--- title: "How I Work · Maryland Telehealth Psychotherapy" description: "The therapeutic method at C-G Health: a four-step arc that understands patterns first, then decides. 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[Life transitions](/life-transitions) - [Burnout and work stress](/burnout-and-work-stress) - [Substance use counseling](/substance-use-counseling) - [Bipolar support](/bipolar-support) Relationships - [Couples therapy](/couples-therapy) - [Relationship therapy](/relationship-therapy) - [Infidelity and affair recovery](/infidelity-and-affair-recovery) - [Separation and divorce support](/separation-and-divorce-support) - [Premarital counseling](/premarital-counseling) - [Communication problems in relationships](/communication-problems-in-relationships) - Who I See - [Therapy for families](/therapy-for-families) - [Therapy for young adults](/therapy-for-young-adults) - [Therapy for seniors](/therapy-for-seniors) - [Veterans and first responders](/therapy-for-veterans-and-first-responders) - [LGBTQ+ affirming therapy](/lgbtq-affirming-therapy) - [Culturally responsive therapy](/culturally-responsive-therapy) - [Immigrants and first generation](/therapy-for-immigrants-and-first-generation) - [Professionals and executives](/therapy-for-professionals-and-executives) - [Clinical supervision in Maryland](/clinical-supervision-maryland) - Areas Served - [Telehealth therapy in Maryland](/telehealth-therapy-maryland) - [Therapy in Laurel, MD](/therapy-in-laurel-md) - [Therapy in Columbia, MD](/therapy-in-columbia-md) - [Therapy in Silver Spring, MD](/therapy-in-silver-spring-md) - [Therapy in Bethesda, MD](/therapy-in-bethesda-md) - [Therapy in Rockville, MD](/therapy-in-rockville-md) - [Therapy in Baltimore, MD](/therapy-in-baltimore-md) - [Therapy in Annapolis, MD](/therapy-in-annapolis-md) - [Therapy in Frederick, MD](/therapy-in-frederick-md) - [Therapy in Bowie, MD](/therapy-in-bowie-md) - [Therapy in Gaithersburg, MD](/therapy-in-gaithersburg-md) - [Therapy in College Park, MD](/therapy-in-college-park-md) - Français - [Thérapie en français](/therapie-en-francais) - [Thérapeute francophone au Maryland](/therapeute-francophone-maryland) - [Thérapie de couple en français](/therapie-de-couple-en-francais) - [Thérapie familiale en français](/therapie-familiale-en-francais) - [Thérapie de l'anxiété en français](/therapie-anxiete-en-francais) - [Thérapie de la dépression en français](/therapie-depression-en-francais) - [Trauma et deuil en français](/trauma-et-deuil-en-francais) - [Immigration et double culture](/immigration-et-double-culture) - Practical - [Rates and insurance](/rates) - [Out of network and superbills](/out-of-network-and-superbills) - [Frequently asked questions](/faq) - [About](/about) - [Contact](/contact) - [Crisis resources](/crisis-resources) [Book an appointment](/contact) ![A footpath through a misty woodland in early morning light](/assets/hero-how-MMs2xUh_.jpg) How therapy with me works # Understanding first. Then _decisions._ A deliberate arc: patterns before choices, self-knowledge before change. Here is how a course of therapy at C-G Health actually unfolds. [Book an appointment](/contact) How therapy with me works ## Understanding first. Then _decisions_. I don't start by telling you what to change. We start by understanding how you got here, and only then do we decide, together, what comes next. 1. 1 ### Look at the patterns We look honestly at how you've been functioning over the past years: the patterns that keep repeating, and where they came from. 2. 2 ### Build the understanding Together we map your behaviors, your emotional world, and the ways you think. This self-reading is the real work, and it's what makes lasting change possible. 3. 3 ### Decide, collaboratively Once you understand the patterns, you decide how you want to move forward. I bring the clinical guidance; you stay the author of the decision. 4. 4 ### Build new patterns We put the new ways of functioning into practice, building efficacy, hope, and a steadier sense of yourself along the way. > You are the author. My job is to help you read the page clearly before you write the next one. The approaches I draw from ## Trained in several methods. _Chosen to fit you._ No one modality fits every person or every phase of the work. Here are the frameworks I lean on, and when I use each. - Life traps ### Schema Therapy Working with the deep, early patterns ('life traps') that shape how you feel, connect, and choose as an adult. - CBT ### Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Practical work on the thoughts and behaviors that keep anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful cycles in place. - Couples ### Gottman Method Research-based couples work: communication, trust, conflict repair, and building a shared sense of us. - Insight ### Psychodynamic Understanding how earlier experience and relationships still show up in your current life, and what that opens. - Regulation ### Mindfulness-based Steadier attention to what's happening in your body and mind, so you can respond instead of react. Ready when you are ## Become the _author_ of your own life. Telehealth psychotherapy across Maryland, in English or French. Individual and couples appointments; request one and a confirmation comes back within 24 to 48 hours. [Book an appointment](/contact)[See how I work](/how-i-work) ![](/assets/logo-mark-tRNiWrBI.png)C-G Health Psychotherapy · Maryland C-G Health, Inc. provides telehealth psychotherapy across Maryland with Hélène Ndoye Diop, LCPC. Bilingual in English and French. - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Maryland license LC3023 - Seventeen years in practice - Secure video only · Maryland residents only - Phone: [410-292-9680](tel:+14102929680) Practice - [How I Work](/how-i-work) - [What I Treat](/what-i-treat) - [About](/about) - [Rates](/rates) - [FAQ](/faq) - [Contact](/contact) Specialties - [Couples therapy](/couples-therapy) - [Relationship therapy](/relationship-therapy) - [Anxiety therapy](/anxiety-therapy) - [Depression therapy](/depression-therapy) - [Trauma & PTSD](/trauma-therapy) - [OCD therapy](/ocd-therapy) - [Grief counseling](/grief-counseling) - [Life transitions](/life-transitions) - [Burnout & work stress](/burnout-and-work-stress) - [Substance use counseling](/substance-use-counseling) - [Bipolar support](/bipolar-support) Approaches & who I see - [Family therapy](/therapy-for-families) - [Veterans & first responders](/therapy-for-veterans-and-first-responders) - [Seniors (65+)](/therapy-for-seniors) - [Young adults (18–29)](/therapy-for-young-adults) - [Thérapie en français](/therapie-en-francais) - [Telehealth in Maryland](/telehealth-therapy-maryland) - [Out-of-network & superbills](/out-of-network-and-superbills) - [Schema therapy](/schema-therapy) - [Psychodynamic therapy](/psychodynamic-therapy) - [Gottman Method](/gottman-method) - [Cognitive Behavioral Therapy](/cognitive-behavioral-therapy) - [Mindfulness-based therapy](/mindfulness-based-therapy) © 2026 C-G Health, Inc. 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