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Kaitlin Savarese, MD, LCSW-C

Warm and strategic therapy for anxious, driven adults

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

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About Kaitlin

Kaitlin Savarese, MD, LCSW-C helps people who feel anxious, stressed, burned out, or stuck despite appearing to manage everything. She works with adults facing relationship strain, career pressures, low self-confidence, and major life changes. Her tone is direct but compassionate and focused on practical steps.

Kaitlin draws on 11 years of clinical experience to blend calm, clear listening with goal-oriented work. She asks questions to map the patterns that keep someone feeling stuck.

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Background and approach

Then she helps clients try realistic changes that fit their daily life. Insight is useful, she says, but it matters most when paired with action. Sessions move between careful reflection and concrete strategy.

Clients can expect straightforward feedback, gentle challenges when needed, and check-ins on progress. Tasks between sessions are kept practical so they are easier to apply during busy weeks. Her style suits people who want both understanding and movement.

Kaitlin supports clients in building confidence, improving communication, and managing anxiety in ways that fit their routines. She also helps with workplace issues, feelings of emptiness, and decisions around midlife transitions. Kaitlin offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.

She accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English. Starting begins by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire.

Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care

Two common, evidence-based approaches she uses are problem-solving and behavioral strategies that focus on breaking stressful patterns into small, doable steps. These techniques help with anxiety, burnout, and feeling stuck by creating experiments clients can try between sessions. Another approach emphasizes cognitive work - noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions to reduce overthinking and build confidence.

Finding the right mix of techniques is collaborative. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust the plan as progress or new needs emerge. Decisions about pacing and focus are made together so the work remains practical and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video lets for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing brief touches between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work breaks, travel, or varied daily routines while keeping the process consistent and goal-focused.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, low self-esteem, career strain, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like communication problems, loneliness, and workplace difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative, strategic, and action-oriented, combining reflection with practical steps and gentle accountability.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience working with adults on anxiety, burnout, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds MD and LCSW-C credentials and practices from Maryland.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She provides therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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
11 years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English

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