Now accepting new clients in Silver Spring and Takoma Park,
and online across Maryland.
Beginning counseling takes courage. From the moment you walk in you'll be met with warmth, curiosity, and genuine care.
We meet you where you are and walk alongside as you make sense of your experiences and discover what helps you move toward greater connection and self-understanding. Sometimes therapy begins with something small—a moment of feeling seen, understood, or a quiet sense that change is possible.
Services
Art Therapy
Theraplay
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Clinical Supervision
About the Glimmer Counseling & Art Therapy Collective
Glimmer Counseling & Art Therapy is a collaborative collective of independent therapists who share a common space and a vision for meaningful, creative, and relationship-centered care.
While we work alongside one another, each therapist operates their own private practice and maintains their own scheduling, fees, policies, and clinical services. When you reach out, you’ll connect directly with the therapist you choose.
Getting Started
Step 1. Schedule A Consultation
Choose a practice and schedule a 20-minute consult.
You’ll have a chance to share what brings you to therapy and ask questions to see if their style feels like a good fit
for you.
Step 2. Intake Session
A deeper conversation to understand your history, goals, and past therapy experiences, so we can create a plan that works for you.
Step 3. Weekly Counseling
55-minute sessions where we get to know each other, build trust, and take small, meaningful steps toward growth and lasting change.
Meet The Glimmer Counseling & Art Therapy Collective
Ariana Gangloff, LCPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Gangloff Therapy Services, LLC
Ariana has over a decade of experience in a range of outpatient settings, where she has provided individual, family, and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. She now works primarily with older adolescents and adults, focusing on issues of trauma, life stressors & transitions, anxiety, and depression. Ariana is also a Board-approved clinical supervisor for art therapists and counselors, and serves as an adjunct professor of art therapy and counseling.
Lauren Kim, LCPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Lauren Kim Therapy, LLC
Lauren has a decade of experience across diverse clinical settings, specializing in helping adolescents and adults navigate trauma, anxiety, and major life transitions. As a Native Hawaiian and Asian American clinician, her work is deeply informed by her heritage and her journey as a mother, centering on cultural identity and intergenerational resilience.
A Maryland Board-approved supervisor and former adjunct professor of art therapy, Lauren bridges clinical expertise with a holistic, authentic approach to support lasting growth.
Ali Piacente, LCPC, LCPAT, ATR-BC
Ali Piacente Counseling, LLC
Ali understands the messy, beautiful and often overwhelming realities of raising kids.
As a mom herself, she works alongside parents to build steadiness and connection as they
navigate the ups and downs of raising children. Ali has supported new and expecting parents as
well as those raising school-age children and adolescents facing struggles at home, at school,
and through the challenges of growing up. She also cares deeply about supporting adults
navigating major life transitions – offering a space to pause, reflect and feel less alone.