About Rise Counseling in Bethesda, Maryland

Our Bethesda counselors are here to help you reconnect with your life or relationships with online individual or couples counseling.

You can feel more satisfied, present, and excited about your life and relationships.

As a high-achieving individual, you know you can accomplish goals that you set and get tasks done. You also may be used to managing problems for yourself and others.

Yet, over time, you may feel like your life or relationships aren’t quite what you expected or wanted.

Perhaps, you’re struggling through a difficult situation, trying to cope with a recent or past trauma, or noticing problems in your relationship.

These challenges can build and may lead to:

  • Problems managing your emotions, including anxiety, worry, or sadness
  • Feeling overwhelmed
  • Lower self-confidence
  • Negative self-thoughts or putting yourself down
  • Feeling disconnected from yourself or your relationships.

You know your life and relationships can get better, but you may feel stuck on what to do.

Fortunately, you don’t have to handle everything on your own.

At Rise Counseling IN BETHESDA, we provide supportive, non-judgmental therapy that’s tailored to your specific needs.

Our Bethesda counselors personalize therapy sessions to fit you and your therapy goals.

We create a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space, so you can freely share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

We incorporate various evidence-based therapies to help you work through the obstacles you face. Additionally, our counselors come from a variety of backgrounds and training specialties, including:

Rise Counseling IN bethesda offers online individual and
couples counseling for adults who live in Maryland.

Our Bethesda therapists can help you:

  • Work through relationship challenges
  • Manage feelings of anxiety, worry, or fears
  • Heal from past or current trauma
  • Improve your life satisfaction
  • Gain clarity on your emotions, thoughts, and feelings
  • And more

Mikela Hallmark, MS, LPC

Owner and Practice Director

Hi, I’m Mikela Hallmark, MS, LPC.

I’ve been helping individuals and couples create rich, meaningful relationships and lives that leave them feeling fulfilled and satisfied for over 11 years. I’m licensed in Georgia (LPC009727) and Florida (MH13281).

I’m passionate about helping you overcome current or past obstacles holding you back, helping you recognize your strengths, and building the life and relationships you want.

I create a safe, judgment-free therapy space so you can explore your feelings, thoughts, and beliefs openly.

I specialize in:

I incorporate various evidence-based approaches to personalize and tailor our sessions to your needs.

I’m trained in:

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness techniques
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Gottman Method for Couples (Level 3)
  • Reality Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)

I’m here to support and guide you as you learn to work through difficult situations, manage uncomfortable emotions, and reconnect with yourself and your relationships.

I’ll help explore practical solutions, gain insights and clarity into your inner experiences, and work through complicated challenges, even if they don’t seem to have an easy solution.

Our Bethesda counselors personalize therapy sessions to fit you and your therapy goals.

We create a safe, supportive, and judgment-free space, so you can freely share your thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

You can feel satisfied and fulfilled in
your life and relationships.

We look forward to helping you move beyond the obstacles you face and create the meaningful life and relationships you want.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are your prices for counseling?
Mikela Hallmark’s fees are $200 per session.

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How long are sessions?
Sessions are typically 50-minutes.

Do you offer in-person services?
We currently only offer online telehealth sessions.