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Tzipora Frager

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Tzipora Frager, LCSW-C

Maryland

LCSW-C in Maryland - stress and family concerns

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Addictions support
  • Family conflict help

About Tzipora

Tzipora Frager is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C) with 24 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family concerns, and depression. She works with adults who are dealing with pressure at home or ongoing worries that affect daily life.

She helps people talk through what feels overwhelming and figure out practical steps to manage it. Sessions typically include straightforward conversation about patterns, day-to-day challenges, and what the client hopes to change. The goal is clearer thinking and more manageable next steps rather than quick fixes.

Her background includes long experience in clinical social work across a range of concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and communication problems. That variety shapes a flexible approach to common household strains and long-running personal problems.

In sessions she listens for recurring patterns and points of control that a person can adjust. She may focus on improving communication, addressing codependency or control dynamics, and building coping strategies for anxiety or addictive behaviors. Conversations are practical and paced to what each person can handle.

People who want help sorting through difficult relationships or the stress of parenting or caregiving can expect clear, adult-focused conversation and pragmatic next steps. Before booking, confirm current session options and formats to make sure they fit your schedule.

How sessions work

Practical approaches and online sessions

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include short-term, problem-focused work and skills-based interventions. Short-term problem-focused work looks at a specific issue and identifies steps to change patterns or behaviors that make daily life harder. It can help with anxiety, stress, and clear relationship difficulties.

Skills-based interventions teach concrete tools for coping with intense feelings and improving communication. These skills can include practical breathing or grounding techniques, ways to notice and change unhelpful thinking, and simple communication strategies for tense household interactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and comfort level. That decision is based on your needs, the problems you bring, and what feels doable for you.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let someone join a session without being on camera if that suits them better.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

24+ years

Listed in

Maryland

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, family concerns, and depression along with related issues like attachment and communication problems.

How would she describe her approach?

Her style is direct and practical, focusing on clear conversation about patterns and small steps to reduce distress and improve everyday functioning.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of professional work experience in clinical social work.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland.

Which languages are offered and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

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

How do I get started with a first session?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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