Positive Psychology Therapists in Washington, DC
Pierce is board-certified in biofeedback and practices therapy primarily from CBT/ACT and positive psychology perspectives through a health psychology lens to help patients manage stress, transition after an injury or disease, and cope with pain, loss, feeling “stuck,” anxiety, and depression.
Dr. Pierce provides education about stress physiology, how stress and emotions interact with chronic pain, and how biofeedback and specific relaxation techniques can help. She also guides clients in various self-regulation and relaxation strategies to manage mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Pierce is board-certified in biofeedback and practices therapy primarily from CBT/ACT and positive psychology perspectives through a health psychology lens to help patients manage stress, transition after an injury or disease, and cope with pain, loss, feeling “stuck,” anxiety, and depression.
Dr. Pierce provides education about stress physiology, how stress and emotions interact with chronic pain, and how biofeedback and specific relaxation techniques can help. She also guides clients in various self-regulation and relaxation strategies to manage mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
In my clinical practice, I use an integrative approach, drawing primarily from Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to effectively address each client’s unique needs.
As a therapist, I believe that every individual has the potential to flourish. Flourishing involves enhancing happiness, well-being, and a sense of purpose. To achieve this, individuals must understand and nurture their strengths. By cultivating personal strengths, people can deepen interpersonal relationships, increase joy and satisfaction, and contribute meaningfully to society.
In my clinical practice, I use an integrative approach, drawing primarily from Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to effectively address each client’s unique needs.
As a therapist, I believe that every individual has the potential to flourish. Flourishing involves enhancing happiness, well-being, and a sense of purpose. To achieve this, individuals must understand and nurture their strengths. By cultivating personal strengths, people can deepen interpersonal relationships, increase joy and satisfaction, and contribute meaningfully to society.
Thriveworks Counseling &Psychiatry Washington,D.C.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20045
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
I'm also trained in Positive Psychology—aka.
Finding a therapist is not fun. Most people see dozens of options on directories like Psychology Today, but have no idea how to narrow their search. If you're experiencing this (or something similar), please call or email to schedule a consultation. I used to say "15-minute consultation," but these tend to last closer to 30 minutes!
I'm also trained in Positive Psychology—aka.
Finding a therapist is not fun. Most people see dozens of options on directories like Psychology Today, but have no idea how to narrow their search. If you're experiencing this (or something similar), please call or email to schedule a consultation. I used to say "15-minute consultation," but these tend to last closer to 30 minutes!
Thriveworks Counseling &Psychiatry Washington,D.C.
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Washington, DC 20002
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Sara is a master certified life coach and one of fewer than 300 people in the world to earn her master's degree in positive psychology.
Have you ever experienced a moment when you felt truly inspired by life? Through life coaching, I help people to create lives that allow them to stay connected to that feeling of awe and miraculousness every day! Do you desire a more meaningful career? Do you want more fulfilling relationships? Do you want to better understand yourself or feel more confident? If YES to any of these questions, life coaching with me can help.
Sara is a master certified life coach and one of fewer than 300 people in the world to earn her master's degree in positive psychology.
Have you ever experienced a moment when you felt truly inspired by life? Through life coaching, I help people to create lives that allow them to stay connected to that feeling of awe and miraculousness every day! Do you desire a more meaningful career? Do you want more fulfilling relationships? Do you want to better understand yourself or feel more confident? If YES to any of these questions, life coaching with me can help.
I use positive psychology, narrative therapy, mindfulness, CBT and solution-focused interventions to facilitate the shift from a life where you are surviving to a life where you are thriving.
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 use positive psychology, narrative therapy, mindfulness, CBT and solution-focused interventions to facilitate the shift from a life where you are surviving to a life where you are thriving.
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.
Kimberly Wilson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
11 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20009
From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for exploring how thoughts affect emotions, to Mindfulness for embodying stress reduction tools and awareness, to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for identifying ways to accept and defuse from thoughts, to Positive Psychology which emphasizes growth, potential, and well-being.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the demands of it all—career pressures, family responsibilities, personal goals. I specialize in therapy for Gen Z, millennial, and midlife women facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and burnout. My approach is a boutique, personalized experience in a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore what feels out of balance. Therapy with me is a collaboration to highlight your strengths, reduce stress, set meaningful goals, and design a life that feels balanced and fulfilling while also looking at what's holding you back.
From Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for exploring how thoughts affect emotions, to Mindfulness for embodying stress reduction tools and awareness, to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for identifying ways to accept and defuse from thoughts, to Positive Psychology which emphasizes growth, potential, and well-being.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the demands of it all—career pressures, family responsibilities, personal goals. I specialize in therapy for Gen Z, millennial, and midlife women facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and burnout. My approach is a boutique, personalized experience in a safe, nonjudgmental space to explore what feels out of balance. Therapy with me is a collaboration to highlight your strengths, reduce stress, set meaningful goals, and design a life that feels balanced and fulfilling while also looking at what's holding you back.
My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, rational emotive therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, positive psychology, and reality and grounding techniques.
I completed my Master's in Counseling from Norfolk State University. With my experience, I am equipped to help individuals with a wide range of issues. I provide a person-centered approach to assist people in addressing their unique challenges.
My approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing, rational emotive therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, positive psychology, and reality and grounding techniques.
I completed my Master's in Counseling from Norfolk State University. With my experience, I am equipped to help individuals with a wide range of issues. I provide a person-centered approach to assist people in addressing their unique challenges.
I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for trauma and attachment injury, and I draw from IFS, EMDR, positive psychology and others to catalyze change and support emotional growth.
Are you overwhelmed, sad, anxious or feeling lost in your life or career? Maybe you want to heal wounds that have festered or forge a different relationship with yourself, a partner, a future partner or with a family member? Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss or the ground underneath your feet has shifted? No matter what brings you, I look forward to helping you to find your voice, reclaim your strength, and ignite your spirit. With more than 13 years of experience as a trauma therapist and life and career coach, I have helped hundreds of adults to heal, (re)align with their power, and find greater satisfaction in their lives.
I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for trauma and attachment injury, and I draw from IFS, EMDR, positive psychology and others to catalyze change and support emotional growth.
Are you overwhelmed, sad, anxious or feeling lost in your life or career? Maybe you want to heal wounds that have festered or forge a different relationship with yourself, a partner, a future partner or with a family member? Perhaps you’ve experienced a loss or the ground underneath your feet has shifted? No matter what brings you, I look forward to helping you to find your voice, reclaim your strength, and ignite your spirit. With more than 13 years of experience as a trauma therapist and life and career coach, I have helped hundreds of adults to heal, (re)align with their power, and find greater satisfaction in their lives.
I offer solution-focused wellness, dating and relationships, and performance coaching using CBT, DBT, and Positive Psychology techniques.
Whether you're aiming to enhance overall well-being, navigate dating/relationships, or achieve life goals, you're in the right place. I specialize in solution-focused wellness, dating/relationships, and performance coaching. Incredible individuals globally choose my services for meaningful self-reflection, knowledge, and skill-building. Many lead busy lives with frequent travel, finding traditional therapy limitations challenging. Our online meetings offer privacy and convenience. With flexible scheduling and chat messaging, I adapt to demanding schedules. Whatever you're facing, I'm here to support you according to your needs.
I offer solution-focused wellness, dating and relationships, and performance coaching using CBT, DBT, and Positive Psychology techniques.
Whether you're aiming to enhance overall well-being, navigate dating/relationships, or achieve life goals, you're in the right place. I specialize in solution-focused wellness, dating/relationships, and performance coaching. Incredible individuals globally choose my services for meaningful self-reflection, knowledge, and skill-building. Many lead busy lives with frequent travel, finding traditional therapy limitations challenging. Our online meetings offer privacy and convenience. With flexible scheduling and chat messaging, I adapt to demanding schedules. Whatever you're facing, I'm here to support you according to your needs.
Meet Our Positive Psychology Therapists
Do you want a better life with more choices and success- every day? I am honored to work with clients to help them address life issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, medical illness & pain, relationship and general life issues to better live the life they chose. I work with you in a collaborative and interactive way. We work to help you understand what has happened in your life, but more importantly, how to address and create the meaningful changes, the life success, and happiness, that is most important to you to have your best life.
Do you want a better life with more choices and success- every day? I am honored to work with clients to help them address life issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, medical illness & pain, relationship and general life issues to better live the life they chose. I work with you in a collaborative and interactive way. We work to help you understand what has happened in your life, but more importantly, how to address and create the meaningful changes, the life success, and happiness, that is most important to you to have your best life.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Follow Dr.Laura.D on Instagram for Psychology Tips...While 20% of Americans have a diagnosed mental health illness, 100% of us have Mental Health! As a Positive Psychologist I, Dr. Laura DiCesare, and my Associates empower our clients with the tools to tap into their internal strengths and resources. Learning about our brains and how they work is necessary to finding more balance in life. Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, or sadness? Are you feeling alone or like no one truly listens or understands? Is there trauma from your past that is holding you back from the life you want? Then let's get started (licensed in 34 States!
Follow Dr.Laura.D on Instagram for Psychology Tips...While 20% of Americans have a diagnosed mental health illness, 100% of us have Mental Health! As a Positive Psychologist I, Dr. Laura DiCesare, and my Associates empower our clients with the tools to tap into their internal strengths and resources. Learning about our brains and how they work is necessary to finding more balance in life. Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, or sadness? Are you feeling alone or like no one truly listens or understands? Is there trauma from your past that is holding you back from the life you want? Then let's get started (licensed in 34 States!
I use a combination of cognitive behavioral, positive psychology and somatic coaching techniques.
Currently accepting female clients. Are you feeling sad, stuck, frustrated because fear, lack of motivation/focus, or low self-esteem are hindering you from reaching your true potential? Life is a heroine's quest, and on this quest, we often encounter "Dragons"—great challenges to achieving joy, embracing your best life. These dragons appear as the blocks named above. Have you tried to break through them in the past and continue to feel defeated? If you are ready to break through these blocks and become the woman you were meant to be: happy, joyous and free, now is the time to enlist an ally. Are you ready to love your life?
I use a combination of cognitive behavioral, positive psychology and somatic coaching techniques.
Currently accepting female clients. Are you feeling sad, stuck, frustrated because fear, lack of motivation/focus, or low self-esteem are hindering you from reaching your true potential? Life is a heroine's quest, and on this quest, we often encounter "Dragons"—great challenges to achieving joy, embracing your best life. These dragons appear as the blocks named above. Have you tried to break through them in the past and continue to feel defeated? If you are ready to break through these blocks and become the woman you were meant to be: happy, joyous and free, now is the time to enlist an ally. Are you ready to love your life?
Additionally, I draw from CBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness, and Positive Psychology to tailor treatment to your needs.
Searching for a therapist can feel overwhelming, however, finding a good fit is imperative in order to get the most out of your time, effort, and finances. You want to find someone that allows you to feel safe, understood, and ultimately maximizes results for you. I take a warm, empathetic and comprehensive approach to help individuals experiencing stressful circumstances live more meaningful and balanced lives. I work with you to figure out what you need and want in life and help identify and make changes in your life to be the best version of yourself. I work with adolescents and adults.
Additionally, I draw from CBT, Psychodynamic Therapy, Mindfulness, and Positive Psychology to tailor treatment to your needs.
Searching for a therapist can feel overwhelming, however, finding a good fit is imperative in order to get the most out of your time, effort, and finances. You want to find someone that allows you to feel safe, understood, and ultimately maximizes results for you. I take a warm, empathetic and comprehensive approach to help individuals experiencing stressful circumstances live more meaningful and balanced lives. I work with you to figure out what you need and want in life and help identify and make changes in your life to be the best version of yourself. I work with adolescents and adults.
Wade practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and positive psychology approaches, capitalizing on the strengths of each individual to form a collaborative and holistic treatment plan.
Dr. Wade values forming strong, collaborative, trusting, and fun relationships with her clients, aiming to create a safe environment for confronting painful emotions and making courageous changes toward improved wellbeing.
Wade practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and positive psychology approaches, capitalizing on the strengths of each individual to form a collaborative and holistic treatment plan.
Dr. Wade values forming strong, collaborative, trusting, and fun relationships with her clients, aiming to create a safe environment for confronting painful emotions and making courageous changes toward improved wellbeing.
Dr. Sarah Renee Langley
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LCPC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I’ve studied the inhibitors and motivators of success and happiness, and therefore, created my own proven methods using a mixture of EMDR and Trauma Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Positive Psychology, Brief, Solution Focused Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Person-Centered Psychotherapy to help solve your problems.
Within the first 4 sessions, I help you get clear on how to make yourself first and top priority in your life without guilt or apology. My clients come to me when they are ready to gain the confidence, clarity, and courage needed to overcome imposter syndrome, stress, career frustration, life transitions, feelings of ineffectiveness, overwhelm, anxiety, grief/loss, and clinical depression.
I’ve studied the inhibitors and motivators of success and happiness, and therefore, created my own proven methods using a mixture of EMDR and Trauma Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Positive Psychology, Brief, Solution Focused Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Person-Centered Psychotherapy to help solve your problems.
Within the first 4 sessions, I help you get clear on how to make yourself first and top priority in your life without guilt or apology. My clients come to me when they are ready to gain the confidence, clarity, and courage needed to overcome imposter syndrome, stress, career frustration, life transitions, feelings of ineffectiveness, overwhelm, anxiety, grief/loss, and clinical depression.
Sarah Pitkin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
I utilize an integrated approach that includes mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, trauma-informed therapy, positive psychology, EMDR and art therapy.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
I utilize an integrated approach that includes mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, trauma-informed therapy, positive psychology, EMDR and art therapy.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
With care and skillful attention, we draw on somatic mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory, family systems, and positive psychology to discover the unseen wisdom that has been there all along and to guide the healing process.
We have a lot in common. As human beings, we are innately creative, generous, and resilient. But life offers itself to us on its own terms. Change is inherent to our experience. We know this, but when we find ourselves at uncertain junctures – standing between what was and what is yet to be – we can still find ourselves caught in the noise, struggling to make sense of the world around us, and cut off from the embodied wisdom within us.
With care and skillful attention, we draw on somatic mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory, family systems, and positive psychology to discover the unseen wisdom that has been there all along and to guide the healing process.
We have a lot in common. As human beings, we are innately creative, generous, and resilient. But life offers itself to us on its own terms. Change is inherent to our experience. We know this, but when we find ourselves at uncertain junctures – standing between what was and what is yet to be – we can still find ourselves caught in the noise, struggling to make sense of the world around us, and cut off from the embodied wisdom within us.
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Positive Psychology Therapists
How does positive psychology therapy work?
Positive psychology therapy derives from the work of Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania. He and others developed the field of positive psychology building on humanistic theory. Positive psychology therapy is similar to acceptance and commitment therapy, and it essentially quiets emotional distress through positivity, contentment, and well-being. This therapy does not reduce the individual to symptoms and conditions.
When do I know if I need treatment using positive psychology?
If an individual is overwhelmed by emotional distress and general negativity, they may feel trapped. A positive psychology therapist can help them view their emotions and behaviors differently, and approach life with a better understanding of their positive strengths. This therapy can provide an individual with the coping skills needed for a healthier and more constructive life.
What should I expect from positive psychology therapy?
The patient may be asked to explore their signature strengths. The therapist will also ask the individual to talk about their goals, which should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely. Discussing negative experiences and symptoms is important, but so is the exploration of positive experiences. The objective is to identify and lessen negative thoughts and behaviors and move toward optimal health and productivity. The individual will see life in a more positive and fulfilling way. This therapy is proactive and may use forgiveness, gratitude, hope, and compassion to help reframe negativity.
Is positive psychology effective in therapy?
Positive psychology therapy is evidence-based and effective. One study found that people with eating disorders benefit from this type of intervention. This therapy encourages the person to reframe their distressed thoughts and move into healthier patterns of functioning. This therapy also aims to move an individual toward what works well in their life. Positive psychology therapy can elicit lifelong change, with higher levels of satisfaction, less stress, as well as positive emotional and behavioral habits.