Dashaira Bennett, MD, LCSW-C
Helping parents manage life changes and stress
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Dashaira
Dashaira Bennett, MD, LCSW-C helps people who are juggling big life changes and everyday stresses. She focuses on issues like anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and challenges related to work and self‑esteem. She aims to make the first step easier by offering steady support and practical guidance.
She builds a direct, open space for clients to talk about what matters most. Conversations are nonjudgmental and focused on what feels achievable.
Background and approach
Sessions often include problem solving, emotion regulation skills, and planning next steps that fit each person's life. With 12 years of experience, she combines medical and social work perspectives to view concerns broadly. That helps when mental health interacts with physical health, caregiving, or long‑term stress.
She listens for patterns that undermine daily functioning and helps clients try different coping strategies. She is familiar with parenting concerns and supports parents who are managing sleep disruption, behavior challenges, or shifting family roles. Dashaira also addresses relationship strain, intimacy matters, addiction concerns, and grief in ways that connect to daily routines and responsibilities.
Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. People can expect collaborative planning, clear goals, and check‑ins about what is and isn't working as therapy progresses.
What Dashaira works with
Everything Dashaira lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Dashaira helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence‑based approaches that work well online
Dashaira uses evidence‑based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes teaching emotion regulation and coping skills to reduce intense anxiety and improve sleep. These tools are brief, practiceable, and useful for people juggling parenting and work demands.Another common focus is problem‑solving therapy that breaks overwhelming issues into manageable steps. This method helps with career challenges, caregiving stress, and making concrete changes at home. It centers on small experiments and follow‑up to see what helps in day‑to‑day life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and routine. That means checking progress often and shifting strategies when needed so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online formats offer flexible ways to keep therapy going. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit brief support into busy days or to follow up between sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care while balancing family and job responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Dashaira
What kinds of concerns does Dashaira help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction concerns, and career difficulties among other topics.
What is her style of therapy like?
Sessions are direct and practical. She offers emotion regulation tools, problem solving, and step‑by‑step plans tailored to daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Dashaira has 12 years of professional experience combining medical and social work perspectives to address mental health and life stressors.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds MD and LCSW‑C credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text‑based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for her sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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