About Daphne
Dr. Daphne Washington helps people who are dealing with stress and anxiety find steady ways to cope. She works with concerns like low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, relationship strain, grief, career shifts, and adjusting to life changes.
Her tone is practical and calm, and she focuses on building useful daily strategies. She uses a person-centered approach that centers the client's own goals and strengths. Sessions often include short-term tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address anxious thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
She also draws on solution-focused ideas to set small, achievable steps between sessions. Dr. Washington holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, with seven years of clinical experience.
She spent many years as a counselor educator before returning to clinical practice, so she blends teaching with hands-on counseling skills. People who like clear guidance and a respectful, listening style tend to do well with her. In a typical session she listens first, then helps craft realistic plans for coping and change.
Work might include identifying thought patterns, practicing new responses, and creating routines that reduce stress. She keeps language straightforward so clients can use what they learn right away. Her practice pays attention to multicultural concerns and life stage issues, and she helps people navigate guilt, shame, money stress, and questions of life purpose.
Sessions are offered in English and take place through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing for different ways to keep therapy part of a busy life.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people identify their own goals. Online sessions using this approach allow the therapist to follow the client's lead, clarify what matters most, and collaborate on steps that fit the client’s life.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) targets the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety and stress high. In an online format CBT often includes short exercises, thought records, and homework that can be reviewed during video or chat sessions to track progress between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences and then try techniques that fit. This is a collaborative process and can shift over time as goals change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets the therapist and client use visual cues and more interactive exercises. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a commute or a quick break. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, practicing new skills, or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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