Relationships therapists

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LGPC

Chris Aitken is a licensed graduate professional counselor in Ellicott City, Maryland, who works with clients of all ages. Couples work is his specialty, and he also enjoys seeing individuals and families for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, substance use and the stress of life changes, decisions and illness. His practice is shaped by existential ideas about freedom, isolation, meaning and mortality, and he combines DBT, narrative therapy, REBT and a strength-based outlook with his own life experience. He tailors therapy to each person, building on their strengths with the aim of moving them toward greater wellness and a more fulfilling life. He offers sessions in person in Ellicott City and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C

Kimberly Gillette is a licensed certified clinical social worker in Annapolis, Maryland. She specializes in neurodivergent teens and adults, including those with ADHD, who feel worn out, overwhelmed or as though they must hide parts of themselves to fit in. She also helps with anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, self-esteem, relationships and LGBTQ+ concerns, and works with parents who want their child to understand how their own brain works. Her approach combines practical strategies with encouragement and validation, drawing on Brainspotting, I-CBT, psychodynamic, relational and person-centered therapy. The goal is to help clients get unstuck and improve their relationships and everyday life. She sees clients in person in Annapolis and online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Lisa Hill is a licensed psychologist based in Annapolis, Maryland, licensed in Maryland and the District of Columbia and authorized under PSYPACT, with 18 years in practice. She works with older teens, college students, young adults and adults facing eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns, and also helps with perfectionism, anxiety, low mood, identity questions, relationships and life changes. She has a special interest in young adults managing growing independence and academic and social pressure. Drawing on CBT, DBT, ACT, psychodynamic, attachment-based and mindfulness approaches, she helps clients understand the patterns behind their struggles and build more effective ways of coping. She offers sessions in person and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LCMFT

Tosh Provancher is a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist with 20 years in practice, licensed in Maryland, Vermont and Washington and seeing clients online. They specialize in working with people of every sexuality, gender identity and relationship structure, supporting individuals and families through social or medical transition and helping partners build relationships that truly work for them. They also help with depression, self-esteem, life transitions, teens and family conflict. Trained as a relational and family therapist, Tosh draws on emotionally focused therapy, the psychobiological approach to couple therapy, IFS, attachment-based, feminist and family systems work. Their hope is that clients grow kinder toward themselves and one another and handle differences more directly and fairly.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, RPT

Kelly Bristol is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist in St. Charles, Missouri. She works with children, preteens, teens and adults dealing with anxiety, ADHD, depression, grief, OCD, stress and family concerns. A central part of her work is helping clients understand overwhelming emotions and learn to meet them with compassion instead of self-criticism. She adapts her methods to each person, using play therapy and art therapy with younger clients alongside CBT and mindfulness-based approaches. Her style rests on a positive therapeutic relationship built on respect and empathy, and she believes therapy is for everyone. Sessions are available in person in St. Charles and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC

Elim Allee is a Licensed Professional Counselor in St. Louis who helps clients discover their own voice and say what they feel and need. Elim has shared experience with and specialized knowledge of queer and trans clients, and also treats OCD and works with people exploring identity and sense of self. Other areas include relationships, couples, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. Elim's approach rests on the belief that trusting relationships are vital to well-being, with attention to how culture, power and privilege shape them, and draws on I-CBT, emotionally focused, psychodynamic, compassion-focused and relational therapy. Elim is also trained in ecotherapy. The listing shows online sessions.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CADC, CIP

Rebecca Mowen is a licensed clinical social worker, certified alcohol and drug counselor and certified intervention professional in Clayton, Missouri, with 26 years in practice and licenses in Missouri and Illinois. She works with teens, adults, older adults, couples and families on addiction and substance use, life transitions, anxiety, depression, grief, relationships and bipolar disorder. Her approach is holistic and systemic, looking at the larger systems at home, at work and in the community that shape each relationship. She encourages clients to care for themselves first so they can build healthier connections, using CBT, family systems, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, positive psychology and coaching. She offers sessions in person in Clayton and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW

Rashida Dinehart is a licensed master social worker and grief educator in Kirkwood, Missouri, early in her career with one year in practice. She sees grief as broader than death, covering every kind of loss, including the ones people feel they are not allowed to mourn. She helps clients with grief, anxiety, depression, relationships, self-esteem, family concerns and postpartum and perinatal struggles. Rather than trying to fix anyone, she sits alongside clients as they sort through complicated feelings and make meaning of their story, using CBT, family systems, mindfulness, coaching and a strength-based approach. She welcomes humor, including the dark kind, in sessions. She offers sessions in person in Kirkwood and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CEDS

Katie Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, National Certified Counselor and certified eating disorder specialist in St. Louis, with 19 years in practice and licenses in Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin. She treats eating disorders, complex trauma and PTSD, attachment issues, mood disorders, self-injury, addiction and family conflict, and has a particular interest in eating disorders in blended families. She works with preteens, teens, adults, couples and families. Her style is direct and honest, paired with compassion, and her methods include EMDR, CBT, DBT, IFS, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method and expressive arts. She aims to help clients loosen old protective patterns and move toward a more balanced life. Sessions are in person in St. Louis and online.