Grief counselors and therapists in Hagerstown, MD

Starting therapy can feel intimidating, but you don’t have to figure things out alone. I’m Tamara Whittleton, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with adults navigating stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. I focus on creating a supportive environment where clients feel comfortable talking openly while developing practical strategies for growth and healing

Even though you may be struggling with something right now, you can choose to: see it in a new way... be open to feeling differently about it... and with time, change your relationship to it. Everything you need is already within you. My role is to help you access it, and use it.

It is hard to be vulnerable in therapy. And while I don't yet know your story, I do know that if you are considering therapy, you are already doing the hard work of introspection. It takes courage to seek out more for yourself. You already have my respect and my empathy, and I would love to be part of your journey of healing and discovery.

Becoming a parent—or trying to—can bring a mix of hope, stress, grief, and unexpected emotional challenges. Whether you’re navigating pregnancy, postpartum changes, infertility, loss, anxiety, relationship shifts, or the emotional transition into parenthood, you don’t have to go through it alone.

I work with individuals to create a space where you feel understood, supported, and empowered to better understand yourself and your experiences. My goal is to help you feel more grounded and emotionally supported while navigating this season of life.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW, LCSW) serving clients in Maryland and Washington, DC, with over 14 years of experience across outpatient, inpatient, and emergency settings. As a Perinatal Mental Health–Certified provider (PMH-C), I specialize in supporting individuals through pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infertility, reproductive trauma, anxiety, depression, and perinatal loss.

I am warm, real, and deeply invested in your healing. I believe therapy is a safe relationship where you can explore, process, and grow without judgment. I won’t rush your story, but I will help you find meaning, clarity, and strength within it. My role is not to “fix” you, but to help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that already know how to heal.

As an LCSW-C, with 6 years of therapy experience, I am happy to work with clients ages 18-55. I specialize in working with pregnant and postpartum women and those with substance abuse struggles.

I have always enjoyed working with people. I have both a bachelors and master's in clinical social work. My experience over the past 30years includes working with grief, anxiety, depression, addiction/ recovery. I enjoy working with the military both active duty and veterans as I understand the military culture. You are not a diagnosis to me, but someone who has strengths that need to be bought to the surface.