Much of my work can be described as helping people achieve relationship mastery through collaborative mentoring.

I believe we all struggle with some universal challenges to intimacy.  There is rarely a "bad guy" when a couple is struggling.  People have a natural capacity to find solutions to  problems, to discover strategies to improve relationships, and to overcome self-imposed obstacles within the right therapeutic relationship.  My job is to provide you with a supportive ear, compassionate feedback, and to ask questions that bring you to ideas for action.   It is also to help couples find a new way to be with one another that warms the heart and brings people together again as allies.

Aside from the private practice in Gaithersburg, MD, I also teach at the Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences where I train doctoral level psychology students assessment and therapy skills, including marital and couple's therapy.  I am married and live with my family in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
240-252-3349 ext. 801

Hello – this is Krista Beyer and I’m delighted to have joined Dr. Carr at Kentlands Psychotherapy. My background includes working with people of all ages in brief treatment and longer-term therapy, to address a wide range of problems. I have led interpersonal process groups and have conducted workshops on such topics as dream exploration and suicide risk. More recently, I have written articles for Montgomery County’s Insight magazine.

My approach to psychotherapy is integrative, which allows me to draw from a variety of styles and techniques – including cognitive, interpersonal, and person-centered. I collaborate with you to tailor a therapy that best fits your needs and personality. Depending on what is most meaningful for you, we might focus primarily on your symptoms and/ or delve into deeper issues. We can also incorporate important elements of your life into the therapy, including diversity issues, creativity, spirituality, and personal growth. My goal is to create the most effective and efficient psychotherapy experience for you.
240-252-3349 ext. 803
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Stephanie N. Palmer, Ph.D.  I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and I specialize in working with children, adolescents, adults experiencing depression and anxiety and couples experiencing infertility.

Prior to having a private practice in Maryland, I was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California's Children's Hospital Los Angeles.  As a staff psychologist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, I worked extensively with teens and children with cancer or blood diseases and their families. I also completed training programs in the Family Medicine Residency Program at California Hospital Medical Center, and The Family Stress Center in North Hills, California. I am a graduate of California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles.

I am an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland.  I am a member of the Maryland Psychological Association, the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, and Resolve: The National Infertility Organization.
240-252-3349 ext. 804
Click here for Dr. Palmer's curriculum vitae.