Enrique Simmons, LPC, MD, LCPC

Enrique Simmons is a Maryland-based mental health counselor with 13 years of experience working with individuals from varied socioeconomic backgrounds. He focuses on helping people build practical skills and strategies to address marriage and relationship concerns, lifestyle challenges, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction and addictive tendencies. He practices an integrative approach - drawing from multiple therapeutic methods to tailor care to each person rather than applying a single model to every situation.

Enrique emphasizes self-discovery and self-correction, and he collaborates with clients to develop routines and techniques that support change in everyday life. Early in the therapeutic relationship he commonly works with clients to create a treatment plan that functions as a roadmap, outlining goals, objectives and interventions. Typical sessions are 45 minutes long and concentrate on teaching coping and stress-management skills through education, role-play, problem solving, communication practice, self-assessment and take-home exercises.

He aims to build a solid foundation before exploring deeper underlying issues so clients can reduce emotional and psychological burdens, improve thinking and behavior patterns, and become more effective in managing their lives. Enrique holds the credentials LPC, MD and LCPC - the LPC and LCPC indicate licensed counseling credentials and the MD denotes a medical degree - and brings an emphasis on practical, collaborative care in each session.