Most biblical and pastoral counselors are not trained in mental health diagnosis and evidence-based treatments, nor is a state-regulated license required for these types of counselors to practice. At the same time, qualified providers in secular settings may minimize, misunderstand, or altogether ignore your unique worldview.
Dr. McMaster’s goal is to provide biblically informed, high-quality, evidence-based services so that you don’t have to make the compromise between quality and your Christian worldview.
Leave your mental health concerns in the hands of a qualified Christian professional and book an appointment with Dr. McMaster today.
Dr. McMaster is now accepting married couples for a new therapy she has developed called Personality-Focused Therapy (PFT). Learn more on the PFT for married couples service page.
With clients in individual therapy, Dr. McMaster uses Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). SFBT is a goal-oriented therapy that, for many clients, produces positive results in just a few sessions. Since its inception in the 1980s, several research studies on SFBT have shown that it is very effective for many different types of clients with a wide range of needs (check out the Services page for more information about this). The research on SFBT also shows that SFBT works as well as other evidence-based treatments and always in fewer sessions. That means you, the client, get a therapy that works with less of a time and financial commitment than most other therapies require.
Dr. McMaster currently works with residents of Washington DC and Maryland.
Adults and couples with a range of needs are welcome to sign up for therapy with Dr. McMaster.
Dr. McMaster is not currently accepting new families or new child and teen clients.
Dr. McMaster trained at the top two institutions in the world for psychology: Stanford University (BA and MA) and UC Berkeley (PhD). She also completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Maryland Medical School. You can feel confident that you are getting high-quality care when you sign up for therapy or testing services with Dr. McMaster.
Dr. McMaster is licensed in the state of Maryland. If you’re interested, you can look her up in the Maryland license search engine. She also holds a special authorization (PSYPACT) to conduct teletherapy with clients who are residents of Washington DC.
Dr. McMaster is a member of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies. This organization is dedicated to making Christian psychology and counseling a high-caliber profession so that clients get high-quality psychological care without compromising their Christian worldview.
Dr. McMaster is a Protestant Christian whose doctrinal stance most closely aligns with the Baptist denomination.