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, LGPC
    • 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

Kristen Custer, LCPC
Clinical Director

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Kristen (she/hers) is a LCPC, Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP), Clinical Supervisor for The Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists, and the Clinical Director of Anchor Counseling Center’s Sykesville office.
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As a therapist, Kristen prefers to be direct with her clients and appreciates humor in sessions. She is culturally sensitive, LGBTQIA+ affirming, and practices trauma-informed care. Kristen is passionate about working with patients who struggle with anxiety, stress, relationship and adjustment issues. She uses an eclectic psychotherapy approach with techniques from Cognitive Behavioral, Interpersonal and Client-Centered therapies. 

Kristen completed her Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University and her Master of Science in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland. She is currently working on her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology. In her free time, Kristen maintains her self-care by reading, traveling, and spending quality time with her dog and husband!

Email: KristenCusterLCPC@gmail.com
Phone: 410-397-7853

https://doxy.me/kristencuster​
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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, LGPC
    • 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