I am a licensed mental health counselor in Maryland. I have over 30 years experience counseling families and individuals and training graduate students to become counselors. In that time I've helped people with anxiety, depression, abandonment, physical and sexual abuse, grief and loss, family conflict and trauma recovery among other issues. Since I know that the decision to seek professional help for very personal concerns can feel risky, I like to take my time getting to know you before I make any suggestions or draw any conclusions about your life. My style is friendly and informal. I tend to focus on your strengths and abilities when we talk. You'll find that I'm much more interested in your successes than your failures.
My therapeutic orientations are Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy and Positive Psychology. Although we can't imagine it when we're in distress, we are actually in charge of our thoughts, feelings and behavior. Since thoughts produce emotions and emotions drive behavior we'll be spending time recognizing how that works for you. Remember, you are in charge of how you function. My professional and life experience has taught me that the generous application of humor, whenever possible, is good medicine. No bad side effects and it's totally free.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Family Problems, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Post-traumatic stress, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MD LCPC LC0902
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Gary is an effective listener and offers great insight.
Written on Feb 24, 2023 after therapy with Gary for 1 year and 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Gary is great! I’ve made so much progress with him by my side. Thank you for all you do!
Written on Oct 12, 2021 after therapy with Gary for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Gary is a very helpful, insightful therapist. He also has a sense of humor which is very helpful. He went above and beyond to provide me with helpful tools. He is compassionate and empathetic. I would highly recommend.
Written on Oct 01, 2021 after therapy with Gary for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Gary is awesome! He's wonderful at listening and offering thoughtful responses during our sessions. One major area he's working with me on is helping me to trust my instincts, and his validation has been invaluable.
Written on Aug 26, 2021 after therapy with Gary for 5 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and adhd
Gary is kind, empathic and overall jovial. It always feels like you’re speaking to a friend or a really helpful older brother. His advice is always gently helpful and his feedback is always non-judgemental. He encourages self love and self care.
Written on Aug 04, 2021 after therapy with Gary for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
He helped me to overcome ten year relationship that I didn't want to end. I've been suffering for ten months since our break-up. No more suffering.
Written on Apr 06, 2021 after therapy with Gary for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, grief, and intimacy-related issues