Dr. Barbara Wasowska , MD, LCPC

Dr. Barbara Wasowska greets people who are struggling with relationship worries, anxiety, low self-esteem, trauma, or major life changes. She focuses on helping women navigate intimacy concerns, grief, career stress, and the emotional weight of caregiving. Her approach aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful from the first session.

She holds an MD and practices as an LCPC in Maryland, bringing 14 years of clinical experience to her work. Sessions are shaped around the individual’s goals and daily life. She uses clear, practical tools so people leave a session with something they can try right away.

Dr. Wasowska draws on several therapy styles to match what each person needs. That might look like skills for managing strong emotions, exercises to shift unhelpful thinking, or conversations about attachment and relationship patterns. The focus is on choices people can use to feel steadier in relationships and daily routines.

People who come for help with stress, panic, depression, or trauma often get a mix of talking and short practice tasks between visits. For those dealing with aging concerns, cancer, immigration stress, or multicultural issues, she pays attention to how context shapes feelings and options.

Her style is warm and respectful, and she works to make the therapeutic plan fit real life. To begin, a brief questionnaire and scheduling step connect a person with available session formats and timing.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and make values-based choices. It often includes small behavioral steps to move toward what matters despite difficult feelings, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and short between-session tasks to change unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting, which can reduce panic, social anxiety, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals and preferences, try different strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to emphasize as work progresses.

Online sessions give flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit a short check-in during a busy day, and text-based messaging supports ongoing contact between visits. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel without losing continuity of care.