Naomi Durand-Kabasela, LCPC, LPC

Naomi Durand-Kabasela offers a calm, straightforward approach for people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, mood swings, and relationship strain. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor, LCPC, in Maryland and also holds an LPC credential in the District of Columbia. Naomi writes and talks with clients in plain terms and focuses on practical steps they can use day to day.

She brings about 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist. Naomi listens first, then shapes a plan with each person. She uses a mix of conversational methods so sessions feel flexible and responsive to what is happening now.

Naomi commonly draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation grounded in the person’s goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills when emotion regulation is a concern. These approaches are combined with ideas from emotionally-focused and existential work when helpful.

In sessions Naomi helps people talk through grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, sleep problems, career transitions, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports people managing chronic illness, caregiving strain, and those facing addiction or substance use challenges.

Her style is warm and interactive. Naomi aims to tailor each plan to a person’s strengths and real-life needs. To get started, a new client follows the site Start Therapy process to match and schedule an appointment.

How these approaches translate to remote work

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experience, so the therapist follows the client’s lead and shapes sessions around what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day struggles. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving coping skills when stress or anger gets in the way.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Naomi will collaborate with each person to pick approaches that fit their goals and circumstances. That may mean trying a skills-based CBT tool for a few weeks, then shifting toward emotionally-focused conversation, or combining methods as needs change.

The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins between commitments, avoiding travel time, or choosing meeting modes that work with a device and internet connection. Licensed professionals often use these options to help people maintain momentum between sessions and practice skills in real-life situations.