Jeffrey Becker

Jeffrey Becker is a Maryland-based therapist with 36 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and career difficulties, bipolar disorder, anger management, compassion fatigue, and issues affecting LGBT clients. He also offers coaching and support for coping with life changes.

He has particular expertise addressing work-related problems, especially those that arise within school systems, and has maintained a caseload that reflects the diverse community where he lives and works.

Jeffrey’s approach to therapy is straightforward, supportive, and interactive. He treats people with respect and dignity and focuses on creating a setting where clients can feel heard and understood. Within that atmosphere he helps individuals develop practical solutions that fit their lives.

His clinical style is eclectic, drawing on client-centered work, solution-focused strategies, cognitive behavioral techniques, and couples approaches such as Gottman and Imago methods. He also has extensive training in trauma interventions, including the Mitchell Model and EMDR, and has assisted many people who have recently experienced traumatic events.

Jeffrey is a Maryland-licensed clinical social worker and also holds MD credentials. He recognizes that choosing to seek help takes courage and is ready to work with clients to find the path that best supports their goals.