Dr. Daphne Washington, LCPC

Dr. Daphne Washington helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, grief, and career and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps that make day-to-day life easier. She also offers coaching-style support for finding direction and purpose as circumstances change.

Washington is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland with seven years of clinical experience. She emphasizes that clients are the experts in their own stories. Sessions center on listening, reflection, and identifying small, achievable changes that add up over time.

Her approach blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work. That means conversations that validate feelings while also looking for concrete ways to test new behaviors and thought habits. She helps clients build self-care routines and strategies for avoiding burnout and compassion fatigue.

She also brings existential ideas into discussions about meaning, responsibility, and priorities. Those conversations can help people figure out what matters most when they face big life choices or aging and geriatric issues that change roles and routines.

Dr. Washington speaks English and practices in Maryland. She works with people navigating multicultural concerns, caregiver stress, relationship and communication problems, and the emotional effects of prejudice or discrimination. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on active listening and building a trusting conversation. Online sessions can recreate that through steady attention, reflective questions, and space for people to tell their story. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is about noticing patterns in thoughts and behavior and testing small changes in daily life. In remote work that can mean setting concrete practice tasks between sessions and checking progress together.

Finding the right approach is often a process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a client's needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean starting with listening and support, then adding CBT techniques or solution-focused steps as goals become clearer.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow tools like worksheets and brief homework to be shared electronically. Many people find that remote sessions help them maintain continuity of care during life transitions or when caregiving responsibilities make travel harder.