Anastasia Mercado, MD, LCPC
Licensed in Maryland · 3 years in practice
Anastasia Mercado is a Maryland-based therapist who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCPC, Maryland
- LC16624 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1659132488 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Anastasia
Anastasia Mercado is a Maryland-based therapist who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with ADHD and related challenges. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical steps people can use day to day.
She focuses on building resilience and self-compassion. Sessions include developing coping skills, improving communication, and working through painful memories. Anastasia aims to make therapy feel useful rather than vague, offering clear tools clients can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Her background includes three years of clinical experience and she holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, abbreviated as LCPC. That combination shapes a practice that listens to both emotional and practical concerns. Anastasia draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work.
Typical conversations might cover how to manage mood changes, handle grief, navigate workplace stress, or reduce overwhelming anxiety. She pays attention to patterns like abandonment, attachment, isolation, and impulsivity and helps people translate insight into better day-to-day choices. Sessions aim to help clients name what matters to them and set small, doable goals.
Anastasia works collaboratively, tailoring strategies to each person’s needs and preferences. She offers online options for people who need flexibility and wants to help clients find approaches that fit their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Anastasia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Online support
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many clients benefit from short-term, skills-focused techniques that teach practical ways to feel less overwhelmed. One approach emphasizes building coping skills and problem-solving to manage anxiety, mood swings, and daily stressors. These methods focus on clear steps people can use between sessions to reduce distress.Another approach centers on processing grief and past hurt while strengthening self-compassion and healthier relationship patterns. This helps when abandonment, attachment concerns, or long-standing shame or guilt get in the way of feeling stable and connected.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, current struggles, and preferences. Together they adjust pacing and methods until the plan feels workable and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit quick check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to keep consistent contact and to use therapy tools during real-life moments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Anastasia address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD, as well as related issues like attachment, isolation, and mood disorders.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on skill-building, communication, and creating small, manageable goals to reduce distress.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Maryland.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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