ANCHOR COUNSELING CENTERS
  • Mental Health Therapy
    • Bel Air, MD >
      • Jermaine Brayboy, LMSW
      • Krystin Bartynski, LCSW-C
    • Columbia, MD >
      • Claire Kalala, LGPC, LGPAT
      • Danielle Ford, LGPC
      • Janelle Morgan, LMSW
      • Jennifer Valenta, LCSW-C
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Katlyn Kendall, LGPC
      • Rachel Miller, LCPC
      • Taylor Savage, LMSW
      • Timothy Ayd
    • Cumberland, MD >
      • Rebecca Stewart, LCPC
      • Jeremy Deinlein, LMSW
    • Eldersburg, MD >
      • Alexis Abunassar, LCPC
      • Allison McQuaid, LCPC
      • Brock Turnbaugh, LGPC
      • David Poleno, LCSW-C
      • Jessica Smith, LGPC
      • Katlyn Kendall, LGPC
      • Lisa Stanford, LCSW-C
      • Tony Muentes, LGPC
      • Valerie Coblentz, LMSW
      • Liz Koehling, Intern
    • Frederick, MD >
      • Cassandra Beltran, LMSW
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • Hanna Murchake, LGPC
      • Nicole Watts, LGPC
      • Patricia Ullman, LGPC
      • Yveline Sylvain, LCSW-C
    • Sykesville, MD >
      • Caitlin Kennedy, LCPC
      • Elizabeth Higdon, LCSW-C
      • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LCPAT, Art Therapist
      • Jessie Lewis Bettendorf
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Kaleigh Watson, LMSW
      • Kristen Custer, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
      • Anja Opsahl, Intern
    • Telehealth Only >
      • Abrafi Mensah, LGPC
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Dr. Angana Cash, LMSW
      • Braquelle Murphy, LGPC
      • Bryn Upton, LGPC
      • Doranna Tindle, LMSW
      • Emily Kendall, LGPAT
      • Jermaine Brayboy, LMSW
      • Jessica Ryan, LCSW-C
      • Kate Sprague, LCSW-C
      • Kathy Waisman-Bush, LGPC
      • Mingxin Wei, LGPC
      • Oscar Mejia, LCPC
    • Westminster, MD >
      • Khadijah Storm, LCPC
      • Meghan Bower, LCPC
      • Roscoe, Therapy Dog
    • Support Staff >
      • Taylor Dorsey
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
    • Claire Kalala, LGPC, LGPAT
    • Emily Kendall, LGPAT
    • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LCPAT, Art Therapist
    • Lauren Parks, LGPC, LGPAT
    • Anja Opsahl, Intern
  • Medication Management
    • Qieron Bowie, CRNP
  • Groups
  • Speech Therapy & Autism Testing
    • Jennifer Canterbury, SLP
    • Megan Myatt, SLP
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Claire Kalala, LGPC, LGPAT

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Claire Kalala is a LGPAT, LGPC, and multidisciplinary fine artist living and working in the DMV area. She earned a MA in Art Therapy from the George Washington University in 2021 and a BFA from the University of the Arts in 2013.

Having previously worked in special education and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), Claire has worked with individuals across the spectrum of neurodiversity and brings a high level of expertise to offer individualized, integrative, and trauma-informed care for individuals with varied support needs. Claire's clinical experiences include providing individual and programmatic group art therapy to children, adolescents, and adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mood/anxiety disorders in community-based and non-public school settings.

​Claire's therapeutic and creative work reflect a deep care for experiences of living "in-between": at the intersections of multiple identities, during momentous life transitions, and at the inevitable crossroads of each individual's unique healing journey. She is intentional in her work to be anti-oppressive (anti-racist, LGBTQIA+ and neurodiversity affirming, HAES-informed) and social justice-allied. She is committed to learning from and standing with clients from all backgrounds. Art therapy with Claire is warm, client-centered, and strengths-based; her approach to art therapy is right alongside her clients, wherever they may be.​

​Email: cmk.arttherapy@gmail.com
Phone: 240-621-0733 
https://doxy.me/clairekalala 

Locations

Columbia
10440 Shaker ​Dr
#207
Columbia, MD
Cumberland
111 S George St.
#2
Cumberland, MD
Eldersburg
​
1645 Liberty Rd
​#104
Eldersburg, MD 
Frederick
1 West Church St
3rd Floor
Frederick, MD
Harford 
9 S Hickory Ave
Suite A
Bel Air, MD
Sykesville
​
7524 Main ​St
#101
​Sykesville, MD
Westminster
​Virtual Only 

New patients: Intake@AnchorCounselingCenters.com
Billing Questions: Info@AnchorCounselingCenters.com
Phone
443-328-4946
​Fax 
410-875-7687
Suicide & Crisis Line
988

Careers
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Our Mission: ACC is dedicated to promoting positive mental health and wellness through education and high quality mental health counseling to all who seek it.

Our Vision: To provide top quality mental health services and psychological safety for all
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  • Mental Health Therapy
    • Bel Air, MD >
      • Jermaine Brayboy, LMSW
      • Krystin Bartynski, LCSW-C
    • Columbia, MD >
      • Claire Kalala, LGPC, LGPAT
      • Danielle Ford, LGPC
      • Janelle Morgan, LMSW
      • Jennifer Valenta, LCSW-C
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Katlyn Kendall, LGPC
      • Rachel Miller, LCPC
      • Taylor Savage, LMSW
      • Timothy Ayd
    • Cumberland, MD >
      • Rebecca Stewart, LCPC
      • Jeremy Deinlein, LMSW
    • Eldersburg, MD >
      • Alexis Abunassar, LCPC
      • Allison McQuaid, LCPC
      • Brock Turnbaugh, LGPC
      • David Poleno, LCSW-C
      • Jessica Smith, LGPC
      • Katlyn Kendall, LGPC
      • Lisa Stanford, LCSW-C
      • Tony Muentes, LGPC
      • Valerie Coblentz, LMSW
      • Liz Koehling, Intern
    • Frederick, MD >
      • Cassandra Beltran, LMSW
      • Courtney Mack, LCSW-C
      • Hanna Murchake, LGPC
      • Nicole Watts, LGPC
      • Patricia Ullman, LGPC
      • Yveline Sylvain, LCSW-C
    • Sykesville, MD >
      • Caitlin Kennedy, LCPC
      • Elizabeth Higdon, LCSW-C
      • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LCPAT, Art Therapist
      • Jessie Lewis Bettendorf
      • Julia Murphy, LCPC
      • Kaleigh Watson, LMSW
      • Kristen Custer, LCPC
      • Whitney Thompson, LCPC
      • Anja Opsahl, Intern
    • Telehealth Only >
      • Abrafi Mensah, LGPC
      • Alexandra Morella, LCPC
      • Dr. Angana Cash, LMSW
      • Braquelle Murphy, LGPC
      • Bryn Upton, LGPC
      • Doranna Tindle, LMSW
      • Emily Kendall, LGPAT
      • Jermaine Brayboy, LMSW
      • Jessica Ryan, LCSW-C
      • Kate Sprague, LCSW-C
      • Kathy Waisman-Bush, LGPC
      • Mingxin Wei, LGPC
      • Oscar Mejia, LCPC
    • Westminster, MD >
      • Khadijah Storm, LCPC
      • Meghan Bower, LCPC
      • Roscoe, Therapy Dog
    • Support Staff >
      • Taylor Dorsey
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
    • Claire Kalala, LGPC, LGPAT
    • Emily Kendall, LGPAT
    • Hannah Snyder, LCPC, LCPAT, Art Therapist
    • Lauren Parks, LGPC, LGPAT
    • Anja Opsahl, Intern
  • Medication Management
    • Qieron Bowie, CRNP
  • Groups
  • Speech Therapy & Autism Testing
    • Jennifer Canterbury, SLP
    • Megan Myatt, SLP
  • New Patients
  • Active Patients
  • Careers at ACC
  • Superhero Blog