Dr. Kira Markoff

Welcome to my profile. I'm a clinical social worker licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. I also have a PhD in psychology, a clinical trauma certification, and am a 200-hr trained yoga instructor. My passion in life is to learn and understand things so that I can pass it on to others in a practical way to help improve lives and relationships.

My doctoral dissertation focused on mindfulness and adult romantic partner conflict. As a military spouse myself, I am uniquely positioned to support military partners and spouses through relationship challenges. Additionally, I particularly enjoy to support healing professionals including therapists, nurses, reiki teachers, and massage therapists.

My special areas of focus are trauma, mindfulness, and romantic relationships. I strongly believe that everyone is searching for peace, safety, and comfort. For some of us, that's really hard to find. My strength as a therapist is listening to you and helping you to develop the insight and ability to create a life that you don't need to escape from. I am not your teacher, I don't give advice. We figure it out together.

In our first session together, we'll get to know each other. You tell me about you. I'll tell you about me if you want me to. We'll go over what you're expecting from therapy and how we can get you there. We'll also talk about scheduling and expectations (confidentiality, attendance policy, etc.).