Jewish Therapists in Washington, DC
Sammi Rosenfeld
Licensed Professional Counselor, NCC, DC LPC, MD LCPC, MSEd, CCTP
Washington, DC 20008
Waitlist for new clients
I am a mental health and school counselor passionate about supporting the growth of children and young adults. I am experienced with both school-age children, young adults, and adults. I have also spent a lifetime in the world of professional dance and the creative arts. My experience in dance and the body highly influences my therapeutic lens. I view integration of body and mind through multi-sensory modalities as integral to client growth. I take an integrative approach to my work; in one session we may talk, play, draw, explore the sand tray, or move. Some moments may be more directive and some may be client-led.
I am a mental health and school counselor passionate about supporting the growth of children and young adults. I am experienced with both school-age children, young adults, and adults. I have also spent a lifetime in the world of professional dance and the creative arts. My experience in dance and the body highly influences my therapeutic lens. I view integration of body and mind through multi-sensory modalities as integral to client growth. I take an integrative approach to my work; in one session we may talk, play, draw, explore the sand tray, or move. Some moments may be more directive and some may be client-led.
I am a seasoned clinician with 30+ years of working both nationally and internationally with couples, children, families and educational programs. I am licensed and credentialed in both the US (Washington, DC and NJ) and the UK. I have spent my career supporting children, parents, individuals, and couples. I am known for building strong collaborative relationships with families, schools, and allied professionals. The scope of my practice includes couples communication coaching, parenting support, couples counseling, adolescent mentoring, women’s health, and expert collaboration with educational institutions.
I am a seasoned clinician with 30+ years of working both nationally and internationally with couples, children, families and educational programs. I am licensed and credentialed in both the US (Washington, DC and NJ) and the UK. I have spent my career supporting children, parents, individuals, and couples. I am known for building strong collaborative relationships with families, schools, and allied professionals. The scope of my practice includes couples communication coaching, parenting support, couples counseling, adolescent mentoring, women’s health, and expert collaboration with educational institutions.
For over a decade, we've worked with adults in their 20s and 30s to help them overcome the emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges of young adulthood. We have a keen understanding of the demands on today's young adults to succeed academically, socially, and in the workplace. Our goal is to support you in developing necessary skills and resources as you pursue personal, career, and academic success. When work or school performance is a concern, our focus is on the intersection of mental health issues with these needs, two aspects of a person's life that are rarely addressed simultaneously or understood as interdependent.
For over a decade, we've worked with adults in their 20s and 30s to help them overcome the emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges of young adulthood. We have a keen understanding of the demands on today's young adults to succeed academically, socially, and in the workplace. Our goal is to support you in developing necessary skills and resources as you pursue personal, career, and academic success. When work or school performance is a concern, our focus is on the intersection of mental health issues with these needs, two aspects of a person's life that are rarely addressed simultaneously or understood as interdependent.
Our world continues to change, with its weight sometimes growing overwhelming and crushing. You are not alone. Together we’ll explore your feelings & thoughts while comprehending patterns in your history and life experience that have shaped you up to this moment. We’ll find a new space that feels more authentic, free, and connected through this work. We’ll manage and reduce your feelings of anxiety, depression, and other distressing thoughts. It is never too late to take control and redefine yourself in a controlled, safe, and open place.
Our world continues to change, with its weight sometimes growing overwhelming and crushing. You are not alone. Together we’ll explore your feelings & thoughts while comprehending patterns in your history and life experience that have shaped you up to this moment. We’ll find a new space that feels more authentic, free, and connected through this work. We’ll manage and reduce your feelings of anxiety, depression, and other distressing thoughts. It is never too late to take control and redefine yourself in a controlled, safe, and open place.
You notice patterns in your life that you want to better understand and change. These patterns show up in relationships, your own stress and struggles, and other areas in which you feel stuck. You want to be able to live your life in a way that feels true to who you are and how you want to show up in your relationships and in the world.
You notice patterns in your life that you want to better understand and change. These patterns show up in relationships, your own stress and struggles, and other areas in which you feel stuck. You want to be able to live your life in a way that feels true to who you are and how you want to show up in your relationships and in the world.
We all face difficulties at some point in life. Psychotherapy is a process of understanding the source of these difficulties, and working to understand and address them, in the context of an empathic therapeutic relationship. I am particularly concerned with how we create a meaningful life, engage in intimate relationships, and feel authentic connection with others. My clinical areas of interest include relationship issues, anxiety, depression, sexual identity/fluidity, and racial/cultural trauma.
We all face difficulties at some point in life. Psychotherapy is a process of understanding the source of these difficulties, and working to understand and address them, in the context of an empathic therapeutic relationship. I am particularly concerned with how we create a meaningful life, engage in intimate relationships, and feel authentic connection with others. My clinical areas of interest include relationship issues, anxiety, depression, sexual identity/fluidity, and racial/cultural trauma.
Emily Star
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20010
Waitlist for new clients
It's normal to be going through a hard time. But if you haven’t yet discovered what helps you manage your unique stressors, relationships, and boundaries, then life likely feels so much harder than it needs to. If you're feeling stuck, having an outside perspective can help you see different paths through a difficult terrain. Whether your troubles stem from internal or external issues, I know that by creating a warm and reflective space where we explore your worries, challenges, and motivations, you can find places of relief and even joy.
It's normal to be going through a hard time. But if you haven’t yet discovered what helps you manage your unique stressors, relationships, and boundaries, then life likely feels so much harder than it needs to. If you're feeling stuck, having an outside perspective can help you see different paths through a difficult terrain. Whether your troubles stem from internal or external issues, I know that by creating a warm and reflective space where we explore your worries, challenges, and motivations, you can find places of relief and even joy.
Growing up across cultures in Africa, India, Canada, and the U.S. taught me that identity and lived experience deeply shape who we are. This perspective guides my work as a therapist: I believe healing happens through authentic connection—with ourselves and with others. Whether you are navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or relationship challenges, deepening your understanding of the relationship you have with yourself and those around you is key to healing.
Growing up across cultures in Africa, India, Canada, and the U.S. taught me that identity and lived experience deeply shape who we are. This perspective guides my work as a therapist: I believe healing happens through authentic connection—with ourselves and with others. Whether you are navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, or relationship challenges, deepening your understanding of the relationship you have with yourself and those around you is key to healing.
Hi, I’m Sarah Beth (she/they). I’m a White genderqueer therapist who provides individual, couples, and family therapy in person and online. I specialize in individual & family therapy for queer and transgender youth and their families. I provide a safe, affirming, and age-appropriate space for nurturing, acceptance, and self-exploration. I understand therapy as one tool among many for supporting youth and adults to find more joy and resilience in their daily lives. I support clients to increase their capacity to be active participants in building a better world, through attunement to relationships with self and others.
Hi, I’m Sarah Beth (she/they). I’m a White genderqueer therapist who provides individual, couples, and family therapy in person and online. I specialize in individual & family therapy for queer and transgender youth and their families. I provide a safe, affirming, and age-appropriate space for nurturing, acceptance, and self-exploration. I understand therapy as one tool among many for supporting youth and adults to find more joy and resilience in their daily lives. I support clients to increase their capacity to be active participants in building a better world, through attunement to relationships with self and others.
Stressed at work, shut down with your partner, out of touch with friends: something in your life isn't working, but your normal go-tos, from exercise to positive self-talk, aren't fixing it. You're starting to think you need to approach the problem on a deeper, maybe more emotional, level - which sounds fine in principle, but not easy to pull off on your own. It's time to find the right therapist. You're ready to have a path, and a guide, to help you do the personal work you know you need to do.
Stressed at work, shut down with your partner, out of touch with friends: something in your life isn't working, but your normal go-tos, from exercise to positive self-talk, aren't fixing it. You're starting to think you need to approach the problem on a deeper, maybe more emotional, level - which sounds fine in principle, but not easy to pull off on your own. It's time to find the right therapist. You're ready to have a path, and a guide, to help you do the personal work you know you need to do.
I’ve found that patients often come to me during a time of transition. They are often grappling with separation, connection, and impactful decisions; and many set out to address issues of identity, family concerns, relationships, and careers. Therapy can be a process of both healing and growing. Together we can explore important aspects of your past, while working to improve your present. I foster warm and collaborative relationships, and aim for patients to feel understood, supported, and appropriately challenged. I approach each new therapy relationship with curiosity, flexibility, and openness.
I’ve found that patients often come to me during a time of transition. They are often grappling with separation, connection, and impactful decisions; and many set out to address issues of identity, family concerns, relationships, and careers. Therapy can be a process of both healing and growing. Together we can explore important aspects of your past, while working to improve your present. I foster warm and collaborative relationships, and aim for patients to feel understood, supported, and appropriately challenged. I approach each new therapy relationship with curiosity, flexibility, and openness.
Using the powerful tools of EMDR and Brainspotting to directly heal the nervous system and create new neural pathways in the brain, I will guide you from feeling stuck in old patterns to change with confidence and expansiveness. Together, we can free you from old traumas and habits to move past the past with renewed strength, real growth, and authenticity. It is possible to gain resilience and transform your life to live in the present moment and create meaningful relationships.
Using the powerful tools of EMDR and Brainspotting to directly heal the nervous system and create new neural pathways in the brain, I will guide you from feeling stuck in old patterns to change with confidence and expansiveness. Together, we can free you from old traumas and habits to move past the past with renewed strength, real growth, and authenticity. It is possible to gain resilience and transform your life to live in the present moment and create meaningful relationships.
Evening times available & accepting new clients. I’m a licensed graduate professional counselor in DC. My approach is empathetic, comforting, and inquisitive. I’m especially passionate about working with neurodivergent young adults and LGBTQIA+ populations. I’m trained and experienced in helping folks with anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, difficult family dynamics, perfectionism, burnout, and more. We’ll explore how the past informs current patterns and identify problem-solving skills to manage difficult situations and emotions, develop a greater confidence, increase safety and improve mood.
Evening times available & accepting new clients. I’m a licensed graduate professional counselor in DC. My approach is empathetic, comforting, and inquisitive. I’m especially passionate about working with neurodivergent young adults and LGBTQIA+ populations. I’m trained and experienced in helping folks with anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, difficult family dynamics, perfectionism, burnout, and more. We’ll explore how the past informs current patterns and identify problem-solving skills to manage difficult situations and emotions, develop a greater confidence, increase safety and improve mood.
TeleMedicine/video conferencing now available. I specialize in adjustment to physical and developmental disabilities. I treat a range of issues including anxiety, depression and PTSD. I am a certified Trauma therapist with specific training for those that have survived terror. I have specific expertise and experience providing counseling for those living with Spectrum Disorder, Brain Injuries, and those with speech disorders. I am licensed to Practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and the State of New Jersey. I look forward to meeting you and seeing how I can help you or your family.
TeleMedicine/video conferencing now available. I specialize in adjustment to physical and developmental disabilities. I treat a range of issues including anxiety, depression and PTSD. I am a certified Trauma therapist with specific training for those that have survived terror. I have specific expertise and experience providing counseling for those living with Spectrum Disorder, Brain Injuries, and those with speech disorders. I am licensed to Practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and the State of New Jersey. I look forward to meeting you and seeing how I can help you or your family.
I have a special interest in support and counseling for Jewish clients and those in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Navigating family, romantic or work relationships can feel like a lot to manage on your own. Together, we can explore what's happening in a safe, non-judgmental space. I have 30 years of experience supporting individuals, couples and families across the life cycle. As your therapist, I consider and honour differences in how people think and feel and I believe we are all doing the best we can.
I have a special interest in support and counseling for Jewish clients and those in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
Navigating family, romantic or work relationships can feel like a lot to manage on your own. Together, we can explore what's happening in a safe, non-judgmental space. I have 30 years of experience supporting individuals, couples and families across the life cycle. As your therapist, I consider and honour differences in how people think and feel and I believe we are all doing the best we can.
Do you have intrusive thoughts that cause anxiety or distress? Do you get stuck obsessing over these thoughts and what they might mean? Have you developed compulsive behaviors, such as checking or reassurance-seeking, in response to obsessing? I work with clients on a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression and stress, but I have particular expertise with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Living with OCD can feel very isolating, but it doesn't have to be. I help clients break free from the debilitating cycle of obsessions and compulsions utilizing evidence-based approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
Do you have intrusive thoughts that cause anxiety or distress? Do you get stuck obsessing over these thoughts and what they might mean? Have you developed compulsive behaviors, such as checking or reassurance-seeking, in response to obsessing? I work with clients on a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression and stress, but I have particular expertise with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Living with OCD can feel very isolating, but it doesn't have to be. I help clients break free from the debilitating cycle of obsessions and compulsions utilizing evidence-based approaches like Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
The experiences we have in childhood, especially in our relationships, shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. When those early environments feature trauma or instability, we may carry patterns of protection that once kept us safe, but now leave us feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed. In therapy, I offer a steady space to gently explore these formative experiences and how they affect your present relationships, emotions, and sense of self. Together, we can work to untangle the past, tend to the parts of you that still hold pain, and cultivate new ways of relating that feel grounded, empowered, and compassionate.
The experiences we have in childhood, especially in our relationships, shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. When those early environments feature trauma or instability, we may carry patterns of protection that once kept us safe, but now leave us feeling stuck, disconnected, or overwhelmed. In therapy, I offer a steady space to gently explore these formative experiences and how they affect your present relationships, emotions, and sense of self. Together, we can work to untangle the past, tend to the parts of you that still hold pain, and cultivate new ways of relating that feel grounded, empowered, and compassionate.
I am a licensed professional counselor in DC and MD and a certified school counselor in Maryland. I provide a nonjudgmental, empathetic, and safe space for clients to address issues such as depression, chronic pain, addiction, grief, trauma and relationship issues through a focus on self-acceptance and communication skills. My specialties also include gender identity, non-traditional family structures, and neurodiversity. I often work with clients with autism or ADHD, and help them establish school or workplace accommodations, develop life skills, and address major transitions.
I am a licensed professional counselor in DC and MD and a certified school counselor in Maryland. I provide a nonjudgmental, empathetic, and safe space for clients to address issues such as depression, chronic pain, addiction, grief, trauma and relationship issues through a focus on self-acceptance and communication skills. My specialties also include gender identity, non-traditional family structures, and neurodiversity. I often work with clients with autism or ADHD, and help them establish school or workplace accommodations, develop life skills, and address major transitions.
Here we go again, another day of feeling overwhelmed, on edge, tense in your stomach, aches & pains in your body with intrusive, racing thoughts that feel like they have hijacked your brain. Are you frustrated that you can't seem to reach your goals and dreams in career or relationships despite your best efforts & intentions, like something is blocking you? Feel like you don't fit in, "too sensitive or overly emotional"? Do you absorb the energy around you? Do you want to help others with their pain, yet you neglect your own problems? You are at war with an invisible enemy, tired of watching life go by while you are missing out.
Here we go again, another day of feeling overwhelmed, on edge, tense in your stomach, aches & pains in your body with intrusive, racing thoughts that feel like they have hijacked your brain. Are you frustrated that you can't seem to reach your goals and dreams in career or relationships despite your best efforts & intentions, like something is blocking you? Feel like you don't fit in, "too sensitive or overly emotional"? Do you absorb the energy around you? Do you want to help others with their pain, yet you neglect your own problems? You are at war with an invisible enemy, tired of watching life go by while you are missing out.
As a clinical Psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology I believe in a relationship that is honest, interactive, supportive, and and compassionate, as well as challenging. It is important for me to combine support with reality-based challenge that can help change problem behaviors and habits that focus on fears rather than reality-based facts and optimism. Over the years, I developed collaborative methods that allow my patients to include in their work with me their family members and friends who may have important perspectives in the problem or the solutions. Members of the team can also include health and mental healt
As a clinical Psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology I believe in a relationship that is honest, interactive, supportive, and and compassionate, as well as challenging. It is important for me to combine support with reality-based challenge that can help change problem behaviors and habits that focus on fears rather than reality-based facts and optimism. Over the years, I developed collaborative methods that allow my patients to include in their work with me their family members and friends who may have important perspectives in the problem or the solutions. Members of the team can also include health and mental healt
