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Bernadette Pruitt

Bernadette Pruitt

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Bernadette Pruitt, LCPC, provides an empathetic and liberating environment to facilitate growth. She believes that her attentive and open approach is pivotal in developing a genuine connection in therapy. Bernadette creates an open space for identifying concerns, setting and evaluating goals, and discovering solutions. A few of Bernadette’s goals are to assist clients in gaining a deeper understanding of themselves, resolving relational discord, accepting difficult changes, and navigating the world with a healthier outlook. Bernadette is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a Masters of Education in Counseling Psychology from the University of Baltimore. She has practiced in a variety of treatment settings, ranging in therapeutic interventions and populations. Previous practice settings include community work in the Baltimore area with clients from various backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ community, adolescents, and young adults. Bernadette has experience treating individuals and couples experiencing relational discord, identity issues, anxiety, adjustment disorders, addictions, ADHD, anger management issues, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and self-esteem issues. Bernadette also aids her clients in self-discovery, enhancing their self-awareness, and working through tough adjustments in their lives. She adopts an extremely open-minded approach and works diligently with the LGBTQIA+ community as well. Bernadette utilizes an integrated approach to therapy, incorporating techniques from Multicultural Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-focused therapy, Strengths-based therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Therapy (MBT). She believes in a multi-faceted and holistic approach to treatment, which acknowledges the emotional, cultural, personal, and relational, aspects of life. Bernadette works to individualize her therapy approaches to her clients as they are all unique and deserving of individualized care.

About Bernadette Pruitt

Top Specialties

Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Eating Disorders
Family Conflict
Gender identity
LGBTQ+ Mental Health
Life Transitions
Multicultural / Diversity issues
Self-Harming
Sex / Intimacy Issues
SonderMind Video Telehealth
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma and PTSD

Treatment Methods

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Integrative
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Psychodynamic
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

Ages Treated

Older Adult (65+)
Young Adult (18-39)

Languages Spoken

Practice/Network Information

Sondermind
12207 Veirs Mill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906

License Information

Insurance and Fees

Insurance or Payments Accepted

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Kaiser
OccuNet
Decent
United Health Care
ClaimDOC
VNPN
Cigna
Self Pay
Prime Health
Unity Preferred Network
CareFirst
Aetna

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