Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Naomi works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland, District of Columbia
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Naomi
Naomi Durand-Kabasela helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by strong emotions, stress, or life changes. She is a medical doctor and holds counseling licenses as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. Naomi draws on two decades of experience to offer steady, practical support for worries like anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, and grief.
Naomi keeps sessions warm and interactive. She listens closely and follows the direction the client wants to take.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on building skills, making sense of feelings, and applying small changes that fit daily life. She uses clear tools rather than clinical jargon so clients can use them outside sessions. Her background blends several approaches.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) brings emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills for intense moments. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's goals and pace during the process.
Naomi has worked with a wide range of concerns including mood and anxiety disorders, addiction, trauma and relationship strain. She also supports people managing sleep problems, career shifts, caregiving stress, and chronic illness. Her experience includes long-term psychotherapy practice in Maryland over the last 20 years.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, while honoring each person's values and limits. Naomi helps people try new coping strategies and tracks what is and isn’t working. She aims to make therapy understandable and usable in daily life.
What Naomi works with
Everything Naomi lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Naomi's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Naomi lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy places the person's goals first and shapes sessions around what matters to them. This approach helps when someone needs a steady, respectful space to talk and to decide next steps at their own pace.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, and managing anger by teaching practical skills to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete tools for managing intense emotions and reducing reactive behavior. DBT skills cover emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and more effective communication when stress runs high.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. Naomi will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. She adjusts techniques as progress is made and encourages feedback about what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets visual cues guide the conversation, phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth is needed, and chat or messaging works well for short check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
Questions people ask about Naomi
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship strain, sleeping issues, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and interactive with a focus on practical tools. Sessions center the client's goals and combine listening with skill-building exercises.
What is her professional background?
Naomi has 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and works from an integrative approach that blends several therapeutic methods.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in Maryland and holds the credentials MD, LCPC, and LPC as listed.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session based on therapist availability.