Esther Lowery, MD, LCMFT, LMFT
Practical support for stronger relationships and emotion control
Book with EstherWorks with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Esther works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- MD, LCMFT, LMFT
- Licensed in
- Connecticut, Maryland
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Esther
Esther Lowery is a licensed clinician who centers her work on building stronger connections and clearer thinking. She uses practical, compassionate methods to help people facing relationship strains, low self-esteem, depression, anger, and life transitions. Esther brings 13 years of experience to sessions and treats each person as the expert on their own story.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens for patterns in relationships and emotional reactions, then helps people try new ways of communicating and coping.
Background and approach
Esther uses techniques drawn from attachment-focused work and cognitive approaches to reduce reactivity and improve trust in relationships. Sessions often focus on real-life situations. Clients practice specific skills for handling conflict, setting boundaries, and managing strong emotions.
Esther also supports people navigating identity and LGBT-related concerns, grief, trauma, and career questions. She holds an MD and is licensed as a clinical marriage and family therapist and as a licensed marriage and family therapist. Esther blends the practical tools of cognitive behavioral work with an interest in how early attachment shapes current relationships.
That mix aims to help people feel steadier and more in control. Esther offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Her practice is based in Maryland and work is conducted in English.
What Esther works with
Everything Esther lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Esther's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Esther lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns, name their emotional triggers, and try different ways of relating to others.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building the relationship in the room. The therapist follows the client's concerns and supports self-directed change, which works well across video or text when someone needs steady, empathic support.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to emphasize attachment work, skill practice, or a mix of approaches.
Online therapy offers flexibility through several formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit shorter breaks or lower bandwidth, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging works for people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Esther
What issues does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and intimacy problems, self-esteem, depression, anger, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, career questions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines attachment-based listening with client-centered and cognitive strategies to teach practical coping skills.
How long has she practiced?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, mood, and life-transition issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
Her practice is based in Maryland and she holds the credentials MD, LCMFT, and LMFT as listed.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.