Clarity Starts Here…

Thoughtful, integrative psychotherapy for emotional balance and meaningful change.

Individual therapy for adolescents, young adults, and adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and life transitions.

About Mind Freedom Psychotherapy

Mind Freedom is a private psychotherapy practice founded by Maria Shenkman, MA, LCPC. Maria is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with a background spanning private practice, school settings, organizational environments, and community-based work.

Her approach integrates evidence-based psychotherapy with mindfulness and experiential methods, offering clients both clinical depth and practical tools for real-life change.

Maria works with individuals navigating anxiety disorders (including panic and social anxiety), depression, ADHD, trauma, personality patterns, and complex life transitions. Therapy is collaborative, reflective, and goal-oriented.

Sessions focus on helping clients understand the patterns shaping their emotions, behaviors, and relationships—so they can respond with greater clarity rather than reacting on autopilot.

Maria incorporates mindfulness-based practices, cognitive and emotional processing, and experiential exploration, including creative and game-based tools when appropriate. This integrative style supports emotional regulation, self-awareness, and sustainable behavioral change.

Sessions offered in English and Russian language.

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Therapeutic Approach

Maria's work blends evidence-based modalities with an integrative, relational style. Her clinical foundation includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and ADHD-informed interventions.
Sessions emphasize emotional regulation, insight-building, and values-aligned decision-making. The goal is not only symptom relief, but increased awareness, resilience, and a stronger connection to one's inner resources.
Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and social anxiety
Depression and mood-related concerns
ADHD and executive functioning challenges
Trauma processing and healing
Including BPD and OCPD traits
Identity exploration and stress-related concerns
Psychological evaluations (asylum, hardship, VAWA)

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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Maria is beginning to incorporate ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) in collaboration with a medical provider. KAP is offered as part of a structured, integrative therapeutic process and is not a standalone service.

More information will be available soon. Please inquire directly if you would like to learn whether this option may be appropriate for you.

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