- Stress and anxiety
- CBT and DBT tools
- Parenting support
About Naomi
Naomi Durand-Kabasela is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Maryland with 20 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, ADHD, and blended family issues among other topics. Naomi offers straightforward talks and practical steps for people facing big life changes.
Naomi uses several therapy styles and adapts sessions to each person. She often brings client-centered listening together with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools. That means sessions can include looking at unhelpful thinking, trying small behavior experiments, and learning emotional regulation skills.
Her background includes long-term work with mood disorders, substance use, and relationship struggles. That experience informs a direct, interactive way of working that focuses on what the client wants to change. Sessions aim to build on strengths while addressing current problems.
Naomi also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and existential ideas when exploring meaning and attachment. Those approaches can help people make clearer decisions about relationships and roles in blended households.
Practical matters such as sleep problems, parenting stress, workplace strain, and coping skills are commonly discussed. She mentions coaching-style conversations when helpful and keeps plans concrete and actionable.
People seeking to begin can expect a collaborative first session that clarifies goals and next steps. Naomi practices in Maryland and conducts therapy in English.
How Naomi uses evidence-based approaches online
Naomi commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on active listening and building a shared direction for sessions, which helps people clarify what they want to change. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift patterns that maintain anxiety, depression, or problematic habits. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills useful for strong emotions and relationship strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Naomi will discuss goals and preferences with each person and recommend techniques that fit those goals. This is a collaborative process where methods are adjusted based on what helps most.
Confirm current session delivery options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help someone living in a blended household balance appointments with parenting and work demands while working through relationship roles and coping strategies.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maryland, District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, ADHD and blended family issues among others.
What is her therapeutic approach or style?
Her style is interactive and practical. She uses client-centered listening together with CBT and DBT techniques and sometimes emotion-focused and existential ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working as a psychotherapist with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders and substance use.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Maryland.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.