Iman Cayard, MD, LCSW-C, LCSW
Licensed in Maryland · 8 years in practice
Iman Cayard greets people who feel overwhelmed by daily life and need straightforward support.
License and registration
- LCSW-C, Maryland
- 25262 · expires October 2027
- LCSW, Nevada
- 8154-C · expires January 2027
- LCSW, Texas
- 68332 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1992233076 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
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About Iman
Iman Cayard greets people who feel overwhelmed by daily life and need straightforward support. She aims to make the first steps toward feeling better simple and manageable. As a clinician with an MD and Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials - LCSW-C and LCSW - she brings eight years of experience to sessions in Nevada and online.
She focuses on practical skills clients can use right away. That includes help with anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, stress, anger, low self-esteem, grief, and relationship or intimacy issues.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing parenting strain, career transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD concerns, and complex family dynamics. Iman uses a mix of common therapy styles to match each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s lead, cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and DBT and mindfulness tools for emotional regulation.
Emotionally-focused ideas are used when relationship patterns are part of the problem. Sessions aim to replace old coping habits with new, working strategies. She offers both short-term problem-focused help and longer-term work when needed.
Her background includes inpatient and outpatient care and several years delivering telehealth services, plus experience in individual, couples, family, and group formats. People meet with her by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. International clients who speak English may connect.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair people and schedule sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Iman lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Iman names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How her approaches translate to online care
Iman often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy to keep sessions focused and practical. Client-centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's priorities so sessions address what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more helpful ones, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools and mindfulness practices for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT skills teach breathing, grounding, and step-by-step coping strategies for intense emotions. Mindfulness exercises help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away, which supports longer-term calm and focus.
Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients can expect active goal-setting and regular check-ins about what is or isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and working directly on interaction patterns. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use isn’t desired. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or flexible support during busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into real life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, stress, anger, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career stress, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses client-centered listening alongside CBT, DBT, EFT, and mindfulness techniques to build skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of therapy experience, including work in inpatient and outpatient settings and multiple years offering telehealth services.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds an MD and licenses LCSW-C and LCSW, and practices in Nevada.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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