Open Lines Counseling

VIRTUAL SESSIONS IN MD, IN PERSON IN ROLAND PARK, BALTIMORE

LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy for individuals and couples in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Open Lines Counseling

Therapy for Living Life on Your Own Terms

Whether you're struggling with anxiety, OCD, relationship challenges, trauma, pregnancy or postpartum concerns, or feeling stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, therapy can help.

At Open Lines Counseling, we help adults and couples build healthier relationships with themselves, their partners, and their communities—so they can move through life with greater clarity, connection, and confidence.

We are committed to providing trauma-informed, LGBTQIA+-affirming, body-affirming care that respects the many ways people build relationships, families, identities, and meaningful lives.

You Don't Have to Figure It Out Alone

You may be here because:

Anxiety is making it hard to trust yourself.
OCD keeps demanding certainty you can never quite find.
Your relationship feels stuck in the same arguments.
Pregnancy, postpartum, or parenthood has brought unexpected challenges.
You're exploring your identity, sexuality, or relationship structure.
You're working to heal your relationship with food, movement, or your body
Past trauma continues to affect how you feel, connect, or cope.

Whatever brings you here, you don't have to navigate it alone.

Our therapists offer compassionate, evidence-based care tailored to your unique experiences and goals.

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Together We Can Help You

Feel More Grounded

Learn practical skills for managing anxiety, OCD, and overwhelming emotions.

Strengthen Your Relationships

Improve communication, deepen intimacy, and navigate conflict with greater understanding.

Heal From Painful Experiences

Process trauma and difficult life experiences so they no longer have the same hold on you.

Live More Authentically

Explore identity, values, and relationships in a space where all parts of you are welcome.

Here’s how we can help.

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

RELATIONSHIP THERAPY

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Meet the team

Finding the right therapist matters.

Our team combines specialized training with genuine curiosity, warmth, and respect for your lived experience. We believe therapy should feel collaborative—not like being judged, analyzed, or told how to live your life.

FOUNDER AND PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Works with: Adults, Couples
Location: Telehealth and In-Person
Areas of specialty:
→ OCD and anxiety
→ Perinatal mental health
→ Ethical non-monogamy/polyamory
→ Relationship therapy
→ Body image and food recovery
→ EMDR therapy for trauma

MEET MELISSA

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PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Works with: Adults
Location: Telehealth and In-Person
Areas of specialty:
→ LGBTQIA+
→ Perinatal mental health
→ Body image/fat liberation
→ Ethical non-monogamy/polyamory
→ Gender affirming surgery evaluations and letters
→ OCD
→ EMDR therapy for trauma

MEET GIANNA

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PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Works with: Adults, Couples
Location: Telehealth Only
Areas of specialty:
→ Relationship therapy
→ Sexual concerns
→ Anxiety
→ Trauma
→ Ethical non-monogamy/polyamory
→ Addiction (those in recovery)
→ EMDR therapy for trauma