Offering Online Therapy
Specializations:
- Body Image and Disordered Eating
- Self-esteem
- Relationship and Attachment Issues
- Anxiety Treatment
- Therapy for Depression
Hi, I’m Maddie Fischer,
Are you struggling with poor body image and disordered eating? Maybe you want to change your relationship with food but don’t quite know where to start or how to see it through.
I’m eager to help you build a stronger, more positive self-image and improve your mental well-being.
As a recovering perfectionist, I understand how draining it can be to strive for unattainable standards. With personalized therapy and evidence-based techniques, we can work together to face your challenges and build a life full of vitality.
Why I’m a Therapist
I am a therapist because of my innate sensitivity and empathy. My goal is to help clients understand and navigate difficult experiences while building deep interpersonal connections.
Ultimately, I am a therapist so that I can help others build their most authentic, satisfying, and meaningful lives.
I come from a family of lawyers and business people who tend to think and act based on logic. I always knew I was a little different. So, I tended to express more emotion and used my sensitivity to connect with people in a different way. As I’ve grown in my training, I appreciate the utility of both logic and emotion and incorporate this balanced approach in my personal life as well as when working with clients.
What I love about being a therapist
One of the things I love most about being a therapist is the meaning and purpose it brings to my life. I can’t imagine a career more fulfilling than one that allows me to make genuine connections with clients and walk with them through difficult times.
My therapeutic style
My therapeutic style is active and values-oriented. This means I work closely with you to help identify your values and empower you to take meaningful action toward achieving your goals.
Therefore, I believe that therapy should be a collaborative process where clinician and client work together to build a meaningful relationship, explore thoughts and emotions, and implement tools to achieve therapeutic goals.
My education and experience
While majoring in Psychology at the College of Charleston, I spent five weeks in Cambodia and Vietnam with a Psychology Faculty Member where I conducted qualitative research on trauma and mental illness. This sparked a passion in me to work toward cultural humility and social justice in my personal and professional life.
This passion led me to get a Master’s in Counseling from New York University and train at Hawthorne Cedar Knolls, an alternative high school program on the campus of a residential treatment facility. There I worked with a diverse population of young adults with a wide range of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, oppositional behavior, social anxiety, and interpersonal challenges. My Master’s program flew by and I decided to continue the intensive training process in a doctoral program and zero in on my niche area of practice.
Now, I’ve completed 4 years of doctoral training in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University of Maryland. I’ve passed my comprehensive exams and am in the final stages of my training to be a Psychologist.
Other sites I’ve trained at include Loyola’s College Counseling Center, the Eating Recovery Center of Baltimore, and the Loyola Clinical Centers, and developed specialties in body image, disordered eating, self-esteem, grief, and attachment issues.