Depression

One of the most common things we hear from people seeking therapy is, "I feel down, but don't know if I am depressed." Depression doesn't always announce itself with clear signs and indicators.

In addition to feeling 'down' depression can make someone feel inexplicably angry, ambivalent and disinterested in most things, and it can interfere with sleep, sex, work, and relationships.

Couples and Intimate Partner Therapy

Even in the best of times, it can be challenging to navigate partnership and intimacy. When partners don’t communicate effectively, trust can break down, defenses can come up, and a cycle of resentment and reactivity can take over.

We work with couples and intimate partners to assist in establishing healthy communication, building and restoring intimacy and trust, and ensuring the individuals as well as the ecosystem of the relationship are able to grow.

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​Our therapists are LGBTQ+ affirming and work with traditional and non-traditional intimate partnerships including ENM and poly partnerships.

Teens

Our therapists are eager to help your teen and your family. We offer specialized support for teens who are overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, grieving, and angry. Your teen will receive empathic understanding and significant support to develop insight and adaptive reactions to the challenges they are experiencing. We offer individual and group support.

We work with teens to

• Build Self-esteem

• Learn Self-kindness

• Develop insight into beliefs and thoughts that contribute to distress

• Develop adaptive thinking to allow for more balanced views of self and world

• Learn and practice Behavior activation exercises that allow for self experimentation on helpful strategies to improve mood

• Develop Interpersonal effectiveness

If you are wondering how we might help your adolescent’s mental health, request a no-cost consultation today to see if Lucid Clinical Services might be a good fit. Whether your teen has a focused diagnosis, or is simply struggling to adapt to life changes, we are here to help.

We offer evening and weekend hours, telehealth and in person, and individual and group options for care, to maximize convenience for you and your family

Improving Your Relationship with Yourself

We can be our own worst enemies. We can talk to ourselves in ways we would never talk to another human, not even someone we hated.

We work with individuals who constantly doubt or criticize themselves, feel uncomfortable in their own skin, and believe they are not worthy of the accomplishments they have accomplished in life.

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The adage is true: you can’t love anyone else until you learn to love yourself. And learning how to talk to yourself with a kinder, more balanced voice is a necessary starting point.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a very effective form of therapy for individuals who need help with things like anxiety, depression, worry, rumination and many other concerns.

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Working with a skilled therapist, you will learn to disrupt harmful thinking patterns and build healthier, more balanced ways of seeing the world.

Anxiety

People with anxiety frequently have intense and constant worry and fear about everyday situations.

It can involve repeated episodes of sudden feelings of panic or fear that reach a peak within minutes (panic attacks) and bring on significant physical distress.

Couples Navigating Trauma

When an individual in a relationship has experienced significant trauma, it can create unique challenges to the couple as a "whole." Whether the trauma is recent or from childhood, it can generate reactions that activate defenses by both partners, resulting in reduced trust, hindered communication, and decreased intimacy.

Couples therapy can be an essential part of trauma-recovery, allowing space for each individual to learn to deescalate, communicate, restore trust, and reduce defensiveness.

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Led by Dr. Stephanie Renno, we offer expertise in helping couples navigating trauma by focusing on:

• Safety

• Investigating patterns and beliefs that are getting in the way of the relationship

• Power and control

• Esteem

• Improving individual PTSD symptoms

• Breaking the cycle of trauma triggers and relationship distress

• Increasing emotional and physical and closeness

Grief and Loss

Grief is, perhaps, one of the most commonly shared experiences between humans. If we are lucky enough to love, most of us will also be faced with experiencing grief at some point in our lives.

Following any significant loss, there can be a cascade of emotions and challenges that make it seem impossible to carry on. But some losses are more difficult to move on from.

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​Therapy can help provide grounding in an otherwise unanchored time. We can collaborate with you to grieve in a way that also allows you to heal from your loss and find hope again.

Executive Coaching

We work with professionals to unlock leadership potential, clarify professional goals, and resolve career-related stress and uncertainty. Executive coaching is frequently effective in 2-3 sessions. In addition, we offer monthly coaching agreements which will provide you with access to your consultant within 4 hours.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy is a longer-term therapeutic approach that helps individuals develop insight about their underlying psychological processes such as motivation, defenses, and attachment-injuries.

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Psychodynamic psychotherapy is less solution focused than cognitive therapy, with a goal of improved insight, self-awareness, and enhanced ego-functioning. 

PTSD

PTSD is a stress response following a traumatic event. It's normal to have upsetting memories, feel on edge, or have trouble sleeping after a traumatic event.

At first, it may be hard to do normal daily activities, like go to work, go to school, or spend time with people you care about. But most people start to feel better after a few weeks or months.

PTSD is considered a disorder of non-recovery. The symptoms that are normal during acute stress do not relent and you can relive a traumatic event over and over in many different ways.

Military

At Lucid Clinical Services we are committed to serving those who have served by offering timely access to the highest quality clinical care. We have intimate knowledge of the stresses of military life, including deployed and garrison environments.

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We offer evidence-based interventions for individuals experiencing challenges related to stress, trauma, mood, sleep, and relationships. Additionally, we have expertise in supporting military couples and families throughout the arc of the military career: from enlistment to transition back to civilian life.

Communicating and Relating to Others

People are often surprised to find out how much skill and work actually goes in to successful communication and maintaining harmonious relationships.

This is true for romantic relationships as well as family, friends, colleagues, and the world in general.

Learning the skills to improve relationship patterns can be difficult and painful.

It can require acknowledging previous mistakes, letting go of firmly entrenched beliefs and arguments, learning to let go of people who don't value you, and increasing your comfort with vulnerability.

Clinical Supervision

We offer board approved clinical supervision in the state of Maryland. We currently offer individual and group supervision. It is our belief that clinical supervision is “where the magic happens” and we are eager to help you grow your professional skills and insight to become a great therapist.