Dr. Bernadette Boozer-Madison
Experienced integrative therapist for complex life challenges
LMFT, MD, LCMFT Maryland
- Experience
- 30 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Bernadette
Dr. Bernadette Boozer-Madison works with adults facing a wide range of life challenges, including stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and family difficulties, grief, depression, and trauma related to foster care or separation.
Background and approach
She also assists people dealing with caregiver and compassion fatigue, career-related stress, intimacy and self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and transitions such as post-COVID stressors and other life changes. With three decades of clinical experience, Dr.
Boozer-Madison combines an integrative, client-centered stance with evidence-based practices to help clients build coping skills and move toward meaningful goals. She aims to create a collaborative therapy experience that emphasizes emotional safety and practical skill development so sessions address each person’s values and priorities.
Her training and credentials include LMFT, MD, and LCMFT, reflecting clinical and licensure qualifications in Maryland. Telehealth is a current option for new clients when openings exist, and she structures treatment to match individual needs and preferences.
Prospective clients can expect tailored care focused on resilience, stabilization, and gradual progress toward personally defined outcomes.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Dr. Bernadette Boozer-Madison integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into her online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve coping skills. ACT emphasizes values-based action and psychological flexibility, helping clients accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful changes.She also draws on Attachment-Based principles to explore relational patterns that influence current difficulties, which can be helpful for trauma related to foster care, abandonment, or complex relationship issues. Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist and client work together to select and adapt methods based on the client's goals, needs, and preferences rather than relying on a single modality.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity during life transitions, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent, goal-oriented care.
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Experience
30+ years
Licensed
District of Columbia, Maryland
Languages
English