Arleen Faulkner

Arleen Faulkner is a licensed clinical professional counselor with three decades of experience helping people through difficult life changes. She works with individuals who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. She also helps clients facing relationship strain, workplace pressure, and the emotional fallout of divorce and separation.

Her sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Arleen listens and helps clients identify strengths they may not notice on their own. She emphasizes building self-love, finding a clearer sense of life purpose, and forgiving past hurts when that feels important.

Arleen’s style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She partners with clients to set realistic goals and practices that fit each person’s daily life. The work can include learning coping skills for anxiety, addressing addictive patterns, and improving how someone relates to others.

Over her career she has helped people navigate midlife shifts, men’s and women’s issues, body image concerns, and workplace challenges. Her approach honors each person’s values and spiritual background when relevant. The aim is to help clients grow more resilient and move toward the life they want.

People who choose Arleen should expect a steady, experience-based guide who focuses on clear steps and personal strengths. Her background in Maryland and long clinical history shape a practical, supportive way of working.

How evidence-based work translates to online sessions

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and building new habits. Cognitive approaches help people notice thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression and practice new ways of responding. Behavioral strategies emphasize small, actionable steps that reduce avoidance and increase activity to improve mood.

Other useful methods include skills training for managing stress and cravings. These teach concrete tools such as grounding exercises, structured problem solving, and short behavioral experiments that can reduce urges and ease tension in day-to-day life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the client to identify which methods match their goals, preferences, and current needs. That collaboration can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting as things evolve.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins when life gets hectic. It can also accommodate quieter, shorter meetings when that suits the client’s day. A clear conversation about practical scheduling helps ensure therapy fits into everyday life.