- Relationship patterns
- Guilt and shame
- CBT and attachment
About Esther
Esther Lowery is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Maryland with 13 years of experience. She works with people dealing with relationships, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Esther also addresses issues related to trauma, grief, eating concerns, ADHD, and guilt and shame.
She believes clients know their own stories and brings that respect into each session. Sessions focus on clear conversation about what feels stuck and on identifying practical steps forward. Esther listens for patterns in attachment and communication that keep problems repeating.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relational patterns and on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test them with real-life experiments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and existential ideas may be used when emotion regulation and meaning questions are central.
In early sessions she helps people map their immediate concerns and sets small, doable goals. She aims to make sessions straightforward - naming the problem, trying a different interaction, and checking what changed. For someone carrying guilt or shame, Esther focuses on how those feelings affect relationships and daily choices.
Over time work can include rebuilding communication, developing coping skills for strong emotions, and creating concrete plans for changes at home or work. She practices in Maryland and conducts sessions in English.
How Esther’s therapy approaches translate to online work
Esther integrates attachment-based and client-centered ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when people work with her. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps name repeated ways of relating. Client-centered work focuses on the person’s perspective and priorities, keeping sessions focused on what matters most to the client. CBT identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests them with small real-world experiments to change mood and behavior.Figuring out which approach to emphasize is part of the process. Esther will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, emotional needs, and preferences. That collaborative decision is revisited as progress and difficulties arise.
The practical aim of online sessions is to fit therapy into everyday life. Confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to schedule a shorter check-in during a break, avoid travel time, or choose a session style that suits your routine. Licensed professionals often use conversation, skills practice, and behavioral experiments in remote sessions to address relationship patterns, guilt, shame, and mood symptoms.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and intimacy problems, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, grief, eating issues, ADHD, and guilt and shame among other topics.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She looks at how guilt or shame show up in relationships and daily choices, and uses conversation and practical exercises to test unhelpful beliefs.
What is her background and experience?
She holds LCMFT and LMFT credentials and has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on relational and emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LMFT in Connecticut and as an LCMFT in Maryland and practices in Maryland.
What languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.