Women's Issues Therapists in Cleveland Park, Washington, DC

The decision to enter therapy often coincides with a desire to make changes in one's life. We posses a keen internal radar system that can lead us to realize that the quality of our lives can improve. Your radar may point toward your readiness to enter therapy as suggested by your visit to this site. I provide patients a nonjudgmental safe space to examine potential changes they desire or issues they need to explore. My therapeutic approach emphasizes the examination of significant relationships, including the therapist and client and exploring various unhelpful though patterns. I am accepting new patients as of 9/18/23.

Are you seeking support navigating life's challenges such as stress, anxiety, and relationships that affect your day-to-day? Do you put your needs at the bottom of your to-do list and wonder if life could be smoother? Many women feel uncertain about how to manage all the things, feel seen, and live authentically. By offering a safe space to reflect, our sessions focus on helping you gain insight, reduce stress and anxiety, set goals, create change, and highlight strengths. It's not just a session; it's a collaboration aimed at deepening self-understanding and self-compassion, expanding your coping skills, and propelling you forward.

Therapy is where we ease loneliness and deepen connection with ourselves and others. Where we begin to feel safe and ready to make real and lasting change in our lives. Where we gain new understanding & awareness that guides us out of the place we're in, to the place we long to be.

Our lives are continually evolving and challenging, my belief is that healing comes from cultivating self-compassion. My hope is to help clients authentically connect with their internal voice, and nurture enriching relationships.

Do you want to create more thriving relationships in your life? As human beings we all have a desire for healthy connection with others- it’s necessary in order to grow. I believe that therapy is a journey of self-discovery, problem solving, establishing healthy boundaries, and a time for self-reflection. Therapy can help people find solutions to everyday problems, develop thriving relationships with your children, parents, spouses/partners. Therapy can help you manage uncertainty about whether or not to stay in a relationship or identify stumbling blocks preventing you from being where you want to be in your life.

I specialize in working with young adults and adults struggling with depression, mood, anxiety, who are overwhelmed with the stressors that life can naturally bring as it relates to work, college or graduate school, moving, making new friends, family, identity, relationships, life transitions, and adjustment concerns. I'm also passionate about working with caregivers and family members who may be seeking support in navigating the emotional challenges of caring for an individual with serious mental illness, including burnout, caregiver fatigue, depression, anxiety, guilt, and feelings of stress and overwhelm.

You’ve always managed to maintain control but life just became overwhelming and your usual coping techniques aren’t working. Not knowing what else to do, you find yourself doing more of the same. When working long hours does nothing to soothe your fear that you are an imposter, you work more. When one glass of wine fails to take the edge off your work stress, your pour yourself another. Now, others are starting to notice you don't have your act perfectly together and your frustration with yourself has built itself into a litany of self-criticism.

I have provided individual, group, couples and family therapy in both school settings as well as private practice settings since the onset of my career. I utilize behavioral management tools, cognitive behavioral therapy, and creative therapies to encourage and teach children as well as adults, how to increase their sense of self and learn how to celebrate their strengths and weaknesses. I feel strongly that children respond best when they are free to explore their feelings creatively as opposed to solely participating in talk therapy. I help clients feel accountable and more importantly, recognize they have the ability to grow.

Are you experiencing marriage problems, communication problems, anxiety, unexplainable sadness, depression, or stress? Do you struggle with low self-esteem, low self-worth, ADHD related issues or are you finding it difficult to navigate life transitions. Finding a therapist could feel like a daunting task but seeking help is the first step to overcoming life’s challenges. I have over 19 years of combined experience providing culturally sensitive and trauma informed counseling to individuals, couples, and families. I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families in a collaborative way to meet the needs of the client.

I think of therapy as a way of freeing ourselves from the obstacles which prevent us from moving forward in our lives. Frequently these obstacles present themselves to us in the challenges of the outer world--in problems at work, in difficult relationships, in adapting to life changes, or in the sudden impact of a traumatic event. And sometimes what stands in the way of our freedom and happiness lies within us, as negative thought patterns, conflicting or confusing emotions, and unexpressed feelings--all of which can result in depression, anxiety, chronic illness, low self esteem--burdens we often carry alone.

Beyond fear, there is freedom from your eating disorder. Living with an eating disorder is a burden you no longer need to carry on your own. Together, we can work to find freedom from the grasp of the eating disorder, to find joy out of moments around food and relationships, to gain body neutrality. Let’s take the first step to reintroducing yourself, to YOU again. I operate from a Health at Every Size and Anti-Diet approach and treat all eating disorders or disordered eating along with body image and self-esteem issues.

My practice is devoted to providing psychotherapy for older adolescents and adults from diverse walks of life. I treat clients who suffer from anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, loss, grief, and other sources of seemingly unmanageable distress. I also help clients navigate specific life transitions -- for example, to a new school, job, relationship, or parenthood. Finally, I welcome clients who are experiencing relatively diffuse, general discontent and searching for greater fulfillment with respect to their health, relationships, education, job career, or creative endeavors.

Eating disorders can be all encompassing and can start to take over so many different aspects of your life. It becomes hard to do anything without hearing the eating disorder’s disapproving voice in your head making comments about your food intake, your body, and most painfully, who you are as a person. This voice is not you. We can work together to help you fight back and regain your identity. You do not need to have an eating disorder for us to work together, I also work with those struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, life transitions, trauma, relationships, and identity.

Do you want a better life with more choices and success- every day? I am honored to work with clients to help them address life issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, medical illness & pain, relationship and general life issues to better live the life they chose. I work with you in a collaborative and interactive way. We work to help you understand what has happened in your life, but more importantly, how to address and create the meaningful changes, the life success, and happiness, that is most important to you to have your best life.

*Accepting new clients for in-person and virtual* I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Art Therapist providing individual therapy to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and trauma. The therapeutic relationship is one of the most essential aspects of my clinical work and I cater my approaches to each unique individual based on their strengths and needs. I am dedicated to creating a safe, genuine, and empathetic environment where my clients feel supported in their healing process and where we can work together to overcome obstacles.

Taking the first step and seeking out a therapist can feel overwhelming and scary. No one wants to feel judged. In my practice, I aim to create a warm, trusting environment where clients feel safe to explore more about themselves and whatever challenges they may be facing. As a licensed professional counselor, I have experience working with clients from different backgrounds with a variety of presenting issues. I use an eclectic approach, incorporating evidence-based techniques, because every client is unique. We’ll explore strategies that resonate with you and your personality.

I am a bilingual therapist in English and Amheric with over 13 years of clinical experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in individual and group counseling settings. I have worked with a diverse population of ethnic minorities including Ethiopians. I specialize in depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, self-esteem, substance use and addiction, pregnancy loss, fertility challenges, life transitions and stress, and grief and loss.

At Next Level Up Counseling, we specialize in services to children, caregivers and families navigating behavioral challenges and anxiety disorders in childhood. We believe that progress is not made by jumping to the top. It is made by doing the work to get to the next level up from where you were, and celebrating that as the moment of growth that it is.

Would you like to feel less overwhelmed, anxious, sad, fearful, depressed or unsure of yourself? Are you going through a life transition, dealing with chronic illness, or are unproductive behaviors holding you back? Perhaps you’re unhappy at work/school, experiencing grief/loss, uncertain about your professional goals, or dissatisfied with your relationships. Life issues may seem insurmountable. Once you begin therapy with me, we'll work collaboratively to increase your self-understanding & insight. I'll help you identify & effectuate necessary life changes (step by step), embrace self acceptance, or move toward a little of both.