Female Therapists in Shaw, Washington, DC
Do you want to feel empowered and connected, having more joy and pleasure in your life, after a challenging life experience? Are finding yourself or your relationship unable to break challenging patterns? Are you struggling with how to reconnect sexually and regain the intimacy you once shared? Working from a strengths based & holistic perspective, I am skilled at creating a warm, open space to help individuals and couples increase intimacy, enhance understanding, navigate changing roles, set boundaries, resolve conflicts, heal trauma, and create satisfying relationships.
Now offering clinical supervision for LGPCs in Maryland!
Do you want to feel empowered and connected, having more joy and pleasure in your life, after a challenging life experience? Are finding yourself or your relationship unable to break challenging patterns? Are you struggling with how to reconnect sexually and regain the intimacy you once shared? Working from a strengths based & holistic perspective, I am skilled at creating a warm, open space to help individuals and couples increase intimacy, enhance understanding, navigate changing roles, set boundaries, resolve conflicts, heal trauma, and create satisfying relationships.
Now offering clinical supervision for LGPCs in Maryland!
The philosopher Socrates once said that "the unexamined life is not worth living." As a therapist, I am committed to helping my clients examine their lives to find meaning, happiness, and strength. I work with individuals, couples, and families, striving to build skills to resolve conflicts, increase confidence, and move beyond past hurt and trauma. My clients often say that they appreciate my warmth, empathy, and combination of optimism and realism.
The philosopher Socrates once said that "the unexamined life is not worth living." As a therapist, I am committed to helping my clients examine their lives to find meaning, happiness, and strength. I work with individuals, couples, and families, striving to build skills to resolve conflicts, increase confidence, and move beyond past hurt and trauma. My clients often say that they appreciate my warmth, empathy, and combination of optimism and realism.
Living with chronic illness can be deeply exhausting, affecting both the body and mind. Grief can feel isolating and heavy to hold. Life transitions may bring emotions that feel overwhelming or hard to articulate. Art therapy offers a creative, grounding way to process experiences beyond words while building tools for regulation, self-compassion, and long-term well-being. I work with children and adults, offering developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed counseling. If you're feeling stuck, are navigating grief or loss, or seeking to build healthy coping skills, I would be honored to support you.
Living with chronic illness can be deeply exhausting, affecting both the body and mind. Grief can feel isolating and heavy to hold. Life transitions may bring emotions that feel overwhelming or hard to articulate. Art therapy offers a creative, grounding way to process experiences beyond words while building tools for regulation, self-compassion, and long-term well-being. I work with children and adults, offering developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed counseling. If you're feeling stuck, are navigating grief or loss, or seeking to build healthy coping skills, I would be honored to support you.
Hi, I’m Erica—welcome, I’m so glad you’re here.
Clients often describe me as warm, approachable, and easy to talk to. My therapeutic style is person-centered and grounded in relational psychotherapy, with a specialty supporting Millennials. Many who are at this stage of life can feel overwhelmed, trying to balance family, career, and personal growth—as such, it can be an ideal time to prioritize mental health.
Whether you’re navigating depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, or work stress, we’ll partner together to uncover the root of your pain and move toward lasting relief.
Hi, I’m Erica—welcome, I’m so glad you’re here.
Clients often describe me as warm, approachable, and easy to talk to. My therapeutic style is person-centered and grounded in relational psychotherapy, with a specialty supporting Millennials. Many who are at this stage of life can feel overwhelmed, trying to balance family, career, and personal growth—as such, it can be an ideal time to prioritize mental health.
Whether you’re navigating depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, or work stress, we’ll partner together to uncover the root of your pain and move toward lasting relief.
The Counseling Center of Washington, DC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
The mission of the Counseling Center Group is to offer expert counseling therapy services delivered by experienced therapists with diverse specialties. Our approach is rooted in the belief that equipping clients with effective tools can enhance their daily lives. As a result, we strive to empower our clients to live their lives independently, without relying on prolonged therapy.
The mission of the Counseling Center Group is to offer expert counseling therapy services delivered by experienced therapists with diverse specialties. Our approach is rooted in the belief that equipping clients with effective tools can enhance their daily lives. As a result, we strive to empower our clients to live their lives independently, without relying on prolonged therapy.
Hello! I’m Laurie Wevers, a warm, authentic, and relational therapist with over 15 years of experience. I specialize in trauma healing utilizing EMDR, IFS, and holistic/spiritual (if desired) lenses. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, religious trauma and deconstruction, spirituality after religious trauma, sexuality, family estrangement, the LGBTQIA+ community, attachment, coming out later in life, spiritual exploration, grief, narcissistic abuse, and identity shifts. I will both support you empathically and challenge you, and more than likely laugh with you! Licensed in DC, MD, VA, CA, & MN.
Hello! I’m Laurie Wevers, a warm, authentic, and relational therapist with over 15 years of experience. I specialize in trauma healing utilizing EMDR, IFS, and holistic/spiritual (if desired) lenses. I have experience working with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, religious trauma and deconstruction, spirituality after religious trauma, sexuality, family estrangement, the LGBTQIA+ community, attachment, coming out later in life, spiritual exploration, grief, narcissistic abuse, and identity shifts. I will both support you empathically and challenge you, and more than likely laugh with you! Licensed in DC, MD, VA, CA, & MN.
Hey badasses and tenderhearts. I’m Petey, a sex educator and therapy intern making the taboo feel totally normal. I create inclusive, shame free spaces where you can show up as your full, messy, beautiful self. I work mostly with adults on sexual wellness, intimacy, identity, and unlearning sexual shame. I also support couples. I bring a mix of art and science to the therapy room with a background in bioethics, studio art, and counseling. If you are curious, questioning, healing, or just want to talk about the stuff no one else will, I am here for it. Let’s talk!
Hey badasses and tenderhearts. I’m Petey, a sex educator and therapy intern making the taboo feel totally normal. I create inclusive, shame free spaces where you can show up as your full, messy, beautiful self. I work mostly with adults on sexual wellness, intimacy, identity, and unlearning sexual shame. I also support couples. I bring a mix of art and science to the therapy room with a background in bioethics, studio art, and counseling. If you are curious, questioning, healing, or just want to talk about the stuff no one else will, I am here for it. Let’s talk!
Life is hard — and most of us keep waiting for it to get easier on its own. But real, lasting change only happens when we build the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual skills to meet life differently. Therapy is where that transformation begins. It is where you learn, practice, and grow, with someone in your corner who truly sees you, honors your story, and refuses to ask you to leave any part of yourself at the door. I am Dr. LaNail R. Plummer — licensed therapist, founder and CEO of Onyx Therapy Group, author, and someone who has spent over 20 years creating space for people the mental health world has too often overlooked.
Life is hard — and most of us keep waiting for it to get easier on its own. But real, lasting change only happens when we build the emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual skills to meet life differently. Therapy is where that transformation begins. It is where you learn, practice, and grow, with someone in your corner who truly sees you, honors your story, and refuses to ask you to leave any part of yourself at the door. I am Dr. LaNail R. Plummer — licensed therapist, founder and CEO of Onyx Therapy Group, author, and someone who has spent over 20 years creating space for people the mental health world has too often overlooked.
You're navigating fertility treatments, pregnancy after loss, or postpartum challenges—and you need more than clinical advice. You want a therapist who truly understands the unique emotional weight of reproductive experiences. Maybe you're managing IVF cycles while maintaining your career, processing a devastating loss while everyone asks "when are you having kids?", or feeling isolated in postpartum anxiety despite doing "everything right." You need someone who gets it—the grief, the hope, the exhaustion, the complexity. You're ready to process these experiences with a specialist who creates space for all of it.
You're navigating fertility treatments, pregnancy after loss, or postpartum challenges—and you need more than clinical advice. You want a therapist who truly understands the unique emotional weight of reproductive experiences. Maybe you're managing IVF cycles while maintaining your career, processing a devastating loss while everyone asks "when are you having kids?", or feeling isolated in postpartum anxiety despite doing "everything right." You need someone who gets it—the grief, the hope, the exhaustion, the complexity. You're ready to process these experiences with a specialist who creates space for all of it.
I work with individuals navigating major life and relational transitions, including separation, identity shifts, and maternal mental health challenges. I also have extensive experience working with college students and early-career professionals managing anxiety, academic pressure, performance stress, and identity concerns. Many clients appear capable and outwardly steady while internally experiencing overwhelm or getting stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. My style is direct, warm, and collaborative, and humor naturally shows up when helpful. Work together focuses on insight, emotional steadiness, and sustainable change.
I work with individuals navigating major life and relational transitions, including separation, identity shifts, and maternal mental health challenges. I also have extensive experience working with college students and early-career professionals managing anxiety, academic pressure, performance stress, and identity concerns. Many clients appear capable and outwardly steady while internally experiencing overwhelm or getting stuck in patterns that no longer serve them. My style is direct, warm, and collaborative, and humor naturally shows up when helpful. Work together focuses on insight, emotional steadiness, and sustainable change.
You're tired and worn out, not sure if it's even worth the fight anymore to try for a better relationship. As a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, I help people just like you every day find connection, intimacy and hope in the most difficult of circumstances. I work to help you find relief in the moment and growth for the future. By carefully listening, I get behind the everyday surface of your situation to underlying meanings and their significance. One of my strengths is my use of humor to pinpoint specific issues and highlight areas for growth.
You're tired and worn out, not sure if it's even worth the fight anymore to try for a better relationship. As a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist, I help people just like you every day find connection, intimacy and hope in the most difficult of circumstances. I work to help you find relief in the moment and growth for the future. By carefully listening, I get behind the everyday surface of your situation to underlying meanings and their significance. One of my strengths is my use of humor to pinpoint specific issues and highlight areas for growth.
Perhaps you are considering working with me because you desire true intimacy in your relationships, including with yourself. Or perhaps you want to feel more at home and at ease within your body, no matter the situation. Maybe you are living with trauma or grief and feel you need an experienced professional to sit alongside you and help you make sense and meaning out of all of this hurt. Or you wish to live more in accordance with long-held fantasies and secret gifts within yourself that may have gotten displaced or devalued along the way.
Perhaps you are considering working with me because you desire true intimacy in your relationships, including with yourself. Or perhaps you want to feel more at home and at ease within your body, no matter the situation. Maybe you are living with trauma or grief and feel you need an experienced professional to sit alongside you and help you make sense and meaning out of all of this hurt. Or you wish to live more in accordance with long-held fantasies and secret gifts within yourself that may have gotten displaced or devalued along the way.
Your story matters, and therapy can be a place where it’s fully seen and honored. I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges, and I offer the option to integrate spirituality or faith into our sessions if it’s meaningful to you. My style is collaborative and grounded, combining evidence-based practices like EMDR with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. My hope is that you leave therapy not only with greater self-understanding, but also with a renewed sense of empowerment, connection, and possibility for your life
Your story matters, and therapy can be a place where it’s fully seen and honored. I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges, and I offer the option to integrate spirituality or faith into our sessions if it’s meaningful to you. My style is collaborative and grounded, combining evidence-based practices like EMDR with a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. My hope is that you leave therapy not only with greater self-understanding, but also with a renewed sense of empowerment, connection, and possibility for your life
Welcome! I conduct comprehensive and individualized psychoeducational evaluations for clients age 6 through adults when there are concerns regarding learning, attention, cognitive functioning and/or personal adjustment in the academic or work settings. Assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, depression and anxiety are conducted.
Welcome! I conduct comprehensive and individualized psychoeducational evaluations for clients age 6 through adults when there are concerns regarding learning, attention, cognitive functioning and/or personal adjustment in the academic or work settings. Assessment of learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, depression and anxiety are conducted.
¿Sentís que, por más que lo intentás una y otra vez, tus relaciones no terminan de darte lo que buscás? Te encontrás repitiendo patrones que terminan en frustración, o vivís una soledad que persiste incluso estando en compañía. El trabajo, antes refugio, ya no calme la ansiedad, el insomnio o ese malestar físico difícil de explicar.
No estás solo. Muchas personas enfrentan estas preguntas profundas: ¿por qué me cuesta conectar?, ¿cómo salgo de este círculo?, ¿qué necesito para sentirme mejor?
¿Sentís que, por más que lo intentás una y otra vez, tus relaciones no terminan de darte lo que buscás? Te encontrás repitiendo patrones que terminan en frustración, o vivís una soledad que persiste incluso estando en compañía. El trabajo, antes refugio, ya no calme la ansiedad, el insomnio o ese malestar físico difícil de explicar.
No estás solo. Muchas personas enfrentan estas preguntas profundas: ¿por qué me cuesta conectar?, ¿cómo salgo de este círculo?, ¿qué necesito para sentirme mejor?
Jessie Wedell (she/her) is passionate about working with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds and identities who may face unique challenges with those intersections. With a strong foundation in social science, she recognizes the sociocultural influences that impact mental health. She also has an extensive background in dance and yoga and strongly believes in somatic interventions as a form of trauma recovery and to build a healthy connection with ones body. Her goal is to offer a validating space to guide clients through their journeys of healing, helping them reclaim their strength, resilience, and hope for the future.
Jessie Wedell (she/her) is passionate about working with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds and identities who may face unique challenges with those intersections. With a strong foundation in social science, she recognizes the sociocultural influences that impact mental health. She also has an extensive background in dance and yoga and strongly believes in somatic interventions as a form of trauma recovery and to build a healthy connection with ones body. Her goal is to offer a validating space to guide clients through their journeys of healing, helping them reclaim their strength, resilience, and hope for the future.
I am skilled in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD, as well as other related mood and anxiety disorders. I will work collaboratively with you to identify goals and objectives, and together we will use evidence-based methods to achieve them. With proper diagnosis and intervention, ADHD is treatable! I am the founder and Clinical Director of the Orchid Center for ADHD and Executive Functioning, with over 15 years of experience in private practice. My previous work has taken me through a variety of settings, including employee assistant programs, community mental health, hospitals, universities, and public schools.
I am skilled in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of ADHD, as well as other related mood and anxiety disorders. I will work collaboratively with you to identify goals and objectives, and together we will use evidence-based methods to achieve them. With proper diagnosis and intervention, ADHD is treatable! I am the founder and Clinical Director of the Orchid Center for ADHD and Executive Functioning, with over 15 years of experience in private practice. My previous work has taken me through a variety of settings, including employee assistant programs, community mental health, hospitals, universities, and public schools.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
Therapy works best when you feel seen, understood, and safe. Starting therapy is a significant step towards personal growth and well-being. In our work together, I draw from several proven therapeutic approaches: psychodynamic, CBT, IFS, and EMDR. I am an experienced sex therapist and am passionate about work with individuals and couples as they navigate sexuality and sexual exploration. Together, we’ll explore which methods resonate best with your unique needs and personality. We’ll collaborate to set personalized, achievable goals. This will help us navigate your path forward, step-by-step, as a supportive team.
Therapy works best when you feel seen, understood, and safe. Starting therapy is a significant step towards personal growth and well-being. In our work together, I draw from several proven therapeutic approaches: psychodynamic, CBT, IFS, and EMDR. I am an experienced sex therapist and am passionate about work with individuals and couples as they navigate sexuality and sexual exploration. Together, we’ll explore which methods resonate best with your unique needs and personality. We’ll collaborate to set personalized, achievable goals. This will help us navigate your path forward, step-by-step, as a supportive team.
Hello! Are you feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions that seem impossible to manage? Struggling to heal from trauma that's impacting your daily life? Navigating the world as a neurodivergent person who feels misunderstood? You're in the right place!
I specialize in working with teenagers, young adults, and adults who feel stuck, disconnected, and/or ready to build practical skills for life's challenges. Whether it's emotional overwhelm, trauma, neurodivergence, depression, or identity exploration, or some combination thereof, I'm here to support you in enhancing self-acceptance and creating meaningful change!
Hello! Are you feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions that seem impossible to manage? Struggling to heal from trauma that's impacting your daily life? Navigating the world as a neurodivergent person who feels misunderstood? You're in the right place!
I specialize in working with teenagers, young adults, and adults who feel stuck, disconnected, and/or ready to build practical skills for life's challenges. Whether it's emotional overwhelm, trauma, neurodivergence, depression, or identity exploration, or some combination thereof, I'm here to support you in enhancing self-acceptance and creating meaningful change!
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- Logan Circle
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- NoMa
- Penn Quarter
- Pleasant Plains
- U Street Corridor