Randye Brittain, MD, LCSW-C

Randye Brittain, MD, LCSW-C, centers her practice on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel understandable and workable for busy lives. Her style is warm and respectful, and she focuses on collaboration rather than labels.

With 20 years of experience, Randye blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered and psychodynamic ideas. She uses short, goal-focused techniques when that fits, and slower exploration when people need to understand deeper patterns. Sessions often include skills practice, problem-solving, and reflection on how past experiences shape current feelings.

Randye has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, blended family issues, and adoption-related concerns. She also helps with sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, and loneliness. Her approach adapts to each person’s situation and practical goals.

In sessions she may introduce relaxation and mindfulness tools and brief, targeted strategies to interrupt unhelpful thoughts and habits. She works with adults on intimacy-related concerns, compassion fatigue, seasonal mood shifts, and social anxiety. Conversations are paced to match what the person needs that day.

Randye practices from Maryland and conducts therapy in English. She offers a straightforward intake and works with each person to set realistic steps forward. Her aim is to help people feel steadier, more capable, and clearer about their next moves.

How these approaches work online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online CBT can include short skill-building exercises, thought records, and homework to practice between sessions, which helps with anxiety, sleep, and mood problems.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, listening-based relationship. The therapist reflects what the person says and follows their pace, which can help people feel understood and more able to explore feelings about relationships, parenting, and life purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Randye will work together with each person to choose which methods to use based on goals and preferences. Sometimes sessions focus on practical steps, and sometimes they dig into patterns that started earlier in life; the plan can change as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face-to-face when body language matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or ongoing problem-solving between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.