Move toward a healthier relationship with yourself and with those you love.
Compassionate therapy for individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relationships, life transitions, trauma, and emotional well-being in Towson, Maryland.
Individual Therapy | Couples Therapy | EMDR | Imago Relationship Therapy
Serving Towson, Baltimore County & Maryland virtually
Review Services and Specializations below.
Therapy designed around the whole person.
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Support for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationships, life transitions, emotional patterns, and other challenges that may be keeping you from feeling like yourself.
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A supportive space for couples who want to communicate more effectively, understand recurring patterns, reconnect, and create healthier relationships.
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An integrated approach that recognizes the relationships among emotional, physical, and relational well-being.
You may be in the right place if you're navigating…
Anxiety + Emotional Wellbeing
Anxiety, depression, stress, self-esteem, and feeling emotionally stuck.
Relationships + Connection
Relationship challenges, recurring conflict, attachment concerns, premarital counseling and marital concerns.
Women's Life Transitions
Pregnancy, postpartum, motherhood, and other significant periods of transition.
Trauma + Difficult Experiences
Past experiences or patterns that continue to influence how you feel, respond or connect today.
Life Transitions + Identity
Changes in relationships, family, career, or life circumstances that leave you questioning what's next.
Additional areas of support include grief, parenting, blended families, neurodivergence, spirituality, health and wellness, and relational concerns.
Imago & EMDR: A thoughtful approach to lasting change.
Imago Relationship Therapy
For couples who want to understand what's happening beneath the conflict.
Imago Relationship Therapy is a form of marriage therapy that takes a relationship approach rather than an individual approach to problem solving in a marriage.
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Relationships can become caught in cycles of conflict, disconnection, or misunderstanding. Sometimes couples find themselves having the same argument over and over without feeling truly heard or understood. Couples therapy can provide a space to slow those cycles down, understand what is happening beneath the conflict, and begin creating a stronger sense of connection.
I am trained in Imago Relationship Therapy, an approach that helps couples develop greater understanding and empathy for one another. Imago focuses on the deeper needs and experiences that can exist underneath recurring relational conflicts and provides a structured way for partners to communicate, listen and connect more intentionally.
Together, we can work toward healthier communication, greater emotional connection, and a relationship is which both partners feel seen, heard, and valued.
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For couples who are looking for a more concentrated approach to their relationship work, I offer couples intensives designed to create dedicated time and space for deeper work. An intensive may be a good fit for couples that are in crisis or just wanting to devote focused time to strengthening their relationship. Unlike traditional couples therapy, an intensive allows us to immerse ourselves in the therapeutic process and build momentum.
The intensive consists of two consecutive six-hour days of therapy with both myself and my husband, Dr. Aaron Heaton, Psy.D. Having two therapists present allows us to bring different perspectives and areas of expertise to the work while creating a supportive environment for both partners. Following the two-day intensive, couples receive eight individual follow-up sessions with me, which can be scheduled and used over the course of one year. These sessions provide an opportunity to continue practicing and integrating the work into everyday life, address challenges as they arise, and support lasting change beyond the intensive experience.
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Preparing for marriage is about more than planning a wedding. It is an opportunity to build a strong foundation for the life you are creating together.
Premarital therapy gives couples a chance to explore important areas of their relationship before marriage, including communication, conflict, expectations, finances, intimacy, family dynamics, and shared values. It can help couples recognize both their strengths and areas that may benefit from additional attention. When appropriate, I use the PREPARE/ENRICH assessment as part of the premarital process. This evidence-informed assessment creates a framework for meaningful conversations about marriage.
My goal is to help you enter this next chapter with greater awareness, communication, and connection.
EMDR Therapy
For experiences that still feel difficult to move beyond.
Sometimes difficult or distressing experiences can continue to affect us long after the event itself has passed. You may find yourself reacting strongly to certain situations, feeling stuck in particular patterns, or carrying emotions and beliefs that are difficult to let go of.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapeutic approach that can help the brain process distressing experiences so that they feel less overwhelming and disruptive. EMDR is commonly used in the treatment of trauma, but it may also be helpful for other experiences that continue to affect how you feel about yourself, your relationships, or the world around you.
As an EMDR- trained therapist, I provide a supportive and collaborative environment as we determine whether this approach is appropriate for you. We will move at a pace that feels manageable and focus on helping you feel more grounded, empowered, and able to move forward.
Therapy grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection.
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Therapy grounded in compassion, curiosity, and connection. |
About Bethany
I believe meaningful change begins when we better understand ourselves, our relationships, and the patterns that shape the way we move through life.
Bethany Heaton, MS, LCPC, NCC
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Master's in Counseling, Loyola University Maryland
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
EMDR Trained
Functional Health + Nutrition training
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I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Towson, Maryland. I have specialized training in EMDR, Imago Relationship Therapy, and Functional Health and Nutrition. I am also an Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed therapist, incorporating IFS principles into my work when they are supportive of a client's goals.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and individualized. I recognize that there is no single approach that works for everyone, so I draw from different therapeutic modalities based on your needs.
My faith and relationship with God are an important part of who I am and naturally inform the way I understand healing, relationships and the human experience. As a professionally trained pastoral counselor ,I welcome the opportunity to incorporate spirituality into our work when it is meaningful to you. I invite you to bring your own beliefs, faith, and spiritual questions into our sessions to whatever extent feels comfortable and supportive. My role is not to impose a particular belief system, but to create space for your spirituality to be explored and integrated into your healing in a way that honors your own values and beliefs.
In addition to working with individuals and couples, I have a particular interest in supporting women through pregnancy, postpartum, hormonal health transitions and other significant life changes. These transitions can bring emotional, relational, and physical changes that affect how we experience ourselves and others. When appropriate I incorporate my training in functional health, wellness and nutrition to support a whole-person approach to wellbeing.
Most importantly, I want therapy to be a place where you feel heard, respected, and supported as you work toward meaningful change.
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Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor
Maryland License #LC6296
Loyola University Maryland
Pastoral Counseling
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Certified Imago Relationship Therapist
EMDR Basic Training
Prepare/Enrich
IFS Informed Therapist
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American Counseling Association (ACA)
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Imago Relationships North America (IRNA)
EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
A space to feel heard, understood, and supported.
Therapy can be a place to slow down, feel understood, and begin making meaningful changes. Whether you are navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, a major life transition, or simply feeling stuck, you do not have to work through it alone.
I believe therapy is most effective when it is grounded in a trusting, collaborative relationship. My goal is to create a space where you can feel comfortable exploring what may be getting in the way and develop tools and insight to move forward with greater clarity and connection.
I work with adults, couples, and individuals navigating a variety of challenges, offering both in-person and virtual sessions.
Questions About Working Together
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Yes, I offer both in-person and virtual therapy.
Call (301-518-6870 or email bethanyheatonlcpc@gmail.com for a 15-minute consultation. -
Yes, I work with both individuals and couples. I am a Certified Imago Relationship and EMDR trained therapist.
Top Specializations include:Anxiety
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Marital and Premarital
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an information processing therapy that helps clients cope with trauma, addictions, and phobias. During this treatment, the patient focuses on a specific thought, image, emotion, or sensation while simultaneously watching the therapist's finger or baton move in front of his or her eyes. The client is told to recognize what comes up for him/her when thinking of an image; then the client is told to let it go while doing bilateral stimulation. It's like being on a train; an emotion or a thought may come up and the client lets it pass as though they were looking out the window of the moving train.
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Imago Relationship Therapy is a form of marriage therapy that takes a relationship approach rather than an individual approach to problem solving in a marriage. Imago therapy is a wonderfully effective and safe approach to helping relationship partners grow into understanding each other more fully and relating more honestly as they evolve into greater wholeness as individuals within the relational context they share. Imago is also relevant for single individuals as we are all in many relational contexts.
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I am an in-network provider with most Johns Hopkins HealthCare plans. I also work with clients who have out-of-network benefits. Because Insurance coverage and reimbursement vary by plan, I recommend contacting your insurance provider to confirm your specific benefits and coverage.
Any services or fees not covered by insurance are the client's responsibility. Couples Intensives have a separate billing structure.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions about fees, insurance, or payment options.
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Current Fees:
Individual Therapy (50 minutes): $195
Individual Therapy (1.5 hours): $285
Couples Therapy (1 hour): $220
Couples Therapy (1.5 hours): $285
Please feel free to reach out with any questions about fees, insurance, or payment options.
Professional Endorsement“Bethany is a warm, thoughtful, and deeply insightful therapist who creates a space where people feel truly seen and understood. She works skillfully with individuals and couples, helping them navigate complex emotional dynamics with care and clarity.”
Erin Hodge-Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-CReady to take the next step?
If you're looking for support navigating your emotional wellbeing, relationships, or a season of change, reach out to learn more about working together.
Bethany Heaton, MS, LCPC, NCC
1001 Cromwell Bridge Road, Suite 300
Towson, MD 21286
Phone: (301) 518-6870
Email: bethanyheatonlcpc@gmail.com
In-person + virtual appointments available.