JoLynn Bitler, LCPC - Maryland Therapist at Grow Therapy

JoLynn Bitler

JoLynn Bitler

LCPC
14 years of experience
Virtual

JoLynn, “Jo” brings over a decade of counseling experience. She obtained a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy at Liberty University. Her training encompasses families, couples, men and women, children, and adolescents from various walks of life. JoLynn is comfortable helping diverse populations and personalities. JoLynn is confident in her skill set to address stigmatized mental health concerns such as clinical depression, adjustment and anxiety disorders, bipolar, anger, trauma, and attachment issues from childhood. She also understands that regardless of stigma, victimization, or choices; there are consequences that can leave a person struggling with deep-rooted shame and guilt. JoLynn has had the privilege of assisting young adults and mid-career adults to establish their vocational goals. Parents of children have collaborated with her as it relates to parenting skills, behavior issues at home, and school achievement goals as well as decisions with technical training and college choices. Adult children have consulted with JoLynn to problem-solve and ascertain the best care for their elderly parents. With ever-increasing societal demands; JoLynn is sensitive to these pressures it has on women. She successfully collaborates with marginalized women who need support with all their roles and responsibilities such as single moms, working moms, new moms, step moms, and grandmoms and surrogate mothers. JoLynn enjoys working with healing and strengthening mother and daughter relationships, friendships, and sister relationships. She understands the complexity of adolescent, and teen girls and young adult women throughout their developmental span. She has coached women and men to sustain recovery from substances and codependent relationships. She uses psychoeducation to teach strong personal, mental, physical, and spiritual growth. JoLynn also excels at counseling from an integrative framework; Christian accommodating psychotherapies She helps those struggling with grief and loss, reconstruct new meaning, purpose, and hope.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During the first session, you can expect to have informal conversation about your needs and expectations. The first session is when you can decide if you see potential in the collaborative relationship. Regardless of therapeutic modalities ultimately it’s the relationship that will inspire change and hope.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Therapy with JoLynn is engaging. She has been told she has a disarming style; comfortable yet challenging. Warm and direct. Humorous and thoughtful. Energetic and yet down-to-earth.

About JoLynn Bitler

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Appointments

Free consults, virtual

My treatment methods

Christian Counseling

I accommodate CBT, ACT, DBT, Narrative, and DBT Counseling to clients who identify as Christians. I also integrate psychodynamic therapy or insight-oriented when appropriate as it relates to a Christian's relationship to God, themselves, and others.

Schema Therapy

Schema therapy aims to gradually replace maladaptive patterns and behaviors and replace with healthier patterns to experience less emotional distress.