Jamy Conrad
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 3.5 years of experience providing therapy to adults navigating a variety of life challenges. I have a particular passion for perinatal mental health, supporting individuals through pregnancy, postpartum, pregnancy and infant loss, birth trauma, adoption, and the transition into parenthood. I'm also passionate about supporting social workers, counselors, therapists, and other helping professionals as they navigate burnout, compassion fatigue, work-related stress, boundaries, and the challenges of balancing their professional and personal lives. Beyond these specialty areas, I enjoy working with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, major life transitions, and the unique demands of foster care and the child welfare system. I also bring over 8.5 years of experience working within the foster care system. I offer telehealth appointments on select weekdays, with flexible scheduling to accommodate my rotating schedule. You can book and reschedule sessions at a pace that feels comfortable and works best for you. My style is warm, down-to-earth, strengths-based, and trauma-informed. Therapy with me is a space to process what you’re going through while also identifying patterns, building practical coping skills, exploring new perspectives, and making changes that feel realistic for your life. I’ll support you while also gently challenging you when it may help you grow. As a therapist and a mom, I understand that life can be messy, overwhelming, funny, exhausting, and complicated—all at the same time. You don't have to have the perfect words or know exactly where to begin. Come as you are, and we'll figure it out together.
First session
Your first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another, talk about what's bringing you to therapy, and begin identifying what you'd like support with. You don't need to prepare anything special or have a clear idea of where to start. We'll explore your experiences, strengths, concerns, and goals together. Most importantly, I want you to feel comfortable being yourself and know that therapy is a space where you can show up exactly as you are. By the end of our first session, I hope you feel heard, respected, and less alone, with a clearer sense of where we can begin. You don’t have to navigate everything on your own, and we can take the next steps together at a pace that feels manageable.
Strengths
I believe a strong therapeutic relationship is the foundation of meaningful change. My strength lies in helping clients make sense of experiences they may not fully understand or know how to express. I listen for connections between past experiences, current emotions, and recurring patterns, helping you put words to what may feel difficult or overwhelming. I’m comfortable sitting with you in difficult moments and giving you space to process without feeling the need to immediately “fix” things. At the same time, I don’t believe therapy should only be a place to vent. When it feels helpful, I will gently challenge unhelpful patterns, ask thoughtful questions, and encourage you to consider new perspectives. I offer compassion alongside gentle accountability, with the goal of helping you move toward meaningful change. My personal and professional experiences have given me a deeper appreciation for the complexity of emotions people can carry, particularly during major life transitions. They have strengthened my commitment to creating a space where you can be honest about what you’re feeling without fear of judgment. Clients can expect me to be warm, grounded, honest, and collaborative, with appropriate humor when it feels natural. I believe you are the expert on your own life. My role is to help you better understand yourself, recognize your strengths, build trust in your own judgment, and develop tools to navigate life with greater confidence.
Ideal clients
You may be feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, anxious, or stuck in a season of life that feels harder than you expected. Perhaps you're adjusting to parenthood, navigating pregnancy or postpartum challenges, processing grief or trauma, or trying to find yourself amid the demands of everyday life. I especially enjoy working with individuals navigating the emotional complexities of pregnancy, postpartum, pregnancy or infant loss, birth trauma, and the transition into parenthood. I also welcome helping professionals who spend so much of their time caring for others and may be struggling with burnout, compassion fatigue, boundaries, or finding balance outside of work. My practice isn't limited to these areas. I also enjoy supporting adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, major life transitions, and challenges related to foster care, adoption, and the child welfare system. You don't have to have everything figured out to begin therapy. If you're looking for a space where you can feel heard, supported, and understood while working toward meaningful change, I'd love to connect; we’ll start where you are and work toward what feels meaningful to you.
Origin story
My journey to becoming a therapist was deeply influenced by the social workers who supported me during one of the most vulnerable and challenging periods of my life. During a cryptic pregnancy that resulted in adoption, I experienced an overwhelming and life-changing situation that I never expected to navigate. The compassion, support, and guidance I received from social workers during that time had a lasting impact on me. They met me where I was, helped me navigate incredibly difficult decisions and emotions, and supported me through one of the biggest life-changing events I have ever experienced. Their ability to provide compassion without judgment inspired me to pursue higher education and become a social worker myself. I wanted to be able to offer others the same sense of support and understanding during difficult moments in their lives. I went on to spend majority of my career working in foster care at both the nonprofit and state government levels. That work allowed me to support children and families through complex circumstances, advocate for their needs, and help them navigate difficult systems. Over time, however, I realized I wanted to do more than case management and connecting individuals with resources. I wanted the opportunity to sit with people, understand their experiences more deeply, and support the emotional healing that cannot always be addressed through practical assistance alone. Those experiences ultimately led me to become a therapist. My personal and professional journey continues to shape the compassion, curiosity, and respect I bring into every session. I know how meaningful it can be when someone meets you during a difficult chapter of your life and helps you realize that you do not have to navigate it alone.
Ongoing work together
As we continue working together, our sessions will build on the goals we establish early in therapy while remaining flexible as your needs change. We’ll regularly check in on what is feeling better, what continues to feel difficult, and whether our work together is moving you toward the changes you want to make. Depending on your goals, sessions may include processing emotions and experiences, identifying patterns, challenging unhelpful thoughts or beliefs, building coping skills, developing practical strategies, or working through difficult situations. I’ll provide space to reflect while also helping you translate those insights into changes you can carry into your everyday life. Progress doesn’t always mean feeling good all the time. Sometimes it looks like recognizing patterns sooner, responding differently to situations, feeling more confident in your decisions, setting healthier boundaries, or being able to navigate difficult emotions without feeling overwhelmed by them. As you grow, our work may shift. We might spend less time focused on immediate concerns and more time strengthening the skills, confidence, and self-understanding that help you navigate life with greater clarity. Ultimately, I want you to feel more confident in yourself, your decisions, and your ability to navigate whatever comes next.
Treatment methods
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be helpful when you feel stuck in difficult thoughts or emotions, or find yourself spending a lot of energy trying to avoid, control, or get rid of uncomfortable feelings. ACT recognizes that painful thoughts and emotions are a normal part of being human—and that we don’t always have to eliminate them before we can move forward. In therapy, we’ll work on developing a different relationship with your thoughts and feelings so they have less power over your choices. You’ll learn skills to become more present and aware of what you’re experiencing, practice accepting what you cannot control, and identify the values that matter most to you. From there, we’ll focus on taking meaningful steps toward the life you want, even when difficult thoughts or emotions show up. The goal isn’t to feel good all the time—it’s to help you live a life that feels meaningful and aligned with who you are, rather than letting fear, discomfort, or self-doubt make your decisions for you.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps you understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Our minds can quickly interpret experiences and create thoughts or beliefs that influence how we feel and respond—sometimes without us realizing it. In therapy, I’ll help you slow that process down. We may work through situations together by exploring what happened, what you were thinking, how you felt, and how you responded. We’ll then look at whether those thoughts are accurate, helpful, or influenced by past experiences. The goal isn’t to “think positive,” but to develop a more balanced and realistic perspective while learning new ways to respond to difficult situations. With practice, you’ll become better able to recognize unhelpful thought patterns and use these skills outside of therapy. I commonly use CBT with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger, among other concerns.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can be helpful if you feel like your emotions sometimes take over, your mood changes quickly, or relationships can feel especially difficult to navigate. You may find yourself thinking in extremes—feeling like things are either completely good or completely bad—or looking outside of yourself for relief when emotions become overwhelming. DBT teaches practical skills to help you better understand and manage your emotions, tolerate difficult moments, build healthier relationships, and become more present in your everyday life. We’ll work on mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness—skills you can use both inside and outside of therapy. At its heart, DBT recognizes that two things can be true at the same time: you can accept yourself as you are and work toward meaningful change. Rather than judging your emotions or trying to eliminate them, we’ll learn how to respond to them in healthier, more effective ways.
Person-centered (Rogerian)
Humanistic, or person-centered, therapy focuses on you as a whole person—not just your symptoms or the problems bringing you to therapy. I believe that a genuine, trusting relationship between therapist and client is an important part of the therapeutic process. In our sessions, I’ll work to understand your experiences, values, needs, and identity without judgment. I’m not a “silent wall” kind of therapist. I’ll actively listen, reflect back what I’m hearing, and share my understanding so you can feel seen, heard, and understood. At the same time, you remain the expert on your own life, and we’ll work together to determine what feels most helpful for you. I also practice unconditional positive regard, which means offering you acceptance, compassion, and respect—even when you’re struggling or having a hard time accepting yourself. My goal is to create a space where you can be genuinely yourself, explore what you’re experiencing, and feel supported as you work toward meaningful change.
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- MarylandLicense 20867