- Stress and anxiety
- Career and coaching
- Video sessions only
About D.
D. Giovanni Scott is a Psychologist with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, career pressures, and related challenges. She focuses on practical skills that make daily life easier. Her approach emphasizes insight, coping skills, and steady progress toward clearer goals.
She often works with people facing life transitions and adjustment difficulties. That includes career stress, changes in relationships, and periods of low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with attention differences such as ADHD and with anxiety that shows up as panic or social fear.
Dr. Scott has provided psychotherapy, assessment, consultation, supervision, and training over two decades. She has been licensed in Maryland and previously in Virginia and DC, and she currently contributes to a doctoral psychology internship program where she helps train future psychologists.
Faith can be part of sessions when clients want that. Dr. Scott welcomes conversations about Christian faith as one aspect of a person’s life and values when it relates to their goals.
Her work aims to help people build emotional resilience and clearer direction. Sessions commonly focus on strengthening coping strategies, improving communication, and setting manageable steps toward change.
Evidence-based approaches for online work and wellbeing
Dr. Scott uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and stress-management tools to reduce everyday overwhelm and improve work wellbeing. These techniques help with anxiety, panic, and recurring stress patterns by teaching step-by-step strategies people can use between sessions.Another approach centers on improving emotional awareness and communication. This helps people understand patterns tied to attachment, family of origin issues, and relationship strain so they can set clearer boundaries and make calmer choices. It is useful for career-related stress and for resolving repeated conflicts at work or home.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adjust methods as progress is made and priorities change.
Dr. Scott conducts video sessions only, so please confirm that video works for you before booking. Online sessions can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and help fit care into a busy workday. They also allow for focused check-ins and skills practice that can be used immediately in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career issues, coaching needs, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include attachment, communication, isolation, panic, and women’s issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on building insight and coping skills. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented to help with daily challenges.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience offering psychotherapy, assessment, consultation, supervision, and training. She also works with a doctoral psychology internship program.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Psychologist licensed in Maryland. Her professional history includes licensure in Virginia and Washington DC.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.