ANCHOR COUNSELING CENTERS
  • Services
  • Mental Health Therapy
    • Columbia, MD >
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Jennifer Valenta, LCSW-C
      • Jessica Ryan, LCSW-C
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Lindsay Smith, LGPC
      • Mingxin Wei, LGPC
      • Nicole Sparrow, LGPC
      • Stacie Maring, LGPC
      • Taylor Savage, LMSW
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Cumberland, MD >
      • Rebecca Stewart, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Eldersburg, MD >
      • Allison McQuaid, LCPC
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Brittany Brown, LCPC
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • David Poleno, LCSW-C
      • Elli Dietrich, LCSW-C
      • Janel Cubbage, LCPC
      • Karen Glock, LCPC
      • Michael Mandel, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Sykesville, MD >
      • Courtney Nazzaro, LCSW-C
      • Elizabeth Higdon, LCSW-C
      • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LGPAT, Art Therapist
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Karen Glock, LCPC
      • Kristen Custer, LCPC
      • Lindsay Smith, LGPC
      • Nicole Sparrow, LGPC
      • Rachel Miller, LGPC
      • Stacie Maring, LGPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Westminster, MD >
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • Khadijah Javaid, LCPC >
        • Roscoe, Therapy Dog
      • Suzie Lawyer, LGPC >
        • Staney, Therapy Dog
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Support Staff >
      • Natoscha Taylor, Billing
  • Groups
  • Speech Therapy
  • COVID-19
  • New Patients
  • Active Patients

Allison McQuaid, LCPC
​Clinical Director

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Allie is currently not accepting new patients due to maternity leave. She will return mid-September. 

Allie is an LCPC and the Clinical Director in the Eldersburg office. Allie is a compassionate, non-judgmental, and caring therapist who is dedicated to helping clients embark on a journey towards personal growth. She has experience as a therapist in outpatient community mental health, and as a school-based therapist working primarily with children and adolescents. Allie specializes in working with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, self-esteem or self-compassion issues, and those experiencing difficulty with adjusting to life changes.

Allie loves to incorporate creative interventions (included play-based, physical movement, and art) within the therapy sessions. Allie's therapy approach is based primarily in Client-Centered, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, with inclusion of mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused brief therapy. She is also currently completing requirements to become a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional - Child & Adolescent (CCATP-CA).  

Because every person is unique and has their own experiences through life, Allie believes there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to the therapy sessions. Her focus is to encourage and highlight the client's strengths, while also providing skills and strategies to promote growth, in order to create positive and lasting changes in their lives.

Allie attended James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA) and earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology, minor Kinesiology. She earned her first master's degree at Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) in Sport and Exercise Psychology. After five years working as a Nutrition Counselor, Allie then earned 
her master's degree in Counseling Psychology at Towson University. 

Allison is in the office Monday-Thursday.
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AllisonMcQuaidLCPC@gmail.com
Phone: 703-402-7293
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​https://doxy.me/sykesvilletherapy1

Locations

Eldersburg
​
5420 Klee Mill
​Road
# 4
Eldersburg, MD 
Columbia
10440 Shaker Drive
#207
Columbia, MD
Sykesville
​
7524 Main
​Street
#101
​Sykesville, MD
Westminster
1812 Baltimore
​Blvd
Suite C
​Westminster, MD
Telehealth
​Cumberland, MD
Email: Info@AnchorCounselingCenters.com
Phone
443-328-4946
​Fax 
410-875-7687

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Careers
  • Services
  • Mental Health Therapy
    • Columbia, MD >
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Jennifer Valenta, LCSW-C
      • Jessica Ryan, LCSW-C
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Lindsay Smith, LGPC
      • Mingxin Wei, LGPC
      • Nicole Sparrow, LGPC
      • Stacie Maring, LGPC
      • Taylor Savage, LMSW
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Cumberland, MD >
      • Rebecca Stewart, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Eldersburg, MD >
      • Allison McQuaid, LCPC
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Brittany Brown, LCPC
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • David Poleno, LCSW-C
      • Elli Dietrich, LCSW-C
      • Janel Cubbage, LCPC
      • Karen Glock, LCPC
      • Michael Mandel, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Sykesville, MD >
      • Courtney Nazzaro, LCSW-C
      • Elizabeth Higdon, LCSW-C
      • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LGPAT, Art Therapist
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Karen Glock, LCPC
      • Kristen Custer, LCPC
      • Lindsay Smith, LGPC
      • Nicole Sparrow, LGPC
      • Rachel Miller, LGPC
      • Stacie Maring, LGPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Westminster, MD >
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • Khadijah Javaid, LCPC >
        • Roscoe, Therapy Dog
      • Suzie Lawyer, LGPC >
        • Staney, Therapy Dog
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
    • Support Staff >
      • Natoscha Taylor, Billing
  • Groups
  • Speech Therapy
  • COVID-19
  • New Patients
  • Active Patients