About Us
Amanda Peterson, LCPC
Hope in Motion Counseling, LLC is founded and led by Amanda Peterson, LCPC, a licensed clinical professional counselor specializing in individual therapy for children, teens, and adults, as well as couples therapy and parent groups. Amanda's passion for helping individuals and families navigate through life's challenges is the driving force behind the practice's commitment to providing personalized and effective therapeutic services. With a warm and empathetic approach, Amanda creates a safe space for clients to explore their emotions, learn coping strategies, and foster positive change in their lives. Amanda is also a certified presenter for GoZen Workshops, which focus on improving resilience and mental health for children and teens. In addition, she has completed specialized training with Connected Parenting™ and offers parent training utilizing the Compassionate Parent Training model.
Experience
Professional Journey
Amanda has been working within the human services field since 2015, devoting herself to providing therapy to children, teens, adults, and couples since 2021. With a long history of community volunteering and 20+ years raising her own children, she brings a multitude of experience to her practice. Amanda has been active in the Calvert County community since moving here in 2005.
Dawn Morrissey, LCSW-C
Dawn received her MSW from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1996 and brings more than twenty-five years of experience to the field. Her professional experiences range from child welfare, public and private mental health, and school social work. She has extensive experience providing individual and family therapy in various practice settings. Her practice philosophy focuses on empowering clients to be brave and make positive life choices. She views the therapeutic process as a partnership and an opportunity to help her clients take better care of themselves. She has a strong philosophy of focusing on the individual from a bio-psycho-social systems perspective. She has experience treating various mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, adjustment difficulties, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. She is an LCSW-C as well as a licensed clinical supervisor.
Dawn resides in Huntingtown with her husband of 25 years and her two adorable corgis. She has 2 college aged kids and is navigating the empty nest. She takes every opportunity that she can to travel and her happy place is the beach. She is both humbled and proud to be serving the community that she loves.
Cassandra Barron, Marriage & Family Therapy Intern
earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and will graduate with her Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy in December 2026, both from Capella University. Before pursuing marriage and family therapy, she worked as a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT), supporting children and adolescents and collaborating closely with their families. This experience helped shape her understanding of the importance of looking beyond individual behaviors and considering the relationships, experiences, and family dynamics that influence us.
Her approach to therapy is experiential and collaborative. She believes meaningful change happens when we look at the whole family system, understand the patterns that shape our relationships, and work together to find new ways forward. She strives to create a welcoming, nonjudgmental space where clients feel accepted, understood, and comfortable being themselves. She believes that people are not the problem; the problem is the problem, and that everything is workable.
Originally from Dallas, Cass lives with her husband, their younger daughter, two cats, and a very bouncy golden retriever. With one daughter still at home and another navigating adulthood, Cass appreciates the different seasons of family life. Outside of the therapy room, she enjoys serving as a Girl Scout leader, cooking with her family, and unwinding with video games. She enjoys finding humor and adventure in everyday life and making memories with her family.
About
Meet Our Staff
Abigail Peterson, CPB, CPC-A is our Practice Manager and oversees office operations. A Certified Professional Biller and Certified Professional Coder, Abigail also offers expertise with our medical billing and coding procedures. They are a 2022 graduate of Northern High School and have lived in Calvert County since 2005.