Dionne Benjamin, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 8 years in practice

Dionne Benjamin is a Maryland-based therapist who uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC15229 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1649052770 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.

About Dionne

Dionne Benjamin is a Maryland-based therapist who uses evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and low self-esteem. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and brings eight years of experience to her practice. Dionne focuses on creating a supportive space where people feel heard and respected.

She emphasizes straightforward collaboration. Sessions focus on practical steps you can use between meetings. Dionne helps people build skills to cope with difficult feelings and to respond differently to stressful situations.

Background and approach

Cultural sensitivity is an important part of her work. She aims to understand each person’s background and identity, and she strives to provide an affirming environment for LGBTQ+ people and others seeking a progressive counseling approach. Her style is warm and direct.

She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals and develop a plan. The work can include learning coping strategies, processing painful experiences, and strengthening self-worth. People who meet with Dionne often focus on real-life changes.

She supports gradual progress and practical problem solving. The goal is to help people feel more steady, make thoughtful choices, and get back to daily life with better tools.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Dionne lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on skills and processing. One common approach teaches specific coping skills for managing worry and low mood, such as breath work, activity scheduling, and problem-solving tools that help reduce daily symptoms. Another approach helps people process traumatic memories and painful events in a paced way so the memories feel less overwhelming and day-to-day functioning improves. These methods aim to give clear steps people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video calls recreate the face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or shorter sessions, and text-based messaging lets people send updates or reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily life.

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Dionne address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem issues.

What is Dionne's therapeutic style like?

Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on clear goals and steps people can use between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

Dionne has eight years of experience providing therapy to individuals in Maryland.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and practices in Maryland.

Are sessions available in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.

Is this your profile?

Ask us to correct details or take the page down.