- Stress management
- Guilt and shame
- CBT and client-centered
About Daphne
Dr. Daphne Washington is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Maryland with seven years of clinical practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship concerns, grief, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also lists coaching and areas such as guilt and shame among her focuses.
She approaches work from the view that each person knows their own story and strengths. Sessions tend to center on practical strategies to manage stress and anxiety and on rebuilding self-confidence after burnout or compassion fatigue. She helps people talk through what matters and identify small steps that fit their everyday life.
Diverse life issues are included in her work. That includes multicultural concerns, caregiving strain, aging and geriatric questions, and the impact of family of origin or communication problems. Financial worries, seasonal mood changes, and social anxiety are also part of her practice focus.
Her methods draw from client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral techniques, existential reflection, and solution-focused work. That mix is used to help people shift unhelpful thinking, clarify values, and set concrete short-term goals. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented rather than highly technical.
Dr. Washington encourages people who are carrying guilt or shame to bring those concerns into session. She aims to help clients notice patterns that keep them stuck and to try practical ways to change daily habits and self-talk. The first steps are small and collaborative, focused on what the person wants to address next.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting to help people clarify what matters to them. Online sessions using this approach tend to be conversational, allowing space to discuss guilt, shame, and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. In an online setting, CBT often includes short at-home experiments and step-by-step practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and change self-critical thinking.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will help the client decide which methods match their goals, preferences, and immediate needs. That decision is collaborative and can shift as progress or new concerns appear.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, use shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel on days with low energy. Therapists often combine conversational client-centered listening with CBT homework in online sessions to keep progress practical and applicable to daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship issues, grief, career questions, coping with life changes, and coaching. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses conversational, practical methods to notice patterns that keep someone stuck and to test small changes in thinking and behavior. Techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused work are combined with client-centered listening.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of clinical counseling experience and many years as a counselor educator. Her work has included helping people recover from compassion fatigue and build self-care routines.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) in Maryland and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.