With over 30 years of psychotherapy experience, I specialize in anxiety management, relationship issues, depression, medical illness-related concerns and chronic insomnia.

The decision to enter therapy often reflects one's desire to make changes in their lives. We posses a keen internal radar system that sometimes leads us to realize that the quality of our lives can improve. Your internal radar may point toward your readiness to enter therapy as suggested by your visit to this site. I provide patients a nonjudgmental emotional space to examine potential changes they desire in their lives. Together we explore how you can achieve your goals. My therapeutic approach emphasizes the examination of significant relationships, including the therapist and client, to provide the client with insight to grow.

My approach focuses on strengths and what's working in one's life, while also assisting in practical problem solving. Those who want to establish a mind/body/spirit connection and have more joy in their lives will benefit the most by working with me. My excitement for counseling and coaching comes from helping people create wellness and balance, while going through life's transitions: adolescence, college, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging, adjusting to losses and dealing with health issues. I'm also a cancer survivor interested in helping others on their healing journey by phone or in person.

Everyone deserves to live a life filled with happiness, health, and love. Whether you are within recovery, active addiction, experiencing relationship concerns, or looking for additional support with life stressors, I practice in the belief that every individual maintains unique strengths and positive qualities that assist in any stage of healing. Throughout the therapeutic process, I strive to empower individuals to identify and build on these strengths in order to reach their desired goals.

Are you troubled by your teen's mood, decision-making skills, or grades? Do you have concerns about your child's development, learning, or behavior? I help children, teens, and families to handle life's challenges. Children respond well to me because I welcome them just as they are. Teens like that I can speak with them in plain language, about issues they face growing up in an increasingly complex and technologically-advanced world. Parents appreciate that I work from a strengths-based and empowerment model.

I believe people have the ability and strength to heal and change, sometimes we just need a little help in getting there. Through an integrative approach, I help clients recognize their strengths, and explore their patterns to help them realize their full potential. I believe that the core of therapy is a strong therapeutic relationship - my practice style is warm and empathic - I truly enjoy getting to know my clients, and I believe the relationship between therapist and client is essential in change.

People often seek therapy when they are in a crisis or are facing roadblocks and want to change their lives. My goal is to use evidence based practices that have scientific support for their effectiveness within the context of a good working relationship. I also want you to achieve change as quickly as possible.

Are you ready to make a change in your life? Are you tired of repeating the same self-defeating behaviors? Do you want to learn healthy strategies to manage your current difficulties? I have over 25 years of clinical experience helping individuals lead fuller, more authentic and satisfying lives. My job is to help you gain insight into your conflicts, strengths, past experiences and current relationships so that you can break free of old patterns and find new possibilities. I find it extremely rewarding to watch my clients grow, realize their full potential and make successful changes in their lives.

I provide a positive and supportive approach to helping children, adolescents, adults and families who are navigating a variety of emotional or transitional challenges, including anxiety, mood disorders, school issues, family conflict and other sources of stress or disruption that may affect daily functioning or emotional well-being. I apply a person-centered and strength-based approach which involves respecting and encouraging a client's own goals and perspectives. I also work closely with parents to help identify practical and personalized strategies and interventions to address the many challenges that come with raising children and teenagers.

Are life's challenges getting the best of you? Feeling stressed, anxious, angry or tired? It may be time to make your emotional wellness a priority. I welcome the opportunity to assist you.

I am an experienced clinical psychologist with a PhD from UNC, a Masters degree in child/human development from Harvard. and past experience in the education field. In 25 years of clinical work, I've collaborated with a wide range of individuals and families in their efforts to make positive changes or adjust to life transitions, losses, and trauma. My services are tailored to the specific needs of clients and involve assessment, joint development of goals and plans, and use of best practice approaches to achieve their goals. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy as well as parent consultation.

I specialize in using videotherapy to help you reclaim your peace, your motivation, and your confidence. Feeling stressed, stuck, or overwhelmed drains your joy and throws your life off balance. Therapy can help! My style is warm, non-judgmental, and flexible. Having lived in three countries on two continents, I have experienced a wide range of cultural backgrounds and I use that experience in therapy. My approach is informed by my research and my constant study of the latest developments and findings on diagnosing and treating behavioral, cognitive, and emotional distress.

Are you suffering from the effects of PTSD, anxiety, depression, sudden loss, and/or chronic pain? If so body-oriented psychotherapy may help facilitate your recovery. By working to address the root causes of nervous system imbalance, a body-psychotherapy approach can empower the client with tools and skills to re-negotiate and resolve difficult and traumatic experiences. My approach in therapy is client-centered and my work is just to facilitate and provide the optimal conditions for healing to take place. I also hope to impart knowledge and skills for people to work with themselves effectively outside of therapy.

Jonathan Lam is a professional life coach practicing in the Washington DC area. He is also a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in human potential, relationship health, creativity and athletic performance. He has trained extensively with professional and master coaches and he works with a diverse clientele that include young professionals at the beginning of their careers as well as executives and corporate leaders in the financial industry. Jonathan believes that clarity enables us to take a stand for what we want in life. It allows us to make a commitment to take action to create a life of our dreams.

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” – Maya Angelou. Catie strives to create a nurturing space filled with authenticity, mutual empathy, collaboration, and humor. She sees the best in her clients and takes pride in walking towards authenticity, empowerment, and improved self-esteem with them. Catie is dedicated to creating a safe space in her practice for the stories of all gender identities and cultures to be seen and heard. Catie’s work is grounded in Relational-Cultural Therapy (RCT), which believes that individuals grow through connectedness, and that disconnection is a major source of suffering.

I work to relieve suffering caused by symptoms or persistent problematic personality traits by helping clients obtain a more complete and honest picture of themselves. The increased self-knowledge and insight achieved within a supportive therapeutic relationship helps my clients make the changes they are seeking. Enhanced relationships, improved confidence, and the elimination of self-defeating behaviors are the product of the continued development and deepening of the therapeutic relationship.

Hurt, frustrated or feeling hopeless in your marriage? Tired of going in circles, feeling shutdown or walking on eggshells? There's good reason to hope and work on things. You see, this is when couples usually come to see me- in the midst of the birth of their new relationship. And this is when many couples break up or break vows or think about these kinds of things. Love isn't supposed to be this hard or painful. Well, it is my honor and mission to guide couples through this harrowing passage. In my 25 years as a marriage & family therapist I’ve helped many couples through this stage.

I provide a supportive therapeutic environment helping individuals and families attain a greater understanding into their thoughts, feelings, and actions. Through this understanding, clients will make choices and decisions that will put them on a path to what they really want out of their lives, their families, and their relationships.

Navigating life's stresses, dealing with relationship disappointments and regaining self confidence and hope are issues that we can confront together. I will help you become aware of your harmful patterns of behavior and replace them with new healthier ones. Through awareness learned in therapy, you will develop a new sense of comfort and satisfaction with your life.

Reaching out and taking steps to improve your life takes real courage! As a social worker and therapist I see resilience and the capacity for change every day, and I am inspired to witness how renewal and strength can come out of pain, difficulty, and struggle.