Therapist Referral Network

Dr. Karyl, LMFT
5738 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, Colorado 80002

(303) 420-9565
email: dr.mcbride@att.net
www.karylmcbridephd.com

Dr. Karyl, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Denver, Colorado with over 28 years in public and private practice. She specializes in treating clients with dysfunctional family issues. For the past seventeen years, Dr. Karyl has been involved in private research concerning children of narcissistic parents, with a primary focus on women raised by narcissistic mothers. She has treated many daughters of narcissistic mothers in her private practice. Please see curriculum vitae on practice website listed above.

Kathryn Rudlin, LCSW
San Diego, California
(Poway, Rancho Penasquitos area)

phone or text: (619) 987-5471
email: ksr1@sbcglobal.net
www.Know-Narcs.com

I’ve been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California since 1988 and have experience in a wide variety of therapy settings. Perhaps more importantly, I am the daughter of a narcissistic mother so I know firsthand how painful and confusing it is to be raised this way. My personal recovery has provided me with tools and optimism in overcoming what we didn’t get from our parents, and ways to successfully move forward.

I was an active participant at Dr. McBride’s 3-day workshop in Denver where I was trained to help clients work through the critical five-steps of recovery described in her book titled: Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers, which I’ve found to be an extremely effective roadmap for healing from the pain of a narcissistic parent.

Utilizing Dr. McBride’s wisdom and combining it with my personal and professional experience I see my role as providing education about narcissism, supporting the important grief process and coaching you through the stages of healing - with compassion, patience and humor.

My clinical practice is based exclusively on offering help to adult children of narcissistic parents, in addition to teaching this information to other mental health & related professionals. Contact me directly for an initial free consultation by phone or in person.

“Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.”
Helen Keller

Dr. Rebecca Sacerdoti Ph,D.
2154 Broderick St (at Washington)
San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 992-7244
email: Rebecca@rebeccaphd.com
www.rebeccaphd.com

My private practice is in Pacific Heights and I have experience with both brief-solution focused therapy as well as long-term insight oriented therapy. Many of my clients struggle with narcissistic parents and seek psychotherapy because they feel like they are falling short in some way: “I am not good enough”, “Something is not right.” They want to feel fulfilled and connected. I specialize in working with people experiencing significant life changes such as a wedding, a separation, a new baby, change of job, or diagnosis of an illness. A significant life change tends to evoke feelings of fear and uncertainty, past and present. I see psychotherapy as an opportunity to build understanding, inner strength, and clarity that will help my clients move through the challenges they are facing.

Sue Seiler, MA, LPC, NCC
10 Inverness Drive East, Suite 225
Englewood, CO.  80112
303-726-8261

(303) 726-8261
email: sueseiler.lpc@gmail.com

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with a clear understanding of family systems dynamics.  I have worked extensively with daughters and sons of narcissistic parents both in an individual setting as well as running groups working through the healing model found in Dr. Karyl McBride’s book, Will I Ever Be Good Enough.  I work with all ages and specialize in family and step-family issues including high conflict post-divorce, trauma, EMDR and women’s issues.  I work with issues originating in family of origin dysfunction including narcissism, abuse, neglect, trauma and self-esteem.  As an EMDR Approved Consultant and Certified EMDR Therapist, I do group and individual consultation for EMDR trained therapists.  I have a keen understanding of how life experiences, including trauma, abuse and neglect effect and influence our view of our self and our world.  Through warmth, compassion and understanding, I have a passion for facilitating clients through their own unique journey of healing.

I am in private practice in Englewood, Colorado, located minutes from Park Meadows Mall.

Tracey Ashcraft, MA, LPC
75 Manhattan Dr. Suite 206
Boulder, CO 80303
Additional office in Northern Colorado

303-668-5995
email: tracey@bestlifetherapy.com
www.bestlifetherapy.com

Tracey Ashcraft, MA is a licensed professional counselor that uses humor and compassion when she works with adult individuals, couples and college students. She has received extensive training on the treatment of anxiety, depression and other mood disorders. With the simple skills she teaches, clients learn quickly how to retrain their brains to break free of worrisome thoughts and negative patterns. She helps clients to have more satisfying friendships, romantic relationships and family interactions.

“Over the years I have witnessed women and men work through the difficulties of growing up with a narcissistic mother and realize that they can have peace and joy in their lives. I provide a safe environment free from judgment to support you in your healing process.”

Kate J. Heit, MA, LPC
Towne Square Professional Bldg.
5738 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, CO 80002 

(303) 277-9407
email: kjh1050@msn.com
www.kateheit.com

As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, I am uniquely qualified to provide a full spectrum of professional services from short-term personal development work, to long-term intensive therapy.  My qualifications include Certifications in EMDR, and Behavioral Therapy.  I work with a wide range of issues:  women’s issues, narcissism, interpersonal relationships, OCD, Phobias, Anxiety, and PTSD.  My intention in the therapeutic relationship is to cultivate a personal presence that invites and challenges clients to manage their lives with excitement, dignity, and personal integrity.

In working with women caught in the grips of their early trauma, I incorporate several effective strategies proven to decrease painful arousal states associated with intense levels of confusion, grief, anxiety and depression.  My strength is connecting with you in the therapeutic relationship and empowering you to take charge of your emotions, break free from the bonds of your family history, and discover your true identity as a resilient and competent woman.

Pam Snyder, LCSW, ACT
5738 Olde Wadsworth Blvd.
Arvada, Colorado 80002

(720) 838-4531
email:  pamsnyderlcsw@msn.com
www.pamsnyderlcsw.com

Pam Snyder, LCSW, ACT, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Cognitive Therapist. She has over 15 years experience working with adolescents and women, is trained in family therapy and is a Diplomate with the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.  Pam specializes in women’s issues, anxiety, trauma, self-injury and parenting concerns.

Pam has treated many women who were raised with narcissistic parents.  Her training in Cognitive Therapy has given her the experience necessary to help women work through the negative beliefs which are often developed in childhood.  She works with women who are struggling with negative core beliefs, such as, “I am a failure.  I am not good enough.  I am a incompetent.”  She is able to provide the tools and support necessary to change these core beliefs and work through the difficulties of growing up with a narcissistic mother.

She offers support and hope for women as they travel through life's many transitions. Issues addressed include adjusting to college life, pregnancy, motherhood, body image, relationship changes, anxiety, panic attacks and healing from past trauma and abuse.

Through the development of a safe and nurturing relationship, she can help you end self-destructive patterns, strengthen relationships and build confidence.

Jane Torres M.A., LMFT
701 Brickell Avenue, #850
Miami, FL 33131

(305) 371-2773
Email: jtorres@consult.bz
www.licensedtherapists.com/janetorres

Individuals and couples achieve quick and positive solutions to relationship, parenting, career, health, family, and personal concerns when they work with Jane.  Depending on the their goals, clients rapidly learn effective communication skills, stress management techniques, conflict resolution strategies, and increasing self-confidence while they replace hurtful feelings and behavior patterns with more constructive beliefs and behaviors.  Jane's clients quickly develop the skills necessary to overcome the crisis, confusion, stress, anger, depression, or anxiety that bring them to her office.  Having lived in 10 countries, Jane also specializes in diversity issues, helping clients overcome the impact of cultural, gender, communication, and family differences on relationships.

Kalpana Murthy MBA, MS, NCC, LPC
Genuine Connection, LLC
Druid Chase Office Park
2801 Buford Highway, Suite 503
Atlanta, GA 30329

770-310-9305
Email: kalpana@genuineconnection.com
www.genuine-connection.com

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified EMDR Therapist. I have used EMDR psychotherapy along with Karyl McBride’s book and recovery model to help women and men understand and resolve the negative affects of being raised by a narcissistic parent.  My training and professional experience in trauma work, grief work, heartbreak recovery and career coaching helps clients heal, increase their self-confidence, and release the past, so they can have the future they desire. My personal and professional experience also makes me particularly well suited to understand and help daughters of narcissistic mothers.

EMDR provides quick and lasting shifts to negative self perceptions (for example: “I’m not good enough” or “I don’t matter” or “I’m powerless”) and dramatically diminishes the distress associated with memories of upsetting events. Criticism, rejection, humiliation, abandonment, loss, abuse and other types of trauma are very often the root cause of present day problems like: anxiety, depression, anger, rumination, recurring bad dreams, or the sense that no matter how hard you work or what you do you can’t find sustained peace, love or satisfaction in your personal life or career.

My style as a counselor is friendly, conversational, nurturing and accepting. Clients comment on how quickly they feel at ease with me and how easy it is to share their thoughts and feelings with me. They also appreciate my organized approach to therapy and my ability to identify the key issues within their many life stories. I love working as a therapist! I am grateful to my clients for the privilege of hearing their stories and the experience of helping them feel better and achieve their goals.

If you’d like to learn more, please visit my website www.genuine-connection.com. I offer a free initial phone consultation and day, evening and Saturday appointments.

Candy Crawford, L.C.S.W.
2100 Manchester Rd. Suite 900
Wheaton, IL 60187

(630) 991-6200
E-mail: journeyinghome@ameritech.net
Web: www.candycrawfordlcsw.com

My private practice is in the western suburbs of Chicago. I am passionate in using the therapeutic relationship as a powerful tool for personal transformation. For those willing to engage in the work that therapy invites, I am a confident individuals can experience increased levels of personal fulfillment, purpose and internal freedom.

The majority of my clients contact me with issues related to loss. These can include: the loss of a loved one, losses associated in mid-life, and numerous losses related to being raised by a narcissistic parent.

I use a relational and holistic approach with training in both psychodynamic and self-psychology.

Being a long time student of the effects of narcissistic parenting, I highly recommend the book called Will I Ever Be Good Enough?  by Karyl McBride. This powerful book contains personal and practical insights into the devastating and painful effects inherited from narcissistic parenting and highlights necessary steps daughters can take to achieve healing and wholeness.

Jennifer Beall, MS, NCC, LCPC
645 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd. Ste 107 Severna Park, MD 21146

(443) 458-4221
Toll-free: (877) 426-9272
email: jennifer@beallpastoralcounseling.com

Jennifer Beall is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in private practice in Severna Park, MD. She holds a Master of Science degree in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola College in Maryland and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Pastoral Counseling. She chose pastoral counseling because she is open to her clients’ religious and spiritual beliefs. Some of her clients choose to address religion and spirituality in counseling, while others do not.

Ms. Beall has extensive experience working with women who struggle with alcoholism, addiction, and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACoA) issues; many of her clients are daughters of narcissistic mothers. Her experience has shown her that there is a great deal of similarity between issues that arise from having a narcissistic mother and those that come from having an alcoholic parent. Ms. Beall helps her clients look at the way depression, low self-esteem, addictions, and other issues have affected them in the past and are still affecting them in the present; she also uses Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to help her clients address deep-seated emotional issues and traumas.

Carol H. Corcoran, LCMFT, LMFT
Creating Healthy Connections
816 Ritchie Hwy
Severna Park, MD 21146

(443) 254-0686
Email: chc@creatinghealthyconnections.com
Web: CreatingHealthyConnections.com

I am a Licensed Clinical Marriage & Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience helping women recover from the negative self-perceptions of growing up in dysfunctional families where their needs were not met.  As a Certified EMDR Therapist I am uniquely qualified to help individuals move beyond their early wounds and the associated negative core beliefs that keep them trapped in negative unhealthy life styles.  Utilizing Dr. McBride’s groundbreaking book in tandem with several effective therapeutic approaches, including Affect Regulation and EMDR, clients are assisted in ways to recover and heal.

Carol has a private practice near Annapolis, Maryland in Severna Park and also works with couples who struggle with connection due to challenges that many times originated in childhood. By helping the couple become more safely attached to one another and repair early childhood attachment, individuals can feel more connected with their partners in healthy, safe and loving ways.  Whether you are in search of healing as an individual or as a couple, whose relationship becomes high-jacked by negative interactional patterns, allow me to assist you on that pathway towards creating healthy connections within and with those that matter most.

Nancy Keating, LCSW-C
Greenspring Station, Suite 316
2360 West Joppa Road
Lutherville, Maryland   21093

 Office: (410) 666-1105

Nancy Keating is a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Lutherville, MD (a Baltimore suburb).  Having trained at one of the country’s top psychiatric hospitals, Sheppard Pratt, she holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland and is licensed to practice in Maryland and Florida.

With over sixteen years experience in treating individual adults and couples,  Ms. Keating’s primary interests lie in healing the “self-abandonment” she sees as an underlying factor in most of the issues and struggles her clients present in treatment. This can be particularly true of those in relationship with someone with narcissistic tendencies – oftentimes a parent or a significant other.  She is available for in-person therapy sessions locally in Baltimore as well as for telephonic consultations to include lifestyle and relationship coaching  to those outside the area.

Other mental health professionals as well as clients familiar with her work have stated, “Ms. Keating has impressed me an experienced professional with excellent and highly developed clinical skills and judgment who stands out among other clinicians…I appreciate her genuine warmth, compassion and good humor…She knows how to develop and maintain a level of rapport which facilitates the effectiveness of the process…Her clients make great strides with her assistance, support and vision of their capabilities…She is a natural teacher ...”  

Carole Doorley, LCSW
21 East High Street
Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 927-9955
Email: cdoorleyLCSW@aol.com

Carole is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who provides general counseling services and specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. She also works extensively with women who have low self-esteem, never feeling quite “good enough.” Carole has a private practice in Somerville, New Jersey and has maintained a part-time office in the Red Bank area for the past five years. Carole’s theoretical approach to treating eating disorders is cognitive behavioral/psychodynamic.

Carole’s goal is to provide a warm, non-judgmental environment to help her clients identify and address issues that are underlying eating disorder behavior. 

Laura d’Angelo, M.D.
The Sparks Clinic
2201 Murphy Ave. Suite 310
Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 301-7000
Email: sparksclinic@bellsouth.net

Born and raised in New York, Dr. Laura received her undergraduate degree from Columbia University and her medical and psychiatric training from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She has served on the faculties of Vanderbilt University and Oregon Health & Science University where she was the state-wide consultant and trainer for Oregon’s Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities. She has worked in public psychiatry both in the US as well as overseas in New Zealand. Having discovered Dr. McBride’s book, Laura journeyed through her own recovery and is delighted to be on the roster of therapists.  She is currently in private practice at The Sparks Clinic in Nashville, TN.

Meredith Gelman, LCSW, LLC
9675 A Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22031

(703) 463-7916
Email: meredithgelman@ymail.com
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I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker in Vienna, Virginia. I have been in private practice since 1998. Prior to that, I was a foster care worker in Washington, D.C. and then trained as individual and family therapist at the Kennedy Krieger Family Center in Baltimore, Maryland. I  worked primarily with children and their families, who have been both sexually and physically abused. In conjunction with this training, I trained under Marianne Walters, LCSW of the Family Practice Center in Washington, DC. Both places allowed me to learn the art of solution/ short term focused therapy, cognitive, family and psychoanalytic therapies.
 
In private practice I work with adults, children/adolescents and families. My work with women involves helping them navigate through struggles with past issues of abuse/neglect, trauma, low self esteem, narcissism, anxiety, depression, separation/divorce and parenting struggles. I also work with adolescents and children who are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD/ADD, abuse/neglect, separation/divorce of parents, social struggles, and grief and loss issues.
 
Family of origin issues, including being a child of a narcissistic mother or father, greatly impacts how a patient manages day to day, copes with crisis, and interacts with a partner/friends or a family of her own. I believe that having a greater understanding of one's family of origin , the strengths and weaknesses, creates a narrative of one's past. This framework ensures a greater success with relationships, with a job, as well as, supports one for the bumps life brings us all.

Liz Markey, LMHC
202 12th Ave East, Ste. 300
Seatle, WA 98102

I work from the core belief that relationships are pivotal in creating wounds and healing. Therapy offers the possibility to learn about early and current relationships in the context of safely sitting and exploring with your therapist. Curiosity is key. This means, I am curious about you and hope that you are curious about yourself, the people in your life and how you relate to yourself and important others.

Often, clients come in due to some level of stress, trauma, anxiety, sadness or anger. These are ways your mind, heart and body express discomfort. Using these symptoms as motivators to change and explore may be very useful if done carefully, safely and patiently.

I work with individual adolescents and adults, couples and families. I have a particular interest in working with Mother/Daughter dyads or clients who have had strain in their relationships with one or both parents. I am trained by Karly McBride in Healing Daughters of Maternal Narcissism and welcome daughters, mothers and grandmothers in. Additionally, I welcome men who have had similar dynamics with a parent to open their exploration.