- Attachment-based work
- Client-centered methods
- CBT and DBT strategies
About Esther
Esther Lowery is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 13 years of experience in clinical work in Maryland and Connecticut. She focuses on relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, and also lists work with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, parenting, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
Esther works from a stance that the person in therapy knows their own story best. She helps people identify strengths they already have and use those strengths to face what feels hard. Sessions are practical and conversational, with attention to what a person needs right now.
Her practice also pays attention to patterns rooted in attachment and family history. Esther uses approaches such as attachment-based work and client-centered methods to look at how past relationships affect present ones. She integrates cognitive behavioral strategies when people need concrete skills for mood, behavior, or thought changes.
Esther has developed experience over more than a decade helping adults navigate big life transitions. She supports people who feel stuck after school or a move, who want clearer boundaries, or who are rebuilding after loss. Her aim is to make therapy a place to sort out choices and try new ways of relating.
Clients can expect a direct, respectful therapist who listens and offers tools when useful. The focus is on manageable steps - small changes that add up over time. Esther practices in Maryland and works in English only.
How Esther’s approaches translate to online work
Esther integrates attachment-based ideas and client-centered work to help people make sense of close relationships and their own reactions. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how those patterns show up now, which can help with intimacy, commitment, and feeling emotionally stuck. Client-centered methods focus on listening and helping the client lead the conversation, which supports people who want a collaborative, practical space to talk.She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to introduce concrete skills for mood and behavior change. CBT offers short-term exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new routines, useful for depression, anxiety, or managing impulsive behaviors. Deciding which mix of approaches is best is part of the work; Esther will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful and then adjust the plan together.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find video or phone sessions helpful for keeping continuity during life changes, and a therapist can suggest pacing and tools that fit into study, work, or shifting routines.
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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 issues, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, parenting, anger, career matters, bipolar, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered conversations and attachment-based ideas, with practical tools from CBT and DBT when helpful. Sessions focus on listening, identifying strengths, and practicing useful skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on interpersonal and mood-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LCMFT and LMFT credentials and is licensed in Connecticut and Maryland. She practices in Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment work and what does it 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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