Gloria Kay Vanderhorst, Ph.D., LLC

3117 Winnett Road
Chevy Chase, Maryland, US
20815

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Practice Specialties

  • Adolescence and Children Counseling
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Counseling for Seniors
  • Couples Counseling
  • Divorce Counseling
  • Family Counseling
  • Marriage and Family Counseling
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parent Coaching
  • Premarital Counseling
  • Teen Christian Counseling

About

Licensed Psychologist
Maryland License # 0980
District of Columbia License # PSY1000365

Current Clinical Focus:

Couples Counseling using Emotion Focused Therapy

Individual Counseling for Ages 12 through adulthood using Internal Family Systems

History

Over 30 years ago, I began practicing with a focus on early identification of children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities. Understanding how children function has helped me to serve adult clients with or without ADHD. When working with a client, my focus is on the growth potential of that individual. As the individual strengths of each client are honored, they are able to address issues of anxiety, depression, and relationship dynamics. Through treatment, the individual begins to build a stronger sense of self and to understand the connection between mental health, physical health and spiritual health. When working with couples, I apply this understanding to helping improve their relationship and deepen their connection.

Couples Counseling

Emotion Focused Therapy is a breakthrough technique in working with couples and has a strong research base to demonstrate effectiveness. Finally, there is a road map to deepening connection and understanding the attachment needs of your partner. With this technique, each person can experience a sense of safety leading to a deeper understanding of the self and of their partner. As an EFT therapist, I am privileged to help couples improve their relationship and find lasting ways of connecting with each other.

Individual Counseling

Working one on one with another is an intimate journey. Together we will explore the stressors that bring you into therapy, the thought and behavior patterns that sustain you or block you and the opportunities for growth that will relieve your symptoms and set you on a new path. Each of us has developed a complex personality with many parts and as we explore these pieces of ourselves we learn new ways of being that free us from past hurts and burdens.

Parent Coordination

When you request the assistance of a Parent Coordinator, you have come to a place where differences between you cannot be resolved without professional help. In all aspects of Parent Coordination, the interests of the child(ren) are primary. I will act to keep that focus primary throughout the discussions. I will also provide a safe forum of mutual respect for continued discussions and endeavor to bring a sense of structure and calm into the discussions. The goal of Parent Coordination is to assist you in making decisions together that will benefit your children.

Why I Became a Professional Christian Therapist

I became a Christian at a young age and have renewed my faith as I have grown older. Becoming a psychologist meant that my faith would naturally come with me.

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