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When we talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary.
Leslie Trerotola is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) with 8 years of experience in the mental health field. Leslie works with adults and seniors. She has experience working with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, life transitions, and stress management.
Leslie completed her Master of Social Work (MSW) at the University of Maryland. While in school, she interned at a community clinic and senior living community (nursing facility and short-term rehab). Once Leslie became licensed, she worked in an inpatient behavioral health hospital setting. Afterwards, she transitioned to an outpatient mental health practice. Leslie uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and mindfulness with her clients. She also encourages her clients to use a holistic approach to health through exercise, nutrition, getting enough sleep, having supportive relationships, and doing activities that bring them joy.
You can expect Leslie to get to know you and address any concerns you have. She will be honest, but optimistic and realistic. Leslie knows your time is valuable and your trust is just as valuable, so she will work to earn that. She will also be respectful of your opinions. If that sounds like something you are interested in, schedule an appointment with Leslie today.
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A fundamental aspect of our humanity is our need for unconditional positive regard, understanding, acceptance, and presence from o...
A fundamental aspect of our humanity is our need for unconditional positive regard, understanding, acceptance, and presence from one another.
I am a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 5 years of experience supporting adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, life transitions, and emotional challenges. I provide a thoughtful, insight-oriented approach to therapy and believe that meaningful change begins with understanding the deeper roots of your struggles. I am committed to creating a safe, supportive space where you feel heard and respected.
I earned my master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Northwestern University, where I received training in psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I draw from multiple evidence-based approaches and tailor treatment to each client’s unique needs, allowing therapy to unfold in a way that feels authentic and effective.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed or isolated, you don’t have to face it alone. I offer an engaged, compassionate, and collaborative environment where we can explore challenges together and work toward clarity, relief, and lasting growth. I look forward to supporting you on your journey.
Through my own life's journey, I have an intimate understanding of the need for meaning and purpose in our lives and to feel fulf...
Through my own life's journey, I have an intimate understanding of the need for meaning and purpose in our lives and to feel fulfilled.
I am a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical with 26 years of experience supporting adolescents and adults. I specialize in helping clients navigate challenges such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, trauma, and relationship difficulties. My goal is to create a safe, compassionate space where clients feel empowered to explore their experiences, gain insight, and build healthier patterns. I help clients achieve a sense of meaning, purpose, and peace in their lives.
I earned my Master’s in Social Work Mental Health from Columbia University. My approach integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients regulate emotions and challenge negative thought patterns. I also draw from psychodynamic therapy to address the impact of early life experiences.
I am passionate about helping clients find balance, healing, and fulfillment. While the journey can feel challenging, the rewards of growth and self-discovery are worth it. I encourage you to take the first step toward care and I look forward to connecting with you and supporting your path toward lasting change.
Tammy is a married female whose faith in God has guided her work....
Tammy is a married female whose faith in God has guided her work.
Tammy Holmes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience in counseling patients and families impacted by health related illnesses including births of the tiniest premature infants to supporting families through the death a loved one. She is passionate about helping clients recognize and accept their deepest feelings of grief and anger while also experiencing the duality of joy and happiness. She firmly believes that feelings of guilt can either lead the way to change or when misguided can steal away personal growth.
Tammy earned her Master's degree in Social Work at University of Maryland as a nontraditional student. She is a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister to a large complex family and understands the importance of flexibility, forgiveness, and humor in dealing with relationships. She uses an eclectic approach to therapy but firmly believes that self growth and healing occurs when a person pays attention to their inner dialog and the impact it has on their behavior and feelings. Tammy, believes that creating a safe place for the hardest of thoughts and feelings to be explored can bring relief.
If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed by a difficult thoughts or life situations, sabotaging your successes, or struggling with creating safe boundaries in your relationships, Tammy can support you by creating the space to think about what changes you want to make. Schedule with her today to gain new perspectives and techniques that will allow you to grow into a healthier you.
I believe sharing your deepest truth is not easy. I am honored to be both a compassionate witness and an experienced guide on your...
I believe sharing your deepest truth is not easy. I am honored to be both a compassionate witness and an experienced guide on your journey to wellness and self discovery.
Denise Carmela Katz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30+ years of clinical experience. Due to Ms. Katz's background in IMAGO Relationship Therapy and Advanced Professional Training in Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR, she is especially well suited to serve clients wishing to improve or repair their relations as well as individuals working through trauma. Ms. Katz has a passion for creating and leading group therapy because it allows clients to meet others who can give them support and perspectives on how they deal with or have dealt with similar issues. Ms. Katz aims to create safe, nurturing judgment-free zones whether it is individual or group therapy. Ms. Katz is attuned to the “Open Generation” and enjoys working with the LGBTQIA+ and all queer clients.
Ms. Katz completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 1987 from the University of Maryland at College Park with a minor in dance therapy. Ms. Katz also obtained a Master's degree in clinical social work with a specialization in employee assistance programs in 1990. Ms. Katz utilizes a variety of techniques to suit her clients including acceptance and commitment therapy, psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness, family systems, cognitive behavioral guided meditation, and eye movement desensitization reprocessing, which has been shown to accelerate the healing of traumas. Ms. Katz's mother was a psychotherapist for 50 years who also told stories about her own family history including survivors of World War II and how this generational trauma in all diverse cultures and faiths can impact how a person experiences the world.
We all go through challenges in life — "trauma" is a relative word everyone's pain is unique to them. Ms. Katz is confident that if you are ready to experience being even a little bit open to sharing your life story in a judgment-free zone you may reap big rewards in your life and relationships. If you are ready to do the work, schedule with her today. Carmela works best with ages 20 to 65 years. Ask Carmela about her current ZOOM group therapy openings
I am a queer neurodivergent therapist that honors authenticity and vulnerability above all else, and I hope it makes your journey ...
I am a queer neurodivergent therapist that honors authenticity and vulnerability above all else, and I hope it makes your journey to unmasking and healing a validating experience. I am proud of you for being here!
Skyler Irons is a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience serving those experiencing concerns such as stress management, interpersonal and partnership dynamics, family stressors, ADHD and autism spectrum disorder, gender and identity, mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and depression. Her work in the field has included community mental health, school-based therapy, inpatient psychiatric social work, community outreach and advocacy, and group and family therapy. Skyler favors a person-centered, strengths-based approach and is passionate about helping clients become self-empowered through their journey.
Skyler received her Master of Social Work from Salisbury University. She shapes treatment to each client and their self-determined needs but often incorporates the following therapeutic modalities: dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-informed care, cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment theory, and internal family systems.
Skyler believes you are the expert in your experience, and she will honor your pace in sessions while incorporating humor and creativity. She is eager to be your guide to learning tangible tools as you work toward your version of "better." Skyler looks forward to meeting you!
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My go-to approach for helping people in online therapy is just as it is for in-person therapy. I typically use a psychodynamic lens. Although it doesn't always explain everything, what goes on in childhood and within the important relationships in early life is often a big part of how we interact with each other and within the world. It is very gratifying to see clients be able to connect the dots and break cycles. On a simpler level, I find that validation and normalizing what someone's feelings connected to an experience are, are super helpful.
Some tools I teach in online therapy include:
I know a client is making meaningful progress in online therapy when they tell me they feel like themselves again. If any goal of any caliber is getting worked towards or accomplished, that is meaningful progress to me.
Focus on self-care! Monitoring sleeping and eating patterns/habits, getting physical exercise, and engaging in mindfulness practices (deep breathing exercises, meditation, etc.) outside of sessions.
To prepare for your first online therapy session, make sure you are in a private space with minimal distractions!
With Thriveworks, Online therapy is an effective alternative to in-person therapy services in which a client can speak to a Thriveworks therapist remotely via online video conferencing. Online sessions are just as effective as in-person treatment, but they can also provide added benefits like reduced travel time, saving money on transportation or childcare, and increased access to care.
Online therapy works much like traditional in-person therapy but takes place through secure video conferencing. Clients can attend Online therapy from any safe place they choose that has access to the internet, whether that be their home or another easily accessible place. Like in-person treatment, a therapist will work with their client to address their concerns, create goals, and establish an effective treatment plan.
There is no best option for online therapy—instead, it’s best to focus on finding a provider that meets your specific needs and with whom you can form a professional connection with.
Yes, online therapy is just as effetive for many clients as in-person sessions.
Online therapy can last for a few months to years depending on the goals and symptoms of the client. The treatment process will be unique to each client and lend itself to their specific concerns, which means that the time it takes to treat them will always be different. Timing is also up to the client themselves; they are free to stop therapy whenever they please, especially if they feel they have reached their goals and addressed their concerns.
At Thriveworks, we accept most major insurance plans, allowing many clients to pay as little as $0–$50 per session with their co-pay. We also offer self-pay options for those out-of-network or without insurance. Self-pay rates for talk therapy range from $160 to $240 for intake sessions and $135 to $195 for follow-ups, depending on your state. For psychiatry services, self-pay intake sessions are $255–$375, with follow-ups ranging from $175–$300, also varying by state. More information on current self-pay costs is available on our pricing page.
When we struggle physically, it’s often apparent. We can’t easily hide a broken arm or symptoms of the flu, and we aren’t expected to. However, when we struggle mentally or emotionally, it isn’t as dramatic; as a result, people do often hide these struggles to the best of their ability.
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say, ‘My tooth is aching,’ than to say, ‘My heart is broken.’” –C.S. Lewis
It’s time to open up about our mental health struggles. If you are struggling mentally or emotionally, consider working with a counselor at Thriveworks Baltimore Counseling. Our providers have a unique set of skills that allow them to help their clients with a wide range of challenges, in either in-person or online counseling.
Online counseling proves to be the solution to many people’s reservations about counseling. It allows you to work with a counselor safely and conveniently from home. To schedule an online counseling session at Thriveworks Baltimore Counseling, just give our office a call.
There are a variety of approaches to online counseling, but here at Thriveworks Baltimore, our online counselors can offer two main options: telephone counseling and video counseling. You might find that both are valuable. Some people, though, develop a preference or have a preference from the very beginning. It often comes down to whether or not you want that face-to-face interaction.
In video counseling, even though you aren’t working with your counselor in-person, you do still get that face-to-face time. Some people prefer this and even find it essential to making progress in counseling. Others, though, find the opposite to be true, in that they feel more comfortable opening up over the phone because there isn’t that face-to-face time. The online counseling at Thriveworks Baltimore are happy to help you either way. Feel free to try one or the other and then make a change if you find that the first option you’ve tried doesn’t work for you!
That said, we think that you’ll find online counseling beneficial, regardless of whether you choose to explore telephone counseling or video counseling. We’ll delve into the benefits of online counseling below.
If you’re debating between in-person and online counseling, you’re probably wondering why you should choose online counseling. While this decision comes down to personal preferences, we think it’s worth considering the perks of online counseling. These include:
The first perk is obvious: Online counseling means you can work with your counselor or therapist from wherever you deem convenient and comfortable. Now, the second online counseling perk is not as obvious. What we mean by more reliable is that in online counseling you don’t have to worry about having to cancel or reschedule your appointment due to traffic (which you can’t control) or bad weather (which again, you can’t control). As long as you have your telephone, computer, or another device ready to go and reliable service or internet connection, you’re all set.
Additionally, schedule an online counseling session often means having more flexible scheduling options. Finally, it’s affordable, as many insurances now cover online counseling by phone and often video, too.
Long story short, online counseling is a great counseling option for many. Not only is it a convenient approach, but it offers greater flexibility and also eliminates external factors that many people just don’t want to deal with, such as a long commute time or traffic. With online counseling at Thriveworks Baltimore, you simply commit to a day and time, and then answer your counselor’s call or attend your videoconference. It’s as simple as that.
Are you ready to dive in and start working with an online counselor? We’re happy to hear it! All you have to do is call our office. Our scheduling team will help you get scheduled with telephone counseling or video counseling, whichever you prefer. In addition, they will ensure that you meet with a counselor who is uniquely qualified to help you. If you’re ready to schedule your appointment, we’re ready to meet with you. We look forward to your call!
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