Center for Renewal: Grief Counseling and Psychotherapy

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

Home
About Me
Specialties
Grief counseling
Resources
Contact Me
Location
Site Map
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
  • Life transitions: major illness, retirement, disability, separation/divorce, empty-nesting, care-giving for elderly parents, aging with dignity, end-of-life issues
  • Integrating Mindfulness into your life
  • Anger or loss of faith as a Recovering Catholic 
  • GBLT concerns
  • The passing of a favorite pet
  • ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) challenges
  • Chronically or mentally ill relatives

      •  

       

       

      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:

                   joanepedersen@aol.com                

  

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