Amy Kestelman, LCSW-C

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Amy Kestelman, LCSW-C

Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical

✓ In-Office: Timonium, MD
✓ Virtual Visits

Psychotherapy

Ages Served

      • Adults (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

    My name is Amy Kestelman (she/her) and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have a genuine curiosity about the human experience and it’s been an honor to have people share their stories with me over my 15 years working in clinical settings. I like to utilize humor and creativity in our work together. I provide a compassionate, supportive, non-judgmental space, and am affirming of peoples’ diverse life experiences.

    I firmly believe in a strengths-based approach while incorporating interventions from several theoretical models to meet your needs. I will help you to reframe how you view yourself and remind you of your strengths.

    My areas of interest include: working with adults with chronic health conditions, grief and loss, caregivers throughout the lifespan, adjustment/life transitions, reproductive health.

    Modalities

    • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
    • Narrative Therapy

    Approaches

    • Emotionally Focused
    • Person-Centered

    Areas of Expertise

    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
    • Depressive Disorders
    • Grief / Loss
    • Life Transitions
    • Perinatal / Postpartum
    • Women Issues

    Special Experience Working With

    • BIPOC Communities
    • Chronic Illness / Terminal Illness Clients
    • Heterosexual / Straight
    • LGBTQ+
    We accept many major insurances.
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    Grace Kane, MS, LCPC

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    Grace Kane, MS, LCPC

    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

    In-Office: Perry Hall, MD
    ✓ Virtual Visits

    Psychotherapy

    Ages Served

        • Adolescents (13-18)
        • Adults (18+)

     

    Insurances Accepted

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    • Cigna

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

    About Me

      My goal as your psychotherapist is to engage you in a collaborative process that promotes healing and self-determination. I firmly believe in our innate ability to make changes, love ourselves, and feel empowered.

      Many of us aspire not only to work through or cope with our pain and suffering but also to embark on a journey of self-discovery, find meaning in our lives, build resilience, and achieve inner peace. My purpose and passion lie in empowering you to tap into your internal resources and develop skill-based coping strategies to create a fulfilling life.

      My approach to therapy involves creating a supportive, open, and non-judgmental environment. I have experience working with individuals struggling with eating disorders, self-harm, anxiety, and depression. My goals include fostering positive self-esteem, body image, and self-worth in my clients while also supporting parents whose children struggle with eating disorders and anxiety.

      In addition to my expertise in eating disorders, my experience encompasses anxiety, oppression, trauma, grief, social skills, developmental concerns, ADHD, and depression. I enjoy working with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, employing a variety of techniques such as Family-Based Therapy, Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

      Together, let’s embark on a vibrant and fulfilling journey, transforming life’s challenges into opportunities for growth, healing, and self-discovery in a warm, cheery, and compassionate atmosphere.

      Modalities

      • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
      • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
      • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
      • Emotion-Focused Therapy
      • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

      Approaches

      • Collaborative
      • Person-Centered

      Areas of Expertise

      • Anxiety Disorders
      • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
      • Body Dysmophia
      • Depressive Disorders
      • Eating disorders
      • Life Transitions
      • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
      • PTSD / Complex Trauma
      • Self Esteem
      • Women Issues

      Special Experience Working With

      • Heterosexual / Straight
      • LGBTQ+
      We accept many major insurances.
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      Alison Hollida, LCPC

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      Alison Hollida, LCPC

      Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor

      In-Office: Bel Air, MD
      ✓ Virtual Visits

      Psychotherapy

      Ages Served

          • Adolescents (13-18)
          • Adults (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 have had the privilege of working with teens, adults, individuals, and couples in Harford and Baltimore County for several years. My approach is centered on understanding each client’s unique story, meeting them where they are, and helping them build resilience and confidence. I support clients navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, anxiety, and depression.

        I am also pursuing certification in Perinatal Mental Health, which has deepened my passion for supporting women and couples through fertility, pregnancy, birth, and parenthood. I work with those who have experienced miscarriage, perinatal loss, trauma, and pregnancy decision-making, approaching these experiences with sensitivity and compassion.

        My person-centered approach is tailored to each client’s individual needs and goals. I draw from strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral (CBT), and feminist theories and incorporate techniques such as mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and reframing. Whether working with teens exploring identity and relationships, adults pursuing personal growth, or couples strengthening their partnership, I strive to create a supportive environment where clients feel heard and valued.

        My path to becoming a therapist was shaped by both professional and personal experiences. Witnessing the opioid crisis in my community inspired me to pursue advocacy and mental health, while experiences with illness and loss in my own family strengthened my appreciation for compassion, presence, and self-compassion. Today, my goal is to help clients recognize their strengths and develop the tools they need to move through life’s challenges with resilience and hope.

        Modalities

        • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
        • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
        • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
        • Emotion-Focused Therapy
        • Gottman Method
        • Solutions Focused Therapy

        Approaches

        • Collaborative
        • Culturally-Sensitive
        • Emotionally Focused
        • Person-Centered

        Areas of Expertise

        • Anxiety Disorders
        • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
        • Autism Spectrum Disorder
        • Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake 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
        • Learning Differences
        • Life Transitions
        • Men Issues
        • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
        • Perinatal / Postpartum
        • PTSD / Complex Trauma
        • Substance Use / Addiction
        • Women Issues

        Special Experience Working With

        • BIPOC Communities
        • Chronic Illness / Terminal Illness Clients
        • Faith-based Clients
        • First Responder Clients
        • Heterosexual / Straight
        • Immigrant / Refugee
        • Individuals with Disabilities
        • LGBTQ+
        • Survivors of Trauma
        • Veterans
        We accept many major insurances.
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        Becca Hofrichter, LCSW-C

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        Becca Hofrichter, LCSW-C

        Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical

        ✓ Virtual Visits

        Psychotherapy

        Ages Served

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

         

        Insurances Accepted

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

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

        About Me

          I am a Queer-identified, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and I use she/her or they/them pronouns. I practice an intersectional, non-condemning, strengths-based approach to therapy, and believe it is necessary for the therapeutic space we create to be a collaborative experience in order to build brave spaces and identify your most affirming supports. I work with individuals ages 12-60, and couples. My areas of expertise include supporting adolescents and adults around depression, anxiety, gender identity, sexuality, reproductive health, coping with trauma experiences, self-harm, body acceptance work, and reducing stigma around mental health experiences.

          I strive to be authentic, accepting, and empathetic in the therapeutic relationship and believe it is a partnership, recognizing that you are the expert on your experience. I hope to create a space where we can focus on the ways you have survived and coped through your experiences and explore ways to build off those existing coping tools to serve you better in the present. Our time together will be centered on identifying your current concerns and exploring possibilities for change and growth at your own pace.

          Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my pets, being outdoors, discovering new things, trying new creative projects and writing.

          I graduated from Loyola University of Chicago with a Master’s degree in Social Work. In Chicago, I worked with young adults and adolescents in community program settings providing supportive services including crisis intervention and therapeutic interventions and worked with folks of all ages in a group practice setting. I relocated to Baltimore, Maryland in July 2019 and have been supporting youth in residential placement prior to joining GBCC Counseling Centers.

          Modalities

          • Acceptance & Commitment (ACT)
          • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
          • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
          • Emotion-Focused Therapy
          • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
          • Narrative Therapy

          Approaches

          • Emotionally Focused
          • Person-Centered

          Areas of Expertise

          • Anxiety Disorders
          • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
          • Autism Spectrum Disorder
          • Bipolar and Related Mood Disorders
          • Depressive Disorders
          • Grief / Loss
          • Life Transitions
          • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
          • Personality Disorders
          • PTSD / Complex Trauma
          • Women Issues

          Special Experience Working With

          • BIPOC Communities
          • LGBTQ+
          • Survivors of Trauma
          We accept many major insurances.
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          Chelsea Hart, LCSW-C

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          Chelsea Hart, LCSW-C

          Licensed Certified Social Worker – Clinical

          ✓ In-Office: Reston, VA
          ✓ In-Office: Odenton, MD
          ✓ Virtual Visits

          Psychotherapy

          Ages Served

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

           

          Insurances Accepted

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

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

          About Me

            The difficulties we face in life can bring out the strongest and weakest parts of ourselves to the point of unrecognition. My primary and most important goal is creating what every person needs- a safe, stable, and rewarding relationship. My style is non-judgemental, open, approachable (and at times humorous). My clients will not find a stale or sterile clinical experience like on tv. I draw from a number of modalities including relational, emotion-focused, cognitive behavioral, solution focused, and dialectical behavioral. I treat a wide variety of issues ranging from major life transitions, self-esteem issues, boundary work, generalized anxiety, depression, relationship/marital issues, attachment work and childhood healing. My speciality is assisting clients in creating healthier and happier relationships with themselves and others around them.

            I am a LCSW-C, receiving my Masters in Social Work from The University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore, Maryland. I received my Bachelors in Counseling and Human Services from The University of Scranton. I have worked with clients ages 8-80 in outpatient mental health clinics, schools and hospital settings. I now see clients ages 21-65 and older adolescents on a case-by-case basis.

            Modalities

            • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
            • EMDR
            • Emotion-Focused Therapy
            • Internal Family Systems (IFS) / Parts Work Informed
            • Narrative Therapy
            • Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT)

            Approaches

            • Emotionally Focused
            • Person-Centered

            Areas of Expertise

            • Anxiety Disorders
            • Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
            • Depressive Disorders
            • Emotional Abuse
            • Grief / Loss
            • Infidelity
            • Life Transitions
            • PTSD / Complex Trauma
            • Relationship Issues
            • Women Issues

            Special Experience Working With

            • Heterosexual / Straight
            • Survivors of Trauma
            We accept many major insurances.
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