Meet Carlada Razmus
LCPC MAC
I believe therapy works best when the right fit, the right goals, and the right foundation come together. My work is grounded in connection, honesty, nervous system awareness, and a deep respect for the stories, experiences, and patterns that shape who we become.
In therapy, I help clients slow down, understand what their symptoms may be communicating, and begin creating meaningful change in their lives, relationships, recovery, and sense of self.
Grounded Support. Meaningful Change.
Location
Telehealth | In-Person in Pasadena, MD
Ages
11+
Pronouns
She/Hers
Insurance
BCBS | Cigna | Aetna | United Healthcare | Tricare |
Medicare | John Hopkins EHP & USFHP |Self-Pay
Services Offered
Teen, Young Adult, & Adult Therapy |
Couples Therapy | Family Therapy
My Focus Areas!
Anxiety, OCD, Tourette’s & Tic Disorders
I support clients experiencing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, compulsions, panic, perfectionism, reassurance-seeking, tics, Tourette syndrome, and nervous system overwhelm. Therapy may include practical strategies such as CBT, ERP, CBIT, DBT-informed skills, and deeper work around the patterns that keep symptoms feeling stuck.
Parenting, Couples & Perinatal Mental Health
I work with individuals, couples, parents, and families navigating relationship stress, parenting challenges, pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infertility, loss, identity changes, and family transitions. My work may draw from Gottman Method, PACT, Relational Life Therapy, attachment-informed therapy, and perinatal mental health training to support stronger connection, communication, and understanding.
Trauma, EMDR & Nervous System Healing
I work with clients processing trauma, religious trauma, relational wounds, attachment injuries, and overwhelming experiences that continue to affect the body, relationships, emotions, and sense of safety. EMDR may be part of our work when it is clinically appropriate and when clients feel resourced enough to process safely.
Substance Use Recovery
I support people who are exploring their relationship with substances, maintaining recovery, rebuilding trust with themselves, or working through the shame, trauma, grief, or family patterns that often sit underneath substance use. Therapy can help clients strengthen recovery, understand triggers, repair relationships, and build a life that feels more aligned with their values.
How Therapy With Me Feels
My approach is integrative, relational, and trauma-informed. I use different therapeutic tools depending on what each client needs, but I always begin with understanding the whole person — their history, relationships, symptoms, body responses, strengths, values, and hopes for change.
For anxiety, OCD, and tics, I may use CBT, ERP, CBIT, DBT-informed skills, and nervous system regulation strategies. These approaches can help clients better understand their symptoms, reduce avoidance or compulsive patterns, and build confidence in their ability to respond differently.
For trauma work, I may use EMDR, grounding, resourcing, body awareness, IFS, and trauma-informed therapy to help clients process painful experiences safely and at a pace that feels manageable.
For couples, parenting, and perinatal support, I draw from relational, attachment-informed, and evidence-based approaches, including Gottman Method, PACT, Relational Life Therapy, and perinatal mental health training. This work often focuses on communication, connection, identity, repair, and understanding the patterns that show up in relationships and family life.
For substance use recovery, I bring more than two decades of experience in the mental health and addiction field. I work with clients to explore recovery, shame, triggers, family patterns, trauma, relapse prevention, and the process of building a life that feels meaningful and sustainable.
Approaches I May Use
Therapy with me is integrative, which means I draw from different approaches depending on your needs, goals, and pace. Our work may include EMDR, ERP, CBIT, CBT, DBT-informed skills, trauma-informed therapy, perinatal mental health support, recovery-oriented therapy, and relational approaches for couples and parenting work. The approach we use will depend on what feels most helpful and clinically appropriate for you, whether we are focusing on symptom relief, nervous system support, deeper trauma processing, recovery, relationship patterns, or meaningful personal change.
Professional Experiences That
Shape My Work
My work has been shaped by more than 25 years in the mental health and addiction field, as well as my role as the owner of Turning Stone Counseling. I have had the privilege of supporting individuals, couples, families, clinicians, and the larger community through many different seasons of pain, healing, growth, and change. Over time, I have come to believe that symptoms are often signals. Anxiety, compulsions, tics, substance use, relationship conflict, trauma responses, and emotional overwhelm are not signs that a person is broken. They are often the body and mind’s attempt to survive, communicate, protect, or adapt. Because of this, I do not believe therapy is about forcing people to “fix” themselves. I believe therapy is about listening more deeply, understanding what has shaped you, learning what your body and relationships are trying to tell you, and creating new ways of responding that feel more connected, grounded, and aligned.
Clients Who Often Work Well With Me
- Adults, teens, couples, parents, and families who want therapy to go deeper than surface-level coping skills
- Clients navigating anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, compulsions, panic, tics, or Tourette’s
- People who want to understand the patterns underneath their symptoms, relationships, recovery, or emotional responses
- Couples and parents who want stronger communication, healthier connection, and a better understanding of what keeps getting repeated
- Individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, infertility, loss, parenting transitions, or identity changes
- Clients in substance use recovery who want support that is compassionate, honest, and trauma-informed
- People processing trauma, relational wounds, attachment injuries, or experiences that still feel present in the body
- Clients who are open to reflection, creativity, vulnerability, and moving at a pace that honors both their goals and their nervous system
- Clients who are open to active and direct exploration that honors their nervous system.
Credentials & Training
- Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Maryland
- Approved Supervisor, Maryland
- License # LC3507
- Master Addiction Counselor #509443
- 2007 University of Baltimore Graduate
- EMDR Certification
- Perintal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C)
- CBIT Trained
- Gottman Level 1, 2, Affairs Trained
- Relational Life Therapy (RLT) Level 1, 2 Trained
- PACT Level 1, 2
- Additional Trainings in IFS, DBT, I-CBT, CBT-I, ACT
Interested in Working With Carlada?
Our Office
Location
3100F Mountain Rd. Pasadena, MD 21122
Phone Number
410-841-9647
intake@turningstonecounseling.com