The Counseling Renaissance

04/15/2024

03/10/2024

I'm very pleased to learn that my art therapy website has been ranked as a Top 35 Best Art Therapy Blog *worldwide* on Feedspot! I am shocked to learn it ranks #6, not far behind the American Art Therapy Association and the Psychology Today Arts and Health websites. Many thanks to all who frequent my page!

arttherapist.blogspot.com

02/23/2024

10/11/2023

Rachel Scholnick, LMSW, is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Certified Victim Advocate with the Office of the Attorney General. Rachel has over seven years' experience working in various settings as a Case Manager, Grief Counselor, Victim Advocate, and Crisis Counselor. Rachel helped to develop Howard County's first su***de prevention app, "There is Hope" at Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. Rachel is particularly passionate about women’s issues and reproductive health/reproductive justice. Rachel works from a strengths-based approach and offers a warm, collaborative approach to meet her clients' needs.

10/11/2023

Hello! My name is Sheena Anthony, LGPC, DBT-C, and it will be an honor to work alongside you. I do work with both adolescents and adults on an individual basis, with experience ranging in emotional & behavioral disorders, mood & anxiety disorders and personality disorders.
My work is informed by humanistic psychology, psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic therapy approaches. My joy comes from working with those who feel stuck, with focus being on their development of empathy towards themselves, as well as exploring the fundamental components of healthy development and inner-growth. In my work I offer my clients a safe space to be seen and heard, to receive validation and empowerment, as well as a space for honest expression of emotions.
My treatment approach takes into consideration factors such as unconscious process, functioning of the ego, defenses, structure and development of personality, self-awareness and the influence of one’s past. In order to work alongside my clients, I do dialectical-behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy and solution-focused therapy. With this integrative approach of differing psychotherapeutic approaches I believe it helps to build a cooperative relationship. Hope we get to work together!

10/11/2023

Christlyn McCaskill, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LCPC is an art therapist and counselor who has been practicing in Maryland since 2020. She has experience working with both adults and children in various settings including partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, trauma clinics, inpatient hospitals, and community clinics.

Christlyn believes that therapy is a collaborative process and works with clients to increase self-awareness, gain new perspectives, and increase personal strengths. She takes a holistic and client centered approach towards mental health. She has specialized training in using the creative process to explore the conscious and unconscious and discover feelings and experiences. Christlyn uses art making to assist clients with discovering, exploring, processing, communicating, and expressing themselves. One does not need to be an artist to engage in or benefit from art therapy. She enjoys working with individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.

Christlyn obtained her Master's Degree in Art Therapy from The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art Minor from Goucher College. She is a nationally registered and board-certified art therapist, and is a licensed clinical professional art therapist and counselor in Maryland. Christlyn is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Community Care and Counseling with a focus on Traumatology at Liberty University.

10/11/2023

Counseling Renaissance has immediate openings with three of our therapists! Christlyn McCaskill, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LCPC, Sheena Anthony, LGPC, and Rachel Scholnick, LMSW are ready to work with people to help with their anxiety, mood, relationship issues, trauma and more. Call us at 410-970-6964 or email us at thecounselingrenaissance@outlook.com.

01/04/2022

12/08/2021

The Counseling Renaissance is looking for energetic and experienced counselors who are interested in working in private practice, where there is a good mix of independence and support. Positions start part time with the option to transition to full time. We are looking to add the following professionals to our team:
1. LMFT, LCPC, LGPC, LCSW-C or LGSW to work with adults and couples, in the Sykesville and Ellicott City offices.
2. LCPC, LGPC, LCSW-C or LGSW to work with adults, couples, children and teens in Sykesville and Frederick offices.
Sessions will be a blend of virtual and in-person in our Sykesville, Ellicott City and Frederick locations. We are a busy practice, well known in the community, especially for our work with relationships. We offer flexible schedule, EMR, billing services, insurance credentialing, retirement plan with matching up to 3%, well-appointed office space, and a positive work culture. We are shopping for a healthcare plan to give therapists an added benefit.
Call Gina Rassa, LCPC at 410-935-5140 or email letter of interest and CV to thecounselingrenaissance@outlook.com to set up a time to talk about how The Counseling Renaissance may provide you with the private practice that works for you.

12/08/2021

The Counseling Renaissance therapist John Seaman, LCPC, talks about the ANXIETY that many people are feeling right now, on top of the usual life stresses:

As one can imagine, the Pandemic has brought many clients to TCR struggling with anxiety. In addition, I have noticed that the adjustment into the realities of the pandemic is similar, if not more challenging as society adjusts to a “new normal”. Managing anxiety is critical to mental health wellness in this time.
The work and treatment protocols of Dr. Reid Wilson can provide relief and tools to actively manage anxiety when it arises. Dr. Wilson takes a unique approach to anxiety, inviting clients to shift their mindset from getting rid of anxiety to allowing its presence, when ready, and practice effective tools and strategies to manage its impact. His book for adults is Stopping the Noise in your Head. For anxious parents and their children, Anxious Parents, Anxious Kids, as well as the personal story of a client, Casey’s Protocol, provide additional support for the therapeutic process.
Those proven tools and strategies include specialized breathing techniques, mindfulness, activating your non-anxious self, mantras, talking back to the anxiety, posturing, and chosen exposure. I’ll highlight one of these that many clients have found effective.
A Mantra, a series of series of three short phrases are tailored toward the individual to use before and during an anxiety producing event. The first phrase is an acknowledgement of the discomfort; the second a version of a self-pep talk; and the third, the gain or positive outcome.
Examples: a 10-year-old client and student and I created a mantra to use before and during her difficult time in math class: “Math class makes me anxious; I’m good at asking for help; I’ll get better at it as I go”. An adult learning to work with special education students: “I will be uncomfortable; I’ve been learning from others; my experience will help me grow”. An adult with anxiety meeting others and using Zoom for work – this one for her Zoom therapy session: Interactions make me uncomfortable; It’s only 45 minutes; I’m getting the help I need”.
Dr. Wilson sums up the work of treatment for anxiety in this way: “The work is not going to be about your uncomfortable sensations, it is going to be about your response to the sensations.”

✨John sees children, teens, couple and families in our Sykesville and Ellicott City offices.

09/20/2021

The Counseling Renaissance's Lacy Mucklow, MA, ATR-C, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS will host an Art Therapy Group. Call us at 410-970-6964 to register!

07/05/2021

Happy Fourth of July! The Counseling Renaissance has a great view of the festivities from our porch. It was a great day to celebrate!

06/25/2021