Life Coaching Therapists in Washington, DC

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.
My foundational training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, where I explore your unconscious motivations, and I have expanded my practice and integrate interpersonal, mindfulness, attachment theory, and spiritual exploration. I am an interactive clinician and I see us sketching your story together.
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.
My foundational training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, where I explore your unconscious motivations, and I have expanded my practice and integrate interpersonal, mindfulness, attachment theory, and spiritual exploration. I am an interactive clinician and I see us sketching your story together.

If you are experiencing depression, anxiety, grief & loss, difficulty adjusting to a life transition, or relationship issues, you will benefit from my psycho-educational and solution-focused approach to therapy.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and multiple techniques to help individuals identify and address negative assumptions, core beliefs and unhelpful thinking patterns. As a result, my clients have a better understanding of themselves and learn the specific skills that lead to healthy behavior change.
If you are experiencing depression, anxiety, grief & loss, difficulty adjusting to a life transition, or relationship issues, you will benefit from my psycho-educational and solution-focused approach to therapy.
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and multiple techniques to help individuals identify and address negative assumptions, core beliefs and unhelpful thinking patterns. As a result, my clients have a better understanding of themselves and learn the specific skills that lead to healthy behavior change.

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.
My foundational training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, where I explore your unconscious motivations, and I have expanded my practice and integrate interpersonal, mindfulness, attachment theory, and spiritual exploration. I am an interactive clinician and I see us sketching your story together.
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.
My foundational training is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, where I explore your unconscious motivations, and I have expanded my practice and integrate interpersonal, mindfulness, attachment theory, and spiritual exploration. I am an interactive clinician and I see us sketching your story together.

Hello, I am a Harvard trained practitioner and Board Certified Coach with > 30 years experience helping people find success and satisfaction in work and life.
From me you may expect neutrality consistent with my perspective that you are the best person to be in charge of your life. And, you may expect some warmth and humor, as 'I am I' wherever I may go too. I would look forward to working with you.
Hello, I am a Harvard trained practitioner and Board Certified Coach with > 30 years experience helping people find success and satisfaction in work and life.
From me you may expect neutrality consistent with my perspective that you are the best person to be in charge of your life. And, you may expect some warmth and humor, as 'I am I' wherever I may go too. I would look forward to working with you.

Elizabeth Blocker Ebaugh
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20008
Ultimately, life is the method by which we grow.
I am an eclectic therapist who likes to work collaboratively with my clients. I come from a traditional background and have incorporated more holistic techniques into my practice through the years. I meet the client where they are and together we decide how we might proceed to best address their needs.
Ultimately, life is the method by which we grow.
I am an eclectic therapist who likes to work collaboratively with my clients. I come from a traditional background and have incorporated more holistic techniques into my practice through the years. I meet the client where they are and together we decide how we might proceed to best address their needs.

Stress can come from many different avenues of life (career, family, relationships, society, and culture, etc) and can bring about depressions, anxiety, anger, isolation, and low-self esteem.
I specialize in helping clients gain more self-confidence, a stronger sense of identity, and the ability to build healthy interpersonal relationships and to trust his or her own decisions.
Stress can come from many different avenues of life (career, family, relationships, society, and culture, etc) and can bring about depressions, anxiety, anger, isolation, and low-self esteem.
I specialize in helping clients gain more self-confidence, a stronger sense of identity, and the ability to build healthy interpersonal relationships and to trust his or her own decisions.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges.
CBT allows me in helping clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with healthier, more constructive ways of thinking. In our first few sessions, we will focus on building rapport and understanding your current, past, and future circumstances to create a plan for growth and healing.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a passion for helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges.
CBT allows me in helping clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and replace them with healthier, more constructive ways of thinking. In our first few sessions, we will focus on building rapport and understanding your current, past, and future circumstances to create a plan for growth and healing.

Whether you're wrestling with anxiety, lust, anger, identity, or just the weight of daily expectations—I offer a practical, faith-based approach that gets to the root with practical tools and principles that are immediately to your life and healing today.
Areas I Support:
- Learning to say “no” with confidence and a smile
- Dealing with guilt, shame, anxiety, and people-pleasing
- Dealing with church hurt or spiritual confusion
- Pornography, lust, and emotional self-control
- Processing grief, avoiding self sabotage and life transitions
- Discovering your spiritual gifts and their vocational alignment
Whether you're wrestling with anxiety, lust, anger, identity, or just the weight of daily expectations—I offer a practical, faith-based approach that gets to the root with practical tools and principles that are immediately to your life and healing today.
Areas I Support:
- Learning to say “no” with confidence and a smile
- Dealing with guilt, shame, anxiety, and people-pleasing
- Dealing with church hurt or spiritual confusion
- Pornography, lust, and emotional self-control
- Processing grief, avoiding self sabotage and life transitions
- Discovering your spiritual gifts and their vocational alignment

We primarily work with issues of anxiety, depression, marital/pre marital counseling and general life adjustment.
Congratulations! You just took the first step. Welcome to Sol Counseling & Consulting! Sol is a group practice of passionate and competent therapists and we provide therapeutic services to adults, children, teens and couples. At Sol we believe, like the sun, each day is a new opportunity to rise, to shine, to get a new chance and to be in the light instead of the darkness.
We primarily work with issues of anxiety, depression, marital/pre marital counseling and general life adjustment.
Congratulations! You just took the first step. Welcome to Sol Counseling & Consulting! Sol is a group practice of passionate and competent therapists and we provide therapeutic services to adults, children, teens and couples. At Sol we believe, like the sun, each day is a new opportunity to rise, to shine, to get a new chance and to be in the light instead of the darkness.

Maybe you're both busy with life and feeling more like roommates than lovers.
I work as a coach, which means we focus on building skills, shifting beliefs, and intentionally creating the relationship dynamic you truly want. I specialize in helping people in committed relationships who are dedicated to growth and ready to do the work. Many of my clients are neurodivergent, kinky, non-monogamous, sex workers and/or LGBTQIA+
Maybe you're both busy with life and feeling more like roommates than lovers.
I work as a coach, which means we focus on building skills, shifting beliefs, and intentionally creating the relationship dynamic you truly want. I specialize in helping people in committed relationships who are dedicated to growth and ready to do the work. Many of my clients are neurodivergent, kinky, non-monogamous, sex workers and/or LGBTQIA+

I work with individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, or feeling like they are in a stuck point in their life.
I enjoy teaming up with people, to help them take positive steps and establish a practice of healthy coping strategies on their journey. I explore how people’s thoughts, relationships, and responsibilities affect mood and stress. Increasing awareness to issues affecting your mood and stress can provide significant opportunity to live life more consciously.
I work with individuals experiencing stress, anxiety, or feeling like they are in a stuck point in their life.
I enjoy teaming up with people, to help them take positive steps and establish a practice of healthy coping strategies on their journey. I explore how people’s thoughts, relationships, and responsibilities affect mood and stress. Increasing awareness to issues affecting your mood and stress can provide significant opportunity to live life more consciously.

I'm Sam, a Professional Coach who works with neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, OCD) who have unconventional lives to understand and embrace their unique neurotypes, so they can effectively minimize stress, overcome challenges, and improve their quality of life.
My coaching approach is intersectional & anti-oppressive in practice: proudly affirming of humans who are undocumented migrants, gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, queer and/or LGB, transgender + of trans experience, intersex + of intersex experience, current & former sex workers, non-monogamous, interested in kink/BDSM, asexual &/or aromantic, among others.
I'm Sam, a Professional Coach who works with neurodivergent adults (ADHD, Autistic, AuDHD, OCD) who have unconventional lives to understand and embrace their unique neurotypes, so they can effectively minimize stress, overcome challenges, and improve their quality of life.
My coaching approach is intersectional & anti-oppressive in practice: proudly affirming of humans who are undocumented migrants, gender-nonconforming, nonbinary, queer and/or LGB, transgender + of trans experience, intersex + of intersex experience, current & former sex workers, non-monogamous, interested in kink/BDSM, asexual &/or aromantic, among others.

Life is a heroine's quest, and on this quest, we often encounter "Dragons"—great challenges to achieving joy, embracing your best life.
As a Psychologist/Certified Executive Coach with 20+ years of experience, I offer therapy and coaching to help you achieve your potential. Services include Solution-Focused Therapy • Confidence/Self-Esteem Building • Eliminating Fear • Addressing Childhood Messages/Core Beliefs • Stress Reduction • Success Coaching • Executive Coaching • Career Guidance.
Life is a heroine's quest, and on this quest, we often encounter "Dragons"—great challenges to achieving joy, embracing your best life.
As a Psychologist/Certified Executive Coach with 20+ years of experience, I offer therapy and coaching to help you achieve your potential. Services include Solution-Focused Therapy • Confidence/Self-Esteem Building • Eliminating Fear • Addressing Childhood Messages/Core Beliefs • Stress Reduction • Success Coaching • Executive Coaching • Career Guidance.

My clients crave change, and are ready to invest in a better life—one aligned session at a time.
My practice specializes in helping high achievers overcome anxiety, trauma, and burnout using EMDR, and goal-driven modalities. My clients are ambitious but exhausted—ready for real change, not just talk therapy. I offer weekly online sessions, and in-person EMDR intensives for deep, accelerated healing that leads to clarity, calm, and alignment.
My clients crave change, and are ready to invest in a better life—one aligned session at a time.
My practice specializes in helping high achievers overcome anxiety, trauma, and burnout using EMDR, and goal-driven modalities. My clients are ambitious but exhausted—ready for real change, not just talk therapy. I offer weekly online sessions, and in-person EMDR intensives for deep, accelerated healing that leads to clarity, calm, and alignment.

I help millennial women and teens learn to manage their anxiety, build self-confidence, navigate life's challenges, and improve their relationships.
I get it—you're the one everyone counts on, the one who always has it together. But inside, the constant overthinking, self-doubt, and pressure to be perfect are exhausting. You feel stuck in a cycle of doing more, but it never feels like enough. I’ve worked with so many women and teens who feel just like you—drained, overwhelmed, and unsure how to break free. Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck and find real, tangible ways to quiet the self-criticism, build confidence, and finally feel like you’re enough. You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Let’s take the first step together.
I help millennial women and teens learn to manage their anxiety, build self-confidence, navigate life's challenges, and improve their relationships.
I get it—you're the one everyone counts on, the one who always has it together. But inside, the constant overthinking, self-doubt, and pressure to be perfect are exhausting. You feel stuck in a cycle of doing more, but it never feels like enough. I’ve worked with so many women and teens who feel just like you—drained, overwhelmed, and unsure how to break free. Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck and find real, tangible ways to quiet the self-criticism, build confidence, and finally feel like you’re enough. You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Let’s take the first step together.

Life is short!
As a former physical therapist as well as trained actress, director and psychologist with decades of experience, I have broad and deep knowledge and skills to help clients learn what they have to do - verbally and non-verbally - to successfully manage their personal, interpersonal and societal challenges. See what I mean at: www.DonnaKimmelPhD.com.
Life is short!
As a former physical therapist as well as trained actress, director and psychologist with decades of experience, I have broad and deep knowledge and skills to help clients learn what they have to do - verbally and non-verbally - to successfully manage their personal, interpersonal and societal challenges. See what I mean at: www.DonnaKimmelPhD.com.

The core values that inform my work and life include a commitment to the needs and lives of my clients; integrity as the center driving the ethic of the work I do; nuanced appreciation for deep listening and the ways in which intersecting facets of a person’s life reveal themselves and work to impact their situation; genuine care for the people and their lives; an approach that harnesses a client’s strengths as a tool for their restoration and cultivation of life habits in ways that are aligned and accessible with their lives; and attention to the ways in which we can celebrate, lift up, and amplify growth and accomplishment.
You will experience authenticity, empathy, and humor as I bring a humanistic approach to each session. My therapeutic approach is an integrative practice of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy.
The core values that inform my work and life include a commitment to the needs and lives of my clients; integrity as the center driving the ethic of the work I do; nuanced appreciation for deep listening and the ways in which intersecting facets of a person’s life reveal themselves and work to impact their situation; genuine care for the people and their lives; an approach that harnesses a client’s strengths as a tool for their restoration and cultivation of life habits in ways that are aligned and accessible with their lives; and attention to the ways in which we can celebrate, lift up, and amplify growth and accomplishment.
You will experience authenticity, empathy, and humor as I bring a humanistic approach to each session. My therapeutic approach is an integrative practice of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy.

Michell Kothari Stanley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CLC, RYT
3 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
” I help individuals move through the emotional complexity of relationship transitions—whether it's ending a relationship, rebuilding after one, or stepping into a more empowered version of yourself in love, life and work.
I have a multi-cultural background & an eclectic approach to traditional psychotherapy. My skill set includes reiki, coaching, somatic therapy, meditation & hypnosis. Together we will cultivate integrity & intention in your decisions so you can navigate disappointment, rejection and frustrations in a way that reveals new opportunities.
” I help individuals move through the emotional complexity of relationship transitions—whether it's ending a relationship, rebuilding after one, or stepping into a more empowered version of yourself in love, life and work.
I have a multi-cultural background & an eclectic approach to traditional psychotherapy. My skill set includes reiki, coaching, somatic therapy, meditation & hypnosis. Together we will cultivate integrity & intention in your decisions so you can navigate disappointment, rejection and frustrations in a way that reveals new opportunities.

I work with clients facing life adjustments, anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges.
I say seeking therapy is nothing close to a sign of weakness but the biggest sign of strength you can possibly have. My name is Dwayne James, and I am a Black male clinician. With over five years of clinical therapeutic experience, my passion for social-emotional support continues to shine through with every client interaction. My overall therapeutic goal is to ensure folks get the essential tools to add to their tool kit in times of need while also providing the utmost support for their social and emotional needs. My work is rooted in cultural sensitivity and recognizes that clients are experts in their own experiences.
I work with clients facing life adjustments, anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges.
I say seeking therapy is nothing close to a sign of weakness but the biggest sign of strength you can possibly have. My name is Dwayne James, and I am a Black male clinician. With over five years of clinical therapeutic experience, my passion for social-emotional support continues to shine through with every client interaction. My overall therapeutic goal is to ensure folks get the essential tools to add to their tool kit in times of need while also providing the utmost support for their social and emotional needs. My work is rooted in cultural sensitivity and recognizes that clients are experts in their own experiences.

My practice philosophy combines talk therapy, holistic health coaching, and the use of functional food as medicine.
I am committed to providing exceptional care, empowering you to live with intention, authenticity, and purpose. Treating the whole person is key to healing and living with clarity. Beyond talk therapy, I guide discussions on the connection between food, mood, activity, and sleep to help you achieve holistic healing.
My practice philosophy combines talk therapy, holistic health coaching, and the use of functional food as medicine.
I am committed to providing exceptional care, empowering you to live with intention, authenticity, and purpose. Treating the whole person is key to healing and living with clarity. Beyond talk therapy, I guide discussions on the connection between food, mood, activity, and sleep to help you achieve holistic healing.