Therapy for Adults in Washington, DC
People come to therapy for all kinds of reasons. Something may have happened recently, you may be living with something that has been difficult for a long time, or you may be beginning to notice patterns in your life or relationships that you want to understand differently.
I work with adults around anxiety and overwhelm, grief and loss, relationships, difficult or traumatic experiences, serious or chronic illness, identity, and times of change.
In-person in Northwest DC and virtual throughout DC
What brings people to therapy
Sometimes the reason is clear: a loss, a diagnosis, a relationship that has become painful, an experience that continues to affect you, or a change you didn’t expect.
Other times, there isn’t one obvious problem. You may find yourself anxious or overwhelmed, struggling in relationships, repeating patterns you understand intellectually but can’t seem to change, or feeling that something isn’t quite right even when much of your life appears to be working.
You don’t need to arrive with a diagnosis or a perfectly defined goal for therapy. Part of the work can be understanding what is happening and what deserves attention.
How I work
My approach is relational and depth-oriented. I’m interested not only in what is happening now, but in the relationships, experiences, circumstances, and patterns that may be connected to it.
That doesn’t mean therapy is always about the past. We may spend considerable time with something happening in your life right now. At other times, understanding earlier experiences or recurring patterns may make the present easier to understand.
I don’t begin with a predetermined course of treatment and apply it in the same way to everyone. The work develops through getting to know you, what brings you to therapy, and what becomes important over time.
Conversation and art therapy
You can work with me entirely through conversation.
I’m also a Licensed Professional Art Therapist and Board-Certified Art Therapist. For some clients, art-making becomes part of how we explore what brings them to therapy. Others prefer to talk.
There is no expectation that you make art, and you don’t need any art experience.
Areas I often work with
Anxiety & overwhelm
Feeling chronically worried, overwhelmed, on edge, self-critical, or caught in patterns of overthinking.
Grief & loss
Bereavement as well as other forms of loss, including changes in relationships, health, identity, roles, or the life you expected to have.
Relationships & recurring patterns
Difficulties with closeness, boundaries, conflict, family relationships, or patterns that seem to repeat even when you understand them.
Trauma & difficult experiences
Experiences from the past or present that continue to shape how you feel, relate, respond, or experience yourself.
Serious or chronic illness & medical experiences
The emotional impact of diagnosis, treatment, chronic conditions, changes in the body, medical trauma, uncertainty, grief, and living beyond, or alongside, illness.
Identity & times of change
Questions about who you are, what matters to you, or how to live through transitions that alter the way you understand yourself or your life.
Therapy for serious illness & medical experiences →
What the work is like
My work tends to be exploratory rather than highly structured. We may begin with something happening in your life now and become curious about what it’s connected to. At other times, the work may involve staying with an experience long enough to understand it differently rather than moving immediately toward a solution.
You don’t need to be especially introspective or know how to “do” therapy. The work develops over time as we pay attention to what is happening, what keeps returning, and what becomes important.
Practical information
In person
Sessions are available in Northwest Washington, DC, near Tenleytown.
Virtual
Telehealth is available for clients located in Washington, DC.
Sessions
Individual sessions are 45 minutes.
Fee
The fee for individual sessions is $225.
Insurance
Aligned Art Therapy is an out-of-network practice. I can provide documentation for clients who wish to seek reimbursement through their insurance plan. Coverage and reimbursement vary by plan and provider eligibility.
Considering therapy?
You don’t need to know exactly what you want to work on before reaching out.
You can request a brief consultation to tell me a little about what you’re looking for and see whether working together might be a good fit.