![Nancy Montagna, Ph. D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/nancy-montagna.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Nancy Montagna, Ph. D.
Clinical Psychologist, Licensed in Maryland and Virginia
In 20910 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
There are two most basic fears of intimacy that we all have: one is fear of abandonment, the other is fear of being taken over, of losing my autonomy. In a relationship, people often become polarized with one clinging and the other seeming distant. With awareness of our fears and how to take care of ourselves and each other, we will bring out the best in each other. Everyone knows how to speak and listen, right? Not so. The most difficult skills to learn are to speak self-responsibly about your own experience and to truly listen and understand the other person's experience even when you don't like it. To learn these skills enables love. I can help.
![Jason Powell, LMFT, CST](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jason-powell.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Jason Powell, LMFT, CST
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
In 22209 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with years of training and experience helping couples to navigate the most painful and difficult chapter in their relationships. I will guide you with compassion, empathy, and a skill set that is born in working with couples across the country in their healing journeys. I have been featured in Forbes, the Knot, and other leading media outlets discussing relationships, intimacy, and communication. I’d love to connect with you and your partner about the unique circumstances that you are facing and how I might be able to help.
![Kathleen Hanagan, LCSW, TEP](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kathleen-hanagan.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Kathleen Hanagan, LCSW, TEP
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In 22301 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Working with couples is a dynamic process that requires the therapist to maintain a safe space where both people can feel heard and understood. I am a certified Imago therapist and use a dialogical process to increase the emotional intimacy between the two people. I have worked with straight, bi, gay and lesbian and transgendered couples, and many different ethnic groups---and find that the challenges are essentially the same---to create a bond of trust that allows for all parts of the two people to show up and be accepted in the relationship. I share helpful handouts that people can use when they are home, to be able to deal with conflict more skillfully.
![Keith Miller & Associates Counseling](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/keith-miller-0-associates-counseling.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Keith Miller & Associates Counseling
Psychotherapists, Psychiatrist, and Couples Counselors
In 20036 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Relationship counseling for couples is our primary specialty. How can you tell if couples therapy is right for you? Consider calling if you: * Find it hard to stop criticizing your partner * Feel defensive when asked for something by your partner * Find yourself avoiding your partner or family * Are developing emotional attachments to other potential partners about which you would not want your partner to find out * Are thinking about your partner or your marriage makes you depressed or anxious * Are not able to be sexually intimate with your partner We have relationship experts that will speak with you today.
![Dr. Beverly Wright, (D.Min.)](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/dr.-beverly-wright.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Dr. Beverly Wright, (D.Min.)
Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor
In 20006 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Are you engaged and need premarital counseling? Or, perhaps you are married and simply "fell out of love". Is there an infidelity that needs to be forgiven, and the desire to repair the marriage? Is arguing the norm between the two of you? Through faith-based counseling a healthier "couple" will emerge and manifest. In a nonjudgmental and safe environment, exploration will take place to identify and eradicate the problematic circumstances. I look forward to working with you, and I applaud you for taking the first step toward a happier state of co-existence! Let's start your tomorrow today.
![Dr. Thomas Luttrell, PhD, LCMFT, LMFT](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/dr.-thomas-luttrell.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Dr. Thomas Luttrell, PhD, LCMFT, LMFT
Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist and Professional Coach
In 20814 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
My "Treasure Therapy" helps couples to become aware of themselves and their partner and to appreciate our inherent worth. I use different lenses to analyze how our social identity and sense of worth is shaped by society. This is important for helping couples have a sense of mutuality. John Gottman, an expert in couples therapy, talks about how power differentials can actually impede trust in his book, The Science of Trust. My own PhD research looked at 91 couples and found 12 common factors that influenced the balance of power in heterosexual romantic relationships, summed up with the word "TREASURES" because it summarizes how we approach people as precious treasures.
![C J Medearis, Th.D, Ph.D, D.D, Life Coach](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/c-j-medearis.jpg)
Couples Counselor
C J Medearis, Th.D, Ph.D, D.D, Life Coach
An Innovative Theology Social-Psychologist
In 20066 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
One of the most prevaling issues with one or both is to not feel "heard". Much emphasis has to be on the word "feelings". If one or the other has been abused in some way, they are very sensitive to "feelings". The word "being" is a key for stabilization of the relationship. I have done much research on the "Keys to Life" and one of the necessities is to trust. Listening and trusting are probably the glue that holds any relationship together and is foundational. A couple learning their primary function is not about themselves, but the common good of the family unit. After all, what will be your legacy? What will you be known for?
![Mary Beasley, M.Min, N.C.C.A. LCPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/mary-beasley.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Mary Beasley, M.Min, N.C.C.A. LCPC
N.C.C.A. Licensed Clinical Pastoral Counselor
In 20852 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Given the many challenges that can lead to divorce (money problems, adultery, differences in raising children, etc.) the wisest thing couples can do is to seek Christian counseling before they say "I do." No matter how solid a couple’s relationship may be, problems and differences will inescapably arise. Therefore, pre-marital counseling really operates as the best security system a couple could ever purchase. Our Christian counselors can be beneficial by familiarizing couples with targeted areas of conflict that often lead to divorce. These areas are: • Communication • In-Laws • Money/finances • Sexuality • Spiritual Intimacy • Roles (delegation of responsibilities)
![Kristin Rosenthal, MA, LPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/kristin-rosenthal.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Kristin Rosenthal, MA, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 22307 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
We specialize in helping couples, using Emotionally Focused Therapy. This is a complex approach which helps couples (of all sorts) to understand the deep need for safety and connection we all have, innately. When we feel repeatedly disappointed in the connection, or a serious breach such as an affair occurs, people react with protective anger, protesting the loss. Unfortunately, that angry protest often drives the more reticent partner farther away, leaving the first one even more desperate. We help people see that the unhappy cycle they are caught in is responsible for their suffering. And then we help them to find and share their more vulnerable feelings, creating a positive and affirming cycle....
![Jade Wood, MA, LMFT, MHSA](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jade-wood.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Jade Wood, MA, LMFT, MHSA
Psychotherapist
In 20036 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Relationships are hard! They can bring out the best in us...and also the worst. What's more, its easy to feel confused and unable to see what is happening clearly when things in your relationship are troubled. Relationships can be up & down, and often it is that one familiar pattern or issue that triggers everything. As you and your partner are so 'in it', it is pretty difficult to find your own way out of the same old behavior. I work with couples, providing an unbiased and neutral perspective, helping you gain greater understanding into what is happening and how you want things to change. Yes, relationships are hard, but also contain infinite potential for healing & renewal.
![Jill Weber, Ph.D.](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/jill-weber.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Jill Weber, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
In 22102 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Like all psychotherapy, couples therapy is a process, but one in which I work to help both members of a partnership to feel heard while also working for measurable change that couples can notice and know when they are making progress. I use attachment models to inform my work with couples–helping couples to develop a safer, more fulfilling and secure partnership. I focus on both present circumstances while also working to understand how problems develop and providing ways to prevent their reoccurrence. Some of the issues that couples often seek treatment for include the following: Communication Managing Difficult Life Transitions Separation/Divorce Loss/Grief Parenting Saving your Marriage Pre-Marital Counseling Managing Conflict
![Stanley Tamale, LCPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/stanley-tamale.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Stanley Tamale, LCPC
Licensed Professional Counseling
In 20746 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Couple counseling often help improve communication and many other issues that come up in relationships . Even Couple that have been married or engaged for long time sometime get stuck when approached with how to handle situations in there relationship. Stanley Tamale Counseling Services has therapist that can address issued of lack of communication .
![Antonio Kallungal, LPC](https://www.theravive.com/images/counsellors/antonio-kallungal.jpg)
Couples Counselor
Antonio Kallungal, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
In 22030 - Nearby to Kingstowne.
Intimate relationships have a unique ability to highlight areas we need improvement in. With that said, the challenges that intimate relationships pose also create the opportunity for each person in the relationship to grow in ways they otherwise would not have. In couples counseling with me, we will work to understand how the baggage each person brings into the relationship affects the relationship, as well as discover strategies to support each other in healing so that this relationship can help both individuals be the person they have potential to be.