About Arleen
Arleen Faulkner is a Maryland-based therapist with three decades of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, addictions, and relationship concerns. Her style is direct but warm, aimed at helping someone feel steadier and more able to cope day to day.
She focuses on building self-love and clearer life purpose. That can mean working through body image worries, processing divorce or separation, or facing a midlife shift.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to what matters most to each person. Arleen uses approaches that draw on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. She guides people to identify strengths and try small, manageable changes.
Over time those changes can reduce overwhelm and make values-driven choices easier. Her work also addresses workplace strain, men’s and women’s issues, forgiveness, and finding meaning after loss. She supports people tackling relationship patterns and helps them develop tools for steadier interactions.
The aim is clearer thinking and more consistent emotional balance. Clients can expect collaborative sessions that honor personal and spiritual values. Arleen listens for what matters most and helps shape a plan that fits a person’s life.
Her long experience is used to tailor practical steps rather than rely on one fixed method.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Arleen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes building emotional skills - noticing feelings, tolerating distress, and practicing small behavioral changes to improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them over time based on what feels helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper work, while phone sessions work well when video isn't possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, homework support, or steady contact between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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