I’m Brooke, a Masters-level clinician dedicated to offering you unwavering support and compassionate, yet proactive encouragement for your well-being and personal growth. My approach focuses on understanding your lived experiences, from childhood to the present, to connect past events with current struggles and facilitate healing. Together, we will explore how your thought patterns and emotional reactions influence your behavior. I aim to create a warm and engaging space where our relationship feels authentic and supportive.

I provide individual and couples therapy to adults and teens both in-person and virtually. I work with individuals navigating life transitions and past traumatic events as well as those dealing with ADHD, anxiety, depression, body image and eating concerns, relationship issues, substance use, and more.

To tailor my approach to your unique needs, I integrate a range of techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and trauma-informed therapy. I frequently utilize Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach to help clients connect with and understand the different "parts" of themselves—inner voices or emotions that carry specific roles, memories, or burdens. Through this compassionate, nonjudgmental process, I support clients in accessing their core Self to foster healing, balance, and inner harmony. My goal is to offer a personalized and culturally sensitive therapeutic experience that supports your journey toward healing and growth.

Certifications & Training:

• Exposure Response Prevention: Providing Effective Treatment for OCD

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Women's Mental Health

• Reproductive Trauma: Essential Tools for Infertility, Pregnancy Loss, Birth Trauma, and Perinatal Mental Health Disorders

• Emotional Resilience: Understanding the Role of Distress Intolerance in Anxiety Disorders

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Application in Perinatal Population

• A Dive into IFS in Couples Therapy

Specialty Areas of Focus:

1. ADHD: Supporting individuals in managing attention, focus, and organizational challenges, while building strategies to enhance daily functioning and productivity.

2. Anxiety: Helping clients reduce worry and manage stress through effective tools that promote emotional regulation and inner peace. Include thought reframing, identification of maladaptive thinking patterns/cognitive distortions and use of Wise Mind and mindfulness techniques to help promote anxiety relief

3. Coping Skills: Empowering clients to develop healthy strategies to navigate life's difficulties with resilience and confidence.

4. Depression: Assisting individuals in overcoming feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and disconnection, while fostering renewed purpose and joy.

5. Life Transitions: Guiding clients through significant changes, such as career shifts, relocation, or personal milestones, with a focus on adaptation and growth.

6. Relationship Issues: Supporting individuals and couples in improving communication, resolving conflict, and deepening connection in their relationships.

7. Self-Esteem: Helping clients build self-confidence, embrace their strengths, and develop a positive self-image.

8. Substance Use: Providing compassionate support to individuals addressing substance use challenges, emphasizing harm reduction and sustainable recovery.

9. Trauma and PTSD: Assisting clients in processing and healing from trauma, creating a path toward emotional recovery and empowerment.

10. Women’s Issues: Addressing the unique experiences of women, including identity, empowerment, relationships, and life balance.

Education: Bachelors of Science in Psychology at Towson University

Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology at Towson University

License: LGPC License # LGP15554

Insurances Accepted: Aetna, John Hopkins EHP, Cigna, Carefirst, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Email: BrookePrimroseCounseling@gmail.com