About Luca
Luca Hawkins helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, and changes in life. He meets clients who are figuring out identity, managing mood shifts, or rebuilding self-esteem. Luca uses direct conversation and practical steps so sessions feel focused and doable.
He trained as a medical doctor and holds a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor credential, MD and LCPC. Over eight years he has worked with people facing depression, bipolar mood concerns, panic, obsessive thoughts, and ADHD-related struggles.
How Luca works
He also supports issues around gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns with affirmative care. Luca blends straightforward talk therapy with hands-on strategies. He draws from client-centered methods to make space for each person’s story.
He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot thinking patterns and DBT skills to manage intense emotions and impulses. Sessions focus on practical goals like improving communication, handling work and career stress, and coping with grief or major life transitions. He sometimes uses coaching-style tools to help clients set steps and measure progress.
The tone is collaborative and goal-oriented rather than abstract. Luca offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. He works from Maryland and runs an approach that aims to fit each person’s needs and daily life.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session.
Luca lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Luca works with
The areas below are the ones Luca selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
How Luca’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and responding to each person's needs. It helps people feel heard and develop their own answers through guided conversation.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, panic, intrusive thoughts, and mood problems.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive behavior, and improving communication. It can be helpful for mood swings, strong anger, and patterns of acting on impulse.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Luca will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a client's goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. Video calls are suited for deeper conversation, phone works if bandwidth is limited, live chat can be useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people write about challenges between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy continue through life’s changes.
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