Business Details
39 Years
experience
Mental Health Therapy & Change Solutions
Since 1987, the Life Mastery Center has been dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families achieve lasting mental health improvements through evidence-based therapeutic approaches. Our practice focuses on identifying and addressing negative thought patterns and behaviors that hinder personal growth, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, and family systems models. With decades of combined experience, our team guides clients toward developing practical strategies for emotional resilience and healthier relationships. We specialize in treating traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and weight management challenges, serving communities across Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. Our commitment to personalized care ensures clients receive tailored interventions that promote positive life transformations.By integrating clinical expertise with compassionate support, we empower individuals to regain control over their mental well-being. Our therapeutic techniques emphasize skill-building for conflict resolution, communication enhancement, and behavioral modification. Through strategic, structural, and systems-based family therapy models, we address complex interpersonal dynamics to foster systemic healing. The center's director, Dr. Dean Kirschner, brings extensive academic credentials and specialized training in clinical social work to every client interaction. We maintain professional affiliations and certifications that underscore our dedication to ethical, high-quality mental health services.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Counseling
Family Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Traumatic Stress Recovery
Hypnotherapy
Weight Control Counseling
Details
- Year established: 1987
Highlights and features
- We offer 35+ years of specialized mental health experience
- Our director holds doctorate-level clinical social work credentials
- Certified practitioners in multiple therapeutic modalities
- Proven success with trauma recovery and behavioral modification
- Personalized treatment plans for lasting results
Services
Individual Therapy
Personalized mental health treatment addressing anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges through collaborative therapy sessions. Our approach combines cognitive behavioral techniques with behavior modification strategies to help clients develop healthier thought patterns and coping mechanisms. Each treatment plan focuses on specific client goals for lasting emotional and psychological improvements.
Couples Counseling
Specialized relationship therapy improving communication and conflict resolution skills for couples. We address recurring conflicts through structured sessions that promote mutual understanding and cooperative problem-solving. Our methods emphasize emotional regulation techniques and constructive communication patterns to strengthen relationship foundations and rebuild trust.
Family Therapy
Systemic approach addressing family dynamics using strategic, structural, and systems-based therapeutic models. We help families understand interaction patterns affecting individual members through targeted interventions that promote healthier relationships and improved communication across all family systems and generational boundaries.
Traumatic Stress Recovery
Specialized treatment for trauma survivors using evidence-based techniques to process traumatic experiences. Our approach combines cognitive restructuring with behavioral modification to reduce trauma symptoms and develop coping strategies. Sessions focus on restoring emotional stability and rebuilding healthy thought patterns following traumatic events.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Structured therapeutic approach identifying and modifying negative thought patterns affecting behavior. We teach practical skills to challenge cognitive distortions and develop healthier coping mechanisms. Sessions focus on immediate problems with actionable solutions to improve emotional regulation and decision-making processes.
People
Dr. Dean Kirschner
Clinical Director
Licensed Clinical Social Worker with doctorate in Clinical Social Work from University of Maryland. Specializes in trauma recovery and family systems therapy with 35+ years of experience helping clients overcome mental health challenges.
Questions
What mental health services do you offer?
We provide individual therapy, couples counseling, family therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, traumatic stress recovery, hypnotherapy, and weight control counseling services.
How does cognitive behavioral therapy work?
CBT identifies and challenges negative thought patterns while teaching practical coping strategies to modify behaviors and improve emotional regulation through structured sessions.
Do you treat both individuals and groups?
Yes, we offer individual psychotherapy, couples counseling, and family therapy using strategic, structural, and systems-based therapeutic approaches.
What areas do you serve?
We serve clients throughout Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, including Baltimore County, Towson, Ellicott City, and Cockeysville locations.
How experienced are your therapists?
Our director has 35+ years of clinical experience with doctorate-level credentials in clinical social work and specialized certifications in mental health counseling.
Reviews (5)
Organic Momma
Feb 15, 2022
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Not only does Life Mastery Center discriminate against their patients, specifically Dr. Kirschner, he literally will hang up on you when you inquire about their policies. Then he calls you back to tell you that you are not allowed to be a patient at their office even though they never even met me. They also refused further service to a family member that was a patient for no reason. Most definitely stay away from an office that treats patients & potential patients with such arrogance & disrespect, it was a horrific experience & you should stay far away from businesses like this.
Caroline Blyskal
Nov 04, 2021
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Therapists are supposed to listen to patients and offer guidance towards healing. I could barely get a sentence in when visiting this practice. My husband later went to see this doctor after his family started acting very abusive towards him and he told him "Maybe your parents are right". Therapists are supposed to listen to patients and offer helpful solutions but this one is way too full of himself to do that.
Chris Harris
Sep 14, 2021
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Dean is one of the most abusive therapists I've ever had. The emotional scars and damage to my family have subsisted for over 27 years. I've never been able to trust a therapist since. Being labeled a "Bad kid" and using scare tactics like a great value Dr. Phil accomplished nothing, beyond making me cold and callous to everything and everyone around me. Avoid taking your children here at all costs, especially if you're African American. I think Dean has a preconceived notion of who "we" are.
Natalia Spac
Feb 28, 2021
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Awesome dr Kirshner and lovely Jen. Dr Kirshner is very professional, experienced and will make you laugh. I highly recommend that place!
Dawn James
May 22, 2019
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Dr. Kirschner is a committed and caring professional. He worked with my son through a very difficult time. His knowledge and specialty with Asperger's children makes him the best!
