Trauma creates change you DON’T choose. Healing is about creating change you DO choose.
-Michelle Rosenthall
A.J. Wagner, LGPC
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Amanda Garner, LMSW, CTP
Amanda is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Certified Trauma Professional (CTP). She has 5 years of experience in medical and mental health agencies working with diverse populations in health care, community-based, and clinical treatment settings. Amanda specializes in working with individuals’ across the lifespan experiencing a wide range of issues including trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, complex medical diagnoses, and grief and end-of-life issues. Amanda’s focus and goal in the therapeutic relationship is to compassionately join individuals’ in their healing journey and understand their unique experience. Amanda is trained in EMDR and utilizes a person-centered approach focusing on creating an empathetic, warm, and collaborative therapeutic environment. Amanda is an LGBTQIA+ affirming practitioner
Contact information:
amanda@traumaspecialistsofmd.com
301-304-7108 x 808
Callie Hildreth, CSW
Callie is a clinical social worker who believes every person has the power to create a life they enjoy. She has extensive training in various trauma-focused and informed treatments. Callie is currently working to become certified in EMDR. Her experience includes working with survivors of child abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. She is an LGBTQIA affirming therapist and trauma-informed yoga teacher.
Contact information:
callie@traumaspecialistsofmd.com
301-304-7108 x 821
Claudia Hernandez, LGPC, NCC
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Counselor
Colleen Crisafulli, LCSW-C, CCTP
Colleen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) that has been working in the mental health field for over 5 years. Colleen aims to bolster client strengths in creative and unique ways, while seeking to empower personal growth. Colleen has experience treating diverse populations that have experienced trauma. Other areas of treatment include depression, anxiety, behavioral issues, attachment, helping families navigate the adoption/foster care system, OCD, and body image-related issues
Mission Statement – Cultivating healing through self-compassion, self-love, and personal growth.
Colleen can be contacted at colleen@traumaspecialistsofmd.com or 301-304-7108 ext. 813.
Dante Brown, LCPC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and National Board Certified Counselor
Elizabeth Forbes, LGPC
Elizabeth is a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in Maryland. She brings many years of experience working with teens, specifically in the school setting. She has a passion working with children and adults affected by trauma. Her area of expertise is teens and adults, but she has a desire to work with younger children. She works with individuals dealing with trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, relationship concerns, and stress management. Elizabeth is working towards becoming EMDR trained.
Contact Information:
elizabeth@traumaspecialistsofmd.com
301-304-7108 x 819
Heather Smith, LGPC
Jamie Sedgwick, LCPC, NCC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Kaitlin Kennedy, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Worker
Krista Bajgier LMSW, MEd
Licensed Master Social Worker and a Restorative Justice Practitioner
Lynn Davis, LGPC, NCC
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Marlee Bardenett, LPC, NCC
Rachel Harrison, LCPC, NCC
Founder & Clinical Director
Neurofeedback practitioner.
Ruthann McFadden, LCSW
Ruthann is Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of clinical experience within medical settings to include: hospitals, dialysis clinics, hospice, and long-term care settings, and mental health clinics. Ruthann worked with diverse populations in including children, adults, individuals with disabilities, families, groups, and those within the geriatric population. She is experienced in working with a wide range of issues to include anxiety, depression, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, life transitions, complex medical diagnosis/challenges, grief/loss, and end of life issues. Ruthann has compassion for everyone’s journey towards healing and believes each person’s experience is unique. Ruthann is empathic, intuitive, and creative. Ruthann works from a cognitive-behavioral and a strengths perspective approach and is in the process of becoming trained in EMDR therapy.
Contact information:
To reach Ruthann, please email ruthann@traumaspecialistsofmd.com or call 301-304-7108 x 824
Santana Daugherty, LGPC
Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor
Sarah Martin, LCPC, NCC
Sarah Smith, LCSW-C
Clinical Social Worker
Sheri Tydings, LCSW-C
Sheri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C). Sheri believes we are all on a journey to become our ideal version of ourselves and offers a therapeutic environment that is safe and supportive to help you navigate that journey successfully. She enjoys working with teens and adults who may be experiencing life transitions, relationship conflicts, or issues with depression, anxiety, trauma, or self-esteem. She uses a client centered approach and is also trained in EMDR. She also enjoys working with people who wish to incorporate their faith/spirituality into the therapy process.
Contact information:
Email sheri@traumaspecialistsofmd.com or call 301-304-7108 x 823.
Lindsey Meekins
Lindsey Meekins has worked with youth and families since 2001. She has had varied experiences with this population including a crisis and suicide hotline, in-home behavioral technician for youth with Autism, coordinating services for children and adults with developmental disabilities, and facilitating teams for youth with mental health diagnoses. The last eight years have seen her in the community, working with families in their homes. Lindsey has formed strong partnerships with agencies, including the Department of Social Services and the Department of Juvenile Services, and individuals across the state of Maryland and continues to advocate for strong transition and community programs for transitional age youth. She also has formed relationships across the educational setting, mentor programs, core service agencies and community based social groups. Her current focus is on the development of a transitional grant project for Sheppard Pratt Health System. V.O.I.C.E.S. (Valuing Opportunity in Individualized Care by Empowering with Strengths) is a federally grant funded transition program aimed at easing the difficulties of transition out of a residential treatment center. The program currently serves youth exiting Mann Residential Treatment Center in Towson, MD and The Jefferson School in Jefferson, MD. Lindsey can be reached at lindsey@traumaspecialistsofmd.com or 301-304-7108 x816.