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Dr. Bernadette Boozer-Madison, LMFT, MD, LCMFT

Experienced clinician helping people manage anxiety and stress

30 years in practice · based in Maryland · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Bernadette

Dr. Bernadette Boozer-Madison helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and loss. She brings three decades of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

She works in Maryland and conducts therapy in English. Her approach centers on collaboration. She uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and attachment-based ideas to help clients notice what matters and change unhelpful patterns.

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Background and approach

Sessions aim to build coping skills for everyday life and to reduce avoidance and worry. Dr. Boozer-Madison has extensive experience with concerns linked to foster care and adoption, separation and divorce, caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, and post-COVID stress.

She also supports people facing grief, relationship challenges, intimacy issues, and addiction-related struggles. Treatment is adapted to each person’s situation and goals. In appointments she emphasizes clear, usable strategies.

That can mean practicing new ways to manage strong emotions, testing small behavior changes between sessions, or learning communication tools for difficult conversations. She balances short-term goals with longer-term work on values and attachment patterns. Her credentials include LMFT and MD designations.

Over her career she has helped many adults find steadier ways to cope, restore daily routines, and move forward after loss or upheaval. Prospective clients are encouraged to consider which problems they want to address and to ask about session formats and scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values even when anxiety or fear is present. It focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and building committed steps toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress. It often includes short exercises and behavioral experiments that fit well into everyday life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current ways of relating; it can help people improve connection and reduce patterns of avoidance or reactivity in relationships.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then try methods collaboratively. That can mean focusing on coping skills for immediate relief, practicing new behaviors between sessions, or exploring attachment patterns over time. Online formats make this practical work easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels uncomfortable. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between appointments, try quick coaching prompts, or get brief support during a stressful day. These options increase flexibility and help therapy continue despite busy schedules or travel.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addictions, caregiver and compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She takes a collaborative, client-centered approach and focuses on practical skills you can use between sessions. Sessions mix short-term problem solving with longer-term work on values and attachment patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with adult clients on stress, trauma-related concerns, relationship challenges, and mood difficulties.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
Her listed credentials are LMFT and MD, with practice based in Maryland.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
30 years
Licensed
District of Columbia, Maryland
Languages
English

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