Arleen Faulkner , MD, LCPC

Arleen Faulkner is a licensed clinician who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. She helps clients who are dealing with relationship strain, addictions, workplace pressures, body image concerns, and questions about life purpose. Arleen brings a calm, steady presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps that people can use between meetings.

With thirty years of experience, Arleen draws on a broad clinical background to guide each person through their goals. She emphasizes building self-love and repairing the patterns that keep people stuck. Her work often centers on recovery after difficult experiences and on navigating transitions like divorce and midlife shifts.

Clients can expect a collaborative approach that looks for strengths to build on. Arleen listens for what matters most to each person and tailors the work to their values and beliefs. She supports people who want clearer direction, more confidence, or healthier ways of relating to others.

Her practice also addresses forgiveness, men's issues, workplace challenges, and women's issues when relevant to a person's goals. Arleen mixes practical tools and reflective conversation so progress can show up in daily life. She helps people set manageable steps and track small wins.

Arleen works with English-speaking clients in Maryland. Her background combines medical and counseling perspectives, and she makes room for questions about meaning, spirituality, and purpose as part of healing.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Arleen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional healing. She emphasizes approaches that build self-love and address depression and anxiety by teaching skills for managing strong emotions and shifting unhelpful patterns. These methods often include goal-focused work to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

She also draws on approaches aimed at repairing relationship dynamics and increasing resilience after difficult experiences. That work helps people understand repeated patterns, practice new ways of relating, and strengthen coping skills for midlife changes, divorce, or workplace stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. She works collaboratively with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they adjust the plan as progress is made so the work stays relevant and achievable.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow more interactive conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or fit brief updates into a busy day. These formats make it easier to work on lasting change while keeping therapy flexible and practical.