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....
Finding a place we can trust to tell our stories is essential to finding a path to healing, recovery, and transformation. Therefore, it is essential to find someone that can help you reach your potential to transform your life. We all are born with an innate capacity to develop happy and healthy lives. However, sometimes life experiences such as hurts and traumas can interfere with our development and we may become unhappy or unsatisfied with our lives and adopt self-defeating thinking and behav...
PLEASE NOTE: TELETHERAPY SESSIONS ONLY! Melanie works from a relational, psychodynamic, feminist and compassion-based approach to therapy. She has experience with various mindfulness modalities. Melanie provides specialized work in evaluations and referrals for gender affirming medical treatments and surgeries. She takes an individualized approach to treatment and supports clients in their work towards reaching their personal goals. Melanie has experience working in mental health and communit...
Do you feel like your feelings are holding you back; stopping you from being the person you were before? Have you been trying hard to stop thinking negatively about yourself but you just do it anyway? I know how that can be: the self-defeating thoughts, perceptions of "I am not good enough" flowing constantly in your head, the feelings of guilt and unworthiness. These thoughts and feelings can be terrifying. With integrated approaches, it's time to let go of feeling stuck and trapped in them I ...
Najwa Awad (LCSW-C) is a psychotherapist that has provided mental health services to individuals and families in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area for over 10 years. She obtained a Bachelors degree in Psychology at George Mason University in 2005. In 2007 she received a Masters in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University specializing in the clinical treatment of individuals and families. Najwa also has postgraduate certification in advanced trauma treatment. Her experience...
Students in search of an affirming and non-judgmental space may feel at home with me. I believe in collaborative approach to therapy, where we work together as a team. I reject pathologization and the notion that we are “broken” if we are struggling. I am non-binary and queer, and have extensive training and experience working with gender identity and sexual orientation, as well as help access gender affirming interventions. Whether you are come for concerns related to gender or sexuality, or...
I use a holistic mind-body approach to help my clients overcome overwhelm. Overwhelm can look like perfectionism, anxiety, depression, illness, pain, and more. Overwhelm causes the nervous system to stay in the fight-of-flight stress response. The mind-body, psychology, and coaching techniques I use help to unwind the nervous system from its chronic state of stress to help my clients live a happier, healthier life....
I have worked as a psychologist since 1994, serving adolescents, adults, couples and families, and provided supervision for other psychotherapists. I was a research faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Division of Mental Health; and at the University of Miami School of Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry where I served as the Clinical Director of the Center for Treatment Research on Adolescent Substance Abuse from 1998-2003. I have experience in treating a ...
Are we a fit? Are you in college and finding it difficult to adjust? Are you an adult finding that life is flat or not able to find your passion? Are you feeling angry, sad, anxious and/or numb? Those feeling and so meant more are ranking super high in our current environment. COVID-19 has chanced or normal. A few people are thriving and most of us are doing our best to stay afloat and tread water. Sometimes that easier said than done. I’m here to help! Jennifer Buerger’s specialty is working...
We bring active listening, collaboration, and warmth while delivering evidence-based, goal-oriented treatment that leads to lasting change. Because we are goal-oriented, our treatments tend to be fairly time-limited. This means that our goal is to make ourselves obsolete. We take seriously that patients come to us to live more meaningfully and to show up more often as the person they want to be. Once we have an understanding of what you are looking for, together, we’ll turn to researched stra...
Quirky, nerdy, bright and/or generally weird? We specialize in supporting neurodivergent humans who are looking to engage with a mostly-neutral third party to explore anxiety, perfectionism, worries, sadness, depression, loneliness, family shenanigans, relationship concerns, executive functioning/learning differences (ADHD, dyslexia, etc) as well as the awesomeness of being autistic in an allistic world. In short - bring your wonderful weirdness on over so we can work through whatever shit you h...
I enjoy working with young adults and in helping them to learn how to manage difficult emotions to gain clarity, feel empowered and learn skills to live a more fulfilling life. Please read my profile below and reach out to me to learn more....
We provide therapy to individuals, couples and families helping people address anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, intimacy issues, anger, parenting challenges and life transitions. Our counselors have extended training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), and Sex Therapy to help you make the change you want. The practice provides psychotherapy in the greater Baltimore area and is conveniently located in Lutherville, Maryland at Greensp...
Welcome! I help teens and adults with all types of eating disorders, disordered eating, mood and anxiety issues, and life transitions. Given the world we live in, it can be hard sometimes to sort out "normal" attempts to be healthy and fit vs disordered patterns of eating, exercising or thoughts about food and weight. Your eating issues may have suddenly become problematic or they may have been around "forever". Either way, you deserve to get help to bring balance and flexibility back into your ...
Are you feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by anxiety? Are you constantly irritable and asking yourself if things will get better? Thank you for viewing this profile and considering moving forward with me! I have been a licensed therapist since 2013 and am experienced in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship issues, stress, behavioral issues, mood disturbances, anger, self-harm, women's issues, and self-esteem problems. I am often described as warm, respectful, ho...
My specialty is working with people with anxiety, depression, and a history of interpersonal trauma. Additionally, I value working with those exploring the impact of gender and race on their identity and life experiences and those living between cultures and languages. I bring over 20 years of clinical experience, including three university counseling centers, hospitals, and community clinics, including one specialized in caring for the LGBTQ+ community, before establishing my practice in 201...
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The pressure of college and juggling this new chapter in your life can be a heavy weight to carry around! It definitely was for me when I was in school! Take some time out for your self every week to chat with me and allow me to help you make sense of all these new responsibilities and difficulties that you may be facing!...