About Luca
Luca Hawkins helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, or big life changes. He works with individuals who are sorting out identity, sexual orientation, or relationship struggles. Luca uses straightforward, practical steps so clients can feel steadier day to day.
Luca holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, practicing in Maryland with eight years of experience. He focuses on mood disorders, ADHD, bipolar concerns, panic, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.
Background and approach
He also supports people dealing with grief, career stress, parenting strain, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. His therapy style blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques and skills drawn from dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions are collaborative and aim to build coping tools, reorganize unhelpful thinking, and improve emotional regulation.
He often works on communication skills and attachment patterns that affect relationships. Luca has a particular commitment to LGBTQ-affirmative care and helping people explore gender and sexual identity with respect. He also addresses body image, abandonment concerns, guilt and shame, and life-purpose questions that come up during transitions.
Remote sessions include video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session based on availability.
Using CBT, DBT, and Client-Centered Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding someone’s experience and offering a nonjudgmental, supportive listening approach. It helps people feel heard and make choices that fit their values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical techniques to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to manage intense feelings and improve relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try tools, and adjust methods based on how well they match each person’s needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where the client and therapist decide what feels most useful over time.
Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video lets people see body language and have fuller conversations. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can suit shorter updates, skill practice, or those who prefer written communication. These options increase flexibility and help maintain continuity of care across different schedules.
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What this counselor 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