Arleen Faulkner, LCPC

Arleen Faulkner is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) based in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that build self-love and clearer life purpose. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at people who want steady, long-term change rather than quick fixes.

With 30 years of experience, she brings a broad background working with adults through relationship transitions, workplace strain, midlife re-evaluation, and recovery from hard experiences. Sessions emphasize identifying strengths and small, manageable changes that add up over time. Arleen often helps people untangle difficult feelings and make decisions that match their values.

Her approach centers on collaboration. She talks with each person about goals and tailors sessions to match those aims. The work can include talking through painful memories, shifting unhelpful habits, and practicing new ways of relating to oneself and others.

Arleen describes therapy as a place to practice self-compassion and rebuild confidence. She pays attention to life stage issues such as divorce and midlife concerns, and to identity matters like men’s and women’s issues and body image. Clients also bring workplace problems, questions about forgiveness, and exploration of life purpose.

People interested in starting are invited to use the site’s match process to find a good fit. Arleen supports work that is steady, practical, and rooted in each person’s values and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Arleen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and healing. One common approach she uses emphasizes building self-compassion and self-worth through repeated, small practices that shift how a person talks to themselves and makes choices. This helps with low self-esteem, depression, and issues like body image.

Another approach centers on clarifying values and life purpose, helping people identify what matters most and then align daily actions with those priorities. This can be useful for midlife re-evaluation, workplace dissatisfaction, and decisions around separation or divorce.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Arleen works with each person to pick techniques that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. Clients are encouraged to share feedback so the plan stays practical and relevant.

The therapist’s profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make regular check-ins easier to fit into a busy schedule, allow shorter follow-up contacts when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people choose sessions that match their energy for being on camera or speaking by phone, helping therapy fit into everyday life without adding extra steps.