Sex Therapists in Washington, DC
I offer a warm, inclusive space—LGBTQ+ allied, sex-positive, and committed to equity and respect.
Do you feel stuck in painful patterns with your partner—or alone in your struggles? I help couples and individuals move out of reactivity and into more connected, intentional ways of relating, heal old wounds, and restore hope. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-esteem concerns, and relationship conflict.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed, grounded in Imago Relationship Therapy and enriched by mindfulness, somatic practices, and positive psychology. Together, we focus not just on understanding patterns, but on shifting how you experience yourself and your relationships.
I offer a warm, inclusive space—LGBTQ+ allied, sex-positive, and committed to equity and respect.
Do you feel stuck in painful patterns with your partner—or alone in your struggles? I help couples and individuals move out of reactivity and into more connected, intentional ways of relating, heal old wounds, and restore hope. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, self-esteem concerns, and relationship conflict.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed, grounded in Imago Relationship Therapy and enriched by mindfulness, somatic practices, and positive psychology. Together, we focus not just on understanding patterns, but on shifting how you experience yourself and your relationships.
I am passionate about the work I do to assist individuals and couples to become the best versions of themselves. After 20 plus years, I believe difficult relationships can become better, I believe people who are feeling stuck can achieve forward momentum, and I believe learning and gaining knowledge about human behavior can improve self worth and improve all important relationships. With my extensive knowledge about the brain, I love teaching people to achieve sustainable change, and develop an in depth understanding of themselves that assists them in becoming happier and more productive.
I am passionate about the work I do to assist individuals and couples to become the best versions of themselves. After 20 plus years, I believe difficult relationships can become better, I believe people who are feeling stuck can achieve forward momentum, and I believe learning and gaining knowledge about human behavior can improve self worth and improve all important relationships. With my extensive knowledge about the brain, I love teaching people to achieve sustainable change, and develop an in depth understanding of themselves that assists them in becoming happier and more productive.
I will work with you to increase insight into your struggles, actively identify and work toward goals, and build resilience against stress. I specialize in relationships (straight and gay), LGBT concerns, couples, anxiety and depression, and life transitions and losses. Building insight involves examining ways one's past impacts the present. I believe that this coupled with making concrete changes in one's life leads to a successful therapy. I am an active psychologist who will help you make these changes thoughtfully and effectively.
If you are hesitating, now is the time to start your psychotherapy journey.
I will work with you to increase insight into your struggles, actively identify and work toward goals, and build resilience against stress. I specialize in relationships (straight and gay), LGBT concerns, couples, anxiety and depression, and life transitions and losses. Building insight involves examining ways one's past impacts the present. I believe that this coupled with making concrete changes in one's life leads to a successful therapy. I am an active psychologist who will help you make these changes thoughtfully and effectively.
If you are hesitating, now is the time to start your psychotherapy journey.
With 14 years of experience working with clients going through individual, relationship, and family issues, Celebrity Therapist Dr. Jeff Rocker has provided therapeutic services to clients nationwide. He is Licensed in 25 states and has served clients from all age groups. Over the years, Dr. Jeff has organized lectures and various events in the community, including excursions and retreats for couples to improve their communication and better understand each other. He has experience working with athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In addition, Dr. Jeff has also worked with clients in the Movie, Music, and Entertainment Industries.
With 14 years of experience working with clients going through individual, relationship, and family issues, Celebrity Therapist Dr. Jeff Rocker has provided therapeutic services to clients nationwide. He is Licensed in 25 states and has served clients from all age groups. Over the years, Dr. Jeff has organized lectures and various events in the community, including excursions and retreats for couples to improve their communication and better understand each other. He has experience working with athletes in the NFL, NBA, and MLB. In addition, Dr. Jeff has also worked with clients in the Movie, Music, and Entertainment Industries.
Are you struggling with communication or intimacy in your relationships? Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Do you need support with issues causing conflict, confusion, and stagnation of growth? If the answer is yes to any of those questions and you'd like some support, let's chat.
Are you struggling with communication or intimacy in your relationships? Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Do you need support with issues causing conflict, confusion, and stagnation of growth? If the answer is yes to any of those questions and you'd like some support, let's chat.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 3 years of experience. I specialize in trauma-informed therapy for women and communities of color, with a focus on cultural humility, emotional safety, and empowerment. My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that healing occurs when individuals feel seen, heard, and affirmed. I strive to create culturally inclusive spaces for growth, resilience, and transformation.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 3 years of experience. I specialize in trauma-informed therapy for women and communities of color, with a focus on cultural humility, emotional safety, and empowerment. My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that healing occurs when individuals feel seen, heard, and affirmed. I strive to create culturally inclusive spaces for growth, resilience, and transformation.
Amy Gomez w/Counseling Center Group Washington, DC
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, LGPC, NCC
1 Endorsed
Washington, DC 20036
I specialize in anxiety, depression, trauma, and sex therapy using a sex-positive, kink-affirming, and trauma-informed approach.
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, and you don’t have to have everything figured out to begin. Seeking a space where you can be honest, curious, and supported without judgment. If you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or perhaps disconnected from yourself or others. You might be navigating depression, relationship or intimacy concerns, sexual challenges, or the lingering effects of past experiences. You want clarity, relief, and a deeper sense of ease in your body and relationships.
I specialize in anxiety, depression, trauma, and sex therapy using a sex-positive, kink-affirming, and trauma-informed approach.
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, and you don’t have to have everything figured out to begin. Seeking a space where you can be honest, curious, and supported without judgment. If you are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or perhaps disconnected from yourself or others. You might be navigating depression, relationship or intimacy concerns, sexual challenges, or the lingering effects of past experiences. You want clarity, relief, and a deeper sense of ease in your body and relationships.
For me, psychoanalytic therapy remains one of the most innovative treatments there are to explore our innermost, often unknown parts of the self—locating both the words and an access to the body that works-through many kinds of pain, meaning, and lived experiences. Symptoms, while being a source of profound distress, reflect meaningful expressions of unconscious desire, inner conflict, and formative personal history. I view my work with clients as bringing them closer to the transformative possibilities that arise when we speak and listen—with patience, warmth and curiosity—for the deeper meanings to emerge.
For me, psychoanalytic therapy remains one of the most innovative treatments there are to explore our innermost, often unknown parts of the self—locating both the words and an access to the body that works-through many kinds of pain, meaning, and lived experiences. Symptoms, while being a source of profound distress, reflect meaningful expressions of unconscious desire, inner conflict, and formative personal history. I view my work with clients as bringing them closer to the transformative possibilities that arise when we speak and listen—with patience, warmth and curiosity—for the deeper meanings to emerge.
You bring a desire to create change in your life and the willingness to explore how this may be possible. Struggling with feeling stuck? Finding yourself repeating old patterns? Wanting to create change in your life? Then by all means give a call.
You bring a desire to create change in your life and the willingness to explore how this may be possible. Struggling with feeling stuck? Finding yourself repeating old patterns? Wanting to create change in your life? Then by all means give a call.
In my experience of over 40years in clinical practice, I have learned to use a variety of approaches to help people with a broad range of life problems. I began with a grounding in psychoanalytic theory,tempered with an awareness of cultural and socio-economic differences, enhanced by a foundation in medicine. My way of working is to listen carefully to develop an understanding of each person's background, history and world view in order to help that person understand his/her /their motives, emotions, behavior in order to resolve conflicts and lead a more fulfilled life with more satisfying relationships
In my experience of over 40years in clinical practice, I have learned to use a variety of approaches to help people with a broad range of life problems. I began with a grounding in psychoanalytic theory,tempered with an awareness of cultural and socio-economic differences, enhanced by a foundation in medicine. My way of working is to listen carefully to develop an understanding of each person's background, history and world view in order to help that person understand his/her /their motives, emotions, behavior in order to resolve conflicts and lead a more fulfilled life with more satisfying relationships
Ever Feel Like This? The pressure is relentless. So is the feeling that you're facing it alone. Maybe there's a constant hum of anxiety, a loneliness that lingers even when you have people around. You've tried things. They help, until they don't. Fair warning: I'm not what most people expect. But then again, neither are most of my clients. The bigger surprise, for most of them, is that something finally works. The medication that was supposed to fix it — didn't. Suggesting more journaling about it felt like an insult. I get it.
Ever Feel Like This? The pressure is relentless. So is the feeling that you're facing it alone. Maybe there's a constant hum of anxiety, a loneliness that lingers even when you have people around. You've tried things. They help, until they don't. Fair warning: I'm not what most people expect. But then again, neither are most of my clients. The bigger surprise, for most of them, is that something finally works. The medication that was supposed to fix it — didn't. Suggesting more journaling about it felt like an insult. I get it.
We address complaints such as lack of sex or affection or emotional withdrawal
Our Relationship Therapy provides a tailored blend of techniques that transform the way couples support each other. It includes evidence-based couple and individual therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy (e.g. DBT) Diplomate and Board Certified in DBT ,Marriage and Family Therapy and Behavioral Medicine
We address complaints such as lack of sex or affection or emotional withdrawal
Our Relationship Therapy provides a tailored blend of techniques that transform the way couples support each other. It includes evidence-based couple and individual therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focused Therapy (e.g. DBT) Diplomate and Board Certified in DBT ,Marriage and Family Therapy and Behavioral Medicine
If you're looking for therapy that feels like you're talking to a real person and having a genuine human connection, you're in the right place! Sessions with me are relaxed and conversational, with plenty of space for authenticity, humor, and quirks. Whether you’re navigating something unconventional, feeling stuck in patterns that don’t make sense, or questioning how you show up with others, you deserve a space where you don’t have to explain or justify who you are.
If you're looking for therapy that feels like you're talking to a real person and having a genuine human connection, you're in the right place! Sessions with me are relaxed and conversational, with plenty of space for authenticity, humor, and quirks. Whether you’re navigating something unconventional, feeling stuck in patterns that don’t make sense, or questioning how you show up with others, you deserve a space where you don’t have to explain or justify who you are.
I work with individuals navigating identity, intimacy, addiction, and their relationship to sex.
I offer kink-affirming, trauma-informed sex therapy for individuals navigating identity, intimacy, addiction, and sex. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients and those exploring non-traditional relationships, helping you unpack shame, reconnect with your body, and build a more grounded, autonomous relationship with yourself.
I work with individuals navigating identity, intimacy, addiction, and their relationship to sex.
I offer kink-affirming, trauma-informed sex therapy for individuals navigating identity, intimacy, addiction, and sex. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients and those exploring non-traditional relationships, helping you unpack shame, reconnect with your body, and build a more grounded, autonomous relationship with yourself.
Robert G Hartford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, CSW, LSCP, EFT
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.
Davynte Pannell is an African American/ Indigenous, heterosexual, millennial male from Newark, NJ currently providing therapy services in Washington, D.C. as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Pannell graduated from Howard University with his Bachelors’ in Philosophy and Psychology then from New York University, with his Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness. Pannell has worked with clients of all ages since 2018. Pannell’s style of therapy follows the trope, “Two eyes, one mouth; listen twice as much as you speak.” Pannell uses an interdisciplinary and eclectic approach to therapy.
Davynte Pannell is an African American/ Indigenous, heterosexual, millennial male from Newark, NJ currently providing therapy services in Washington, D.C. as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Pannell graduated from Howard University with his Bachelors’ in Philosophy and Psychology then from New York University, with his Master’s in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness. Pannell has worked with clients of all ages since 2018. Pannell’s style of therapy follows the trope, “Two eyes, one mouth; listen twice as much as you speak.” Pannell uses an interdisciplinary and eclectic approach to therapy.
Sometimes the world can feel impossibly heavy, and it is exhausting to cope with underlying challenges like chronic stressors, depression, anxiety, or trauma. Having a space to fully vent your worries and frustrations without fear or guilt is so important for mental health, but often so difficult to find. I approach my clients with warmth and without judgment. I work to cultivate a collaborative connection with clients, while empowering them to make sustainable, long-term changes, beyond our time together.
Sometimes the world can feel impossibly heavy, and it is exhausting to cope with underlying challenges like chronic stressors, depression, anxiety, or trauma. Having a space to fully vent your worries and frustrations without fear or guilt is so important for mental health, but often so difficult to find. I approach my clients with warmth and without judgment. I work to cultivate a collaborative connection with clients, while empowering them to make sustainable, long-term changes, beyond our time together.
We all need support at different times in our lives. Navigating relationships, grief, life transitions, anxiety, loss, and trauma can be complex and overwhelming. If you are feeling stuck, lost, or unsure of what your next step should be, my approach to therapy focuses on helping you understand what troubles you and gain insight toward change that is positive and lasting. In my work with individuals and couples, I take a caring and collaborative approach to therapy to help you discover healing and meaning in your life and in your relationships.
We all need support at different times in our lives. Navigating relationships, grief, life transitions, anxiety, loss, and trauma can be complex and overwhelming. If you are feeling stuck, lost, or unsure of what your next step should be, my approach to therapy focuses on helping you understand what troubles you and gain insight toward change that is positive and lasting. In my work with individuals and couples, I take a caring and collaborative approach to therapy to help you discover healing and meaning in your life and in your relationships.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, holistic and individualized, meeting you where you are. I am passionate about the process of therapy and will help you to develop insight, identify and reach your goals and enhance wellness. I specialize in treating couples and individuals coping with mental health and relationship concerns. My aim is to engage in collaboration to illuminate, foster insight and clarify what is within as well as the path ahead.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, holistic and individualized, meeting you where you are. I am passionate about the process of therapy and will help you to develop insight, identify and reach your goals and enhance wellness. I specialize in treating couples and individuals coping with mental health and relationship concerns. My aim is to engage in collaboration to illuminate, foster insight and clarify what is within as well as the path ahead.
I see people who are experiencing anxiety, depression, or other unpleasant emotions who want to learn more about themselves as a way of relieving their stress. These unpleasant emotions may involve problems in work, school, or close interpersonal relationships.
I see people who are experiencing anxiety, depression, or other unpleasant emotions who want to learn more about themselves as a way of relieving their stress. These unpleasant emotions may involve problems in work, school, or close interpersonal relationships.
