Therapy for Trauma, Anxiety & Stress in the Baltimore Area

Telehealth Therapy in Maryland

Welcome, I am Ann, and thanks for stopping by in your search for a therapist.

As a licensed therapist, I specialize in helping adults who are experiencing the effects of trauma, anxiety, and stress by using a compassionate and judgment-free approach. I can help you address difficult experiences so that you can live more fully in the present.

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The impact of chronic stress & trauma can show up in our lives in many ways.

Trauma is an emotional and physical response to living through distressing events, situations, and relationships. The impact can show up through patterns of confusing or overwhelming emotions, behaviors, and thoughts that shape our views of ourselves, others, and the world. For example, maybe you learned to feel okay by “checking out” and living on auto-pilot. Maybe you repeat ingrained habits in relationships and get stuck, despite your best efforts to change the patterns. These patterns have some value and form to help us adjust, function, and survive during distressing situations. They help us cope with relationships that couldn’t meet our needs or were hurtful. In a healing therapy relationship, you can learn that your emotions make sense. You can also learn about those ingrained patterns, and how to move beyond them when they are no longer useful.

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Therapy with me can be helpful if you are struggling with:

  • Feeling anxious, scattered, and on edge

  • Feeling down or low, with no enthusiasm

  • Worrying or replaying the past

  • Questioning your emotions

  • Trying to meet everyone’s expectations & standards

  • Using food, work, and substances to cope

  • Beliefs that you are “not enough”

  • Feeling unheard, alone, isolated, and different

  • Feeling distressed by local, national & global events

    You are welcome here and you are not alone!

Clients who benefit from therapy with me…

  • Are curious to know themselves deeper through listening to the body, mind, and emotions.

  • Want to work with a therapist who is experienced, grounded, and consistently present and patient with you.

  • Maybe have a diagnosis, such as depression, anxiety, adhd, ptsd, or complex ptsd (cptsd), and you know that you are more than a diagnosis or label.

  • Want to work through painful emotions stemming from past wounds, and uncover the optimism, ease, joy, and contentment that are waiting inside you.

How I Help

  • Individual psychotherapy with adults that aspires to be relational, and strengths-based while using compassion & encouragement to motivate change.

  • I consider how our connections in relationships, society, and our natural environment, impact our well-being.

  • My worldview considers how systems of oppression and inequities (based on race, sociocultural factors, socioeconomic status, and political influence) impact mental health and well-being.

How I Help & Therapy Modalities

  • Training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy ™

    This model of talk therapy enhances the body-mind connection and addresses the root causes and symptoms of trauma, anxiety & depression. This model helps us connect our emotions and thoughts with our body and spirit. Learn more about this model of therapy: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute ™

  • Other Models that Inform How I Work

    I often use theories and models of therapy that are rooted in how humans develop, interact with, and adapt based on the systems we are a part of. This can include our relationship with our own internal system. The official terms for therapy models that inform my work include Attachment theory, Polyvagal theory, IFS (internal family systems model), cognitive-behavioral and psychodynamic approaches. Whatever the modality or tool, I believe that a therapeutic relationship that builds hope, trust, and understanding, along with a nudge forward, is important.

  • Mindfulness Principles and Practices

    Mindfulness helps us observe our present moment-to-moment experience, and can increase our awareness of ourselves in a non-judgmental and accepting way. My work with clients is influenced by my own practice of trauma-informed mindfulness and mindful self-compassion.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I have a Master of Social Work degree (MSW) from the University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Social Work. I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland, with over 25 years of experience. I use pronouns she/her/hers.

    I have worked in community mental health clinics, in university settings with undergraduates & graduate/professional school students, and in employee assistance program (EAP) settings with health & medical professionals.

    I have advanced training in psychotherapy for trauma from the Ferentz Institute in Baltimore and the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute ™ , Levels 1 & . Click to learn more information: About Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

  • I provide telehealth video therapy sessions using a HIPAA-compliant video platform. I have limited in-person office appointments, currently in Ellicott City, MD.

  • I am an in-network provider with Blue Cross Blue Shield and CareFirst plans, Cigna, and Johns Hopkins EHP. If you have a different plan, you may have “Out of Network” benefits (depending on your plan).

  • Diagnostic Assessment Session: 60 minutes: $175

    55-60 Minute Psychotherapy: $150

    45 Minute Psychotherapy: $120

    You will be responsible for some out-of-pocket costs, such as co-insurance, co-payments, or deductibles at the time of service.

    I accept debit, credit, and health savings account or flexible account spending cards.

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