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.
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).
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.
Jenny is passionate about helping people live more authentic, fulfilling lives. With warmth, directness, and humor, she collaborates with clients to dismantle patterns that block progress and joy. She creates a safe, positive, and nonjudgmental space where clients can explore emotions, process the past, or address current challenges by breaking obstacles into manageable steps. Jenny works with adults and older adolescents navigating life transitions, relationship distress, mood disorders, and emotional dysregulation. She has experience supporting diverse family structures, monogamous and nonmonogamous relationships, and clients across the gender spectrum. Jenny is dedicated to affirming care for the LGBTQ+ community and incorporates a social justice lens into her practice while continuing her own growth as a provider. She earned her MSW from the University of Maryland and her BA in Psychology from UMBC, with an arts background.
Maria has worked with children, adolescents, and adults in various capacities for over 10 years. Maria’s experience includes working with emotionally disabled children at Villa Maria Schools, and most recently clients of all ages and diagnoses at Affiliated Sante Group w/focus on crisis intervention and case management. Maria prefers an eclectic approach for therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, and other evidenced-based practices. Maria works with her clients to address various presenting issues including mood and anxiety disorders, and trauma. Maria’s passion is doing trauma-focused treatment with children to foster her clients’ overall growth and healing.
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.
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.
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.
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”
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.
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.
Dr. Hall earned a Psy.D. in clinical psychology from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington DC (ASPP, Washington DC). He also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in childhood obesity at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.
Dr. Hall serves children, adolescents, adults, and families. His clinical interests include psychological adjustment and lifestyle issues, disruptive mood and behavior disorders, and multicultural/diversity issues in health and wellness. His intervention approach integrates elements of cognitive-behavioral and person-centered therapy.
Gabriella is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who earned her Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Medaille College. Gabriella has worked in the mental health field for five years and has experience working in many settings, including hospitals, residential, and outpatient programs. As a counselor, Gabriella has experience working with all ages, from children to adults.
Gabriella uses cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered techniques to help individuals achieve their mental health goals. Gabriella has a strong passion for helping others through their journey of healing and growth.
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.
Esweni received her master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Her education is a dream to educate, support, and give space in the community. She has experience working with individuals of all ages on mental health concerns. She believes in meeting clients where they are at, supporting them on their journey of healing, breaking generational curses, and guiding them without judgment.
She focuses on helping clients find solutions to their problems by giving them tools and skills to improve their well-being while healing and creating new beginnings. Esweni works with adults with anxiety, depression, and ADHD using different approaches depending on each client. These approaches vary from CBT, Narrative therapy, and Mindfulness. She strives to make therapy comfortable for clients where clients can be themselves, gain understanding and have grace and compassion for themselves.
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.
Kyle is a Licensed Certified Social Worker and a graduate of the University of Maryland – School of Social Work. Since 2015, he has provided outpatient psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Kyle uses approaches from CBT, DBT, IFS, and mindfulness-based research to support clients with depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and life transitions. He offers a warm, non-judgmental, and trauma-informed space to help clients explore their identity, behaviors, and goals while aligning with their deeper motivations. Kyle is committed to validating each person’s strengths and creates an inclusive environment, with a special focus on the needs of LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals.
Elizabeth is a Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) from Salisbury University – School of Social Work. She has experience working with children and adults in both individual and group settings. In addition, she has experience working with individuals seeking treatment for anxiety, depression, PTSD, family/relationship conflict, parenting skills, anger management, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, grief and bereavement, and other co-occurring disorders.
Elizabeth uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a strengths-based approach to help her clients grow from personal experiences and conflicts. Elizabeth sees the importance of the therapeutic relationship, so she offers a safe space and nurturing environment for all her clients. Elizabeth has a strong passion for helping her clients reach their full potential and supporting them during their time of growth.
