- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma informed work
- Anger management
About Emma
Dr. Emma Norfleet is a LCSW and LICSW with 30 years of clinical experience. She practices in Maryland and lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression among the concerns she helps people with. She also notes additional focus on relationship and attachment issues and social anxiety and phobia.
She works in clear, practical sessions that address how past hurts affect current behavior. Her background includes decades helping people manage mood symptoms and the effects of trauma on everyday life. Sessions aim to identify patterns that keep problems active and to try different ways of responding in the moment.
Her approach blends evidence-based therapeutic techniques with attention to personal beliefs and values. That can include learning skills for managing intense feelings, practicing new communication habits, and revisiting difficult memories in a paced way. She also runs structured anger management work when that is needed.
People often come for help after losses, relationship breakups, or when anxiety and fear make social situations hard. She supports work on abandonment worries, control and impulsivity problems, and workplace strain. Conversations focus on practical steps and small behavioral experiments that can be used between sessions.
With a long clinical history, she draws on experience across a range of adult concerns rather than a single method. Before booking, confirm current session options and any program details so scheduling fits the client’s needs.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skill building and symptom reduction. One common approach teaches practical coping skills for anxiety and anger, such as breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce intense reactions.Another approach involves paced processing of traumatic memories. This method helps people make sense of past events and lessen their ongoing emotional impact by working through memories in manageable steps rather than all at once.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines, then try methods that fit the client's needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work or family commitments and avoiding travel time. Online sessions can make it easier to do short check-ins during a break or to use video or phone options when that suits a client better. Confirm the current session formats before booking so arrangements match the client's schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, and also focuses on social anxiety and phobia and relationship concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her sessions use evidence-based techniques and practical skills. Conversations aim to identify patterns and try concrete strategies between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in mental health across a range of adult concerns.
What credentials and locations are listed?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Maryland with licensure recorded as VA LCSW and DC LICSW.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.