Barbara Wasowska

I have experience providing psychotherapy to young, mature, and senior adults. I am passionate about helping people achieve their goals and happiness in life. I pride myself on being a compassionate listener to individuals who have faced life’s most profound challenges, suffered from mood disorders, experienced trauma, grief, abuse, or relational problems, and suffered multiple stresses, including those related to work and academia. Adler, who was very influential in developing modern psychotherapy, defined empathy as seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another. This philosophical mantra defines my sensitivity to other people's feelings, emotions, and desires. My philosophy of successful psychotherapy is to use a holistic approach. I always blend elements from different theories and tailor them to the best benefit of my clients. My educational background in psychology (master's Degree from Johns Hopkins University) )and biomedicine (PhD from the Academy of Sciences) allows me to understand the psycho-neurological foundation of mental suffering and how the body and mind interact with each other. I am devoted to helping my clients begin the process of healing and change. As a bilingual American of European origin, I have become increasingly sensitive to issues associated with people’s race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage. This has been instrumental in finding the best way to work successfully with people from backgrounds different from mine. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS IN MENTAL HEALTH (MS in Mental Health) 2022-present Psychotherapist in private practice, individual and couple therapies 2017-2022 Psychotherapist in Community Psychiatry Program of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD: individual and group therapy sessions with adult and geriatric individuals bearing a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses 2015-2017 Psychotherapist at Mosaic Community Services, Northwest Clinic, Randallstown, MD: individual therapy sessions with children and adult individuals bearing a wide variety of psychiatric diagnoses 2015 Volunteer work at HIV/AIDS Moore Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital under the supervision of Glenn Treisman, MD 2014-2016 Mental Health Counselor Baltimore Crises Response, Inc., Baltimore, MD, Mobile Service: assessments of clients in their homes, hospital Emergency Rooms or inpatient units, shelters for homeless; individual/group therapy with clients suffering from co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders on inpatient Crises Response /Detoxification Units 2013-2015 Mental Health Worker at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Towson, MD: individual short term support therapy; assistance in everyday ADLs to patients on children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric units 2013-2014 Clinical Intern in Advanced Social Work at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Adult Outpatient Community Psychiatry Program and Intensive Outpatient Day Program for Adults, Baltimore, MD: individual and group therapy with adult population of patients. 2012-2013 Clinical Intern at Jessup Correctional Institution for Women, Jessup, MD: individual therapy with adult female inmates suffering from PTSD and psychological/sexual abuse RESEARCH POSITIONS (PhD in Biomedicine) 1999-2012 Assistant Professor in Immunopathology/Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 1996-1999 Instructor in Immunopathology/Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 1993-1996 Instructor in Transplant Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 1989-1992. Research Associate in Pathology/Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC EDUCATION • Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling, CACREP approved program, Johns Hopkins University School of Education, Department of Counseling and Human Services • Ph.D. in Bioscience, Graduate School in the Center for Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland • Summa Cum Laude Master of Science in Biology/Microbiology/Immunology, University of Warsaw, Poland LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS 2016-present Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (License number LC7447) 2016-present Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) 2014-2016 Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (License number LGP5955) 2014 National Board of Certified Counselors, National Counselor Exam (NCE) CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS • Demonstrated successful verbal, interpersonal, and communication skills/active listening abilities • Related empathetically to patients and their families, co-workers, faculty members, and students • Created successful plans of care for patients to address significant mental health problems as well as a variety of other concerns, including acculturation difficulties, immigration-related loss, parent-child relational conflicts, behavioral problems (substance/alcohol dependence, anger or aggressive behavior, academic problems) • Provided effective individual and group therapy to persistently mentally ill patients suffering from affective/mood/anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, substance/alcohol dependence (including dual diagnosis), grief, and other type of losses, as well as terminal diseases, and other brain-associated cognitive deficiencies/diseases • Proved and acknowledged achievements in providing successful goal-oriented CBT, mindfulness-oriented DBT, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Motivational Interview Therapy, strength-based brief solution therapies; family and couple therapies; interpersonal, psychodynamic, and humanistic models of therapy (Roger’s Client-Centered therapy, Adlerian, Gestalt, Existential) • Proved sensitivity to issues associated with other people’s race, ethnic, and cultural heritage, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, and valuing/respecting individual differences