Attachment-based Therapists in Washington, DC
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.
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 treating complicated grief as well as traumatic loss. My education, training, and experience have provided me with the necessary tools to help guide individuals, couples and families through the grieving process. My goal is to help you integrate the loss into your life. Although there is no time limit on grief, people may find themselves stuck in their grief. My training in Complicated Grief Therapy equips me to help mourners during this challenging time. I am experienced in helping clients address a range of situations and challenges, including trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
I specialize in treating complicated grief as well as traumatic loss. My education, training, and experience have provided me with the necessary tools to help guide individuals, couples and families through the grieving process. My goal is to help you integrate the loss into your life. Although there is no time limit on grief, people may find themselves stuck in their grief. My training in Complicated Grief Therapy equips me to help mourners during this challenging time. I am experienced in helping clients address a range of situations and challenges, including trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, anxiety, and depression.
Moon Bear Healing
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20036
Welcome — I’m Kerry.
With 14 years of experience working with trauma and grief, I understand how overwhelming and isolating the healing process can feel. My advanced training in trauma-informed care allows me to create a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace. I specialize in helping clients navigate complex emotions, process loss, and reconnect with their inner strength.
Welcome — I’m Kerry.
With 14 years of experience working with trauma and grief, I understand how overwhelming and isolating the healing process can feel. My advanced training in trauma-informed care allows me to create a safe, compassionate space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace. I specialize in helping clients navigate complex emotions, process loss, and reconnect with their inner strength.
My areas of expertise include: (1) Adolescents and adults having difficulties managing stress, anxiety and worries, depression, and interpersonal problems. (2) Adolescents with challenges in their social relationships, academic motivation, and behavioral adjustment. Depending on the situation, I may address such problems with individual therapy, family therapy, or parenting work. (3) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in youth and adults: providing useful skills and techniques for living a more productive and satisfying life with ADHD. (4) Couple therapy: Helping couples to improve communication, rebuild or deepen trust or intimacy, or understand and re-shape unsatisfying or distressing patterns of interaction.
My areas of expertise include: (1) Adolescents and adults having difficulties managing stress, anxiety and worries, depression, and interpersonal problems. (2) Adolescents with challenges in their social relationships, academic motivation, and behavioral adjustment. Depending on the situation, I may address such problems with individual therapy, family therapy, or parenting work. (3) Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in youth and adults: providing useful skills and techniques for living a more productive and satisfying life with ADHD. (4) Couple therapy: Helping couples to improve communication, rebuild or deepen trust or intimacy, or understand and re-shape unsatisfying or distressing patterns of interaction.
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who believes that everyone possesses the strengths and resources to overcome life’s challenges- even if sometimes we need a little assistance. I view seeking help as a sign of great strength. My role as a therapist is to help you better know and understand yourself. We will use this insight to build upon your innate abilities and strengths to understand obstacles, overcome challenges, and pave a way forward. I work with a Service Dog, Finn, who provides a gentle, loving presence that can be very comforting, anxiety reducing, and uplifting in sessions.
Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who believes that everyone possesses the strengths and resources to overcome life’s challenges- even if sometimes we need a little assistance. I view seeking help as a sign of great strength. My role as a therapist is to help you better know and understand yourself. We will use this insight to build upon your innate abilities and strengths to understand obstacles, overcome challenges, and pave a way forward. I work with a Service Dog, Finn, who provides a gentle, loving presence that can be very comforting, anxiety reducing, and uplifting in sessions.
Therapy offers a unique opportunity to explore, understand and clarify our thoughts, feelings and experiences, with the goal of achieving a healthier and happier balance in our lives. I offer you a safe and supportive therapy experience where you can move forward in achieving your goals and living the life that you choose and deserve.
Therapy offers a unique opportunity to explore, understand and clarify our thoughts, feelings and experiences, with the goal of achieving a healthier and happier balance in our lives. I offer you a safe and supportive therapy experience where you can move forward in achieving your goals and living the life that you choose and deserve.
Chances are you want to improve your sense of self or address difficulties you're having in an important relationship. Or maybe certain feelings get the best of you. Or perhaps something from your past keeps coming up and disrupts your life. No matter your reason for seeking help at this time, I commend you for prioritizing your mental health and taking steps to finding a new way forward.
Chances are you want to improve your sense of self or address difficulties you're having in an important relationship. Or maybe certain feelings get the best of you. Or perhaps something from your past keeps coming up and disrupts your life. No matter your reason for seeking help at this time, I commend you for prioritizing your mental health and taking steps to finding a new way forward.
Brian J. Wheeler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20037
Waitlist for new clients
For many people, therapy can provide relief from suffering and give a person a deepened awareness of their life. Therapy can help us gain an active perspective in living a full and meaningful life. Whether one is struggling with depression, anxiety, or interpersonal problems, therapy may be a helpful journey to alleviate the pain. My approach is interpersonal and psychodynamically informed while also exploring concrete solutions. Many people can feel better in a couple sessions and others are looking for a long term process. Both can be helpful.
For many people, therapy can provide relief from suffering and give a person a deepened awareness of their life. Therapy can help us gain an active perspective in living a full and meaningful life. Whether one is struggling with depression, anxiety, or interpersonal problems, therapy may be a helpful journey to alleviate the pain. My approach is interpersonal and psychodynamically informed while also exploring concrete solutions. Many people can feel better in a couple sessions and others are looking for a long term process. Both can be helpful.
Amy Oberson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, CCTP, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20018
I am licensed in both DC and MD and have experience working with adults, young adults, and adolescents. My counseling approach is warm, empathetic, and person-centered as I am passionate about meeting each client where they are and then collectively work to establish goals to achieve personal healing and growth. I also have experience working with women's health issues, depression, anxiety, grief and trauma. I offer support to adults as they navigate familial changes and life transitions.
I am licensed in both DC and MD and have experience working with adults, young adults, and adolescents. My counseling approach is warm, empathetic, and person-centered as I am passionate about meeting each client where they are and then collectively work to establish goals to achieve personal healing and growth. I also have experience working with women's health issues, depression, anxiety, grief and trauma. I offer support to adults as they navigate familial changes and life transitions.
Together, with kindness and a bit of humor, I will help you sort through the messiness of life, empower your resilience, and find light in dark times. The process begins with exploring your own story – what brought you to this point, how you see yourself in the world, and the thought patterns that create your internal narrative. I believe that self-compassion provides the foundation for growth and strive to help you find comfort in being your authentic self and the "you" that you want to be.
Together, with kindness and a bit of humor, I will help you sort through the messiness of life, empower your resilience, and find light in dark times. The process begins with exploring your own story – what brought you to this point, how you see yourself in the world, and the thought patterns that create your internal narrative. I believe that self-compassion provides the foundation for growth and strive to help you find comfort in being your authentic self and the "you" that you want to be.
Daniel Morris
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LISW-CP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Life is lived in the intersection where intentions and outcomes are determined by our actions. We are happy when our intentions match our outcomes... but when they do not, we can feel stressed, anxious, depressed, disappointed or even desperate. At such moments, it is helpful to speak to someone that can help us feel understood and find the courage to power forward.
Life is lived in the intersection where intentions and outcomes are determined by our actions. We are happy when our intentions match our outcomes... but when they do not, we can feel stressed, anxious, depressed, disappointed or even desperate. At such moments, it is helpful to speak to someone that can help us feel understood and find the courage to power forward.
Meet Our Attachment-based Therapists
Deciding to begin therapy can be a difficult step, but by building a supportive therapeutic relationship, we can understand what’s painful and troubling to you in a way that feels manageable. Maybe you’re not where you want to be in your life; you find yourself repeating familiar patterns and feeling stuck, or you feel overwhelmed by life transitions, anxiety, relationship struggles, loss, or addiction. You might find that talking to your family and friends isn’t helping you cope with your challenges as much as you'd like, and you realize you need a different kind of support.
Deciding to begin therapy can be a difficult step, but by building a supportive therapeutic relationship, we can understand what’s painful and troubling to you in a way that feels manageable. Maybe you’re not where you want to be in your life; you find yourself repeating familiar patterns and feeling stuck, or you feel overwhelmed by life transitions, anxiety, relationship struggles, loss, or addiction. You might find that talking to your family and friends isn’t helping you cope with your challenges as much as you'd like, and you realize you need a different kind of support.
Hello! Congratulations on taking this step in your mental wellness journey. When navigating through transitions, relationships, intersectionality, and other challenging aspects of life, you may find that you encounter new or unfamiliar emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. These moments in which you are faced with change involve intention and care. Psychotherapy allows you to enter a warm and compassionate space to address the experiences that have brought you to where you are today with the hope that in time, you can begin to gain awareness and fulfillment, develop your identity, and deepen your understanding of what makes you, you.
Hello! Congratulations on taking this step in your mental wellness journey. When navigating through transitions, relationships, intersectionality, and other challenging aspects of life, you may find that you encounter new or unfamiliar emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. These moments in which you are faced with change involve intention and care. Psychotherapy allows you to enter a warm and compassionate space to address the experiences that have brought you to where you are today with the hope that in time, you can begin to gain awareness and fulfillment, develop your identity, and deepen your understanding of what makes you, you.
Charlene Fletcher earned her Masters of Arts in Social Work, from Howard University in 2010. She has over 15 years of experience providing counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. Charlene focuses on providing individualized treatment to ensure that she is able to meet their needs to improve their mental health and overall quality of their lives. She provides an environment where clients can feel safe and supported while collaboratively working towards their healing journey.
Charlene Fletcher earned her Masters of Arts in Social Work, from Howard University in 2010. She has over 15 years of experience providing counseling services to individuals, couples, and families. Charlene focuses on providing individualized treatment to ensure that she is able to meet their needs to improve their mental health and overall quality of their lives. She provides an environment where clients can feel safe and supported while collaboratively working towards their healing journey.
Elizabeth Melnikoff
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, MSW, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Online Only
My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable to share and know you will be heard during our time together. Together, we prioritize your goals and explore the best ways to help you achieve them. I am a general practitioner with a wealth of experience working with clients of all backgrounds who have diverse needs.
Anyone who has been affected by the widespread instability of job loss, please reach out and let me know; sliding scale financial options are top priority for you all.
My goal is to create a space where you feel comfortable to share and know you will be heard during our time together. Together, we prioritize your goals and explore the best ways to help you achieve them. I am a general practitioner with a wealth of experience working with clients of all backgrounds who have diverse needs.
Anyone who has been affected by the widespread instability of job loss, please reach out and let me know; sliding scale financial options are top priority for you all.
Lynne G Greenwald
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20008
I love my work. I work primarily with women. I find that most women, regardless of their personal histories, complain of feeling stuck - repeating patterns and behaviors that don't make them feel successful or happy. I believe a large part of the problem is that there are parts of themselves they have had to submerge very early in life. Some of my clients have suffered early parental loss, medical trauma, physical or sexual abuse, or a traumatic accident. Many describe parents who loved them, but who were unable to meet their emotional needs in significant ways.
I love my work. I work primarily with women. I find that most women, regardless of their personal histories, complain of feeling stuck - repeating patterns and behaviors that don't make them feel successful or happy. I believe a large part of the problem is that there are parts of themselves they have had to submerge very early in life. Some of my clients have suffered early parental loss, medical trauma, physical or sexual abuse, or a traumatic accident. Many describe parents who loved them, but who were unable to meet their emotional needs in significant ways.
Michael A Vigorito
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, CGP, CST-S
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
How do you know if your sexual behavior is out of control? It's a subjective question that many men unfortunately wait until relationship, occupational or medical consequences accumulate before considering. I believe the most important person to evaluate concerns with regulating sexual behavior is the man experiencing the dilemma. I start with two basic questions: "What is your conflict with your sexual behavior?" and "What is your vision for your sexual health?" Since 2001, I have provided a safe, informed and confidential space for sexual health conversations with heterosexual, gay and bisexual men.
How do you know if your sexual behavior is out of control? It's a subjective question that many men unfortunately wait until relationship, occupational or medical consequences accumulate before considering. I believe the most important person to evaluate concerns with regulating sexual behavior is the man experiencing the dilemma. I start with two basic questions: "What is your conflict with your sexual behavior?" and "What is your vision for your sexual health?" Since 2001, I have provided a safe, informed and confidential space for sexual health conversations with heterosexual, gay and bisexual men.
Whether you're looking to get unstuck, make meaning of the past, or find a way forward, it's easier with someone walking alongside you. We can keep it super practical and forward-focused with creative problem-solving, go deep to examine the past, or do a little of both. However you'd like to approach this space, we can find strategies to leverage your strengths and find more balance.
Whether you're looking to get unstuck, make meaning of the past, or find a way forward, it's easier with someone walking alongside you. We can keep it super practical and forward-focused with creative problem-solving, go deep to examine the past, or do a little of both. However you'd like to approach this space, we can find strategies to leverage your strengths and find more balance.
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.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, women's issues and life transitions. I believe that healing is possible when we feel understood and empowered, and I strive to help my clients find clarity, peace, and resilience. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or just need someone to walk alongside you, I’m here to help.
I specialize in supporting individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship issues, women's issues and life transitions. I believe that healing is possible when we feel understood and empowered, and I strive to help my clients find clarity, peace, and resilience. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or just need someone to walk alongside you, I’m here to help.
