Gottman Method Therapists in Timonium, MD
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Do you want to find a level of self-mastery where you can deeply understand yourself and how you can operate in this ever-changing world? Are you seeking fulfillment in social and romantic relationships? Do you want to feel as though you have the confidence and skill-set to be able to tackle life’s challenges with ease? Maybe you’re a parent seeking the skills and support to better understand and help your struggling child or adolescent. Therapy gives you all the tools and confidence you need to become the best version of yourself possible.
Do you want to find a level of self-mastery where you can deeply understand yourself and how you can operate in this ever-changing world? Are you seeking fulfillment in social and romantic relationships? Do you want to feel as though you have the confidence and skill-set to be able to tackle life’s challenges with ease? Maybe you’re a parent seeking the skills and support to better understand and help your struggling child or adolescent. Therapy gives you all the tools and confidence you need to become the best version of yourself possible.
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Ashley-Nicole N Sullivan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LCSW, LICSW, SAP, CTMH
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Timonium, MD 21093
Are you tired of feeling controlled by your anger, substance use, or toxic relationships? Do you feel as if getting out of bed is the hardest part of your day, feeling unable to make decisions and achieve your goals, or frustrated by chronic pain and illness? The first step in any journey is always the hardest, so congratulations on taking it and starting to consider participation in therapy. I would be honored to work with you to identify specifically what is and isn’t working in your life and discover how the skills and strengths you already possess can be applied in new ways to meet your goals.
Are you tired of feeling controlled by your anger, substance use, or toxic relationships? Do you feel as if getting out of bed is the hardest part of your day, feeling unable to make decisions and achieve your goals, or frustrated by chronic pain and illness? The first step in any journey is always the hardest, so congratulations on taking it and starting to consider participation in therapy. I would be honored to work with you to identify specifically what is and isn’t working in your life and discover how the skills and strengths you already possess can be applied in new ways to meet your goals.
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When entering a therapeutic space, you want to feel safe. It is natural to seek a place where you feel heard and where you can speak your mind freely. Maybe you're looking for a space where you and your partner can work through communication issues? Are you carrying some heavy emotions that you need to work through? Have you been feeling like you don't belong? In our space, you can feel safe and heard. We can work through your communication and emotional problems. In this space, you can come as yourself and belong!
When entering a therapeutic space, you want to feel safe. It is natural to seek a place where you feel heard and where you can speak your mind freely. Maybe you're looking for a space where you and your partner can work through communication issues? Are you carrying some heavy emotions that you need to work through? Have you been feeling like you don't belong? In our space, you can feel safe and heard. We can work through your communication and emotional problems. In this space, you can come as yourself and belong!
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Patrice Flagle
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, ND
Verified Verified
Timonium, MD 21093 (Online Only)
It seems like life is constantly changing, especially with the current challenges in the world. Whether your current stress is related to life events, or more personal issues, together we can work together to improve your mood, and achieve balance and overall wellness in your life. I am a licensed clinical social worker, who has been providing individual, couple and family therapy for over 30 years. Utilizing a holistic, integrative approach, I am committed to helping you find the best possible you.
It seems like life is constantly changing, especially with the current challenges in the world. Whether your current stress is related to life events, or more personal issues, together we can work together to improve your mood, and achieve balance and overall wellness in your life. I am a licensed clinical social worker, who has been providing individual, couple and family therapy for over 30 years. Utilizing a holistic, integrative approach, I am committed to helping you find the best possible you.
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Kristi Thrailkill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, MSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Timonium, MD 21093
Welcome! I specialize in Anxiety & OCD. I love helping my clients overcome the "stuckness" that comes with intrusive thought patterns, obsessive thoughts, and compulsive behaviors. I have a passion for working with couples navigating big (and little) adjustments that often come with maintaining a long standing relationship - infidelity, fizzled sparks, empty nests, etc. And...sometimes we just need a place to spill the tea and gain a new perspective. Struggling with a divorce, parenting, employment distress, other big life hurdle? I'm happy to offer a listening ear and help you choose what direction you should take next.
Welcome! I specialize in Anxiety & OCD. I love helping my clients overcome the "stuckness" that comes with intrusive thought patterns, obsessive thoughts, and compulsive behaviors. I have a passion for working with couples navigating big (and little) adjustments that often come with maintaining a long standing relationship - infidelity, fizzled sparks, empty nests, etc. And...sometimes we just need a place to spill the tea and gain a new perspective. Struggling with a divorce, parenting, employment distress, other big life hurdle? I'm happy to offer a listening ear and help you choose what direction you should take next.
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I believe in being genuine and supportive with all of my clients so as to create a safe, empathic, and accepting therapeutic environment. I strive to build a strong, nonjudgemental, and respectful therapeutic relationship to encourage progress. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and specializing in working with eating disorders, perinatal and maternal mental health, anxiety, depression, self esteem, peer/family conflicts, relational difficulties, ADHD and behavioral issues. I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health, Level 2 certified in the Gottman Couples Therapy, and Level 1 certified in Advanced Trauma Treatment.
I believe in being genuine and supportive with all of my clients so as to create a safe, empathic, and accepting therapeutic environment. I strive to build a strong, nonjudgemental, and respectful therapeutic relationship to encourage progress. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and specializing in working with eating disorders, perinatal and maternal mental health, anxiety, depression, self esteem, peer/family conflicts, relational difficulties, ADHD and behavioral issues. I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health, Level 2 certified in the Gottman Couples Therapy, and Level 1 certified in Advanced Trauma Treatment.
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One thing I know: the quality of our relationships impacts our mental health. That’s why I work with individuals, couples, and families to explore the relationships with those that matter most in their lives. I bring a warm, nonjudgmental approach to sessions and can support you in finding where you might want to try something new to step out of the usual patterns that keep you stuck.
One thing I know: the quality of our relationships impacts our mental health. That’s why I work with individuals, couples, and families to explore the relationships with those that matter most in their lives. I bring a warm, nonjudgmental approach to sessions and can support you in finding where you might want to try something new to step out of the usual patterns that keep you stuck.
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Lavina Velasco
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, MS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Timonium, MD 21093
Waitlist for new clients
I work with adults across the lifespan needing support for anxiety, grief, relationships, and major life changes. Whether we meet virtually, face-to-face, or outdoors in nature, my clients leave sessions feeling reconnected to their self-worth and ability to change unwanted patterns. I have a special interest in helping clients heal from loss; establish healthy boundaries; practice courageous communication; and enjoy meaningful connection with others.
I work with adults across the lifespan needing support for anxiety, grief, relationships, and major life changes. Whether we meet virtually, face-to-face, or outdoors in nature, my clients leave sessions feeling reconnected to their self-worth and ability to change unwanted patterns. I have a special interest in helping clients heal from loss; establish healthy boundaries; practice courageous communication; and enjoy meaningful connection with others.
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Experiencing a disconnect between where you want to be and where you are in your behaviors, work or relationships can be anxiety provoking. You want to understand how your past experiences, tendencies, family and cultural values impact who you are and what decisions you make. You want to identify healthier coping strategies, and make positive changes. Yet, sometimes, it is difficult to do this on our own.
Experiencing a disconnect between where you want to be and where you are in your behaviors, work or relationships can be anxiety provoking. You want to understand how your past experiences, tendencies, family and cultural values impact who you are and what decisions you make. You want to identify healthier coping strategies, and make positive changes. Yet, sometimes, it is difficult to do this on our own.
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Feeling unheard, confused, and alone? These emotions are overwhelming. I am here to support you in processing and identifying triggers, as well as developing effective ways to cope with them.
Feeling unheard, confused, and alone? These emotions are overwhelming. I am here to support you in processing and identifying triggers, as well as developing effective ways to cope with them.
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Often times, individuals and families struggle with issues beyond understanding or don't have an individual to provide an unbiased approach to life's problems. Sometimes those seeking therapy have a support system that doesn't know how to best assist in their issues. Some individuals don't have a support system and need help navigating isolation. Some couples want to feel heard, validated, and respected by their partner and struggle with communication. In all, therapy can provide a safe place for positive growth to occur as individuals, families, and couples work to achieve healthier approaches to a majority of life's problems.
Often times, individuals and families struggle with issues beyond understanding or don't have an individual to provide an unbiased approach to life's problems. Sometimes those seeking therapy have a support system that doesn't know how to best assist in their issues. Some individuals don't have a support system and need help navigating isolation. Some couples want to feel heard, validated, and respected by their partner and struggle with communication. In all, therapy can provide a safe place for positive growth to occur as individuals, families, and couples work to achieve healthier approaches to a majority of life's problems.
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Jennifer H Sober
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LCMFT, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Lutherville, MD 21093
I have training in Gottman Method Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Are you unhappy or feeling stuck in a situation that you want to change? There is hope. I help individuals, couples, and families get out of stuck places, heal from places of hurt, and move toward where they want to be in their life. I work to provide my clients a safe and confidential environment for change. For couples, I also offer premarital counseling and counseling for the transition to parenthood, because these are important milestones that can set the tone for the rest of your lives together.
I have training in Gottman Method Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy.
Are you unhappy or feeling stuck in a situation that you want to change? There is hope. I help individuals, couples, and families get out of stuck places, heal from places of hurt, and move toward where they want to be in their life. I work to provide my clients a safe and confidential environment for change. For couples, I also offer premarital counseling and counseling for the transition to parenthood, because these are important milestones that can set the tone for the rest of your lives together.
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Michele Goldman-Ranger
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093 (Online Only)
Starting therapy is a brave first step, It takes a lot of courage to ask for help! My approach as a therapist has been to provide a safe, warm and accepting space in which to fully explore the thoughts, feelings or behaviors that are interfering with your ability to achieve balance and fulfillment in either your personal life or relationship!
Starting therapy is a brave first step, It takes a lot of courage to ask for help! My approach as a therapist has been to provide a safe, warm and accepting space in which to fully explore the thoughts, feelings or behaviors that are interfering with your ability to achieve balance and fulfillment in either your personal life or relationship!
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Amber Lynn Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Towson, MD 21204 (Online Only)
I'm a licensed therapist with a specialization in ADHD, trauma, and anxiety. My role is to provide compassionate support, structure, validation, and tools to help you improve your mental health and accomplish your goals.
I'm a licensed therapist with a specialization in ADHD, trauma, and anxiety. My role is to provide compassionate support, structure, validation, and tools to help you improve your mental health and accomplish your goals.
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Janet Glover-Kerkvliet
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MS, LCPC, GCDF, HNCP, NCC
Verified Verified
Cockeysville, MD 21030 (Online Only)
Couples Therapy: My practice is welcoming of all couples. The client in couples counseling is the relationship, rather than the conflicts that each person has, which is a more effective way of healing the relationship. The couples therapy I do has three themes: past, present and future.
Couples Therapy: My practice is welcoming of all couples. The client in couples counseling is the relationship, rather than the conflicts that each person has, which is a more effective way of healing the relationship. The couples therapy I do has three themes: past, present and future.
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Marie Collins
Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Towson, MD 21286
Waitlist for new clients
I believe in providing a safe place for individuals to open up, be vulnerable and find a connection between mind, body, and spirit. My goal is to help you process difficult emotions, build effective coping skills, decrease unhealthy behaviors, and find purpose by utilizing your strengths and working through limitations.
I believe in providing a safe place for individuals to open up, be vulnerable and find a connection between mind, body, and spirit. My goal is to help you process difficult emotions, build effective coping skills, decrease unhealthy behaviors, and find purpose by utilizing your strengths and working through limitations.
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Crystal Baldwin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Towson, MD 21286 (Online Only)
Seeking to improve our relationship with ourselves and others can feel uncertain and overwhelming. As a therapist, I strive to remove barriers by providing an open, trusting, and nonjudgmental space where self-acceptance and healing can be fostered for individuals and partnerships. Difficulties such as life transitions, relationship challenges, trauma, or unexpected events can leave us feeling disconnected and isolated. Through the collaborative experience of therapy, couples, polycules, or triads can find renewed, deeper bonds and individuals can untangle the past, process the current, and grow through supportive change.
Seeking to improve our relationship with ourselves and others can feel uncertain and overwhelming. As a therapist, I strive to remove barriers by providing an open, trusting, and nonjudgmental space where self-acceptance and healing can be fostered for individuals and partnerships. Difficulties such as life transitions, relationship challenges, trauma, or unexpected events can leave us feeling disconnected and isolated. Through the collaborative experience of therapy, couples, polycules, or triads can find renewed, deeper bonds and individuals can untangle the past, process the current, and grow through supportive change.
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Our responses to life experiences can certainly leave us feeling stuck, choiceless, and out of control. There can be a sense of feeling lost and unsure of how to move forward. You continue moving through it, and you may even feel you’ve been functioning but not really living…This would feel incredibly unsettling to anyone. As a member of the military for over 20 years, I understand that feeling, and the impacts of minor and major life changes. These changes shift our world view, our relationships, and how we see ourselves. You may have tried multiple ways of coping, but traditional approaches haven't produced the change you want.
Our responses to life experiences can certainly leave us feeling stuck, choiceless, and out of control. There can be a sense of feeling lost and unsure of how to move forward. You continue moving through it, and you may even feel you’ve been functioning but not really living…This would feel incredibly unsettling to anyone. As a member of the military for over 20 years, I understand that feeling, and the impacts of minor and major life changes. These changes shift our world view, our relationships, and how we see ourselves. You may have tried multiple ways of coping, but traditional approaches haven't produced the change you want.
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Are you looking for relief from anxiety, depression, or trauma symptoms? After 30+ years in this field I have realized how unique each person is and how unique each persons needs are. I have advanced training in several types of therapy including IFS (certified), Eriksonian Hypnotherapy (certified), EMDR (certification equivalent), CBT (certification eqiuvalent). Having been trained in many forms of therapy I realize no one type has everything that is needed for healing. So together we explore what fits best for you. I offer a safe and compassionate space where you may find path to healing and growth.
Are you looking for relief from anxiety, depression, or trauma symptoms? After 30+ years in this field I have realized how unique each person is and how unique each persons needs are. I have advanced training in several types of therapy including IFS (certified), Eriksonian Hypnotherapy (certified), EMDR (certification equivalent), CBT (certification eqiuvalent). Having been trained in many forms of therapy I realize no one type has everything that is needed for healing. So together we explore what fits best for you. I offer a safe and compassionate space where you may find path to healing and growth.
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Gottman Method Therapists
How does the Gottman method work?
One of the core doctrines of the Gottman method is that negative emotions hurt relationships about five times more than positive emotions help them. Thus, couples require five times more positive interactions than negative interactions with each other. The therapist will guide clients on how to improve communication and understanding of each other to manage conflict and have their emotional needs met. The therapist will also advise couples on how to repair relations with each other when conflict arises, and therefore avoid lasting damage.
Is the Gottman method evidence-based?
Yes, this method is an evidence-based approach to couples therapy. The method is based on more than 40 years of research by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, the psychologists who developed the method. The Gottmans analyzed decades of data to draw conclusions about what types of interactions are likely to lead to specific results, and which interventions are most likely to lead to success. Studies have found that this approach leads to improvements in relationship satisfaction, intimacy, communication skills, and a lower rate of divorce.
How long does the Gottman method take?
The duration of treatment depends on the specific challenges clients face. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes long, and an average course of treatment is around 10 sessions. In some cases, such as for couples dealing with a critical problem, the therapist will suggest an intensive course of treatment, with daily sessions over the first two to four days. Treatment is complete when the couple is satisfied and has met the goals they’ve set, and when the therapist believes they have the skills to continue on their own.
Is the Gottman method effective?
Through the Gottman method, couples can achieve changes that are real and sustainable. This treatment has been used for more than 40 years; the method is supported by empirical research, including randomized controlled trials that have demonstrated effectiveness in improving relationship outcomes for couples. Like any talk therapy, success or failure depends in large part on how committed the clients are to making positive changes and working toward results.