Mental Health

We offer holistic psychotherapy and counseling services to individuals of all ages, families, and relationships of all configurations. Our skilled clinicians bring varied backgrounds and expertise to support conscious healing and growth in the midst of challenges such as depression, grief, anxiety, and trauma. While each of our practitioners offers a unique background and specialization, they all blend mindfulness and integrative wellness into the therapy practices. We strive to create a healing environment that invites all of who you are regardless of sexual orientation, race, culture, age, abilities, gender, size, or life style.

Rates per session vary among our mental health practitioners. Please connect directly with a practitioner about rates and availability, as well as individual or group counseling options. (Note: Our practitioners do not accept insurance; sliding scale fees can apply in some cases.)

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MEET OUR

Practitioners

Annick Barker, LCSW-C, LLC

Meet Annick

Annick Barker, LCSW-C, LLC

A clinical social worker for over 15 years, Annick thinks of herself as a companion, and occasional guide, in the journey to self-acceptance and emotional well-being. She provides a safe place to explore new ways of relating to uncomfortable emotions and gently let go of habits and choices that no longer serve. She understands that pain is often rooted in the past and perpetuated by outdated beliefs about ourselves and others. She offers time and space to take stock of what truly matters in your life, how that has changed over time, and how to live in keeping with your values, even when doing so is not easy.

Supportive Therapy
Annick offers individual supportive therapy for adults. She draws on several types of therapy, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Harm Reduction, trauma-focused therapy, and attachment-based therapy. She adapts her approach to each individual, occasionally offering art, meditation, and writing exercises in addition to traditional talk therapy. For supportive therapy sessions, Annick accepts the following insurance plans: CareFirst, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Johns Hopkins (EHP) and Medicare.

Brainspotting
Annick also offers Brainspotting, a short term treatment developed by David Grand (www.brainspotting.com), that deeply enhances traditional talk therapy and allows for rapid change. Using the senses, including eye gaze and sound, Brainspotting targets the parts of the brain that are connected with our emotions and memories. This gentle process allows the emotion centers of the brain to get “un-stuck.” It is a wonderfully efficient approach to resolving grief, anger, anxiety and other strong, persistent feelings. While Brainspotting sessions can support individual therapy sessions, they are a separate fee-based service, and not reimbursable by insurance.

For more information about Annick, please see www.annickbarker.com

Nathalie Savell, LCPC, CHHC

Meet Nathalie

Nathalie Savell, LCPC, CHHC

Having obtained a Master’s in Pastoral Counseling, a Certification as a Holistic Health Coach, and a Certification as a Yoga Teacher, Nathalie has quite a few tools in her belt. She is passionate about supporting people to be their best selves, heal what needs to be healed, and create authentic lives. She has found fun, dancing, singing, meditation, laughing, and nature to be the most therapeutic tools in her life, and is excited to help others discover their natural ways of creating joy, peace, and balance in their own lives.

Nathalie has been passionate about personal growth since she began her own journey doing Vipassana 10-day silent retreats 7 years ago. Since then, she has participated in countless workshops, programs, and certifications including (but not limited to) inspiration Community’s “Awakenings Course,” numerous “Landmark Forum” courses and workshops, “Intuition playshop” by Elizabeth Harper, and more. She loves supporting people in a therapeutic way as well as in a more direct action-oriented approach. (See her website for more information about the differences.)

Nathalie believes that maintaining balance mentally is just as important as physical health, and she desires to make her services available to all seekers. She offers Holistic Wellness Counseling every Sunday at Metta and utilizes an income based sliding scale fee system.

To contact Nathalie:
Click here to schedule with Nathalie.
Email – nathalie@upwardspiralwellness.com
Phone – (410) 935.6512

Lara Wrigley, Psy.D & Mark Napolitano, LGPC

Metta-affiliated

Meet Lara & Mark

Lara Wrigley, Psy.D & Mark Napolitano, LGPC

Longtime practitioners at Metta, wife and husband duo, Lara Wrigley and Mark Napolitano, have recently expanded their thriving practices and moved to “The Gatehouse” in Mt. Washington.

Although they no longer share the physical space within our walls, they will always be a part of the Metta collaborative team.

It’s a unique situation for a husband and wife to share office space as well as a common theoretical framework that pulls from attachment, neurobiology and mindfulness based practices. This creates an ideal environment for collaboration. Mark and Lara often work together with couples and families who would benefit from individual as well as couples counseling; Mark specializing in couples, and Lara working with individuals one-on-one. They both see that working in this way can allow people to move through issues more quickly. Fees may be adjusted to accommodate the cost of two therapies.

Learn more at Mark and Lara’s individual websites, www.marknapolitano.com & www.larawrigley.com.