Helene Brenner is an amazing and highly skilled therapist. She combines tremendous warmth and…read moreempathy with a fund of knowledge and wisdom gained from decades of experience helping people heal their emotional and relationship issues. I feel confident knowing anyone I recommend to her is in perfect hands. I give her my highest endorsement.

Helene Brenner's the best therapist I ever had. I came to her about three months ago feeling…read moredepressed about my life. She's helped me with EVERYTHING -- my work, my husband, my kids. Helene's extremely warm and friendly and down-to-earth (not like some other psychologists I've met), but she knows her stuff. She just seems to know exactly what to ask to help me figure out what I need and want to do. I honestly don't know she does that. I feel like I understand myself, and listen to myself instead of everybody else and stand up for myself much better than I used to, though I'm still working on it. I'd recommend her to anybody. (In fact I've already recommended her to two of my friends.)

I have worked for BHP for close to 10 years and this is an excellent place to work. The passion…read morethat my colleagues have for treating their clients with respect, dignity, and compassion makes this a place I can call home. In a highly regulated world where clinicians have to follow so many protocols for State and Federal requirements BHP strives to meet these standards while not losing the reason we all come to work every day...to provide excellent care because we value what we do and who we care for! Outside of the excellent clinical staff we have dedicated leadership and administrative support teams who work passionately every day to serve this same common goal!

It has taken me 30 years to speak out publicly about Rebecca Snyder and I do so now, knowing I…read morecould be putting myself in danger, considering my experience with Rebecca revolves around her relationship with my now ex-husband, Dr. Jim Childerston. Jim provided both Rebecca and her husband, Scott, with training and supervision for several years in Frederick, Maryland. This post-doctorate training and supervision is a requirement all psychologists must have before they can sit for the national exam and be granted a license to practice as a clinical psychologist. For the first year or two after going into private practice with Jim, Rebecca and I had a good relationship. When I made the decision to separate from Jim because of his affair with Carolyn Goltz and a long history of gambling and emotional affairs and the horrendous ramifications life with Jim had on me and particularly our 4 year old daughter, Rebecca and Scott became very concerned about their "Christian" counseling practice and how my separation from Jim, and the reasons why, would impact the future of the practice. Before I officially separated from Jim, Rebecca was very attentive and caring; she approached me regarding the troubling changes she had seen in my daughter and offered to spend time with my daughter to support her and check in to see if anything specific had happened. Rebecca didn't get to spend any time with my daughter because Jim was very angry about the offer and forbade Rebecca to spend any time with her. Rebecca called me with this news and shared how confused she was over Jim's response. About a month later, my young daughter tearfully and with great fear disclosed to me that "Daddy is having me touch his penis." I immediately called the therapist Jim and I had been seeing off and on for over a year. Dr. Clark stated he could lose his license by not reporting my daughter's disclosure immediately but he knew of too many moms who had actually lost custody of their children trying to protect them from abuse. Dr. Clark contacted Jim and gave Jim very strict guidelines about what Jim needed to do and if Jim did not follow through with Dr. Clark's intervention plan, Dr. Clark would call Social Services. Jim did not follow through with the plan and stopped working with Dr. Clark altogether. Dr. Clark asked me if he wanted me to call Social Services or if I wanted to call. I said I would call because I didn't want Jim so angry with Dr. Clark that he would refuse to get back into therapy with him. DHHS got involved and found enough evidence that a CINA (child in need of assistance) petition was going to be filed. Before that could happen, Jim and his unscrupulous attorney, Russell Marks, staged a phony temporary custody hearing AND REBECCA SNYDER helped them. Rebecca lied in court, singing Jim's praises and saying how Jim had approached her, asking her to work with our daughter because he was so concerned about our daughter's drastic behavior changes. Rebecca stated, in court, that it was her professional opinion that my daughter and my seven month old twin sons belonged with Jim. Rebecca knew this wasn't true. Two weeks before the temporary custody hearing, Dr. Clark met with me, Jim, Rebecca and Scott, in an attempt to see if he could help keep this all out of court. By the end of the meeting, Scott stated, "Jim, if everything Mary is saying is true, you have a narcissistic personality disorder and you should not have custody of the children. You should also not be practicing as a psychologist without at least two years of intensive therapy." Because of the lies Jim, Rebecca and Jim's sister-in-law told in court the day of January 7, 1992, I lost temporary custody of all three of my very young children. The judge who presided over the hearing was Judge John Corderman, a personal friend of Jim's dad who should have recused himself from the case. After seven long, excruciating months and over $125,000 in legal fees (at prices from 30 years ago), I obtained sole custody of my children. Scott and Rebecca finished their supervision requirement with Jim and turned around and kicked Jim out of the practice. A group in Frederick, MD formed with the sole purpose of "praying Jim out of town." Jim moved to Hagerstown, MD and married Carolyn. I moved to Germantown, MD and started life over as a single mom. I made a formal complaint to the Ethics Board governing psychologists in the state of MD and was told neither Dr. Childerston or Dr. Snyder had done anything wrong according to state guidelines. I knew if I hoped to stand a chance at exposing what had happened, I would have to write a book. Jim knew I wanted to do so and told me if I ever went public with our story, I would be dead before I got to see my book on bookstore shelves. I am devastated upon reading reviews on both Dr. Snyder and Dr. Childerston and the pain they have caused for other families and children. It is way past time I speak up.

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I love it here! Great staff and easy to manage appointments with virtual appointments. I've been to…read moreseveral psychiatrists in the frederick area and vicki is by far the best yet. So grateful to have found this practice.

From the owner: At Open Arms Open Minds, WE CARE:…read more Whole Care: Integrating all aspects of your life into treatment. Empathetic Care: Sharing in your feeling. Compassionate Care: Toward our community served. Acceptable Care: To everyone's right to treatment. Respectable Care: Of everyone's unique path towards their own health. Empowerment Care: Towards everyone's voice and participation in healing.

Needed a follow up for an initial ADHD diagnosis for my daughter. Our initial consult (she was a…read moremonth shy of 18) was great from here. The therapist was wonderful. She saw firsthand issues and offered plenty of suggestions to help. My daughter went away to college to see if she could handle things on her own as she did not want medication. She was doing well, but wanted some modifications that she thought would help her even more. Called Orchard and found out the original diagnosing therapist was no longer with them. Explained what was needed,(just letter for school modifications) and they set us up with another provider, an NP, but this time it was to be virtual. Got on the virtual call ( therapist was almost 10 minutes late) and I as the mother, was promptly kicked out room because my daughter was now 18. Well, I was in the other room and could hear everything that was going on and although my daughter only wanted a letter written for college so that she could get some extra test time and extra time on her homework, this new NP pushed medicine on her and told her "you're over 18 now you don't need your mom's permission for medicine". this therapist also wrongly diagnosed my daughter with anxiety and told her that she needed antidepressants instead of ADHD medicine as suggested by the original therapist. My daughter did not want medicine, and this NP clearly did not understand that and my daughter even said she didn't ask the right questions of my daughter. She just assumed because she was getting good grades that she was fine. I came back into the room and explained the situation to the NP and she told us that we need to see a psychologist instead. Basically it was a waste of time. It was a waste of a co-pay, and I was disgusted by the attitude of the NP and the seemingly pushing of pills on a newly turned 18-year-old. We will be finding help elsewhere!! Stay away from this practice especially with teens! I wish I would have looked at the past reviews! Sounds like another patient had the same experience as we did! So disheartening!

Psychiatrist Nurse Practioner is a waste of time - - they just want to collect payment and…read moredismissed all of my concerns. Listened to nothing I said and allowed me to leave appointment visibly upset without addressing concern. What kind of mental health specialist leaves a mental health patient in tears pleading for someone to listen to their concerns and not just diagnose them with "anxiety". Like I said, they just care about their money and not the patients well being.

Blue Ridge is the best! My psychiatrist and therapist are getting me out of a deep, dark pit that…read morecan be depression. It is such a relief! There is light now and I have better concentration, mood and energy. Words cannot describe the gratitude I have for getting my life back. I must add that the front desk staff play more than a supporting role. I don't always feel the best when I go but they are so kind and gentle that I get a lift interacting with them. Overall, a top notch, friendly, professional team. Thank you!

they have amazing providers, but their customer service is rude and disrespectful. I have tried…read morehaving conversations with these women and most of the time they are very rude and snarky. I do not recommend this office to anyone who needs a more sensitive setting. between the receptionist laughing at me and another woman accusing me of trying to pick a fight with her when she was cutting me off, they are not made for this type of work. 0/10 for customer service. keep in mind I've been going to this location for 10+ years and they have never been this rude before. honestly really disappointed to leave my provider over these rude women.

Kathleen J 8/25/17 I have known Cathie for years, and have…read morethoroughly enjoyed being one of her clients. She is incredibly professional and experienced, and very well-regarded in the alternative therapies community of the Baltimore/Washington Metro area. She has helped me with stress reduction, smoking cessation and weight management. From the very first session, Cathie made me feel incredibly comfortable and confident in her approaches and her guidance. At the end of the session, the feeling of calmness that you experience and walk away with is simply unbelievable. I have also recommended her to my husband and son, and they also found her treatment of great help! Kathleen J

Cathie is a phenomenal professional hypnotist who creates a safe and relaxing space for healing to…read moreoccur. She is a knowledgeable guide to who helped me create positive change in my life.

I attend the IOP and have learned a lot about drug use that I never knew. The information that I…read morehave received has given me a totally different out look about my alcoholism and staying sober. John and Jessica are outstanding and make the time very educational. They are interested in each individual and their recovery. I would highly recommend the Crossroads to all that look for assistance to recover from any addiction.

From the owner: The Crossroads Center of Frederick specializes in substance abuse treatment. At Crossroads we treat…read morethe underlying issues causing the addiction, and strive to help each individual holistically. Crossroads provides assessments, DUI/DWI 12 hour and 26 week programs, Intensive Outpatient Therapy, Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Therapy, Individual Counseling, and Family Counseling.