Jill Varelli, LCSW-C

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Jill Varelli, LCSW-C

✓ Virtual Visits

Psychotherapy

  • Individual Therapy

Ages Served

      • Adults (ages 18+)
      • Older Adults (65+)

Insurances Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Johns Hopkins EHP/USFHP
  • Medicaid
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare

To confirm your coverage rates, please call us at 240-750-6467.

About Me

    I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 12 years of experience as a psychotherapist. I am dedicated to providing an emotionally safe and empowering environment where clients can explore and address the issues that brought them into counseling. I strive to work collaboratively with clients to help them identify their goals and make the changes in their lives that are meaningful to them.

    I earned my Bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College and my Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. I specialize in working with adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, life changes and transitions, grief and loss, trauma, and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues. I employ an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing behavioral, cognitive behavioral, humanistic an insight oriented approaches to help people reach their goals. I also work at Johns Hopkins Bayview’s Community Psychiatry Program as a therapist working with individuals with co-occurring disorders and general outpatient clients.

    Modalities

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

    Approaches

    • Person-Centered

    Special Experience Working With

    • BIPOC Communities
    • Chronic Illness / Terminal Illness Clients
    • Immigrant / Refugee
    • LGBTQ+
    • Survivors of Trauma
    • Veterans

    Areas of Expertise

    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Bipolar and Related Mood Disorders
    • Depressive Disorders
    • Grief / Loss
    • Intimate Partner Violence
    • Life Transitions
    • PTSD / Complex Trauma
    • Substance Use / Addiction
    • Women Issues
    We accept many major insurances.
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    Joe Staugaitis, LCPC

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    Joe Staugaitis, LCPC

    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

    ✓ In-Person: Odenton, MD
    ✓ Virtual Visits

    Psychotherapy

    Ages Served

        • Adults (ages 18+)
        • Older Adults (ages 65+)

    Insurances Accepted

    • Aetna
    • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • Cigna
    • Johns Hopkins EHP/USFHP 
    • Medicare
    • Tricare
    • United Healthcare

    To confirm your coverage rates, please call us at 240-750-6467.

    About Me

      Joseph J. Staugaitis, MA, is a Maryland licensed therapist (LCPC) and a national certified counselor (NCC) with 30+ years experience in psychotherapy, personality evaluation, neuropsychological evaluation, and clinical neuropsychological treatment including biofeedback, EEG neurofeedback, and cognitive retraining. He completed an APA-approved doctoral program in Clinical and Counseling Psychology (all but dissertation), wherein he had training in both psychodynamic and behavioral approaches to personality, behavior, and psychotherapy. His clinical internship was at the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center in Washington, DC, on both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry units, as well as inpatient neurology and neurosurgery. His employment history includes community-based agency, hospital, and private practice settings, primarily with adults and adolescents. He has experience with TBI, chronic pain, forensic, psychiatric, rehab, and general psychological patient populations. His professional interests are psychotherapy, training and supervision. Memberships include ACA, APA, Division 29 (Psychotherapy), and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland. He is a military veteran with a total of 10 years of military and civilian government service.

      Modalities

      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
      • Cognitive Processing Therapy
      • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

      Approaches

      • Person-Centered

      Special Experience Working With

      • First Responder Clients
      • Heterosexual / Straight
      • LGBTQ+
      • Military
      • Survivors of Trauma
      • Veterans

      Areas of Expertise

      • Anxiety Disorders
      • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
      • Bipolar and Related Mood Disorders
      • Depressive Disorders
      • First Responders Care
      • Grief / Loss
      • Health Psychology / Medical Psychology
      • Intimate Partner Violence
      • Life Transitions
      • Men Issues
      • Substance Use / Addiction
      We accept many major insurances.
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      Melissa Smith, LCPC

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      Melissa Smith, LCPC

      Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

      ✓ In-Person: Annapolis, MD
      ✓ Virtual Visits

      Psychotherapy

      Ages Served

          • Adolescents (ages 13-18)
          • Adults (ages 18+)
          • Older Adults (ages 65+)

      Insurances Accepted

      • Aetna
      • Blue Cross Blue Shield
      • Cigna
      • Medicaid
      • United Healthcare

      To confirm your coverage rates, please call us at 240-750-6467.

      About Me

        My name is Melissa Smith and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Maryland with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, MD.

        I have had the opportunity to work with clients of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. By working with a diverse population, I collaborated with clients to establish an individualized treatment plan that worked best for them. I have utilized techniques using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Narrative Therapy. I have assisted clients experiencing anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, trauma, grief/loss, and family and relationship dynamics.

        I have a passion for working with first responders and helping them to adopt appropriate coping skills to help them through the daily challenges they face in their jobs. My goal is to assist all clients by establishing a genuine therapeutic working relationship that enhances the development of self-improvement, establish health coping skills, and the achievement therapeutic goals.

        Modalities

        • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
        • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
        • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

        Approaches

        • Person-Centered

        Special Experience Working With

        • First Responder Clients
          Survivors of Trauma
          Veterans

        Areas of Expertise

        • Anxiety Disorders
        • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
        • Depressive Disorders
        • First Responders Care
        • Grief / Loss
        • Intimate Partner Violence
        • Life Transitions
        • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
        • PTSD / Complex Trauma
        • Substance Use / Addiction
        We accept many major insurances.
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        Brianna O’Connor, LCSW-C

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        Brianna O’Connor, LCSW-C

        Licensed Clinical Social Worker

        ✓ In-Office: Timonium, MD
        ✓ Virtual Visits

        Psychotherapy

        • Individual Therapy
        • Rapid Access Care

        Ages Served

            • Adults (ages 18+)
            • Older Adults (65+)

        Insurances Accepted

        • Aetna
        • Blue Cross Blue Shield
        • Cigna
        • Johns Hopkins EHP/USFHP
        • Medicaid
        • Medicare
        • United Healthcare

        To confirm your coverage rates, please call us at 240-750-6467.

        About Me

          Therapy is where we can get acquainted with the complex, hidden parts of ourselves so that we may live in greater alignment with what we truly value. As a trauma-informed therapist, I aim to provide a secure, trusting space where clients can explore difficult questions, in order to step fully into their authentic selves. I view therapy as a collaborative process, and I meet that process with warmth, curiosity, and humor. My style blends psychoeducation and tool-building with non-judgmental self-exploration. I particularly enjoy using integrative mind-body approaches like EMDR and parts work. Specialty areas include: depression, anxiety, life transitions, intimate partner abuse, dissociative disorders, and trauma.

          I have been in the human services field since 2014. Prior to completing my masters, I worked primarily with young adults experiencing homelessness in New York City. In 2017, I earned my masters in social work from Tulane University. I remained in New Orleans, where I continued to work with adolescents and young adults and particularly with trans and queer youth. I earned my LCSW-C and relocated to my permanent home in Baltimore in 2020. Before joining GBCC, I worked at House of Ruth MD providing individual and group therapy to survivors of intimate partner violence for nearly three years.

          There’s nothing I love more than learning a person’s story and understanding what has made them who they are. Outside of the therapy office, I enjoy being outdoors, following all things pop culture, and spending time with my hound dog Roo. I believe that, with courage and curiosity, therapy can benefit anyone seeking alignment in mind, body, and spirit.

          Modalities

          • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
          • EMDR
          • Parts Work (Structural Dissociation Model + Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment)
          • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)
          • Somatic Therapy

          Approaches

          • Person-Centered

          Special Experience Working With

          • Survivors of Trauma

          Areas of Expertise

          • Anxiety Disorders
          • Depressive Disorders
          • Intimate Partner Violence
          • Life Transitions
          • Personality Disorders
          • PTSD / Complex Trauma
          • Women Issues
          We accept many major insurances.
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          Melissa Mandell, LMSW

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          Melissa Mandell, LMSW

          Licensed Master Social Worker

          ✓ In-Office: Glen Burnie, MD
          ✓ In-Office: Odenton, MD
          ✓ Virtual Visits

          Psychotherapy

          • Individual Therapy
          • Rapid Access Care

          Ages Served

              • Adults (ages 18+)
              • Older Adults (65+)

          Insurances Accepted

          • Blue Cross Blue Shield
          • Cigna

          To confirm your coverage rates, please call us at 240-750-6467.

          About Me

            I believe that, in the words attributed to the poet Rumi, ‘life is a balance of holding on and letting go,’ and that it brings us growth and healing when we commit to understanding and working toward this balance.

            My name is Melissa Mandell and I am a Licensed Master Social Worker. I earned my master’s degree in social work from the University of Maryland Baltimore and my bachelor’s degree in psychology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. I have experience providing evidence-based psychotherapy, person-centered care, coaching, and crisis intervention services for adult and young adult populations in community, outpatient mental health, home, and workplace settings.

            As a therapist, I draw on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), and motivational interviewing (MI) to empower my clients to navigate life’s transitions and challenges. Together, we explore your values, build on your strengths, and develop practical tools for creating meaningful and sustainable change. My goal is to provide a collaborative and compassionate space where clients can reconnect with their resilience and move forward with confidence.

            Modalities

            • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
            • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
            • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
            • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
            • Emotion-Focused Therapy
            • Exposure & Response Prevention

            Approaches

            • Person-Centered
            • Evidence-Based
            • Coaching
            • Crisis Intervention

            Special Experience Working With

            • Chronic Illness / Terminal Illness Clients
            • First Responder Clients
            • Heterosexual / Straight
            • LGBTQ+
            • Survivors of Trauma
            • Veterans

            Areas of Expertise

            • Anxiety Disorders
            • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
            • Bipolar and Related Mood Disorders
            • Depressive Disorders
            • First Responders Care
            • Grief / Loss
            • Health Psychology / Medical Psychology
            • Insomnia or Sleep Related Disorders
            • Intimate Partner Violence
            • Life Transitions
            • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
            • PTSD / Complex Trauma
            • Substance Use / Addiction
            • Women Issues
            We accept many major insurances.
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