Personality Disorders Therapists in Washington, DC
Prior to opening my private practice in Georgetown, I worked at the Kolmac Clinic on K Street in Washington, DC, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. I work with clients to improve self-esteem, identify what it is that they really want in their lives and help them to improve the overall quality of their lives and thrive more fully.
Prior to opening my private practice in Georgetown, I worked at the Kolmac Clinic on K Street in Washington, DC, an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. I work with clients to improve self-esteem, identify what it is that they really want in their lives and help them to improve the overall quality of their lives and thrive more fully.
Katherine Simonetti
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW, JD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
Every person is different, and my focus is on helping each of my clients understand the roots of their difficulties, build new coping skills, and learn to lead a more authentic and fulfilled life. My style of therapy is like my personality: compassionate, non-judgmental and direct. Using a combination of evidence-based techniques, we can work together to reduce anxiety and depression, improve relationships, and help you live your best life.
Every person is different, and my focus is on helping each of my clients understand the roots of their difficulties, build new coping skills, and learn to lead a more authentic and fulfilled life. My style of therapy is like my personality: compassionate, non-judgmental and direct. Using a combination of evidence-based techniques, we can work together to reduce anxiety and depression, improve relationships, and help you live your best life.
Samantha Wright
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20008
Samantha Wright offers virtual therapy in DC, IN, and VT. Samantha has experience working with eating disorders at the PHP and IOP level and specializes in working with clients struggling with OCD, depression, anxiety, trauma, and body image. Samantha works with individuals as young as 6 years old. She draws from a variety of modalities in her practice, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Treatment and traditional psychotherapy. When working with clients and families, Samantha utilizes a Health at Every Size (HAES) and anti-diet approach to recovery.
Samantha Wright offers virtual therapy in DC, IN, and VT. Samantha has experience working with eating disorders at the PHP and IOP level and specializes in working with clients struggling with OCD, depression, anxiety, trauma, and body image. Samantha works with individuals as young as 6 years old. She draws from a variety of modalities in her practice, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Treatment and traditional psychotherapy. When working with clients and families, Samantha utilizes a Health at Every Size (HAES) and anti-diet approach to recovery.
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in the District of Columbia. I have extensive experience working with ages 3-25. My background includes work in both community mental health and university settings, where I have supported individuals across diverse age groups, backgrounds, and worldviews.
I am a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor in the District of Columbia. I have extensive experience working with ages 3-25. My background includes work in both community mental health and university settings, where I have supported individuals across diverse age groups, backgrounds, and worldviews.
The Pincus Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, CST
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
The Pincus Center specializes in working with clients to build a life filled with pleasure and joy. We will help you to find your inner voice, establish your own goals and find a path that works for you. There is no one true way to do therapy or to live your life. We will help you find the tools to ride the waves of emotions that we all experience instead of being pulled under. We can't make everything perfect but we can make it better. We focus on issues around body acceptance, sexual freedom, neurodiversity, shame, low desire, sexual functioning issues and a wide variety of other mental health issues.
The Pincus Center specializes in working with clients to build a life filled with pleasure and joy. We will help you to find your inner voice, establish your own goals and find a path that works for you. There is no one true way to do therapy or to live your life. We will help you find the tools to ride the waves of emotions that we all experience instead of being pulled under. We can't make everything perfect but we can make it better. We focus on issues around body acceptance, sexual freedom, neurodiversity, shame, low desire, sexual functioning issues and a wide variety of other mental health issues.
Robert G Hartford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, CSW, LSCP, EFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
As the only Licensed Systems-Centered Therapist in the DC area, together we will explore how to get more of what you want. In a supportive, safe environment, you'll learn methods to reduce anxiety, depression and identify patterns that likely served you at one time but are no longer effective. Initially, sessions will be focused on: Exploring the issues that are important to you - determine goals you want to achieve. We will begin to develop trust, respect, and a personal connection so that you feel safe and understood. Also as a Certified EFT - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist specializing in serving the LGBTQAI+ community.
As the only Licensed Systems-Centered Therapist in the DC area, together we will explore how to get more of what you want. In a supportive, safe environment, you'll learn methods to reduce anxiety, depression and identify patterns that likely served you at one time but are no longer effective. Initially, sessions will be focused on: Exploring the issues that are important to you - determine goals you want to achieve. We will begin to develop trust, respect, and a personal connection so that you feel safe and understood. Also as a Certified EFT - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist specializing in serving the LGBTQAI+ community.
Elaina Vasserman-Stokes
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20036
My clinical expertise is in issues related to emotional regulation, trauma, loss, and early life attachment experiences. I have a particular interest in supporting parents of young children. My approach can broadly be described as insight oriented and rooted in attachment, relational, and interpersonal theories as well as self-psychology. My expertise rests on meaningful personal experiences and on continuing rigorous training and teaching.
My clinical expertise is in issues related to emotional regulation, trauma, loss, and early life attachment experiences. I have a particular interest in supporting parents of young children. My approach can broadly be described as insight oriented and rooted in attachment, relational, and interpersonal theories as well as self-psychology. My expertise rests on meaningful personal experiences and on continuing rigorous training and teaching.
All concerns are addressed via proactive and transparent communications, thorough and mutual understanding, application of solution-orientation for all concerned ... By integrating psychological insights and supportive interventions, the emphasis is with empathy, collaboration, and strategic problem-solving. This approach prioritizes effective engagement and actionable outcomes, building a foundation of trust and ensuring sustainable, positive results for everyone involved.
All concerns are addressed via proactive and transparent communications, thorough and mutual understanding, application of solution-orientation for all concerned ... By integrating psychological insights and supportive interventions, the emphasis is with empathy, collaboration, and strategic problem-solving. This approach prioritizes effective engagement and actionable outcomes, building a foundation of trust and ensuring sustainable, positive results for everyone involved.
I have more than 25 years of experience in Clinical Psychology divided between both sides of the Atlantic. My professional and personal experience helps me relate to the culturally diverse and globally minded population of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Over the years, after graduating from a mostly research oriented graduate program in Psychology, I pursued intensive training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, Group and Family Psychotherapy, and Psychoanalysis. I am certain that Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, correctly applied, can lead to the most dramatic and long lasting changes in patient's lives.
I have more than 25 years of experience in Clinical Psychology divided between both sides of the Atlantic. My professional and personal experience helps me relate to the culturally diverse and globally minded population of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Over the years, after graduating from a mostly research oriented graduate program in Psychology, I pursued intensive training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, Group and Family Psychotherapy, and Psychoanalysis. I am certain that Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, correctly applied, can lead to the most dramatic and long lasting changes in patient's lives.
I believe that no matter where you’re starting from — transformation is possible. This means that, as your therapist, I recognize that you have unique strengths and needs, so I tailor my approach to your specific circumstances. Research indicates that therapy is most successful when it happens within the context of a strong therapeutic relationship. It’s important to me that I work to build an atmosphere that’s rooted in safety, openness, and mutual respect, in which you feel heard and understood. Within the safety of a therapeutic relationship, I will work with you to develop new ways to cope with life's challenges.
I believe that no matter where you’re starting from — transformation is possible. This means that, as your therapist, I recognize that you have unique strengths and needs, so I tailor my approach to your specific circumstances. Research indicates that therapy is most successful when it happens within the context of a strong therapeutic relationship. It’s important to me that I work to build an atmosphere that’s rooted in safety, openness, and mutual respect, in which you feel heard and understood. Within the safety of a therapeutic relationship, I will work with you to develop new ways to cope with life's challenges.
Carlee Myers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20016
Now offering safety+guidance for the parts of you that keep getting in the way. Whether you're struggling with relentless self-judgement, tension/disconnection in relationships, complex family dynamics, always feeling on edge, or numb, as if your mind and body were in a constant state of fight or flight-I provide a safe space for change. Using EMDR, I help my clients heal from the painful core beliefs often underlying these symptoms. Beliefs such as "I can't handle it"/ "Im unworthy"/"Im bad"/or"I have to be perfect" can be rewired, so you can finally shift out of states of chronic dysregulation and into states of safety+connection.
Now offering safety+guidance for the parts of you that keep getting in the way. Whether you're struggling with relentless self-judgement, tension/disconnection in relationships, complex family dynamics, always feeling on edge, or numb, as if your mind and body were in a constant state of fight or flight-I provide a safe space for change. Using EMDR, I help my clients heal from the painful core beliefs often underlying these symptoms. Beliefs such as "I can't handle it"/ "Im unworthy"/"Im bad"/or"I have to be perfect" can be rewired, so you can finally shift out of states of chronic dysregulation and into states of safety+connection.
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Struggling to navigate your 20s or 30s? Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in a negative cycle that you can't seem to get out of? Sick of being so hard on yourself, but no matter what you do, you still don't feel good enough? Wondering why being an "adult" seems so tough, while everyone else seems to have figured it out? You’re not alone in feeling anxious, lost, or stuck. If it feels like you've tried everything, and the support of friends and family hasn’t been enough, it's time for a change.
Struggling to navigate your 20s or 30s? Feeling overwhelmed or stuck in a negative cycle that you can't seem to get out of? Sick of being so hard on yourself, but no matter what you do, you still don't feel good enough? Wondering why being an "adult" seems so tough, while everyone else seems to have figured it out? You’re not alone in feeling anxious, lost, or stuck. If it feels like you've tried everything, and the support of friends and family hasn’t been enough, it's time for a change.
Sometimes we worry that coming to therapy means something is wrong. I believe it means something is right. Often, my clients find themselves facing more decisions and questions about who they are and what they want out of their lives and relationships than ever before. My clients experience a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, career challenges, loneliness, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, adjusting to life changes, difficult family dynamics, and generally feeling overwhelmed by life. This is an important time when many people ask themselves: How can I feel like what I do matters?
Sometimes we worry that coming to therapy means something is wrong. I believe it means something is right. Often, my clients find themselves facing more decisions and questions about who they are and what they want out of their lives and relationships than ever before. My clients experience a range of concerns including depression, anxiety, career challenges, loneliness, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, adjusting to life changes, difficult family dynamics, and generally feeling overwhelmed by life. This is an important time when many people ask themselves: How can I feel like what I do matters?
I have a lengthy experience treating patients with serious mental illnesses and also with patients who have been involved with the criminal justice system and immigration issues. I speak several dialects of the Arabic language and have extensive experience with Americans of a variety of backgrounds. I use multicultural approaches to compliment different therapeutic interventions.My additional lengthy experience working with different Arab Americans as well as Muslim Americans puts me in a unique position to offer specialized services to these two populations.
I have a lengthy experience treating patients with serious mental illnesses and also with patients who have been involved with the criminal justice system and immigration issues. I speak several dialects of the Arabic language and have extensive experience with Americans of a variety of backgrounds. I use multicultural approaches to compliment different therapeutic interventions.My additional lengthy experience working with different Arab Americans as well as Muslim Americans puts me in a unique position to offer specialized services to these two populations.
Therapy offers a dedicated time for you to pause, see yourself, and remove some of the old layers of protection that no longer serve. Anxiety, depression, and relationship issues make it hard to see clearly and take the next step. It takes a lot of courage to say “I don’t want to live this way,” and get help to make a change. As your therapist, my goal is to help you create the life that you want to live by identifying areas of growth and building skills to solve the challenges that get in the way. I believe that change is possible and therapy can help.
Therapy offers a dedicated time for you to pause, see yourself, and remove some of the old layers of protection that no longer serve. Anxiety, depression, and relationship issues make it hard to see clearly and take the next step. It takes a lot of courage to say “I don’t want to live this way,” and get help to make a change. As your therapist, my goal is to help you create the life that you want to live by identifying areas of growth and building skills to solve the challenges that get in the way. I believe that change is possible and therapy can help.
Welcome to my practice! Thank you for considering me on your journey. I founded Seasons of Strength to provide compassionate, effective, evidence-based psychotherapy for adults, couples, and families from Washington DC. As an independent private practice clinician, I offer an individually tailored therapy experience designed to help you or your loved one reach your goals and achieve wellness. No matter how bad things might seem, no matter what challenges you are facing, I believe there is hope.
Welcome to my practice! Thank you for considering me on your journey. I founded Seasons of Strength to provide compassionate, effective, evidence-based psychotherapy for adults, couples, and families from Washington DC. As an independent private practice clinician, I offer an individually tailored therapy experience designed to help you or your loved one reach your goals and achieve wellness. No matter how bad things might seem, no matter what challenges you are facing, I believe there is hope.
**Due to COVID-19, all services are virtual.** The decision to engage in the process of seeking help or making change is one that takes courage. It is important that the professional you work with has an appreciation for your story and your context.
**Due to COVID-19, all services are virtual.** The decision to engage in the process of seeking help or making change is one that takes courage. It is important that the professional you work with has an appreciation for your story and your context.
Do you feel like life has become more challenging? Have you begun to feel less fulfilled or feel like something is wrong? People seek therapy at various stages of their life to address their challenges. Sometimes you might know why, and other times it can be confusing or difficult to pinpoint. Therapy not only can help you understand your sources of stress but also to improve symptoms that prevent you from feeling your best. Together, we will work to support you, face challenges within yourself, work towards your goals, and, most importantly, improve your own sense of a life that is meaningful and fulfilled.
Do you feel like life has become more challenging? Have you begun to feel less fulfilled or feel like something is wrong? People seek therapy at various stages of their life to address their challenges. Sometimes you might know why, and other times it can be confusing or difficult to pinpoint. Therapy not only can help you understand your sources of stress but also to improve symptoms that prevent you from feeling your best. Together, we will work to support you, face challenges within yourself, work towards your goals, and, most importantly, improve your own sense of a life that is meaningful and fulfilled.
Elizabeth J Gomart
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd&HD, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20007
I enjoy working with individuals and couples who are curious and hungry for more connection to themselves and others in their lives. When you start therapy, I will talk with you about what brings you to therapy, the life you want to create and what you think holds you back. I will reflect with you on how it feels to be with and collaborate with you on your own thriving. You are likely to display the same intra- and inter-personal patterns with me that enhance or impede your progress in your relationships at work and home. Most of my clients start therapy because of depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and work challenges.
I enjoy working with individuals and couples who are curious and hungry for more connection to themselves and others in their lives. When you start therapy, I will talk with you about what brings you to therapy, the life you want to create and what you think holds you back. I will reflect with you on how it feels to be with and collaborate with you on your own thriving. You are likely to display the same intra- and inter-personal patterns with me that enhance or impede your progress in your relationships at work and home. Most of my clients start therapy because of depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties and work challenges.
I love working with couples and individuals with difficulty in romantic relationships (i.e. sexual issues, communication, infidelity, divorce), adults who come from dysfunctional childhoods, as well as those with anxiety, impulsivity, and addiction. I also enjoy working with those in non-traditional romantic relationships (i.e. ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous). I am LGBTQIA- affirming and sex positive. I work best with clients who are engaged, thoughtful, and motivated for change. My style is empathic and direct, with a sense of humor. I believe strongly in the therapeutic alliance and the client/therapist fit.
I love working with couples and individuals with difficulty in romantic relationships (i.e. sexual issues, communication, infidelity, divorce), adults who come from dysfunctional childhoods, as well as those with anxiety, impulsivity, and addiction. I also enjoy working with those in non-traditional romantic relationships (i.e. ethically non-monogamous, polyamorous). I am LGBTQIA- affirming and sex positive. I work best with clients who are engaged, thoughtful, and motivated for change. My style is empathic and direct, with a sense of humor. I believe strongly in the therapeutic alliance and the client/therapist fit.
