Rick Steele, LCSW-C
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Frederick, MD
Online & In-Person
About me
I am a dedicated trauma therapist who specializes in EMDR therapy, Brainspotting and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to help relieve and eliminate overwhelming PTSD symptoms.
If you have trauma and experience PTSD symptoms such as hypervigilance, feelings of emptiness, hopelessness and/or abandonment, nightmares, flashbacks, dissociation and ongoing anxiety, fear and depression, please reach out to me. I specialize exclusively in trauma therapies (such as EMDR and Brainspotting) that reset the fight-or-flight response in the brain and reduce symptoms. I also specialize in working with psychedelic therapies (ketamine and plant medicine integration) for whole person healing - body, mind and spirit. Utilizing psychedelic medicines are not required to work with me, however.
Your PTSD symptoms create overwhelming feelings of depression and anxiety that block out hope. I am a certified EMDR therapist who uses EMDR, Brainspotting and Ketamine Assisted Therapy to desensitize PTSD symptoms so that the body’s alarm system reregulates. Feelings of safety and integration naturally occur once this nervous system reset is accomplished.
Darkness is less frightening when faced with someone who knows a way forward. Please reach out to me if you are hurting and are in need. I will do all that I can to be of service to you. I have travelled the same roads, and have dedicated my life and training to finding the best possible ways back to wholeness.
License
License(s)
Education
University of Maryland
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$175 - $175Sliding scale
YesAccepted payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Zelle
- Venmo
- Credit Card
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Optum
Specialties and clinical interests
- Anxiety
- Betrayal Trauma
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Grief & Loss
- Medication Management
- Mental Health Professionals
- Phobias & Fears
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Suicidality
- Trauma & PTSD
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Violence
Therapy types
- Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Therapy
Community specialties
- Trauma Survivors
Location
Aion Trauma Center
30 West Patrick Street
Suite 320
Frederick, MD 21701 US
Office is ADA Accessible
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Medication Management
- Therapy / Counseling
Types of clients
- Adults (18+)
- Older Adults (65+)
- Individuals
- Couples
Languages
- English
- French
Website and social media