BRIAN A. SHARPLESS, PH.D., LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
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Anxiety Treatment in Frederick MD
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If you are seeking professional assessment or treatment for an anxiety disorder in the Frederick MD area, please read on. If you are interested in other services, please visit my home page.

My name is Brian A. Sharpless, Ph.D., and I am a ​licensed clinical psychologist trained at the University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University with over 20 years of experience conducting therapy for anxiety disorders. In addition, I am a published author on professional topics such as anxiety, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychodynamic therapy and am a frequent lecturer in the US and Europe. I also provide clinical supervision for other therapists interested in learning to treat anxiety and other issues.

Chronic Anxiety can be Treated
Anxiety can have significant impacts on your health, well-being, work productivity, and overall quality of life. The good news is that - with proper treatment - anxiety can be helped through a combination of psychotherapy and lifestyle modification.  I provide two broad and effective treatment approaches:  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT).  Although they take different approaches to treating anxiety, the main shared goals are to reduce symptoms, break bad patterns that may be increasing and maintaining your anxiety, and improve your overall functioning.  Both have been effectively used in numerous of clinical trials and the results have been published in top-tiered, peer-reviewed journals.
 
I work with a number of anxiety disorders (e.g., panic disorder, social phobia/social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobias) and have been trained by some of the leaders in the field.

Professional Therapy is Not an Open-ended Commitment
I consider the ultimate goal of any therapy to be to no longer need therapy.  How long it takes to reach that goal is unique to each patient's needs, level of severity, and personal motivation.   In general, though, CBT and psychodynamic therapy are brief and effective treatments for anxiety.

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​​If you or a loved one is seeking treatment for anxiety, please contact me via email (basharpless@gmail.com), by phone at (443-223-6471), via the form below, or through my Contact Page to discuss my services. ​​

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I provide Anxiety Treatment in all of the  Frederick Maryland area, including these communities:
Mount Airy MD - Clarksburg MD - Damascus MD - New Market MD - Thurmont MD - Middletown MD - Boyds MD - Walkersville MD - Boonsboro MD - Smithsburg MD - Woodbine MD - Ijamsville MD - Poolesville MD - New Windsor MD - Jefferson MD - Myersville MD - Union Bridge MD - Monrovia MD - Knoxville MD - Brunswick MD - Adamstown MD - Sharpsburg MD - Keedysville MD - Keymar MD - Woodsboro MD - Dickerson MD - Sabillasville MD - Point Of Rocks MD - Fairplay MD - Rocky Ridge MD - Rohrersville MD - Park Hall MD - Barnesville MD - Libertytown MD - Beallsville MD - Burkittsville MD - Tuscarora MD - Braddock Heights MD - Buckeystown MD


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