Laryssa M. Creswell

Dr. Laryssa M. Creswell is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the state of Maryland and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Washington DC. She works with women and teenage girls suffering from trauma, depression, and anxiety.

Many of Dr. Creswell’s clients come in when they are feeling misunderstood or unheard, overwhelmed with life, difficulty focusing at work, school or at home, lack of motivation, difficulty sleeping, problem solving and not feeling like themselves. She provides her clients with practical strategies to reduce symptoms and cope with their experiences.

Dr. Creswell is trained in eye movement desensitization & reprocessing (EMDR), which helps you to break through the emotional blocks that keep you from living an emotionally healthy life. In session, Dr. Creswell focuses on your current and past experiences to help you obtain reconciliation, acceptance and stabilize emotionally. This approach supports you to organize your negative and positive feelings and thoughts, while working through the disturbing memories.

Dr. Creswell’s style is supportive and non-judgmental. When a client first comes in, she creates opportunities for you to feel safe and secure within the environment so that you can begin to gain back control of your life.

Dr. Creswell is dedicated to creating therapeutic relationships that are collaborative and nurturing. Additionally, she is devoted to providing an affirming and inclusive practice, which serves as a secure and protected environment for people who identify in the LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities. In addition to her office in Edgewater, Maryland; Dr. Creswell offers the flexibility and comfort of virtual therapy sessions.