Hi there! If you or your child are struggling with the invisible burden of managing a chronic medical or mental health concern, you're in the right place.
My area of expertise is in the intersection of medical conditions and quality of life for children, teens, and young adults. What does that mean? It means that I use evidence based therapy techniques to help individuals better manage their symptoms, improve their ability to engage in their day to day lives, return to optimal school/work functioning, and learn to live life with their medical condition as opposed to feeling powerless in the face of symptoms. Sometimes I also work through any mood or anxiety symptoms that accompany the medical condition or are making it harder to cope.
I take my role as a trusted therapist very seriously. Your health and comfort are of the utmost importance to me. I strive to create a therapeutic relationship that is warm, authentic, and safe. Most people find that my straightforward and strengths-based approach helps to move my patients quickly toward their goals. I especially enjoy working with teens who have had previous negative experiences with therapists. No matter who you are, how you identify, or where life has taken you, I can assure you that you are welcome and respected for who you are.
When you come to see me for therapy, you'll find that we're a team. I bring my training and experience to the table, but YOU are the expert on you. We work together to figure out what works for you and what doesn't. Don't like talking deeply about your feelings? That's ok. We will find other ways to make therapy work for you. When I’m working with children or teenagers, it is also important to me to work closely with parents. Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, and that’s especially true when your child has a medical or mental health condition. I work with parents on how to cope with the day-to-day management of your child’s symptoms as well as ways to support them in taking steps toward the life they deserve.
My primary methods of treatment are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and parent training. I often incorporate elements of biofeedback training in my work to help individuals better understand how their body works and discover alternate ways of reducing pain and other symptoms of discomfort. When you work with me, you can be assured that everything we do together has been well researched and proven to help.
I firmly believe that being able to trust your Psychologist is the most important step in a successful therapy relationship. Some individuals like to understand more about my qualifications and what experiences make me qualified to help people with medical conditions. I obtained my doctorate in clinical psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. Afterward, I completed my internship and two years of fellowship in pediatric medical psychology at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. I am the former director of psychological services for the POTS clinic at Kennedy Krieger, where I provided assessment and intervention to POTS patients from all over the country. I am a former Assistant Professor in Psychiatry/Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and I've trained numerous interns and fellows in the provision of pediatric psychology services. I am a nationally recognized expert in pediatric POTS and I have published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on headache/migraine, concussion/brain injury, POTS, Diabetes, Sickle Cell Disease, and other medical concerns. I also have experience treating Long COVID, sleep, mood, toileting, and behavioral concerns from infancy to young adulthood. 
Dr. Lindsay Cirincione Reaches
Baltimore MD