Relationship Issues Therapists in Potomac, MD
Heather Shannon | Certified Sex Therapist
Counselor, LCPC, CST
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854
I also have an intern offering low fee sessions for individuals and relationship partner.
Has sex started to feel like a chore? Maybe you've tried discussing it and have been to individual or couples counseling but still feel stuck. I specialize in helping people in committed relationships to get unstuck and get back to feeling close and passionate again. Along the way we build some amazing sexual communication skills and get a clear sense of turn-ons and turn-offs so you can initiate like a pro. Whether you have low libido, sex addiction, erectile dysfunction or trauma around sexuality, I can offer support and guidance
I also have an intern offering low fee sessions for individuals and relationship partner.
Has sex started to feel like a chore? Maybe you've tried discussing it and have been to individual or couples counseling but still feel stuck. I specialize in helping people in committed relationships to get unstuck and get back to feeling close and passionate again. Along the way we build some amazing sexual communication skills and get a clear sense of turn-ons and turn-offs so you can initiate like a pro. Whether you have low libido, sex addiction, erectile dysfunction or trauma around sexuality, I can offer support and guidance
Fereshteh (Faye) Darya
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, PhD, LCPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854 (Online Only)
-Improving relationship (Family, couple, parent/child, peer)
-Stress Management and Coping
-Life Transitions
-Rehabilitation Counseling
-Career Counseling
-Mental Health Issues
-Ethnic and Cultural Issues
-Elderly Issues
-Impulse Control
-Woman's Issues
-Anxiety and Depression
-Communication Skills
-Group/Workshop
-Goal Setting
-Grief/Loss
-Parenting.
I am a strong proponent of health-oriented and positive psychology that emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. My counseling work is based on the integrative approach to psychotherapy that is best characterized as going beyond and across the confines of any single orientation. I draw from different theories to form a comprehensive view of all the complexities of human conditions and emotions. The reason for this is because no one theory has all the answers that could effectively work with every individual and situation.
-Improving relationship (Family, couple, parent/child, peer)
-Stress Management and Coping
-Life Transitions
-Rehabilitation Counseling
-Career Counseling
-Mental Health Issues
-Ethnic and Cultural Issues
-Elderly Issues
-Impulse Control
-Woman's Issues
-Anxiety and Depression
-Communication Skills
-Group/Workshop
-Goal Setting
-Grief/Loss
-Parenting.
I am a strong proponent of health-oriented and positive psychology that emphasizes what is right with people rather than what is wrong with them. My counseling work is based on the integrative approach to psychotherapy that is best characterized as going beyond and across the confines of any single orientation. I draw from different theories to form a comprehensive view of all the complexities of human conditions and emotions. The reason for this is because no one theory has all the answers that could effectively work with every individual and situation.
Claudia Niemtzoff
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Potomac, MD 20854
I am experienced working on relationship conflicts, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, postpartum depression, cross-cultural stress and life transitions. I combine my psychodynamic background with other therapeutic approaches in a culturally sensitive framework that allows me to tailor each treatment according to the individual needs. I provide psychotherapy in English and Spanish. We are going to work together in a strong, safe and warm therapeutic relationship where you can feel free to talk about anything that concerns you. Because I am a seasoned therapist, I am not scared to explore any topic. I get to the point.
I am experienced working on relationship conflicts, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, postpartum depression, cross-cultural stress and life transitions. I combine my psychodynamic background with other therapeutic approaches in a culturally sensitive framework that allows me to tailor each treatment according to the individual needs. I provide psychotherapy in English and Spanish. We are going to work together in a strong, safe and warm therapeutic relationship where you can feel free to talk about anything that concerns you. Because I am a seasoned therapist, I am not scared to explore any topic. I get to the point.
Deciding to seek help for issues in your life takes courage. It isn’t easy to decide who the right person is to trust and open up to about your life or even to believe that doing so will result in improvements. I work with my clients collaboratively. Together we discuss how you are feeling, what is going on in your life, and how you would like to move forward. No matter what you are dealing with, whether it be depression, anxiety, relationship issues, general stress, or something else, our discussions will be geared towards helping you understand what you want and developing skills to be resilient and thrive in your life ahead.
Deciding to seek help for issues in your life takes courage. It isn’t easy to decide who the right person is to trust and open up to about your life or even to believe that doing so will result in improvements. I work with my clients collaboratively. Together we discuss how you are feeling, what is going on in your life, and how you would like to move forward. No matter what you are dealing with, whether it be depression, anxiety, relationship issues, general stress, or something else, our discussions will be geared towards helping you understand what you want and developing skills to be resilient and thrive in your life ahead.
Iris Snapper
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854 (Online Only)
I have successfully treated people with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues.
I appreciate the need for short-term, cost-effective treatment. With 30 years of experience and a compassionate style, I specialize in brief solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapy so you can experience relief in a more immediate way. In our first session, we can establish a connection and work together to find solutions to help you gain peace of mind. For some issues, 10 or fewer sessions are all that is needed, while other issues require more time.
I have successfully treated people with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues.
I appreciate the need for short-term, cost-effective treatment. With 30 years of experience and a compassionate style, I specialize in brief solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapy so you can experience relief in a more immediate way. In our first session, we can establish a connection and work together to find solutions to help you gain peace of mind. For some issues, 10 or fewer sessions are all that is needed, while other issues require more time.
My specialty areas include relationship issues, holistic mind-body awareness, educational/career focused needs and intergenerational and immigrant family issues.
I specialize in guiding clients through various challenges, whether they're navigating relationships, facing educational hurdles, or seeking professional growth. Together, we delve into your experiences, examining patterns of behavior, your family dynamics, the impact of your environment, and your present interactions. I honor and respect every facet of your identity; embracing your entire self is fundamental to your journey. In my practice, I use a person-centered approach and I empower you to take an active role in recognizing and leveraging your unique strengths as powerful tools to realize your dreams.
My specialty areas include relationship issues, holistic mind-body awareness, educational/career focused needs and intergenerational and immigrant family issues.
I specialize in guiding clients through various challenges, whether they're navigating relationships, facing educational hurdles, or seeking professional growth. Together, we delve into your experiences, examining patterns of behavior, your family dynamics, the impact of your environment, and your present interactions. I honor and respect every facet of your identity; embracing your entire self is fundamental to your journey. In my practice, I use a person-centered approach and I empower you to take an active role in recognizing and leveraging your unique strengths as powerful tools to realize your dreams.
Heather Shannon | Certified Sex Therapist
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, CST
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854
We'll start by assessing all areas of your relationship and individual well-being.
Has sex started to feel like a chore or a stressor rather than something that connects you? Maybe you've tried talking about it and have even gone to individual or couples counseling, but it hasn't really moved the needle. That's where I come in! I will listen to you, but I will also challenge you to make real changes and get out of your comfort zone. My gift is putting people at ease talking about a sensitive subject. I'll guide you on how to approach your sex and intimacy so that you get unstuck and back to feeling close and passionate. I specialize in helping committed couples get their sexy spark back through my Pathway to Pass
We'll start by assessing all areas of your relationship and individual well-being.
Has sex started to feel like a chore or a stressor rather than something that connects you? Maybe you've tried talking about it and have even gone to individual or couples counseling, but it hasn't really moved the needle. That's where I come in! I will listen to you, but I will also challenge you to make real changes and get out of your comfort zone. My gift is putting people at ease talking about a sensitive subject. I'll guide you on how to approach your sex and intimacy so that you get unstuck and back to feeling close and passionate. I specialize in helping committed couples get their sexy spark back through my Pathway to Pass
I have been helping people for 30+ years. It is my delight to see my patients grow and experience ways of feeling they never imagined. I create a safe environment in which you feel you can tell me any problem and be listened to with compassion and without shame. I have successfuly treated people who suffer from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and work related problems with very high success rates. I am very devoted to the people I see and will help you make your life better by finding new ways of reacting to situations and people that are problematic.
I have been helping people for 30+ years. It is my delight to see my patients grow and experience ways of feeling they never imagined. I create a safe environment in which you feel you can tell me any problem and be listened to with compassion and without shame. I have successfuly treated people who suffer from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and work related problems with very high success rates. I am very devoted to the people I see and will help you make your life better by finding new ways of reacting to situations and people that are problematic.
Amy Kohn McNelly
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT, LMFT, CAC-II
Verified Verified
Potomac, MD 20854
A positive, committed, therapeutic relationship truly is life-changing, particularly when it is cultivated against a backdrop of rich, professional experience and solid expertise.
Sometimes the reasons people seek therapy are hard to pinpoint or articulate. Other times the totally unexpected brings a person into therapy. Often it is the thing one least wants to discuss. The reasons are countless, but they always matter. They affect our thoughts and our relationships, often quite deeply. My purpose as a therapist is to develop a relationship and a context that feels restorative and safe through which my patients and I can grapple with any and all concerns imaginable. Through intimate conversation and our shared experience emerge feelings, buried fears, and the previously unknowable.
A positive, committed, therapeutic relationship truly is life-changing, particularly when it is cultivated against a backdrop of rich, professional experience and solid expertise.
Sometimes the reasons people seek therapy are hard to pinpoint or articulate. Other times the totally unexpected brings a person into therapy. Often it is the thing one least wants to discuss. The reasons are countless, but they always matter. They affect our thoughts and our relationships, often quite deeply. My purpose as a therapist is to develop a relationship and a context that feels restorative and safe through which my patients and I can grapple with any and all concerns imaginable. Through intimate conversation and our shared experience emerge feelings, buried fears, and the previously unknowable.
My clients are women struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship distress, past trauma, and adjusting to significant life changes. My ideal client is also a busy professional, trying to balance family, career, community, and social demands while maintaining self-care and mental health. Some of my clients are also individuals and couples experiencing mental health symptoms and /or adjustment issues due to separation or divorce.
My clients are women struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship distress, past trauma, and adjusting to significant life changes. My ideal client is also a busy professional, trying to balance family, career, community, and social demands while maintaining self-care and mental health. Some of my clients are also individuals and couples experiencing mental health symptoms and /or adjustment issues due to separation or divorce.
Welcome to my profile! I am a life coach: my clients use coaching to work through life, relationship or career challenges, at home or at work. I also specialize in parent coaching and expat coaching. Together we find and develop your inner courage to help you get past your challenges. By gaining clarity and creating new direction and goals, you lead a more fulfilled, productive, peaceful and joyous life. Clients choose me as their coach for my energy and catching enthusiasm, my strength, my unlimited compassion and ability to empathize, my laser-like instinct and my no-nonsense approach. Call today for your free sample session!
Welcome to my profile! I am a life coach: my clients use coaching to work through life, relationship or career challenges, at home or at work. I also specialize in parent coaching and expat coaching. Together we find and develop your inner courage to help you get past your challenges. By gaining clarity and creating new direction and goals, you lead a more fulfilled, productive, peaceful and joyous life. Clients choose me as their coach for my energy and catching enthusiasm, my strength, my unlimited compassion and ability to empathize, my laser-like instinct and my no-nonsense approach. Call today for your free sample session!
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I am a Certified Imago Relationship & Singles Therapist, Community Educator, and Consultant, as well as a Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor (by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists).
We are seeing our individuals and couples in tele-therapy through the COVID-19 crisis. As a "Top Marriage, Family and Sex Therapist" in Washingtonian Magazine in 2009 & 2012, my focus is on helping couples address their emotional and sexual ruptures in their relationships. If you feel far apart from or in conflict with your partner, therapy can help you to feel close again. As an couples relationship and certified sex therapist, with over 30 years of experience, couples learn to unravel their dance and a structured communications tool, which fosters listening, understanding and empathy. Sexual and emotional intimacy are restored.
I am a Certified Imago Relationship & Singles Therapist, Community Educator, and Consultant, as well as a Certified Sex Therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Supervisor (by the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists).
We are seeing our individuals and couples in tele-therapy through the COVID-19 crisis. As a "Top Marriage, Family and Sex Therapist" in Washingtonian Magazine in 2009 & 2012, my focus is on helping couples address their emotional and sexual ruptures in their relationships. If you feel far apart from or in conflict with your partner, therapy can help you to feel close again. As an couples relationship and certified sex therapist, with over 30 years of experience, couples learn to unravel their dance and a structured communications tool, which fosters listening, understanding and empathy. Sexual and emotional intimacy are restored.
You will learn how to best navigate the difficulties in your relationship so you can appreciate and enjoy the pleasures.
My office feels welcoming, non-judgemental, and confidential. You will have time to express your feelings and thoughts about your situation. I am actively working with you in each session to understand and resolve your problems. I encourage you to take this opportunity to discover new aspects of yourself, better ways of relating to others, and greater satisfaction in life. Individual counseling will help you to understand and change feelings and behaviors that have caused you to suffer and feel disatisfied with life. Couples counseling will help you resolve your relationship problems and conflicts while also discovering the positives in yourself and your partner.
You will learn how to best navigate the difficulties in your relationship so you can appreciate and enjoy the pleasures.
My office feels welcoming, non-judgemental, and confidential. You will have time to express your feelings and thoughts about your situation. I am actively working with you in each session to understand and resolve your problems. I encourage you to take this opportunity to discover new aspects of yourself, better ways of relating to others, and greater satisfaction in life. Individual counseling will help you to understand and change feelings and behaviors that have caused you to suffer and feel disatisfied with life. Couples counseling will help you resolve your relationship problems and conflicts while also discovering the positives in yourself and your partner.
If you are anxious, depressed or struggling with a difficult situation, therapy gives you tools to reduce your distress and function more effectively. It provides you with an opportunity to look at behaviors, relationship dynamics and environmental factors which you can change to reach your goals. Therapy will also help you identify strategies to come to terms with the difficult elements in your life which cannot be changed.
Psychotherapy is particularly helpful in managing relationships and adjusting to life's challenges associated with parenting, aging, illness and loss, including the death of loved ones.
If you are anxious, depressed or struggling with a difficult situation, therapy gives you tools to reduce your distress and function more effectively. It provides you with an opportunity to look at behaviors, relationship dynamics and environmental factors which you can change to reach your goals. Therapy will also help you identify strategies to come to terms with the difficult elements in your life which cannot be changed.
Psychotherapy is particularly helpful in managing relationships and adjusting to life's challenges associated with parenting, aging, illness and loss, including the death of loved ones.
Phillip A Reynolds
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Potomac, MD 20854 (Online Only)
I use thoughtful, relationship based, culturally informed interventions that promote healing, growth and empowerment.
Recently voted "Reader's Pick, Best Family Therapist" 2014 in Bethesda Magazine, I believe the therapeutic relationship (between client and psychotherapist) is the most important element in the interpersonal and relational interventions of therapy. My goal is to meet you where you are, and to help you get to where you want to be: as an individual, a couple, and/or as a family.
I use thoughtful, relationship based, culturally informed interventions that promote healing, growth and empowerment.
Recently voted "Reader's Pick, Best Family Therapist" 2014 in Bethesda Magazine, I believe the therapeutic relationship (between client and psychotherapist) is the most important element in the interpersonal and relational interventions of therapy. My goal is to meet you where you are, and to help you get to where you want to be: as an individual, a couple, and/or as a family.
Anita Gadhia-Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
Potomac, MD 20854
I have spoken at international and national conferences and also on television, film, and radio about mental health treatment, addictions, and relationship issues.
Therapy is a journey through which we find our authentic selves and become the best we can be. I have expertise in working with alcoholism, addictions, and recovery issues; and with relationship, couple and family issues. I have worked in the field for over twenty years. I work with adults and adolescents, in individual, couple and family modalities. My approach is to meet you where you are, and to help you to move towards your goals, overcome obstacles, and achieve maximum growth. I use several therapeutic approaches, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and strengths-based techniques. Website: practicaltherapy.net.
I have spoken at international and national conferences and also on television, film, and radio about mental health treatment, addictions, and relationship issues.
Therapy is a journey through which we find our authentic selves and become the best we can be. I have expertise in working with alcoholism, addictions, and recovery issues; and with relationship, couple and family issues. I have worked in the field for over twenty years. I work with adults and adolescents, in individual, couple and family modalities. My approach is to meet you where you are, and to help you to move towards your goals, overcome obstacles, and achieve maximum growth. I use several therapeutic approaches, including cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and strengths-based techniques. Website: practicaltherapy.net.
Emily L Rizzo
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854
I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ population and with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. I consistently work with clients regarding depression, anxiety, motivation, trauma, grief, understanding their identity, familial relations, gender identity, sexual identity, sexual/ relationship needs, polyamorous relationships, kink, communication in relationships, and self-integration. Extensive background in working with people of color. Assist parents/families through their child's gender transition. Experience in college counseling and high school counseling.
I am passionate about working with the LGBTQ population and with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. I consistently work with clients regarding depression, anxiety, motivation, trauma, grief, understanding their identity, familial relations, gender identity, sexual identity, sexual/ relationship needs, polyamorous relationships, kink, communication in relationships, and self-integration. Extensive background in working with people of color. Assist parents/families through their child's gender transition. Experience in college counseling and high school counseling.
I help clients develop skills for emotional literacy as a certified PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) and PEERS Instructor in both office and workshop settings, and have specialized training in Attachment Theory, Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Substance Abuse, Adolescence and Trauma.
Are you feeling off-center, frustrated, overwhelmed, stuck? Want support in balancing the challenges in your life? Does negativity or anger undermine healthy relationships within your family? Maybe you wish for more effective ways of communicating, or the means to improve your outlook and energy level. Are you experiencing divorce, or the loss of a loved one, and need assistance in moving through the grieving process? Are you in the throes of a major life transition or crisis? I will assist you in developing insight, understanding, and strategies to address your particular issues and help you move toward overall well-being.
I help clients develop skills for emotional literacy as a certified PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) and PEERS Instructor in both office and workshop settings, and have specialized training in Attachment Theory, Brief Strategic Family Therapy, Substance Abuse, Adolescence and Trauma.
Are you feeling off-center, frustrated, overwhelmed, stuck? Want support in balancing the challenges in your life? Does negativity or anger undermine healthy relationships within your family? Maybe you wish for more effective ways of communicating, or the means to improve your outlook and energy level. Are you experiencing divorce, or the loss of a loved one, and need assistance in moving through the grieving process? Are you in the throes of a major life transition or crisis? I will assist you in developing insight, understanding, and strategies to address your particular issues and help you move toward overall well-being.
My passion is to improve the lives of my clients, offering them new insight, enabling them to see things from different perspectives, and empowering them to make new choices. I work with each client as a whole individual, utilizing an active and collaborative approach. I tailor evidenced-based strategies to best meet the need of each client that I serve. My client base includes individuals, couples, groups, and families. I provide treatment and counseling for anxiety, depression, grief, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and parenting.
My passion is to improve the lives of my clients, offering them new insight, enabling them to see things from different perspectives, and empowering them to make new choices. I work with each client as a whole individual, utilizing an active and collaborative approach. I tailor evidenced-based strategies to best meet the need of each client that I serve. My client base includes individuals, couples, groups, and families. I provide treatment and counseling for anxiety, depression, grief, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and parenting.
The Counseling Center of Maryland
Counselor, LCPC, NCC, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Potomac, MD 20854
The professionals at The Counseling Center of Maryland use a variety of techniques to help improve the quality of life for individuals, couples, groups, and families. Through our strength-based and collaborative approach, we offer new insights that enable our clients to see things from different perspectives. We provide treatment and counseling for anxiety, depression, grief, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and parenting. Through active and evidence based strategies we help empower our clients to make choices that evoke positive changes in their lives. Together, we will look at feelings, thoughts and behaviors as vehicles to affirmative changes.
The professionals at The Counseling Center of Maryland use a variety of techniques to help improve the quality of life for individuals, couples, groups, and families. Through our strength-based and collaborative approach, we offer new insights that enable our clients to see things from different perspectives. We provide treatment and counseling for anxiety, depression, grief, emotional regulation issues, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and parenting. Through active and evidence based strategies we help empower our clients to make choices that evoke positive changes in their lives. Together, we will look at feelings, thoughts and behaviors as vehicles to affirmative changes.
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Relationship Issues Therapists
While need for human connection appears to be innate, the ability to form healthy, loving relationships is learned. Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child's earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets the infant's needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they are theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others. The end of a relationship, however, is often a source of great psychological anguish.