Anxiety Therapists in Potomac, MD

I love working with girls and women along the full spectrum of reproductive life, from adolescence through older adulthood and menopause. I offer pregnancy and postpartum support, including for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADS), NICU parenting, birth trauma, the transition to motherhood, parenting stress, and balancing personal and professional life post-baby.

I get it! Your resources are stretched thin. You're in need of a break but it's seemingly not an option! Just when you are finally about to tackle one task, something else pulls for your attention. You're feeling worn out, unseen and resentful. For some, considering therapy brings up worries about inadequacy, fear of judgement, or worse...that it means you're crazy! Because I'm professional, I'll say, "That's non-sense!" Once we know each other a bit better, I'll use a more casual and colorful phrase. But regardless of how I word it, my overall philosophy is that you're human, you're NOT crazy, and above all, you're resilient!

I've provided individual and group therapy for at-risk youth, trauma-focused care for survivors of abuse, and relaxation training for adults experiencing anxiety and depression. I also teach mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance skills. I've conducted cognitive and personality assessments for those with learning, attention, and/or emotional concerns as well as pre-trial adult forensic evaluations. I value providing culturally-sensitive treatment if you wish to discuss your cultural background and/or religious/spiritual beliefs in therapy.

I believe this can be the start of your journey to finding hope, wellness, self-empowerment, and joy. I will strive to meet you with compassion, affirmation, and understanding no matter what identities, experiences, and values you hold. I will always seek to support you and to best meet your individual needs in the present moment. If you’re struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, anxiety, high sensitivity, relationships, communication, or life transitions, together we can start to work through whatever you’re feeling and discover what’s going on under the surface.

The Living Well Center aims to provide culturally informed holistic behavioral healthcare through a compassionate and person-centered approach. We provide therapeutic services to adults, adolescents and couples through the convenience of a telehealth platform. Additionally, we also provide clinical supervision for mental health professionals seeking advanced licensure.

Whether this is your first time in therapy or you are looking for a new clinician or different approach, I welcome you to explore my practice. As a Clinical Social Worker, I believe people’s lives are influenced by a multitude of factors, including their environment, childhood, culture, identities, values, and more. I am passionate about helping people live authentic, intentional, and fulfilling lives. My approach to treatment is collaborative. I strive to provide a space for my patients that is warm, open, genuine, and playful when appropriate. My specialities include gender, sexuality, intimacy, anxiety, and sense of self.

I provide compassionate therapy and use evidence based methods to suit your unique needs to create a meaningful life. I help people by listening carefully and creating solution oriented roadmaps. “Who am I?” “What do I need?” “What are my obstacles?” These are examples of questions you might have. I am here to guide you in developing thoughtful and actionable responses by cultivating awareness of yourself, your feelings, arriving at roots that cause distress, and leading lives of flourishing.

Hello! I'm Dr. Shira Benhorin and I'm a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in working with children (3+), adolescents, and families with a wide range of behavioral, emotional, and social concerns, including behavioral challenges, anxiety, depression, ADHD, school challenges, social difficulties, and parent-child challenges. I offer individual and family therapy, as well as parent training sessions. I also specialize in working with children with Feeding Disorders/ARFID (extreme food selectivity, limited oral intake), and LGBTQ+ youth and families.

Do you believe you can overcome your relationship obstacles? Specializing in couples overcoming multi-cultural issues, differences in spiritual beliefs, and relationships in recovery, I am here to help you create radical changes both as individuals and together as a couple.

I have experience working with parents that have stressful home and work lives, working adults, persons with an extensive trauma history and young adults transitioning out of high school into college. In addition, I have an interest in working with high school and collegiate athletes that have difficulty managing anxiety and other issues affecting their performance in their prospective sport.

Have you ever experienced abuse in a relationship or trauma from your past? You may be wondering how you could begin to recover from it. You might feel guilt or frustration, or like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Or maybe you’re afraid that there’s little hope for your healing. If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Potomac Therapy Group is an award-winning psychotherapy practice in North Bethesda, Maryland that provides specialized psychotherapy services. Potomac Therapy Group offers virtual and in-person individual, couples, family, and group therapy services for clients located in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and California.

I provide professional counseling services to individuals and couples in the state of Maryland. I am passionate about my work and specialize in three areas: working with women 40 years of age and over struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship distress, past trauma and major life changes working with busy professionals of all ages trying to balance career, family, community and social demands, and working with couples on the brink of separation and/ or divorce.

Welcome! I am currently accepting new clients via telehealth. As a therapist, my goal is to provide an open environment where you can start to identify and improve on those obstacles currently in the way of creating the life you want. You may be experiencing a life transition, problems in relationships, health concerns, work-related stress, parenting issues, or other challenges. My approach is to work together at your pace to gain clarity, explore solutions, develop strategies and tools to support you in reaching your goals.

Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious or disconnected from others? Maybe you are struggling with identity and a changing lifestyle while newly pregnant. Is parenthood and other life transitions causing hardship or a strain on your relationships? Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by challenging situations and overcome by our intrusive thoughts. There is a path to feeling better, creating stronger relationships and thriving in life. My practice helps women, moms and birthing people handle life transitions by offering a comfortable and understanding environment while creating a tailored approach to address your needs and wellness goals.

Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, empty, or stuck? You are not alone. These feelings can go beyond sadness, worry, or loneliness. Intense emotions and stressors may prevent us from enjoying activities, connecting with others, and finding deeper meaning. Overwhelming emotions combined with difficult environments may lead to a sense of hopelessness. Tools like therapy can empower you to overcome obstacles, increase well-being, and meaningfully thrive.

The demands that life throws at us can be exhausting. Being unhappy at work, meeting deadlines, and co-parenting difficulties can all lead to stress. The stress of what we experience in life can lead to issues including anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Wise Counseling & Consultation specializes in treating clients with anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, and low self-esteem. Clients seeking therapy for these matters are looking for solutions to resolve problems that they are currently facing. Your goal is to obtain healthy coping skills to properly manage daily life stressors.

Undone Counseling is a psychotherapeutic practice serving individuals interested in engaging in an exploration of self in the pursuit of healing and growth. Therapy can often look like an undoing. It might be a mending of past trauma, grief and hurt or an undoing of ideas and systems that no longer serve us. It is a beautiful unraveling of parts of self and an excavation of our history in discovery of who we are and who we will become. My role is to help you process what you are experiencing and find the source of discomfort and areas that may need strengthening and restoration.

Our connections to one another and the communities we work and play in are foundational to our health and well-being. It is through relationship that we learn about ourselves and how best to be in relationship with others. At times, stress can threaten to overwhelm, priorities can become unclear and uncertainties can mount. We all benefit from a consistent and trusting relationship in which to identify our feelings, thoughts and behaviors, to be supported in our efforts to determine and utilize our own strengths and resources, to build our coping strategies, and begin to create the change we choose to work on in any stage of life