About Daphne
Dr. Daphne Washington helps people who are under stress, feeling anxious, struggling with self-esteem, or worn down by compassion fatigue. She also supports people coping with grief, relationship concerns, career questions, and big life changes.
Dr. Washington uses coaching skills to set goals and practical steps for daily life. She holds an MD and is a licensed clinical professional counselor - LCPC.
Dr. Washington keeps sessions focused and respectful. She starts by listening to someone’s story and noticing strengths they already have.
How Daphne works
From there she helps people set small, concrete goals. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person can manage. Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral ideas.
That means she centers the person’s experience and also looks at unhelpful thinking patterns that get in the way. Solution-focused techniques are used to map progress and build on what is already working. She pays attention to cultural background, money and financial stress, and issues that come from family of origin.
Dr. Washington also has experience with aging and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, and caregiver stress. Sessions aim for useful skills people can try between meetings.
People leave with clear next steps for coping, reducing anxiety, and rebuilding energy after burnout. Dr. Washington works from Maryland and provides services in English.
Daphne lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Daphne works with
The areas below are the ones Daphne selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Approaches that fit online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and building on their strengths to find solutions that feel right for them. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through stress, grief, or questions about life purpose.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, social fears, and shifting habits that get in the way of daily functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will collaborate with each person to test ideas, notice what helps, and adjust methods based on goals and preferences. That partnership makes it easier to try techniques that fit a person's life and rhythm.
Online therapy with this clinician offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that matters. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflections between longer sessions. These formats provide flexibility to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or other routines.
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