Amanda Garratt

Venus Ahmadi, LCPC, NCC, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the state of Maryland and a National Board-Certified Counselor. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from University of Maryland, and completed a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology with a practitioner track focus from Loyola University Maryland. She started her professional career at a dual-diagnosis treatment program under the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. During her time at Johns Hopkins, she worked with various diagnosis including substance use, mood disorders such as anxiety and depression, and personality issues. She uses various approaches to tailor therapy to   t each client individually. She draws on approaches from motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and person-centered therapy.