Luba Popivker, Psy.D.

ABOUT ME:

Dr. Lyubov (Luba) Popivker is a Clinical Psychologist, licensed in Maryland, who works with college-age students, adults, and seniors. She has been working in the field of Psychology since 2009.

Since a young age, Dr. Popivker aspired to be a support to others. This led her to the path of becoming a psychologist. She earned her Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology from Fordham University in 2005. She then received her Masters of Arts degree in Counseling in 2010 from Seton Hall University and earned her Doctorate of Psychology from Loyola University Maryland in 2016. She completed a doctoral internship at Johns Hopkins University Counseling Center. She has worked in university counseling centers and community mental health centers providing therapy and assessment to clients seeking support for a variety of mental health issues.

Dr. Popivker's therapy style is emotion-focused and insight-oriented with the goal of helping clients better understand, accept, and manage their complex emotional experiences.  She strives to create a safe environment through providing empathic and nonjudgmental listening and encouragement, so that clients feel comfortable to explore whatever feelings, thoughts, or challenges they are experiencing. Dr. Popivker uses an integrative approach, which includes Interpersonal/Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Through this approach combined with building a strong therapeutic relationship, she will provide her clients with the space to begin to accept and be kindly curious about themselves, their relationships, and their experiences. In a collaborative way, Dr. Popivker will guide her clients toward developing resilience, learning specific strategies to cope with emotional pain and life’s stressors, and working on making changes toward living a more fulfilling life.

Dr. Popivker is experienced in treating individuals who present with anxiety, depression, significant life-transitions, relationship issues, low self-esteem, family-of-origin related-issues, and other life stressors.