Zebrina Rhem , MD, LCSW-C

Zebrina Rhem, MD, LCSW-C, is a social worker and clinician based in Maryland with seven years of experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and life challenges. She holds an MD - Doctor of Medicine - and an LCSW-C, which denotes a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, bringing both medical and clinical social work perspectives to her therapeutic work.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression and bipolar disorder, and addictions, as well as relationship, family, intimacy and parenting concerns. She also works with issues related to self esteem, career and workplace stress, grief and coping with life changes, eating and sleeping difficulties, and ADHD. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, communication problems, forgiveness, life purpose, midlife transitions, money and financial issues, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love and women’s issues.

Zebrina uses evidence-informed approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients develop practical skills for emotion regulation, coping and communication. She offers coaching-oriented support alongside clinical care, and works with LGBT clients and international clients in English. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, strengths and concrete strategies to help people move toward their goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Zebrina Rhem uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT focuses on practical strategies and skill-building that can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress-related concerns.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy when clients benefit from learning skills for emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness and distress tolerance. DBT combines acceptance and change strategies to support people coping with intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Zebrina collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs and preferences. She frames therapy as a joint effort where techniques are tailored and adjusted over time based on how the client responds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, allowing people to engage in therapy from different locations and on schedules that work for them. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions and access licensed professionals when timing or travel would otherwise be a barrier.