Attachment-based Therapists in Washington, DC
Associates in Corporate Psychology
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD
Verified Verified
Online Only
Leaders carry immense pressure that often goes unseen, navigating high-stakes decisions in isolation. Our psychologists understand the invisible realities because we’ve led through them, studied them deeply, and partnered closely with thousands of executives. Our clients are among the most capable leaders in the world; we treat them that way. Organizations call us when complexity, urgency, and discretion matter. Our approach moves beyond simple therapy and coaching. We recalibrate leaders’ internal architecture to handle real-world pressure—bringing clarity to decisions, emotional command under stress, and sharper, strategic action.
Leaders carry immense pressure that often goes unseen, navigating high-stakes decisions in isolation. Our psychologists understand the invisible realities because we’ve led through them, studied them deeply, and partnered closely with thousands of executives. Our clients are among the most capable leaders in the world; we treat them that way. Organizations call us when complexity, urgency, and discretion matter. Our approach moves beyond simple therapy and coaching. We recalibrate leaders’ internal architecture to handle real-world pressure—bringing clarity to decisions, emotional command under stress, and sharper, strategic action.
Psychotherapy can help you make sense of complicated feelings, gain insight into relational patterns, and begin to move forward in areas of your life where you feel stuck. My focus is to help you untangle struggles, set meaningful goals, revise problematic narratives about yourself, and re-orient you toward your values. My integrative approach is informed by psychodynamic, feminist, multicultural, relational, and behaviorist theories. Above all, I value the therapeutic relationship and your personal growth. I offer therapy, assessment, and gender affirming evaluation services remotely or in person in DC.
Psychotherapy can help you make sense of complicated feelings, gain insight into relational patterns, and begin to move forward in areas of your life where you feel stuck. My focus is to help you untangle struggles, set meaningful goals, revise problematic narratives about yourself, and re-orient you toward your values. My integrative approach is informed by psychodynamic, feminist, multicultural, relational, and behaviorist theories. Above all, I value the therapeutic relationship and your personal growth. I offer therapy, assessment, and gender affirming evaluation services remotely or in person in DC.
Cheers to you for starting this powerful therapeutic journey to enhance your overall wellness! I am an enthusiastic, holistic and innovative mental health therapist that is committed to guiding you to gain clarity, transform, and live your best authentic life. I am excited to share my passion, commitment, and leadership expertise in serving individuals across the lifespan navigate chronic mental health and co-occurring illnesses, complex trauma, grief and loss
Cheers to you for starting this powerful therapeutic journey to enhance your overall wellness! I am an enthusiastic, holistic and innovative mental health therapist that is committed to guiding you to gain clarity, transform, and live your best authentic life. I am excited to share my passion, commitment, and leadership expertise in serving individuals across the lifespan navigate chronic mental health and co-occurring illnesses, complex trauma, grief and loss
“Something feels off.” If you’ve felt this before, know that you are not alone. Many of my clients come to me with this feeling. I help people of all ages who are going through life transitions. I also see people experiencing anxiety or depression and help them work through buried or minimized traumas. My clients often feel like something is wrong with them or feel like outsiders. They are people who think about the bigger picture in life but may not know how to apply that to their lives.
“Something feels off.” If you’ve felt this before, know that you are not alone. Many of my clients come to me with this feeling. I help people of all ages who are going through life transitions. I also see people experiencing anxiety or depression and help them work through buried or minimized traumas. My clients often feel like something is wrong with them or feel like outsiders. They are people who think about the bigger picture in life but may not know how to apply that to their lives.
Fear steals so much from us: our ability to breathe deeply, explore with curiosity, and connect to ourselves and others. When fear takes over our thoughts and choices, we often don’t quite feel like ourselves anymore. You might notice that you start to feel overwhelmed by the weight of intrusive thoughts, stress, or money, and you're not sure what to do. This is where I come in. I'm here to support you in gaining tools to let your values lead the life you want to live and reconnect to yourself. Because so much of what weighs on us can feel heavy, I welcome humor in our sessions as a way to disrupt fear & overcome uncertainty.
Fear steals so much from us: our ability to breathe deeply, explore with curiosity, and connect to ourselves and others. When fear takes over our thoughts and choices, we often don’t quite feel like ourselves anymore. You might notice that you start to feel overwhelmed by the weight of intrusive thoughts, stress, or money, and you're not sure what to do. This is where I come in. I'm here to support you in gaining tools to let your values lead the life you want to live and reconnect to yourself. Because so much of what weighs on us can feel heavy, I welcome humor in our sessions as a way to disrupt fear & overcome uncertainty.
Restoration 1:99
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CDBT, NCC
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20003
Seen. Heard. Treasured. Our specialty is helping survivors of complex trauma whether it is sexual, military, domestic violence, or bullying. Because we know that trauma lodges itself somewhere in the body, R1:99 offers sensorimotor and expressive therapies such as art, music, drama, and movement in addition to psychotherapy.
Seen. Heard. Treasured. Our specialty is helping survivors of complex trauma whether it is sexual, military, domestic violence, or bullying. Because we know that trauma lodges itself somewhere in the body, R1:99 offers sensorimotor and expressive therapies such as art, music, drama, and movement in addition to psychotherapy.
Many of us go through life suffering in silence. We may feel that even when we share with people we trust, it is still hard to find relief. This may feel like anxiety, grief, shame, or intense sadness, and may be leaving you feeling lost, exhausted, overwhelmed, unfulfilled, and unhappy. In this practice we are committed to creating a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space where you can bring your full self with all of your challenges, and engage in the journey to relief and healing.
Many of us go through life suffering in silence. We may feel that even when we share with people we trust, it is still hard to find relief. This may feel like anxiety, grief, shame, or intense sadness, and may be leaving you feeling lost, exhausted, overwhelmed, unfulfilled, and unhappy. In this practice we are committed to creating a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space where you can bring your full self with all of your challenges, and engage in the journey to relief and healing.
Rebecca Tolbert
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20017
Overwhelmed much? Let's be real... DC is a mess right now. If you already struggled with focus, motivation, and organization, mix in this extra stress, and everything can pile on top of each other. You want to feel grounded and joyful, with a life that fits and feels like your own. Not a life you have to shove yourself into. You want your relationships to thrive. You deserve to wake up in the morning and feel ready and excited for the day ahead.
Overwhelmed much? Let's be real... DC is a mess right now. If you already struggled with focus, motivation, and organization, mix in this extra stress, and everything can pile on top of each other. You want to feel grounded and joyful, with a life that fits and feels like your own. Not a life you have to shove yourself into. You want your relationships to thrive. You deserve to wake up in the morning and feel ready and excited for the day ahead.
I work with individual adults and couples in a supportive, constructive, and empathetic way. My style is encouraging, warm, and insightful. With over 20 years experience, I offer a safe environment in which to explore options for improving functioning and moving towards fulfillment of one's values and life goals.
I work with individual adults and couples in a supportive, constructive, and empathetic way. My style is encouraging, warm, and insightful. With over 20 years experience, I offer a safe environment in which to explore options for improving functioning and moving towards fulfillment of one's values and life goals.
Please note that all sessions are via tele-medicine. I believe that clients seeking counseling services desire tools for living a better life, and I strive to provide those tools. I do not push change on clients, but rather helps them articulate how they want their lives to be, and then collaboratively set out to put the foundation in place to create that life. I feel that clients gain the most from the counseling experience when they feel supported, encouraged, and understood by their therapist. This process works best in a warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental space, which I provide.
Please note that all sessions are via tele-medicine. I believe that clients seeking counseling services desire tools for living a better life, and I strive to provide those tools. I do not push change on clients, but rather helps them articulate how they want their lives to be, and then collaboratively set out to put the foundation in place to create that life. I feel that clients gain the most from the counseling experience when they feel supported, encouraged, and understood by their therapist. This process works best in a warm, empathetic, and non-judgmental space, which I provide.
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20003
Ms. Paknejad has been practicing in the Washington, D.C. area for a decade, focusing on supportive services that integrate cultural sensitivity, and physical, and psychological support. Ms. Paknejad has extensive experience working with domestic and international families living and working in the DC MD VA area, including addressing changes in mood and overall functioning and focusing on issues and stresses around assimilation and acculturation due to changes in one's personal and professional settings. Through the use of solution focused techniques, Ms. Paknejad's clients are able to achieve measurable improvements.
Ms. Paknejad has been practicing in the Washington, D.C. area for a decade, focusing on supportive services that integrate cultural sensitivity, and physical, and psychological support. Ms. Paknejad has extensive experience working with domestic and international families living and working in the DC MD VA area, including addressing changes in mood and overall functioning and focusing on issues and stresses around assimilation and acculturation due to changes in one's personal and professional settings. Through the use of solution focused techniques, Ms. Paknejad's clients are able to achieve measurable improvements.
Meet Our Attachment-based Therapists
Welcome! By visiting my page, you're already one step closer to building a life that you love. I work best with clients (mostly in the early to middle adulthood age range) who feel anxious, depressed, inferior, out-of-balance, insecure, defensive, weak, traumatized, overwhelmed, defeated and/or maladjusted; as well as those who simply just want to develop insight into their own psychological world. I will help you to identify and process root wounds and sources of suffering in order to help you not only heal and bounce back, but to actually bounce forward, in your life. Expect to move towards healing, balance, and optimal wellness.
Welcome! By visiting my page, you're already one step closer to building a life that you love. I work best with clients (mostly in the early to middle adulthood age range) who feel anxious, depressed, inferior, out-of-balance, insecure, defensive, weak, traumatized, overwhelmed, defeated and/or maladjusted; as well as those who simply just want to develop insight into their own psychological world. I will help you to identify and process root wounds and sources of suffering in order to help you not only heal and bounce back, but to actually bounce forward, in your life. Expect to move towards healing, balance, and optimal wellness.
Erika Arnold-McEwan
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
My clinical approach is always mindful of attachment needs, brain development, and how chronic stress impacts one's brain and body. If you have experienced traumatic stress you may be experiencing the following reactions: struggling with daily functioning; difficulty focusing; negative beliefs about self and others; difficulty feeling positive emotions; angry outbursts; flashbacks; feeling tense, on edge, or easily startled; physical pain; significant self-blame and shame; avoidance of traumatic memories, thoughts, feelings, and situations; nightmares; or difficulty falling and staying asleep.
My clinical approach is always mindful of attachment needs, brain development, and how chronic stress impacts one's brain and body. If you have experienced traumatic stress you may be experiencing the following reactions: struggling with daily functioning; difficulty focusing; negative beliefs about self and others; difficulty feeling positive emotions; angry outbursts; flashbacks; feeling tense, on edge, or easily startled; physical pain; significant self-blame and shame; avoidance of traumatic memories, thoughts, feelings, and situations; nightmares; or difficulty falling and staying asleep.
I believe that everyone has the capacity to accomplish their goals. My role is to help you uncover and understand the obstacles and trauma that are getting in the way of achieving what you desire, and then help you tap into your inner resources to succeed. With empathy and authenticity, I work alongside my clients to promote healing and discovery of their power to change. Whether you are experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss; problems with relationships, parenting, or self-esteem; or a general sense of disconnectedness – whatever it is – I recognize that therapy is self-work, and it's not easy.
I believe that everyone has the capacity to accomplish their goals. My role is to help you uncover and understand the obstacles and trauma that are getting in the way of achieving what you desire, and then help you tap into your inner resources to succeed. With empathy and authenticity, I work alongside my clients to promote healing and discovery of their power to change. Whether you are experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss; problems with relationships, parenting, or self-esteem; or a general sense of disconnectedness – whatever it is – I recognize that therapy is self-work, and it's not easy.
Hi! I am Claudia Cauterucci and I am a Washington, D.C. licensed professional counselor, a certified group psychotherapist, and a holistic health coach. I trauma-informed and I specialize in post-traumatic growth, or as I call it, trauma rising. It is my firm belief that our wounds can become our gifts and that there is a an amazing life ready to happen for us once we understand, befriend, and rise above our trauma. Healing is achievable through nurturing adult bonds of secure attachment so let’s start!
Hi! I am Claudia Cauterucci and I am a Washington, D.C. licensed professional counselor, a certified group psychotherapist, and a holistic health coach. I trauma-informed and I specialize in post-traumatic growth, or as I call it, trauma rising. It is my firm belief that our wounds can become our gifts and that there is a an amazing life ready to happen for us once we understand, befriend, and rise above our trauma. Healing is achievable through nurturing adult bonds of secure attachment so let’s start!
I work with young professionals to help them through difficult times, such as transitioning to a new place, new job, or new relationships. I assist my clients understand their emotions and thoughts and work to bring deeper understanding of their sense of self. By utilizing mindfulness interventions, along with cognitive behavioral therapy, I help my clients develop coping skills, boundaries, and techniques to help them feel grounded in the present time and reduce anxiety and negative thoughts.
I work with young professionals to help them through difficult times, such as transitioning to a new place, new job, or new relationships. I assist my clients understand their emotions and thoughts and work to bring deeper understanding of their sense of self. By utilizing mindfulness interventions, along with cognitive behavioral therapy, I help my clients develop coping skills, boundaries, and techniques to help them feel grounded in the present time and reduce anxiety and negative thoughts.
I am very passionate in creating a safe, working space for my clients to navigate life! Whether it is starting a new job, adjusting to a new location, or day to day activities, we will work to identify how to be the best version of you and learn to conquer any situation. We will utilize evidence-based tools and practices, specifically mindfulness and CBT to use in any situation.
I am very passionate in creating a safe, working space for my clients to navigate life! Whether it is starting a new job, adjusting to a new location, or day to day activities, we will work to identify how to be the best version of you and learn to conquer any situation. We will utilize evidence-based tools and practices, specifically mindfulness and CBT to use in any situation.
It can be hard to change our habits and ways of relating with ourselves and with others even when old patterns are causing significant emotional pain. For real change to take place, something beyond motivation and a commitment to change is often needed. What can make a real difference involves finding a receptive person and an accepting environment that fosters a deeper understanding of one's self. I strive to provide such a receptive and safe environment to my clients with the hope that they feel listened to, understood, and recognized in their desires to get to know themselves, to connect with others and to feel alive in the world
It can be hard to change our habits and ways of relating with ourselves and with others even when old patterns are causing significant emotional pain. For real change to take place, something beyond motivation and a commitment to change is often needed. What can make a real difference involves finding a receptive person and an accepting environment that fosters a deeper understanding of one's self. I strive to provide such a receptive and safe environment to my clients with the hope that they feel listened to, understood, and recognized in their desires to get to know themselves, to connect with others and to feel alive in the world
I have been providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy for over 25 years.
Typically, people enter therapy because they are having problems in their relationships. Successful psychotherapy must focus on helping develop more fulfilling and substantial interpersonal connections. Facilitating a client’s capacity to lead a richer and more emotionally balanced life is the objective. The therapeutic relationship is the road traveled, and enables the client to understand the choices they have made, the associated positive and negative consequences, and the freedom to make new, more effective and satisfying life decisions.
I have been providing individual, couples, and group psychotherapy for over 25 years.
Typically, people enter therapy because they are having problems in their relationships. Successful psychotherapy must focus on helping develop more fulfilling and substantial interpersonal connections. Facilitating a client’s capacity to lead a richer and more emotionally balanced life is the objective. The therapeutic relationship is the road traveled, and enables the client to understand the choices they have made, the associated positive and negative consequences, and the freedom to make new, more effective and satisfying life decisions.
Claudia F Esteve Bilingual Spanish
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Online Only
We can all benefit from someone to help us navigate the expected and unexpected events life brings us as we transition from one life stage to the next or the challenges involved in moving to a new place. I will help you negotiate those transitions and moves, including the stress and emotional turmoil they may bring. If you are an individual or a couple finding transitioning into a new life stage, a new career or a new living arrangement stressful or confusing, I am here to walk with you down the path of negotiating these changes and processes.
We can all benefit from someone to help us navigate the expected and unexpected events life brings us as we transition from one life stage to the next or the challenges involved in moving to a new place. I will help you negotiate those transitions and moves, including the stress and emotional turmoil they may bring. If you are an individual or a couple finding transitioning into a new life stage, a new career or a new living arrangement stressful or confusing, I am here to walk with you down the path of negotiating these changes and processes.
