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Dr. Andy Santanello is a Clinical Psychologist located in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Santanello specializes in evidence-based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for many common problems. He especially enjoys working with people who have an interest in mindfulness, who might be a bit more on the introverted side, and who struggle with Adult ADHD. He also has a "soft spot" for trauma survivors due to his extensive experience working with them. Many of Dr. Santanello’s clients struggle with anxiety, attention, doubts, procrastination, uncertainty about the future, feeling unmotivated, grief, and trauma as they move through challenging times. He thrives on helping these clients to transcend suffering and move toward flourishing.
Dr. Santanello offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with a "side of Zen." He collaborates with his clients to set mental health goals and always keeps those goals in mind throughout sessions. He helps clients to accept their thoughts and feelings, choose what matters most, and more actively engage in creating a life of meaning and purpose. The goal of each session is to identify an "action plan" so that his clients can start making important changes in their lives using the new skills and perspectives developed during therapy. Over time, these new skills and perspectives become healthy habits. Ultimately, clients "graduate" from therapy when they have made significant progress toward their goals.
In addition to providing therapy, Dr. Santanello loves training other therapists and is the Vice President of Training and Development at the ACT Academy. He is one of only 111 Peer Reviewed ACT Trainers in the world. He practices Zen Buddhism and is a teacher (sensei) in the White Plum Asanga. His style is compassionate and directive, and he believes that healing can include silliness and laughter when appropriate.
Years of Experience: 18 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
ADHD - Skill-building and support around organizational challenges, distracted attention, procrastination; building and maintaining healthy routines and structure
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past
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