About

Katrina Balovlenkov works to heal old wounds and build genuine and safe lives. She encourages creative expression with a collaborative, future-oriented, and solution-focused approach. She is client-focused, nonjudgmental, and pragmatic. She specializes in trauma, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, substance use, nontraditional lifestyles, mindfulness, and self-acceptance. She is LGBTQIA+ affirming. * 20 minute initial consultation is provided free of charge * Therapy provided to adults, adolescents age 16 and over, couples, and families

Basic Data

Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor

Organization Name: A Better Way Counseling Services

Gender

Female

Client Focus

  • Preteens/Tweens (11 To 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 To 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Therapy Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity
  • Grief
  • Hospice
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Life Coaching
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Panic Attacks
  • Phobias
  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy/Childbirth
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma And PTSD

Treatment Orientation

  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Trauma Focused

Modality

  • Couples Therapy
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Individuals

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • UnitedHealthcare Oxford
  • UnitedHealthcare

Education

  • University of Maryland, Master's in Social Work

Years in Practice

13 years

Languages

  • English

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy

  • Code: 1041C0700X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Social Worker
  • Specialization: Clinical

Credentials

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LCSW 080653 Verify NY
LCSW-C 16828 Verify MD

Practice Locations

9017 Red Branch Rd

Suite 204

Columbia, MD 21045-2106

Phone Number: (410) 730-4500

Therapists Near Columbia, MD

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Mary Martini

Counselor

Columbia, MD 21045
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Debra I. Jenkins

Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C)

Columbia, MD 21045
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Kassandra L. Jarvi

Mental Health Counselor

Columbia, MD 21045
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Roxane B. Johnson

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Columbia, MD 21046
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Elizabeth Barritt

Master of Science (MS)
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)

Columbia, MD 21044