Susanna Armstrong , MD, LCPC

Susanna Armstrong is a Maryland-based clinician who brings a thoughtful, integrative approach to counseling. She has 14 years of experience working across diverse populations and clinical modalities, with extensive work in addictions and meaningful experience supporting adolescents. Susanna combines traditional counseling techniques with attention to lifestyle factors, incorporating nutrition, movement, and body work into treatment when appropriate.

Holding the credentials MD and LCPC, Susanna pairs medical training - MD - with professional counseling licensure - LCPC, which denotes a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor authorized to provide psychotherapy in Maryland. Her practice emphasizes a holistic view of mental health, recognizing that people respond differently to varied therapeutic methods and that goals are best defined collaboratively.

Over more than a decade in the field of addictions, Susanna has supported people managing anxiety and depression, building coping skills, and exploring personal strengths and values. She favors an integrative stance that draws on multiple approaches to meet each person where they are, and she remains committed to ongoing learning and professional growth in the helping professions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the client's own goals and values guide the work. This approach helps people who need empathy, validation, and support to explore their feelings and make meaningful changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a structured method that explores the links between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is often useful for addressing anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of daily functioning by teaching practical coping skills and new ways of thinking.

Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and techniques to reduce reactivity to stress. It can support people struggling with rumination, anxiety, or difficulty regulating emotions by cultivating calm and focused attention.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to access care from different locations. Many people appreciate the convenience and variety of options that licensed professionals and therapists can offer through remote sessions.