Dr. Ingrid Nembhard, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW

About Ingrid

Dr. Ingrid Nembhard helps people navigate relationship and family difficulties, grief, self-esteem concerns, career transitions, and coping with life changes. She focuses on practical steps parents and partners can use to improve communication and manage stress.

Dr. Nembhard brings a calm, straightforward manner to sessions and aims to make therapy useful from the start. She is a medical doctor and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Clinical (LCSW-C) as well as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Background and approach

Dr. Nembhard has twenty years of experience in the field and works from an approach that balances talking through problems with clear, doable strategies. In sessions she uses methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small changes that can make daily life easier.

Motivational Interviewing and Client-Centered Therapy also inform her style, which centers each person's goals and readiness for change. The focus is on what the client wants to accomplish and how to get there. Her practice includes support around adoption and foster care challenges, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and caregiver stress.

She also addresses multicultural concerns, immigration-related stress, money and life-purpose questions, and women's issues where relevant. Dr. Nembhard practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English.

She offers a mix of phone, video, live chat, and text messaging formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

Approach and convenience of online family-focused care

Client-Centered Therapy starts with the person's priorities and pace. It emphasizes empathetic listening and supports people in naming what matters most and making decisions that fit their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes to reduce conflict, worry, or low mood; it is often useful for relationship strain and coping with life transitions. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps and past successes to build on quickly, which can be helpful when goals are clear and change is urgent.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to find methods that match a person's goals, readiness, and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than committing to a single method up front.

Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving flexibility for busy families and working parents. These formats let people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or medical appointments and make it easier to follow through on action steps between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She focuses on relationship and family problems, grief, self-esteem, career shifts, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue among other areas.

What is her therapy style like?

Her work is practical and goal-oriented, combining listening with steps you can try between sessions to see change sooner.

How much experience does she bring?

She has twenty years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families on a wide range of life and relationship concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LCSW credentials (MD LCSW-C 33024, VA LCSW 0904020223) and practices in Florida.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or via text-based messaging depending on your needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Florida, Maryland, Virginia
Languages: English

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