Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Juanita is a Licensed Master Social Worker who graduated from the University of Maryland—Baltimore and earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bowie State University. She believes in a person-centered approach, recognizing we are humans first, and celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit. Juanita is passionate about helping teens and young adults build the skills needed for success in life. She has experience supporting youth and adults with ADHD, autism, anxiety, mood disorders, trauma, and challenges with communication or life skills. Using a trauma-informed lens, she incorporates CBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, ACT, and Motivational Interviewing. Juanita believes therapy is most effective when clients actively participate in finding solutions in partnership with their therapist, working together to reach their highest potential.
James is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. He received his master’s degree in Applied Psychology and a certificate in professional counseling studies from the University of Baltimore. James’ clinical experience includes helping clients with anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and more.
James describes his approach to counseling as leaning heavily into person-centered principles, with an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship. James enjoys working with diverse people and firmly believes that people have unique strengths, even if they may not immediately recognize them. In working with diverse people, James likes to let clients’ personal values help guide the therapeutic process. Also, proficient in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Kasey is a Licensed Master Social Worker with a Master’s in Social Work from New York University. She has experience working as a clinician in school-based and virtual settings. Kasey has worked with clients with ADHD, anxiety, depression, trauma, and various other diagnoses. She uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to meet clients where they are at and supply a warm and supportive environment for clients to meet their goals. Kasey is dedicated to supporting clients in achieving positive change.
Olivia Braganza is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor with a master’s in clinical professional counseling from Loyola University Maryland. She supports individuals across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and couples, with a holistic approach to mental health. Olivia works with clients facing emotional dysregulation, situational stressors, and interpersonal challenges, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her treatment is tailored to each client, drawing from emotion-focused therapy, experiential techniques, mindfulness, solution-focused interventions, motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, and somatic therapy. She provides a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore and grow at their own pace.
Germaine has nearly 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. She believes perspective is everything and values the unique viewpoint each person brings to counseling. Germaine has extensive experience supporting adults with a variety of concerns, including ADD/ADHD, anger, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, serious and persistent mental illness, PTSD, and trauma-related disorders. She takes an active, eclectic approach, tailoring treatment to each client’s needs with methods such as CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, and integrative health practices. Her holistic style encourages clients to consider how nutrition, environment, exercise, leisure, spirituality, and relationships influence mood, stress, and overall well-being. Germaine’s goal is to help clients gain insight, change unwanted behaviors, strengthen relationships, and achieve balance in their lives.
Pam is a mother to three rowdy boys, an artist, nature lover, and therapist. She knows that healing is open-ended and endless and that it takes many turns that can feel both exciting and daunting. In using expressive arts, mindfulness, and nature, you will come to remember what is important so that you can find ease and joy in life. She understands that the therapy room is a sacred space that requires deep trust to share and grow into well-being. Coming into therapy is one of the best things you can do for yourself, and she honors the courage it takes to step through those doors.
Linda Riad is a Licensed Masters Social Worker who earned their degree from The University of Maryland School of Social Work. Riad has worked with students ranging from kindergarten up to high school at various locations such as residential treatment centers and public school. Riad is a school-based therapist who loves to incorporate creativity and CBT intro their work. They enjoy a warm cup of coffee while crocheting in their free time. Riad has two cats who love to cuddle and play.
Pam is a licensed clinical professional counselor who earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. Pam has over 24 years experience in the mental field. Inpatient, outpatient, crisis and community support to name a few levels of care she has provided. She works with a wide range of diagnoses (including but not limited to) anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, severe and persistent mental illness, and some trauma disorders.
Pam’s treatment approach incorporates a range of modalities and is always person centered. Modalities include dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and short term brief interventions, to name a few. Areas of expertise also include grief therapy and crisis intervention. Pam provides a judgment free approach, allowing clients to remain present in their journey and learn multiple tools to cope with life stressors. “Life on life’s terms”
Kara is a Licensed Master Social Worker who graduated from Walden University with a Master’s in Social Work. Kara has work experience in school and clinical settings and experience in the field of crisis response. Kara completed her first internship at a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Philadelphia and her second at a mental health therapy office in Baltimore City. Kara primarily has experience working with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and stress management.
As a therapist, Kara encourages her clients to reach their full potential using goal setting and management to accomplish their goals. Kara is here to help and equip her clients with skills, tools/techniques, and resources that can be used to assist them in their daily lives, as well as provide a place where they can be heard and listened to. To achieve this, Kara uses cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), play therapy, and mindfulness with her clients.
Shenna is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and believes in the power of a positive therapeutic relationship and the client’s ability to utilize their strengths in their treatment. She has experience as a school-based mental health therapist, working with children in Baltimore City who present with various diagnoses.
She has also worked with adults in several outpatient mental health settings who have struggled with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, and other diagnoses. Her approach incorporates many treatment modalities, and she will utilize whatever feels right with each client. Shenna enjoys using humor in sessions to help clients develop the skills and resources necessary for positive change and personal growth.
Madi is a Licensed Master Social Worker. She has experience working with children and adolescents in both individual and group therapy in school-based and inpatient settings. Madi uses a strengths-based approach and a person-in-environment perspective in her work with clients. She draws from her experiences utilizing dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) based modalities to help her clients strengthen their mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation. Madi has a particular interest in mindfulness, trauma-informed care, and family systems. She graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, with her Master of Social Work and from the University of Maryland, College Park, with her Bachelor of Science in Family Science.
Alejandra (she/her) holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from UMBC. Her therapeutic approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, and inclusive practices.
She prioritizes creating a welcoming, supportive space where clients can explore their reasons for seeking therapy and values building strong, meaningful connections to understand each client’s unique background. Alejandra works with adults, children, adolescents, families, and birthing persons.
Fluent in English and Spanish, she provides therapy in both languages to meet the needs of diverse communities. With a deep understanding of the challenges faced by immigrant and refugee families, Alejandra offers culturally sensitive therapy and advocacy. She empowers clients to strengthen coping strategies, build advocacy skills, and enhance overall well-being.
Olivia Braganza is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor with a master’s in clinical professional counseling from Loyola University Maryland. She supports individuals across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and couples, with a holistic approach to mental health. Olivia works with clients facing emotional dysregulation, situational stressors, and interpersonal challenges, including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Her treatment is tailored to each client, drawing from emotion-focused therapy, experiential techniques, mindfulness, solution-focused interventions, motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, and somatic therapy. She provides a compassionate, nonjudgmental space for clients to explore and grow at their own pace.
She has experience working in school settings and outpatient mental health settings. She has experience working with children and adolescents experiencing mood disorders, anxiety, behavioral problems, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder, and other mental health conditions. She utilizes a client-centered approach to provide treatment specifically catered to the client’s needs. She has experience providing individual therapy and group therapy to children and adolescents experiencing mental health struggles. By utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, play therapy techniques, and other evidence-based practices, clients can develop social and emotional skills, healthy relationships, coping skills, stress reduction, and problem-solving skills. She cultivates a warm and genuine therapeutic relationship and works together to help clients operate on a level where they can thrive.
Ilana is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor who earned her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She has experience working with adolescents and adults in the office and school-based settings. Ilana’s clinical experience includes working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, and stress.
Ilana believes that treatment should be tailored to each unique individual and in the importance of a collaborative and nonjudgmental counseling relationship that allows clients to feel comfortable while working towards their goals. Her treatment approach is influenced by cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and person-centered therapy. She also incorporates mindfulness techniques into treatment.
Avi is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), graduating from University of Maryland School of Social Work. With a decade of experience working in camps and youth groups, Avi has an expertise in helping youth and adolescents to establish and reach their goals, with a strong passion for helping individuals to work on self-identity and self-esteem. Using a therapeutic approach surrounding theories of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Person-centered Therapy, Avi creates a space for personal-growth and discovery. He has a friendly and warm demeanor, meeting each individual at their own level, utilizing compassion and understanding in all areas. With experience ranging from working with elementary aged children to adults, Avi sees clients for who they are and understands every individual's unique strengths and needs, fostering a space of expression and motivation to reach your goals.
Wynell received her MSW degree from the University of New England with a focus on providing clinical services to individuals, families, and groups. Prior to joining Balance Point Wellness, she worked in community mental health and military settings. Her most recent clinical experiences include practice in school-based mental health, hospital social work and disaster relief services. Wynell believes that connection and creating safe, empowering spaces enable clients’ self-exploration and growth. Utilizing client-centered and empowerment driven approaches Wynell employs various therapeutic techniques including Play Therapy, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused methods. She is trauma-informed and believes that healing often begins by recognizing one’s inner strengths, talents, and gifts. Wynell believes in the inherent beauty of every individual’s dream, aspirations and in living with purpose and harmony.
