About Luca
Luca Hawkins is a Maryland-based clinician who helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and ADHD. He focuses on building self-compassion and clearer communication so clients can feel steadier in daily life. He also offers LGBTQ-affirming support and works with people facing questions about identity and gender dysphoria.
Luca uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. He blends client-centered conversations with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice and change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance when feelings feel overwhelming. Sessions tend to be collaborative and down-to-earth. Luca listens first, then helps people set small, manageable goals.
He emphasizes skills you can try between meetings and checks progress together as you go. His background includes eight years of clinical practice and both medical and counseling credentials: MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC. He practices in Maryland and conducts sessions in English.
People commonly bring concerns such as relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, career questions, impulse control, obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, and broader mood issues. Luca aims to make each visit feel like a helpful, practical step toward feeling more in control and more connected to valued goals.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to a person. It helps people feel heard and supported while they explore identity, relationships, and self-esteem. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. It is useful for panic, obsessive thinking, and everyday worry. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal skills to manage intense moods and impulsivity.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try approaches and adjust based on what helps most. Together they set goals, practice skills during sessions, and plan small steps to use between meetings so progress is visible and practical.
Online formats support flexible care. Video calls allow fuller interaction and visual cues when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions are useful when video is difficult or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging enable ongoing check-ins, skill coaching, and brief support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping a steady therapeutic routine.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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