About D.
D. Giovanni Scott, MD uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage anxiety and stress. She keeps sessions focused on skills you can use right away.
Her style is steady and direct, and she aims to help clients regain control and confidence in day-to-day life. Dr. Scott brings 22 years of clinical experience in Maryland.
She has worked in psychotherapy, assessment, consultation, supervision, and training. Much of her time has involved helping people through life transitions, career stress, and relationship challenges.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps clients build coping skills for panic, social anxiety, and chronic worry. She also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, isolation, and the emotional impacts of trauma or brain injury. Practical strategies and step-by-step plans are a regular part of her work.
She integrates attention to attachment and abandonment concerns when they affect current stress and relationships. Dr. Scott also addresses issues tied to prejudice, seasonal mood changes, and somatic symptoms when those problems are present.
Her faith is important to her practice, and she welcomes clients who want to include Christian beliefs in therapy. She also works with people who prefer a secular approach. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video calls only.
To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions based on therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, with cost varying by location and availability.
Evidence-based strategies delivered through video sessions
Dr. Scott uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills. One common approach she employs teaches clients concrete coping tools for anxiety and panic - breathing, grounding, and exposure steps that reduce avoidance and build confidence. These strategies help with panic attacks, social anxiety, and day-to-day worry.She also works with approaches that help people change unhelpful thinking patterns and strengthen self-esteem. That involves identifying negative beliefs, testing them against reality, and practicing new behaviors that reinforce healthier thinking. This work is useful for stress, career pressure, and ongoing low self-worth.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose techniques that fit a person’s goals, beliefs, and pace. Clients and therapist review what helps most and adjust methods over time so therapy stays practical and focused.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, which make sessions flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules. Video lets the therapist and client see each other, which helps when teaching new skills or doing exposure tasks. Video sessions can also be easier when quieter surroundings, full conversation, and visual cues are needed. This format supports consistent work on anxiety, stress management, and related concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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