My Approach to Therapy

Are you feeling stuck or out of balance in your life? I believe I can help shift you to a place of increased clarity, focus and positive movement in your life. I assist clients to find solutions to present day challenges as well as address any underlying or unresolved matters that are keeping them in undesirable and unhealthy patterns.

I bring over 20 years of professional experience to the therapy process. I help adults, families, children and adolescents with a variety of challenges including depression, anxiety, grief/loss, and relationship and family stress. 

I incorporate EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique; also known as"Tapping") and eye movement therapy into sessions. These powerful, evidence based Energy Psychology techniques help to more quickly and fully identify, process and release past experiences, negative beliefs and patterns and that keep us stuck. These techniques go beyond traditional talk therapy, allowing emotionally charged material to be processed in a gentle way, with deep and lasting results. Please view my video below to learn more about EFT. I also used the framework of Polyvagal theory to build flexibility and resilience in our nervous system responses to life challenges.

It is my honor to join with clients in their life journey to increase overall life satisfaction and meaning. I welcome the opportunity to work with you.

Barbara K. Young

Psychotherapist/Clinical Social worker (LCSW-C)

Treatment Approach

Specialties

ModalitIes

  • Individuals

  • Family

Concerns

  • Life Transitions

  • Anxiety

  • Child or Adolescent

  • Depression

  • Divorce

  • Emotional Disturbance

  • Family Conflict

  • Caregiver Stress

  • Grief

  • Life Coaching

  • Parenting

  • Relationship Issues

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Women's Issues

  • Addiction

Client Focus

Age

  • Children (6 to 10)

  • Preteens / Tweens (11 to 13)

  • Adolescents / Teenagers (14 to 19)

  • Adults

  • Elders (65+)

CATEGORIES

  • Serves all races, ethnicities and sexual orientations

Alternative Languages

  • Spanish

Finances

  • Accepts Insurance: Yes

  • Accepted Payment: Cash, Check, Venmo, PayPal

  • Out of pocket fee: $150 for initial session; $120 for follow up sessions

Accepted Insurance Plans*

  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield

  • CareFirst

  • MD Medicaid (Priority Partners, MPC, Optum)

  • Aetna

  • Cigna

  • UHC

  • CareFirst Medicare Advantage PPO -*I only accept this Medicare product through CareFirst-I am not a provider with straight Medicare

    In order to continue to accept insurance, there is a quota of how many patients with each insurance I have on my caseload at any given time. I will confirm if I am currently accepting your insurance when you reach out.

Tapping therapy Explanation

Check out my video explaining Tapping, which was featured in the Chestertown and Talbot Spy Magazines.

Barbara K. Young Inquiry Form

High Street Psychotherapy  315 High Street, Suite 105   Chestertown, MD  21620