Therapists in 21146
Chelsea M Haverly
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Severna Park, MD 21146
Not accepting new clients
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) and co-founder of Anchored Hope Therapy, LLC. Working with me is about cultivating an authentic therapeutic relationship in order to dig into patterns of stuckness. I work with clients with complex trauma experiences, often rooted in intergenerational patterns. My approach to therapy will include asking you questions about the past and how it relates to the present. I am curious and inquisitive. I am also direct and make observations. I integrate intuitive parts work, brain-based processing, ecotherapy and somatic practices to process trauma and support healing.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) and co-founder of Anchored Hope Therapy, LLC. Working with me is about cultivating an authentic therapeutic relationship in order to dig into patterns of stuckness. I work with clients with complex trauma experiences, often rooted in intergenerational patterns. My approach to therapy will include asking you questions about the past and how it relates to the present. I am curious and inquisitive. I am also direct and make observations. I integrate intuitive parts work, brain-based processing, ecotherapy and somatic practices to process trauma and support healing.
Heather Joy Silver
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, CPLC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Severna Park, MD 21146
Have you been devastated by miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a baby? Are you struggling with perinatal or postpartum depression? Are you having a hard time with a subsequent pregnancy after a loss? Have you received a pregnancy diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. I assist parents with difficult decision making and counseling through a difficult journey. With any type of grief there are challenges, different grieving styles, and communication. I am honored to come alongside families at their most difficult times and help them find hope, establish goals, and help advocate for their wants, needs, and wishes.
Have you been devastated by miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a baby? Are you struggling with perinatal or postpartum depression? Are you having a hard time with a subsequent pregnancy after a loss? Have you received a pregnancy diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. I assist parents with difficult decision making and counseling through a difficult journey. With any type of grief there are challenges, different grieving styles, and communication. I am honored to come alongside families at their most difficult times and help them find hope, establish goals, and help advocate for their wants, needs, and wishes.
Barbara G Love
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Severna Park, MD 21146 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Are you interested in practical approaches to the issues you are confronting? With over thirty years experience as a practicing psychologist in hospitals, schools, and private settings, I bring a broad base of training to the care of clients, including a brain focus from the perspective of a neuropsychologist. Work with parents is problem-focused. Direct treatment with children and adolescents is aimed at supporting continuity in development. Assessment and treatment of adults is provided from a life-span developmental perspective. A trauma-focused psychological perspective assures that road blocks to growth are addressed.
Are you interested in practical approaches to the issues you are confronting? With over thirty years experience as a practicing psychologist in hospitals, schools, and private settings, I bring a broad base of training to the care of clients, including a brain focus from the perspective of a neuropsychologist. Work with parents is problem-focused. Direct treatment with children and adolescents is aimed at supporting continuity in development. Assessment and treatment of adults is provided from a life-span developmental perspective. A trauma-focused psychological perspective assures that road blocks to growth are addressed.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.