About Ehame
Ehame Gbesso is a clinician with six years of professional experience based in Maryland. She holds an MD and an LCPC and helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and addictions. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable.
She creates a calm, approachable space where people can talk about what matters to them. Sessions focus on recognizing strengths and building skills that fit daily life. The tone in the room is down-to-earth and often lightened with a gentle sense of humor.
Background and approach
Ehame uses a mix of practical techniques and person-focused listening. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to center the person's experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are also part of her toolbox when people want help with motivation, addiction, or managing strong emotions. She works step by step so changes feel doable rather than overwhelming. People who come to her are looking for a steady, compassionate guide through life transitions, trauma, anger, or low self-worth.
Sessions emphasize concrete coping strategies and clearer communication skills. The goal is steady progress that fits each person's pace and priorities.
Approach and online care that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and making the person's goals central to each session. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people feel heard and can find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with more useful ways of thinking and acting; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try first based on their needs and goals. Plans can be adjusted as progress is tracked so the process stays practical and person-focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide flexibility for brief updates, coaching moments, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people maintain continuity of care across locations and schedules while using approaches that suit their preferences.
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What this counselor works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
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- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English