Teanna Diggs, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW

Teanna Diggs is a licensed clinician practicing in Maryland with eight years of experience. She brings a background in both clinical social work and medicine, holding MD, LCSW-C, and LCSW credentials. Her work centers on practical change for people who want more confidence, clearer goals, and better focus.

She helps with parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also supports people facing ADHD-related challenges with organization, attention, and follow-through. Teanna offers coaching-style guidance alongside therapeutic care to help clients gain momentum.

Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions emphasize clear goals, step-by-step plans, and real-world strategies clients can try between meetings. She encourages small experiments that build confidence and show what works.

Teanna integrates several therapy styles to match each person's needs, including cognitive behavioral ideas and attachment-informed work. She listens for patterns in relationships, thought habits, and behavior, then helps people try different ways of responding. Progress is paced to what the client can manage.

People who appreciate direct guidance and practical tools often do well with her. She balances challenge and support so clients can move from stuck to active problem solving. Teanna aims to help people create sustainable change and clearer direction in daily life.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Teanna commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when working online. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning, which can help with attention, organization, and self-esteem. ACT emphasizes values and committed action, helping people clarify what matters and take small steps toward those goals even when feelings are difficult.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and past efforts and then recommend techniques that fit. Clients and therapist adjust the plan over time so strategies feel useful and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets people use visual cues for relationship and communication work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, frequent contact and help people keep momentum between scheduled meetings.