Dr. Andrea Wheeler , MD

Dr. Andrea Wheeler is a Maryland-licensed therapist with 17 years of clinical experience working in private practice. She holds an MD - Doctor of Medicine - and brings a measured, evidence-informed approach to helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, and many life transitions. She often encounters clients who present with multiple concerns at once, and she works collaboratively to set practical, achievable goals that address the issues that brought them to therapy.

Her practice emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental atmosphere where thoughts and emotions can be explored openly. Dr. Wheeler draws on a variety of therapeutic methods to tailor care to each person's needs, and she supports clients through challenges such as parenting stress, addiction, ADHD, mood disorders, intimacy-related concerns, and caregiver fatigue. Recognizing that beginning therapy can feel daunting, she encourages and affirms the step of reaching out and moving toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Dr. Andrea Wheeler uses approaches that emphasize values, relationships, and practical coping skills. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build actions that align with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings - this can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current connections, offering a way to address intimacy issues, family dynamics, and separation or loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and break cycles that maintain depression, panic, or mood disorders.

Finding the right fit is part of the therapeutic journey, and Dr. Wheeler approaches this collaboratively. She works with each person to explore which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, over the phone, via live chat, or through text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into a busy life, manage caregiving responsibilities, or connect when in-person visits are not feasible.