About Deena
Deena Lubelski, MD, LCSW-C, helps people facing stress and anxiety find clearer ways forward. She focuses on everyday concerns like relationship strain, parenting pressures, and low self-esteem. Her style is calm and straightforward, aimed at practical change rather than jargon.
She offers support for panic attacks and seasonal mood shifts. In sessions she uses evidence-based techniques to teach coping skills and reduce symptoms. She works with clients on communication skills and managing caregiver stress.
Background and approach
Conversations move from what feels overwhelming to what can be tried between sessions. Progress is tracked in simple steps and realistic goals are set together. She also addresses body image, challenges after cancer, and issues rooted in family history.
Forgiveness work and building self-love are offered when clients want them. The focus is on small, sustainable changes that fit daily life. Deena has three years of clinical experience and holds both a medical degree and a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical credential.
She practices from Maryland and conducts sessions in English. She does not take international clients. Therapy is available through several online formats.
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling follows the therapists availability. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect people to the right session style and time.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Evidence-based cognitive and behavioral strategies focus on changing unhelpful thought patterns and building practical skills. These techniques help with anxiety, panic symptoms, and low self-esteem by teaching ways to respond differently to stress and triggers.Skills-based coping work teaches concrete tools for day-to-day challenges. That can include breathing and grounding practices for panic, communication exercises for relationship strain, and routines to manage seasonal mood shifts. These hands-on techniques are easy to practice between sessions and track over time.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt worked before. Together they decide whether to emphasize thought-focused strategies, skill practice, or a mix of methods, and they adjust as progress is made.
Online care is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quicker check-in. Live chat and messaging allow short, written check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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