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- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Grief and loss
About Emma
LCSW, LICSW social worker with 30 years of clinical experience, licensed in Virginia and the District of Columbia and practicing in Maryland. Dr. Emma Norfleet helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression.
Dr. Norfleet draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and integrates faith-based perspectives when clients wish to include them. She focuses on trauma’s effects and on mood-related concerns. Her work also addresses relationship communication, attachment and abandonment issues, workplace stress, and women’s issues.
Sessions are practical and direct. She talks with clients about coping skills, emotion regulation, and ways to handle impulsivity or control struggles. For people facing grief or loss she helps map immediate steps and ongoing routines to lessen overwhelm. For anger concerns she offers an organized anger management group option described in intake conversations.
Her background includes long experience with a range of trauma types and mood disorders. She has worked with clients around post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, and the emotional fallout of separation and divorce. Clients who want faith components can discuss how that perspective will be used in sessions.
Appointments begin with a short assessment and a plan focused on clear goals. The therapist uses straightforward language and practical tools to help clients practice new skills between sessions. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Approaches used in online work and how they help
Dr. Norfleet works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on symptoms and skills. One common approach emphasizes learning practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These tools aim to reduce immediate distress and help clients manage daily triggers.Another approach used with trauma and post-traumatic stress emphasizes processing difficult memories in manageable steps while teaching emotion regulation. That work typically pairs skill practice with gradual discussion of painful experiences so clients can tolerate and integrate them over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful for your situation, and then choose or adapt methods collaboratively rather than imposing a single model.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday or evening routine, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also allow people to continue work with licensed professionals from different locations while keeping sessions practical and focused on everyday needs.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and depression, plus related issues like attachment, abandonment, and workplace problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and can integrate faith-based perspectives when clients want that included.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working in mental health settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Maryland; licensure details include VA LCSW and DC LICSW.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.