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Center for Renewal: Grief Counseling & Psychotherapy

Joan E. Pedersen, MA, ThM, LCSW-C

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A Place for Renewal
 
 
Do you struggle with.........
  • Creating a healthy/balanced lifestyle
  • Grief/Loss: death of a loved one, infertility, suicide, unemployment, miscarriage,
    abortion, anticipatory grief, end of a relationship, independence, hopes & dreams
  • Life Transitions: major illness, retirement, disability, separation/divorce, empty-nesting, care-giving for elderly parents, aging with dignity, end-of-life issues
  •   Spiritual Healing and growth 
  •   GBLT concerns for yourself or a family member
  •   The passing of a favorite pet
  •   ACOA (adult children of alchoholics) challenges
  •   Chronically or mentally ill relatives
  •   Elder Consultation: Help strategize with families & caregivers appropriate resources/options for aging relatives.

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      If so, these are my areas of expertise and personal interest,

      and I would welcome the opportunity to help you understand 

      how they get in the way of your happiness.  As the special

      relationship between client and therapist sets the stage for healing and growth, I feel privileged being a part of your journey to wholeness. 

       

       


Affiliations:

Greater Washington Society for Clinical

Social Workers

Maryland Mental Health Association

Association of the Mentally Ill

Association for Pet Loss Bereavement

Delta Society

PFLAG

Montgomery County Womens Business Owners

Licensed in Maryland

Licensed in the District of Columbia

 

 

     Ready to reach out for help?

 

Contact me by phone:

301.527.1382

Or by e-mail:

 

I, the fiery life of divine essence,

am aflame beyond the beauty of

the meadows, I gleam in the waters,

and I burn in the sun, mood, and stars.....

I awaken everything to life.

                                                    --16th c. mystic