Depression Therapists in Shaw, Washington, DC
I have a breadth and depth of experience working with people, especially dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss.
My specialty is strengths-based, solution-focused therapy for men and women. I am experienced in the Addictions Recovery field in residential settings for men and women. I have provided individual and group counseling addressing substance abuse issues.
I have a breadth and depth of experience working with people, especially dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and loss.
My specialty is strengths-based, solution-focused therapy for men and women. I am experienced in the Addictions Recovery field in residential settings for men and women. I have provided individual and group counseling addressing substance abuse issues.
Whether you're wrestling with anxiety or depression, struggling with self-esteem or in your relationships, or you just want to understand yourself better, you don't have to do it alone.
We all carry around a metaphorical bag of stuff with us. That bag is filled with our thoughts, feelings, and experiences; everything that makes us who we are. In therapy, we unpack your bag. We explore each item and get curious about it. How did that item get in the bag? What is the impact of carrying it around with you? Together, we make meaning of your items. Some items you will decide are essential. Others are weighing you down, and preventing you from being your authentic self. I help you decide what you want to do with those items and together we figure out how to do it.
Whether you're wrestling with anxiety or depression, struggling with self-esteem or in your relationships, or you just want to understand yourself better, you don't have to do it alone.
We all carry around a metaphorical bag of stuff with us. That bag is filled with our thoughts, feelings, and experiences; everything that makes us who we are. In therapy, we unpack your bag. We explore each item and get curious about it. How did that item get in the bag? What is the impact of carrying it around with you? Together, we make meaning of your items. Some items you will decide are essential. Others are weighing you down, and preventing you from being your authentic self. I help you decide what you want to do with those items and together we figure out how to do it.
Bernard John Knight
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Shaw, Washington, DC 20001
I help clients with anxiety, depression, life transitions and career issues.
I help my clients identify issues whether past or present that may be contributing to anxiety and depression or preventing them from meeting their life goals. We develop tools and strategies that work. In the process, my clients become more self-aware, live more fulfilling lives and build stronger relationships at work and at home.
I help clients with anxiety, depression, life transitions and career issues.
I help my clients identify issues whether past or present that may be contributing to anxiety and depression or preventing them from meeting their life goals. We develop tools and strategies that work. In the process, my clients become more self-aware, live more fulfilling lives and build stronger relationships at work and at home.
With over ten years of experience as a CBT therapist, I specialize in helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, and stress.
In addition to my work with anxiety and depression, I have a particular passion for adolescent and teen mental and behavioral health, children's mental and behavioral health, and providing support to military personnel and veterans. Whether you're seeking help for yourself or a loved one, I am here to offer compassionate and effective care.
With over ten years of experience as a CBT therapist, I specialize in helping individuals overcome anxiety, depression, and stress.
In addition to my work with anxiety and depression, I have a particular passion for adolescent and teen mental and behavioral health, children's mental and behavioral health, and providing support to military personnel and veterans. Whether you're seeking help for yourself or a loved one, I am here to offer compassionate and effective care.
If you're feeling emotionally drained by the constant demands of managing a chronic illness alongside feelings of depression, anxiety, or grief — you’re not alone.
Using a client-centered approach, I draw from evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift unhelpful thought patterns, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build emotional regulation skills, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to strengthen psychological flexibility.
If you're feeling emotionally drained by the constant demands of managing a chronic illness alongside feelings of depression, anxiety, or grief — you’re not alone.
Using a client-centered approach, I draw from evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to shift unhelpful thought patterns, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to build emotional regulation skills, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to strengthen psychological flexibility.
Livia Freier is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in anxiety and depression, as well as ADHD, adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, and couples/marriage conflicts.
Clients who visit Dr. Freier are often navigating a life transition, such as personal, academic, or professional challenges, relationship conflict, or adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis. It is her aim to help clients get to a place where they are effectively using coping strategies, improve existing relationship dynamics, and build self-resilience.
Livia Freier is a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in anxiety and depression, as well as ADHD, adjustment difficulties, eating disorders, and couples/marriage conflicts.
Clients who visit Dr. Freier are often navigating a life transition, such as personal, academic, or professional challenges, relationship conflict, or adjusting to an ADHD diagnosis. It is her aim to help clients get to a place where they are effectively using coping strategies, improve existing relationship dynamics, and build self-resilience.
I specialize in a range of areas including anxiety, depression, family relationships, gender identity, grief and bereavement, LGBTQIA+ support, life transitions, multicultural and diversity issues, PTSD, sex and intimacy issues, spirituality, and trauma.
Hello and welcome! My name is Tanisha, and I am here to support you on your journey to enhancing your life. With a Master's in Social Work from Walden University and as a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, I have been dedicated to helping individuals since 2017. Currently, I am also a Ph.D. candidate in Human Services, furthering my commitment to understanding and aiding human well-being.
My professional experience spans community mental health counseling, particularly working with Severe Mental Disorders (SMD). I have significant experience with both teens and adults, guiding them through their mental health challenges.
I specialize in a range of areas including anxiety, depression, family relationships, gender identity, grief and bereavement, LGBTQIA+ support, life transitions, multicultural and diversity issues, PTSD, sex and intimacy issues, spirituality, and trauma.
Hello and welcome! My name is Tanisha, and I am here to support you on your journey to enhancing your life. With a Master's in Social Work from Walden University and as a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, I have been dedicated to helping individuals since 2017. Currently, I am also a Ph.D. candidate in Human Services, furthering my commitment to understanding and aiding human well-being.
My professional experience spans community mental health counseling, particularly working with Severe Mental Disorders (SMD). I have significant experience with both teens and adults, guiding them through their mental health challenges.
Christ & Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Shaw, Washington, DC 20002
I have experience with a wide range of clinical concerns, including Grief, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Trauma.
Welcome! I’m Brittaneyrose, a licensed therapist serving clients in the Michigan and DMV area. My approach to therapy is collaborative, where the real transformation happens both inside and outside our sessions. I encourage self-work (homework) to empower you, because the growth is yours to claim. My role is to help you make sense of your journey and bring clarity to what you’re experiencing. I specialize in supporting women ages 21-65 who are navigating life post-breakup or divorce. I also work with married couples looking to repair and strengthen their relationships through the transformative process of Marriage Therapy.
I have experience with a wide range of clinical concerns, including Grief, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Trauma.
Welcome! I’m Brittaneyrose, a licensed therapist serving clients in the Michigan and DMV area. My approach to therapy is collaborative, where the real transformation happens both inside and outside our sessions. I encourage self-work (homework) to empower you, because the growth is yours to claim. My role is to help you make sense of your journey and bring clarity to what you’re experiencing. I specialize in supporting women ages 21-65 who are navigating life post-breakup or divorce. I also work with married couples looking to repair and strengthen their relationships through the transformative process of Marriage Therapy.
I have experience working with clients experiencing trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, sexuality/identity questions, homelessness, and health challenges.
I am a compassionate and culturally competent LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) who creates a warm, honest, and gentle space for clients to explore their inner worlds. Drawing from trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for framework, I help clients understand the different parts of themselves and work collaboratively to foster healing and personal growth.
I have experience working with clients experiencing trauma, loss, depression, anxiety, sexuality/identity questions, homelessness, and health challenges.
I am a compassionate and culturally competent LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) who creates a warm, honest, and gentle space for clients to explore their inner worlds. Drawing from trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for framework, I help clients understand the different parts of themselves and work collaboratively to foster healing and personal growth.
I specialize in various life issues including anxiety, depression, and phase of life changes utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered approaches.
Are you experiencing life changes and not sure what to do? Are you feeling anxious about life in general or a specific event that is happening? I am committed to assisting each individual in building on their existing strengths to live their best possible life.
I specialize in various life issues including anxiety, depression, and phase of life changes utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and person-centered approaches.
Are you experiencing life changes and not sure what to do? Are you feeling anxious about life in general or a specific event that is happening? I am committed to assisting each individual in building on their existing strengths to live their best possible life.
I specialize in addressing anxiety, depression, grief/loss
When you work with me, you can expect a compassionate and empathetic space where your experiences are validated, and your strengths are recognized. My goal is to empower you with the tools and insights needed to navigate life's challenges and achieve a sense of well-being.
I specialize in addressing anxiety, depression, grief/loss
When you work with me, you can expect a compassionate and empathetic space where your experiences are validated, and your strengths are recognized. My goal is to empower you with the tools and insights needed to navigate life's challenges and achieve a sense of well-being.
Meet Our Depression Therapists
Particularly in our current climate of increased anxiety and rising levels of depression, it’s crucial that you have a sense of comfort and emotional safety with the person with whom you work to explore the issues that confront you.
Whether the issue be a history of trauma or abuse, an eating disorder or a long standing problem with your weight, a difficult relationship or difficulty coping with the current pandemic crisis, successful therapy can help you rediscover your capacity to experience joy in your life.
Particularly in our current climate of increased anxiety and rising levels of depression, it’s crucial that you have a sense of comfort and emotional safety with the person with whom you work to explore the issues that confront you.
Whether the issue be a history of trauma or abuse, an eating disorder or a long standing problem with your weight, a difficult relationship or difficulty coping with the current pandemic crisis, successful therapy can help you rediscover your capacity to experience joy in your life.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, anger management issues along with trauma and abuse.
I utilize a variety of psychotherapy techniques such as Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy. I strive to empower and motivate while encouraging my clients to have an active role in their therapy.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, anger management issues along with trauma and abuse.
I utilize a variety of psychotherapy techniques such as Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy. I strive to empower and motivate while encouraging my clients to have an active role in their therapy.
Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma, EDs, couples work.
Life can be stressful and at times we need assistance finding balance and meaning in this often unkind world. My clients often express dissatisfaction with their image in the mirror—they feel stuck in unsatisfying careers and are struggling to determine the next step. They are either in relationships that are not mutually beneficial and are struggling to communicate effectively, or they are feeling overwhelmed with dating in this app-centric world. I love what I do and I think it shows. My main goal is to help clients address personal challenges, understand how early life events effect them, and how to take steps towards change.
Specialties: depression, anxiety, trauma, EDs, couples work.
Life can be stressful and at times we need assistance finding balance and meaning in this often unkind world. My clients often express dissatisfaction with their image in the mirror—they feel stuck in unsatisfying careers and are struggling to determine the next step. They are either in relationships that are not mutually beneficial and are struggling to communicate effectively, or they are feeling overwhelmed with dating in this app-centric world. I love what I do and I think it shows. My main goal is to help clients address personal challenges, understand how early life events effect them, and how to take steps towards change.
Brittany Harris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW, TYCM
Verified Verified
Online Only
At Healing Hues, we specialize in guiding clients in addressing relationship concerns, women's issues, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Hey Wonder-Woman! It truly is a wonder how you wear so many hats, saving many people and juggling many tasks. Are you feeling worn down and burnt out? Are you struggling with friendships or having trouble connecting with your partner intimately? Feeling like your love life is non-existent? Are you starting to feel stuck, empty, or unmotivated, maybe even anxious, plagued with worry, and overwhelmed? It can feel quite unbearable when all these emotions and racing thoughts fill your daily life. You want to feel peace in your mind, heart, and relationships, but instead, you feel turmoil; I understand.
At Healing Hues, we specialize in guiding clients in addressing relationship concerns, women's issues, anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Hey Wonder-Woman! It truly is a wonder how you wear so many hats, saving many people and juggling many tasks. Are you feeling worn down and burnt out? Are you struggling with friendships or having trouble connecting with your partner intimately? Feeling like your love life is non-existent? Are you starting to feel stuck, empty, or unmotivated, maybe even anxious, plagued with worry, and overwhelmed? It can feel quite unbearable when all these emotions and racing thoughts fill your daily life. You want to feel peace in your mind, heart, and relationships, but instead, you feel turmoil; I understand.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, perfectionism, and disordered eating.
CURRENT in-person/telehealth openings. Do you feel overwhelmed, worried, or stuck? Are you experiencing relationship challenges or wanting to build your self-confidence? Navigating your way through life’s challenges can be exhausting and lonely. I will provide you with the support and tools you need to gain a better understanding of your concerns, work through life’s challenges and confidently make the changes you need to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. My approach is warm, empathic, and collaborative. I want you to feel comfortable, and aim to create a safe and and non-judgmental space for you to work through your worries.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions, perfectionism, and disordered eating.
CURRENT in-person/telehealth openings. Do you feel overwhelmed, worried, or stuck? Are you experiencing relationship challenges or wanting to build your self-confidence? Navigating your way through life’s challenges can be exhausting and lonely. I will provide you with the support and tools you need to gain a better understanding of your concerns, work through life’s challenges and confidently make the changes you need to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. My approach is warm, empathic, and collaborative. I want you to feel comfortable, and aim to create a safe and and non-judgmental space for you to work through your worries.
Ashley Peterson Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, ADHDCCS
Verified Verified
Online Only
I treat a myriad of conditions, including anxiety, behavior, adolescent and Millennial issues, depression, couple/family and stress.
My eclectic view of therapy involves treating the clients entire being while combining different modalities and treatments to best aide in recovery and healing. My experience as a clinical therapist includes trauma recovery, family therapy and couples therapy, as well as working with adolescents and adults.
I treat a myriad of conditions, including anxiety, behavior, adolescent and Millennial issues, depression, couple/family and stress.
My eclectic view of therapy involves treating the clients entire being while combining different modalities and treatments to best aide in recovery and healing. My experience as a clinical therapist includes trauma recovery, family therapy and couples therapy, as well as working with adolescents and adults.
Sonya S. Carter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCAS-A, CCM, BCTP-II, LICSW
Verified Verified
Online Only
You are so depressed you cannot sleep, work, or socialize?
I specialize in the treatment of Mood, Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders, using a Cognitive-Behavioral approach. I also help people who wish to quit using Tobacco products. Lastly, I provide Psychological Evaluations for Immigration and Life Coaching.
You are so depressed you cannot sleep, work, or socialize?
I specialize in the treatment of Mood, Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Use Disorders, using a Cognitive-Behavioral approach. I also help people who wish to quit using Tobacco products. Lastly, I provide Psychological Evaluations for Immigration and Life Coaching.
I am a clinical psychologist and college professor specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and anxiety-related disorders, including general and social anxiety, adjustment-related anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
When working with my clients, I use the best available research to develop integrative, empirically-supported treatment plans to help them move toward their identified treatment goals. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative process and value working with my clients in a way that is interactive, transparent, and supportive.
I am a clinical psychologist and college professor specializing in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and anxiety-related disorders, including general and social anxiety, adjustment-related anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
When working with my clients, I use the best available research to develop integrative, empirically-supported treatment plans to help them move toward their identified treatment goals. I believe that therapy should be a collaborative process and value working with my clients in a way that is interactive, transparent, and supportive.
I specialize in unresolved childhood trauma, identity development, life transitions, difficulty navigating relationships, sexual identity, traumatic experiences, persistent depression and/or anxiety among others.
No matter how difficult your current circumstances may feel, psychotherapy can help you identify what is holding you back and help you develop the right strategies to feel connected with yourself and others. My goal in therapy is to assist you to find your own voice and to guide you to live life in your own terms.
I specialize in unresolved childhood trauma, identity development, life transitions, difficulty navigating relationships, sexual identity, traumatic experiences, persistent depression and/or anxiety among others.
No matter how difficult your current circumstances may feel, psychotherapy can help you identify what is holding you back and help you develop the right strategies to feel connected with yourself and others. My goal in therapy is to assist you to find your own voice and to guide you to live life in your own terms.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.