Dr. Daphne Washington, LCPC

Dr. Daphne Washington is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland who helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship tensions, grief, career questions, and the fatigue that comes from caregiving or busy work. She emphasizes practical self-care and skills that people can use between sessions. Her style is respectful and straightforward, aimed at helping clients feel more capable in daily life.

With seven years of clinical experience, she draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on what the person most wants to change, with short-term goal work and attention to deeper life questions when useful. She encourages clients to name their strengths and build on them.

Dr. Washington treats concerns like life transitions, burnout, social anxiety, and issues tied to family of origin or cultural stress. She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric concerns, autism and Asperger Syndrome related challenges, caregiver stress, and money or career worries. Her work includes helping people notice and shift habits that get in the way of self-love and purpose.

In the room she listens first, then offers practical steps and experiments to try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when patterns of thought or behavior are clear targets. Client-Centered and Solution-Focused ideas shape how goals and strengths are identified.

Conversations with Dr. Washington aim to be direct but kind. She helps clients set realistic next steps, track progress, and adjust the plan as life changes occur.

How these approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s own perspective and strengths. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people identify goals they care about. This approach is useful for building confidence and clarifying what matters in relationships and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple experiments and exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, and stress management.

Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try approaches that match those needs. Choices about which tools to use are collaborative and can shift as progress happens.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since they are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. It also lets people use written exercises and screen-shared worksheets during a session, which can speed up skill-building and homework review.