Dr. Chriselda Fleming

Dr. Chriselda Fleming is a psychologist in Maryland who helps people navigate major life changes and everyday stress. She has 27 years of experience supporting adults with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, grief, and related challenges. Her approach is practical and straightforward, aimed at making life feel more manageable again.

She mixes hands-on strategies with deeper reflection. Short-term cognitive-behavioral tools are paired with psychodynamic exploration to address current habits and the early experiences that still affect how someone thinks and acts. Sessions focus on clear goals, doable steps, and checking what works as therapy progresses.

Dr. Fleming aims to offer a calm and respectful space where clients can learn new ways of coping. She emphasizes skill practice, habit change, and clearer self-understanding so people feel steadier day to day. Conversations typically center on immediate concerns while noticing patterns that run beneath them.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, eating and body image issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and career pressures. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, and the loneliness that can come with big life transitions.

To begin, clients are asked to select a start option, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits within the therapist's calendar. Dr. Fleming schedules weekdays during daytime hours and coordinates the first appointment from the windows a client provides.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Dr. Fleming commonly uses cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic approaches. Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing everyday habits through concrete exercises, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and early experiences to understand why certain feelings and reactions keep coming up, which can be useful for relationship issues and long-standing emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with skill-based CBT work and adding deeper psychodynamic questions as trust and clarity grow.

If you want online options, please confirm the current session formats before booking since they are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets clients try different tools and practice skills between sessions to support progress in daily life.