About D.
D. Giovanni Scott, MD, is a psychologist with 22 years of clinical experience. She focuses on everyday stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, career pressures, coaching needs, and attention-related concerns such as ADHD.
She offers straightforward support to help people manage symptoms and move toward clearer goals. Dr. Scott uses practical strategies to build coping skills and emotional resilience.
Sessions are focused on problem-solving, improving daily functioning, and helping clients make steady progress.
Background and approach
She also incorporates discussion of faith when clients want to include their Christian beliefs in therapy. Her background includes long-term clinical work, assessment, consultation, supervision, and training. She has held licensure in multiple jurisdictions and is involved in a doctoral psychology internship program where she helps train future psychologists.
Clients can expect a steady, structured approach that balances listening with concrete tools. Dr. Scott aims to help people recognize patterns that get in the way and practice alternatives that fit their lives.
She pays attention to how stress, relationships, and work demands interact with mental health. Dr. Scott works from Maryland and conducts services in English.
She provides video sessions only and does not offer treatment via text messaging. Her practice is suited to people seeking a mix of clinical experience and practical coaching for daily challenges and long-term change.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Dr. Scott emphasizes evidence-based, problem-focused techniques that are easy to use in video sessions. One approach centers on building coping skills and behavioral strategies to reduce anxiety and improve daily function; sessions focus on practical exercises, pacing, and real-world practice between meetings. Another approach involves structured coaching for career stress and goal-setting, helping clients break large tasks into manageable steps and track progress over time.Finding the best mix of techniques is a collaborative process. Dr. Scott works with each person to identify goals, test approaches, and adjust methods as needed. She guides clients through small experiments and then reviews what helps, so treatment matches the individual's needs and preferences.
Online therapy by video offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow for face-to-face interaction and clearer communication while accommodating busy schedules and travel limits. Sessions can fit into work breaks, commute gaps, or evenings without needing to leave home. This format also makes it easier to practice skills in the actual places where challenges occur and to check progress regularly between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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