Naomi Durand-Kabasela, LCPC, LPC

Naomi Durand-Kabasela is a licensed therapist in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, relationship struggles, and major life changes. She approaches sessions with respect, sensitivity, and a compassionate attitude. Naomi brings two decades of experience as a clinician to conversations about coping, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and parenting stress.

Her style is warm and interactive. She listens to what a client wants to address and shapes sessions around those goals. Naomi uses clear, practical methods to help people manage symptoms, improve communication, and find more satisfying day-to-day routines.

Naomi uses a mix of client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas and emotionally-focused work to support emotional regulation and relationship concerns. Sessions are tailored to each person’s strengths and the specific challenges they bring.

Over her 20 years of practice she has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, substance and gambling addiction, mood conditions such as bipolar disorder, sleep problems, and attention challenges like ADHD. She also helps clients navigate caregiving stress, chronic illness, divorce and separation, and job or career transitions.

Naomi asks clients to describe the direction they want to take and then collaborates on a plan. Her goal is to guide people toward clearer choices, steadier emotion regulation, and more satisfying connections in daily life.

How Naomi’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead. It helps people who want a supportive space to sort values, feelings, and next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and teaches simple skills to change patterns and behavior, useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Naomi works with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adjust the plan based on what feels most useful in early sessions and as progress unfolds.

If you are interested in online therapy, confirm the current session format options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online sessions can also allow working on communication or emotion skills from everyday settings, which helps apply new habits between meetings.