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Founded in 2012, Imara Counseling Services is an independent counseling practice that empowers clients to be firm, strong, and resolute despite life circumstances—the very meaning of the Swahili word “Imara.”
Imara Counseling Services, headquartered in Laurel, Maryland provides quality care designed to empower and promote wellness for individuals, couples, families, and communities for various mental, behavioral, and psycho-social concerns through a rewarding and profound process of change and self-discovery.
Imara Counseling Services is a group of mental health professionals creating a safe, inviting space for clients to explore the unique challenges they are going through. We provide services in-person and through Telehealth. Imara Counseling Services works with adults, teenagers, children older than five years, and couples in all stages of their relationships. We strive to ensure every one of our clients is seen, heard, and understood; that’s Imara Counseling Services
Schedule Your First In-person or Telehealth Appointment TodayOUR CORE VALUES
COMPASSION
Individuals, couples, and families who come to the Imara Counseling Services are typically in some emotional pain, distress, confusion, or life transition. We strive to provide an empathic, supportive, nonjudgmental environment where we listen to each client carefully and without preconceptions, allowing them to feel safe, heard and validated.
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COLLABORATION
Effective mental health interventions involve good collaboration between clinicians and clients. We strive to ensure that our clients are active participants in their therapy, understand their treatment plan and that the relationships between clients and Imara Counseling staff are open and respectful. We also strive to maintain effective teamwork within our practice.
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COMPETENCE
As transformation specialists, we take our responsibility to provide expert care seriously. We take responsibility for our continued growth as professionals and consistently seek to learn new methods for helping our clients. We are open about our professional credentials and training and use consultation services where needed and appropriate.
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Meet Our Staff
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Anthony Carr, LCPC
Therapist
Alisha Peeler, LMSW
Therapist
Allison Zimmerman, LGPC
Therapist
Caleb K. Adu, LCSW-C
Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
Charles Dela Cruz
Billing Specialist
Danielle Barnard, LMSW
Therapist
Dynesha Brooks, LGPC
Therapist
David Defoe, PhD, LCPC
Chief Operating Officer & Therapist
Denise L. Defoe, LMSW
Director Client Care & Therapist
Dominick Pitts, LMSW
Therapist
Frances Figueroa, LCPC
Therapist
Janelle Phillip, LCSW-C
Therapist
Kenya Newsome, LGPC
Therapist
Kristyn Frazer, LICSW, LMSW
Therapist
Kevin Reed, LMSW
Therapist
Lizeth Delcid, LMSW
Therapist & HR Director
Lanika DeShields, LCPC
Therapist
Melissa Buckley, Ph.D., LMSW
Therapist
Mekedes Legesse, LGPC
Therapist
Mark Snella, LCPC
Therapist
Patrick Graham
Counseling Intern
Rachelle Levy, DNP, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Roma Marshall, LCSW-C
Therapist & LMSW Supervisor
Rian Rosario-Heredia, LMSW
Therapist
Samantha Gordon
Administrative Director
Sidney Minor, LMSW
Therapist
Simone Murphy, LGPC
Therapist
Suzane Thomas, DSW, LMSW
Therapist
Tiffany Long, LGPC
Therapist