once you let it all out, learn new strategies, & make important lifestyle changes.

Why do most people come to a therapist in the first place? Because they want a better life. It's a brave thing to do- to realize that you want more for yourself and to take the step to begin making that wish a reality. Sometimes people come to me with a specific problem, and sometimes just because they're tired of feeling disappointed with life. Whatever the reason, we begin the process by sitting down together and looking at what is bothering you.