About Wildflower Counseling Services
Welcome to Wildflower Counseling Services, where your differences are your strengths. My name is Lily Kern, and I come to private practice with years of experience working with school-aged children, teens, young adults, and their families.
As humans, we’re shaped by the relationships we build. When life feels overwhelming, those relationships can become strained or hard to navigate–with others and with ourselves. My work is all about helping kids, teens, and young adults accept who they are, work through relational challenges, and build new skills so they can emerge as the best version of themselves.
My style tends to be informal; we will address your challenges, but we’ll absolutely have laughs along the way. Humor, authenticity, and openness are important to me in all of my relationships. Past clients have described me as nonjudgmental; I believe every thought, emotion, and behavior happens for a reason, and I am not here to make you feel bad about any of it. From this place of acceptance and openness, we’ll start to find more helpful ways of getting your needs met.
Welcome to Wildflower Counseling Services, where your differences are your strengths. My name is Lily Kern, and I come to private practice with years of experience working with school-aged children, teens, young adults, and their families.
As humans, we’re shaped by the relationships we build. When life feels overwhelming, those relationships can become strained or hard to navigate–with others and with ourselves. My work is all about helping kids, teens, and young adults accept who they are, work through relational challenges, and build new skills so they can emerge as the best version of themselves.
My style tends to be informal; we will address your challenges, but we’ll absolutely have laughs along the way. Humor, authenticity, and openness are important to me in all of my relationships. Past clients have described me as nonjudgmental; I believe every thought, emotion, and behavior happens for a reason, and I am not here to make you feel bad about any of it. From this place of acceptance and openness, we’ll start to find more helpful ways of getting your needs met.
I believe every thought, emotion, and behavior happens for a reason and I am not here to make you feel bad about any of it.
My Clients
My ideal client is a child, adolescent, or young adult who is feeling overwhelmed by the pressures of school, relationships, and daily life. They might be struggling with anxiety, emotional dysregulation, family challenges, or simply feeling like they don’t quite fit the mold — and that’s okay! I love working with people who are a little quirky, sensitive, creative, or just see the world differently. If you’ve ever worried about being too much, you may be in the right place.
My Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): to help clients address rooted patterns of thought and behavior that may no longer serve them.
- Relational approaches: to understand how early caregiver relationships shape how we show up in the world.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS): to help clients look nonjudgmentally at all parts of themselves to promote safety and emotional regulation.
- Creative tools: such as drawing, role play, and other expressive methods to foster reflection and growth.
- Wraparound support: to coordinate care with school staff, medical professionals, and other providers.
Therapy with me is ultimately about looking inward with openness, working with what we find there, and bringing that new knowledge into the world around us. Doesn’t sound so complicated when you say it like that, right?
If you or someone dear to you is ready to start therapy, I’d love to come along for the ride. Hardships in life are inevitable, but we don’t have to go at it alone.
Therapy with me is ultimately about looking inward with openness, working with what we find there, and bringing that new knowledge into the world around us.
Testimonials
Lily connects with him in a way that is kind, fun, and caring, and he looks forward to every session.
“We’ve been so grateful for the care our 10-year-old has received. From the start, Lily has taken the time to get to know him. She really understands his interests, his personality, and what makes him tick. Lily connects with him in a way that is kind, fun, and caring, and he looks forward to every session. We’ve noticed real growth and improvement, and it’s been such a relief to see him excited about the process.”
- a current parent
From the beginning, she supported me through some of the most difficult times in my life with compassion, understanding, and thoughtful, judgment-free guidance.
"Ms. Lily isn’t just my counselor, she's my favorite person. From the beginning, she supported me through some of the most difficult times in my life with compassion, understanding, and thoughtful, judgment-free guidance. Before I met her, I never enjoyed therapy sessions or even trust therapists. Yet with Ms. Lily, opening up is easy. She helps me understand my feelings when I don't quite understand them yet. She is also kind, bubbly, funny, a great listener, and always knows just what to say."
- a current student
Lily’s warm, calm, and playful demeanor allows children to let their guards down and feel comfortable engaging in what can be difficult matters to discuss.
"Lily Kern is an absolutely, fabulous therapist! She has greatly helped my daughter and I highly recommend her. Lily’s warm, calm, and playful demeanor allows children to let their guards down and feel comfortable engaging in what can be difficult matters to discuss. My daughter has been able to gain some wonderful strategies for how to cope with her anxiety and tools to use to identify and regulate her emotions. I could not recommend Ms. Kern more highly!"
- a current parent
Lily has a plethora of tools, techniques, and resources that can support a child in maneuvering from existing to thriving
"One of Lily's greatest superpowers is her ability to connect with children in meaningful ways and then leverage those connections to foster buy-in, reflection, and progress. Regardless of the race, religion, and/or socio-economic status of the child, Lily has a plethora of tools, techniques, and resources that can support a child in maneuvering from existing to thriving. With a level of compassion, empathy, and patience that many truly envy, Lily Kern is a tour-de-force in the realm of counseling that prides herself on the outcomes she is able to yield from her work, as well as the means she implements in order to produce them."
- Lily's current boss
Testimonials
Lily connects with him in a way that is kind, fun, and caring, and he looks forward to every session.
“We’ve been so grateful for the care our 10-year-old has received. From the start, Lily has taken the time to get to know him. She really understands his interests, his personality, and what makes him tick. Lily connects with him in a way that is kind, fun, and caring, and he looks forward to every session. We’ve noticed real growth and improvement, and it’s been such a relief to see him excited about the process.”
- a current parent
From the beginning, she supported me through some of the most difficult times in my life with compassion, understanding, and thoughtful, judgment-free guidance.
"Ms. Lily isn’t just my counselor, she's my favorite person. From the beginning, she supported me through some of the most difficult times in my life with compassion, understanding, and thoughtful, judgment-free guidance. Before I met her, I never enjoyed therapy sessions or even trust therapists. Yet with Ms. Lily, opening up is easy. She helps me understand my feelings when I don't quite understand them yet. She is also kind, bubbly, funny, a great listener, and always knows just what to say."
- a current student
Lily’s warm, calm, and playful demeanor allows children to let their guards down and feel comfortable engaging in what can be difficult matters to discuss.
"Lily Kern is an absolutely, fabulous therapist! She has greatly helped my daughter and I highly recommend her. Lily’s warm, calm, and playful demeanor allows children to let their guards down and feel comfortable engaging in what can be difficult matters to discuss. My daughter has been able to gain some wonderful strategies for how to cope with her anxiety and tools to use to identify and regulate her emotions. I could not recommend Ms. Kern more highly!"
- a current parent
Lily has a plethora of tools, techniques, and resources that can support a child in maneuvering from existing to thriving
"One of Lily's greatest superpowers is her ability to connect with children in meaningful ways and then leverage those connections to foster buy-in, reflection, and progress. Regardless of the race, religion, and/or socio-economic status of the child, Lily has a plethora of tools, techniques, and resources that can support a child in maneuvering from existing to thriving. With a level of compassion, empathy, and patience that many truly envy, Lily Kern is a tour-de-force in the realm of counseling that prides herself on the outcomes she is able to yield from her work, as well as the means she implements in order to produce them."
- Lily's current boss
My Services
I provide individual counseling for young people ages 7-25 and family counseling for the people who support them.
Location: 7309 Baltimore Ave # 220,
College Park, MD 20740.
Offering both in-person and virtual sessions.
Individual Counseling
$150 (50 minute session)
Family Counseling
$165 (50 minute session)
(Sliding scale pricing may be available upon request)
Frequently Asked Questions
In-person and virtual
No, currently I am not panelled with any insurance companies. I can offer sliding scale pricing depending on my caseload and I can provide a superbill for you to submit to your insurance company for reimbursement.
No, I incorporate elements of play therapy in my practice, but that is not my background.
No, I do my best work when my primary clients are children, teens, or young adults. I do offer family sessions and parent coaching is an integral part of my work with my younger clients.
