Therapists in Washington, DC
I have treated patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and adjustment problems. I like to work with the hidden strengths of patients. I am trained to do counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. I am a Lacanian psychoanalyst and can provide psychoanalysis. I worked together with Palle Villemoes, MD, (Sweden), who developed a psychotherapeutic method to help patients with schizophrenia, borderline personality and fibromyalgia and I can provide effective talk therapy for such patients. and
I have treated patients with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and adjustment problems. I like to work with the hidden strengths of patients. I am trained to do counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples and groups. I am a Lacanian psychoanalyst and can provide psychoanalysis. I worked together with Palle Villemoes, MD, (Sweden), who developed a psychotherapeutic method to help patients with schizophrenia, borderline personality and fibromyalgia and I can provide effective talk therapy for such patients. and
Feeling stuck? Misunderstood? Or just plain overwhelmed, like you can’t catch your breath? You’re not alone, and we’re here to help. I’m Shola, a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Maryland and D.C., and I specialize in helping folks tackle anxiety, depression, life transitions, career burnout, substance use challenges, and even the tough stuff like chronic health conditions or life-threatening illnesses.
Feeling stuck? Misunderstood? Or just plain overwhelmed, like you can’t catch your breath? You’re not alone, and we’re here to help. I’m Shola, a Clinical Social Worker licensed in Maryland and D.C., and I specialize in helping folks tackle anxiety, depression, life transitions, career burnout, substance use challenges, and even the tough stuff like chronic health conditions or life-threatening illnesses.
I specialize in treating adults with anxiety, perfectionism, sport- or performance-related concerns, and burnout. I often see clients who can't find "good enough," tend to be
people pleasers, have family or cultural concerns, experience relationship challenges, or are going through life transitions. As a former college athlete, I also have particular interest in working with current and former athletes, who may need help with things like anxiety or mood concerns, managing transitions (ex. from high school to college sports, life after sports), athletic burnout, team dynamics, effects of injury, and balancing multiple demands.
I specialize in treating adults with anxiety, perfectionism, sport- or performance-related concerns, and burnout. I often see clients who can't find "good enough," tend to be
people pleasers, have family or cultural concerns, experience relationship challenges, or are going through life transitions. As a former college athlete, I also have particular interest in working with current and former athletes, who may need help with things like anxiety or mood concerns, managing transitions (ex. from high school to college sports, life after sports), athletic burnout, team dynamics, effects of injury, and balancing multiple demands.
I am a compassionate and culturally competent LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) who creates a warm, honest, and gentle space for clients to explore their inner worlds. Drawing from trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for framework, I help clients understand the different parts of themselves and work collaboratively to foster healing and personal growth.
I am a compassionate and culturally competent LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) who creates a warm, honest, and gentle space for clients to explore their inner worlds. Drawing from trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy for framework, I help clients understand the different parts of themselves and work collaboratively to foster healing and personal growth.
I am a LPC who works with people navigating transitions, change, and the kinds of everyday stress that can start to feel overwhelming. I enjoy working with clients who want space to sort things out, understand themselves more deeply, and start moving forward in a grounded, practical way. My work focuses on supporting individuals navigating general life stress, performance pressure, identity shifts, burnout, and major life transitions.
I am a LPC who works with people navigating transitions, change, and the kinds of everyday stress that can start to feel overwhelming. I enjoy working with clients who want space to sort things out, understand themselves more deeply, and start moving forward in a grounded, practical way. My work focuses on supporting individuals navigating general life stress, performance pressure, identity shifts, burnout, and major life transitions.
If you are suffering from an eating disorder, weight related concerns, OCD, or navigating the physical and emotional toll of chronic pain, illness, or insomnia, you likely feel disconnected from your own life and body. These struggles often become even more complicated during reproductive milestones like infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. I specialize in helping clients reclaim their lives from these overlapping mental and physical burdens.
If you are suffering from an eating disorder, weight related concerns, OCD, or navigating the physical and emotional toll of chronic pain, illness, or insomnia, you likely feel disconnected from your own life and body. These struggles often become even more complicated during reproductive milestones like infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. I specialize in helping clients reclaim their lives from these overlapping mental and physical burdens.
What really matters most to you, and do you feel your life reflects this in a fulfilling way? Clients are often confronting stress, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, chronic illness or chronic pain, work/school or relationship challenges, or past trauma. We will work to understand and accept the reality and impact these can have of you, while also finding ways to move forward in your life towards the things that matter most.
I also offer mental health evaluations in English, French and Spanish for immigration legal cases.
What really matters most to you, and do you feel your life reflects this in a fulfilling way? Clients are often confronting stress, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, chronic illness or chronic pain, work/school or relationship challenges, or past trauma. We will work to understand and accept the reality and impact these can have of you, while also finding ways to move forward in your life towards the things that matter most.
I also offer mental health evaluations in English, French and Spanish for immigration legal cases.
Therapy should feel like a space where you can finally exhale. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you don’t have to face it alone. Many people come to therapy feeling emotionally exhausted, anxious, or struggling with stress and life transitions. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, ADHD, relationship challenges, or identity exploration. Therapy can help you better understand yourself, build coping skills, and develop tools that support healing and meaningful change.
Therapy should feel like a space where you can finally exhale. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward, you don’t have to face it alone. Many people come to therapy feeling emotionally exhausted, anxious, or struggling with stress and life transitions. You may be experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, ADHD, relationship challenges, or identity exploration. Therapy can help you better understand yourself, build coping skills, and develop tools that support healing and meaningful change.
Everyone deserves a chance to become their best selves. During defining transitions, I provide a safe place for you to be who you are. Whether you are 2 years old or 85 years young, you will enjoy a transformative experience. I know DC Metro folk and am experienced in the nuanced issues they face. If you are in a proactive self-seeking stanz, I can help you discover the panacea for which your heart has always desired. Thank you for considering me to be apart of your journey. I look forward to meeting you.
Everyone deserves a chance to become their best selves. During defining transitions, I provide a safe place for you to be who you are. Whether you are 2 years old or 85 years young, you will enjoy a transformative experience. I know DC Metro folk and am experienced in the nuanced issues they face. If you are in a proactive self-seeking stanz, I can help you discover the panacea for which your heart has always desired. Thank you for considering me to be apart of your journey. I look forward to meeting you.
Hi, I'm Elsa Mendez, a bilingual Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in DC and the DMV region. My aim is to create a safe, supportive, and culturally responsive environment where you can heal and grow. If you are having issues with anxiety or feeling kind of down, we can work on how to address those feelings in healthier ways. I want to help you navigate the challenges of managing everyday stressors in today’s world or maybe stressors from the past that effect you today.
Hi, I'm Elsa Mendez, a bilingual Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in DC and the DMV region. My aim is to create a safe, supportive, and culturally responsive environment where you can heal and grow. If you are having issues with anxiety or feeling kind of down, we can work on how to address those feelings in healthier ways. I want to help you navigate the challenges of managing everyday stressors in today’s world or maybe stressors from the past that effect you today.
Keira R.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Not accepting new clients
Hi, I’m Keira! I am a therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the DMV area. I believe kindness is a powerful tool for healing and growth. I work with clients navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, or life transitions who seek a safe, supportive space. Together, we’ll use compassion and evidence-based tools to heal, build resilience, and align your life with your values. With kindness as our foundation, you can thrive.
Hi, I’m Keira! I am a therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the DMV area. I believe kindness is a powerful tool for healing and growth. I work with clients navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, or life transitions who seek a safe, supportive space. Together, we’ll use compassion and evidence-based tools to heal, build resilience, and align your life with your values. With kindness as our foundation, you can thrive.
Have you been on an emotional roller coaster? Are you overwhelmed with low self-esteem? Are you one of many men and women battling a history of sexual abuse? Is your relationship struggling to survive? You don't have to suffer in silence. You don't have to do this alone. Together we can begin to resolve the challenges in your life, break hurtful and long-standing patterns of behavior, and uncover your true potential.
Have you been on an emotional roller coaster? Are you overwhelmed with low self-esteem? Are you one of many men and women battling a history of sexual abuse? Is your relationship struggling to survive? You don't have to suffer in silence. You don't have to do this alone. Together we can begin to resolve the challenges in your life, break hurtful and long-standing patterns of behavior, and uncover your true potential.
My clinical approach is always mindful of attachment needs, brain development, and how chronic stress impacts one's brain and body. If you have experienced traumatic stress you may be experiencing the following reactions: struggling with daily functioning; difficulty focusing; negative beliefs about self and others; difficulty feeling positive emotions; angry outbursts; flashbacks; feeling tense, on edge, or easily startled; physical pain; significant self-blame and shame; avoidance of traumatic memories, thoughts, feelings, and situations; nightmares; or difficulty falling and staying asleep.
My clinical approach is always mindful of attachment needs, brain development, and how chronic stress impacts one's brain and body. If you have experienced traumatic stress you may be experiencing the following reactions: struggling with daily functioning; difficulty focusing; negative beliefs about self and others; difficulty feeling positive emotions; angry outbursts; flashbacks; feeling tense, on edge, or easily startled; physical pain; significant self-blame and shame; avoidance of traumatic memories, thoughts, feelings, and situations; nightmares; or difficulty falling and staying asleep.
I am a licensed psychologist who works with adults, both individuals and couples. I am a PsyPact provider, meaning I can work with clients in most states (though most of my clients are located in MD and DC). I provide evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, gender-affirming care, body affirmation and wellness, and identity development. My collaborative approach with clients allows us to build a strong connection in treatment, creating a space where clients feel safe and understood. We will work together to identify goals for therapy, develop helpful coping skills, and process life events in meaningful ways.
I am a licensed psychologist who works with adults, both individuals and couples. I am a PsyPact provider, meaning I can work with clients in most states (though most of my clients are located in MD and DC). I provide evidence-based treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, gender-affirming care, body affirmation and wellness, and identity development. My collaborative approach with clients allows us to build a strong connection in treatment, creating a space where clients feel safe and understood. We will work together to identify goals for therapy, develop helpful coping skills, and process life events in meaningful ways.
In times like these, mental health can be a fragile thing. You might be feeling sad, stressed, anxious, detached, irritable, or just plain ground down. The one thing you don’t feel like is yourself. Under the surface of your day-to-day burdens, there may be deeper concerns calling for your attention. Perhaps your relationships are stagnant or suffering. An old betrayal or grief might keep coming up. However it looks, you deserve to live in better conditions. We can help you stretch your innate capacity to live a life with more freedom, choice, and possibility.
In times like these, mental health can be a fragile thing. You might be feeling sad, stressed, anxious, detached, irritable, or just plain ground down. The one thing you don’t feel like is yourself. Under the surface of your day-to-day burdens, there may be deeper concerns calling for your attention. Perhaps your relationships are stagnant or suffering. An old betrayal or grief might keep coming up. However it looks, you deserve to live in better conditions. We can help you stretch your innate capacity to live a life with more freedom, choice, and possibility.
I'll work to help you better understand your inner experience, to act more effectively, and to treat yourself kindly. I will support you as you build the skills needed to meet current challenges, or as you go about reducing impulsive or avoidant trends. Because turning against oneself after not performing well compounds one's emotional burden, it is important to learn to replace self-condemnation with a self-affirming stance. I can assist you in acquiring the know-how and power to move steadily toward these goals. The reward for making progress internally or behaviorally is greater self-control and an increase in self-esteem.
I'll work to help you better understand your inner experience, to act more effectively, and to treat yourself kindly. I will support you as you build the skills needed to meet current challenges, or as you go about reducing impulsive or avoidant trends. Because turning against oneself after not performing well compounds one's emotional burden, it is important to learn to replace self-condemnation with a self-affirming stance. I can assist you in acquiring the know-how and power to move steadily toward these goals. The reward for making progress internally or behaviorally is greater self-control and an increase in self-esteem.
Life can feel overwhelming. You may find yourself carrying stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, or navigating major life transitions while trying to keep everything together. Perhaps you're used to being the strong one for everyone else, yet you rarely have a space where you can simply be supported. I believe therapy should feel like a collaborative partnership where you are heard, respected, and empowered. My approach is warm, compassionate, and practical. Together, we'll identify patterns that no longer serve you, develop healthier coping strategies, and build upon the strengths you already possess.
Life can feel overwhelming. You may find yourself carrying stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, or navigating major life transitions while trying to keep everything together. Perhaps you're used to being the strong one for everyone else, yet you rarely have a space where you can simply be supported. I believe therapy should feel like a collaborative partnership where you are heard, respected, and empowered. My approach is warm, compassionate, and practical. Together, we'll identify patterns that no longer serve you, develop healthier coping strategies, and build upon the strengths you already possess.
Whatever brought you here - navigating a life transition, struggling with your identity, parenting a teenager or simply carrying something you've never had the words for, I want to help you explore it.
I have been in practice for over 20 years working with individuals, teens and couples in the DMV. I specialize in LGBTQ+ affirming care, adolescents, maternal mental health and couples therapy. My approach is relational, grounded in self-psychology and attachment theory - warm and exploratory, but honest.
I offer a free 15 minute consultation. I see clients in-person in Dupont Circle and Bethesda and virtually throughout the DMV.
Whatever brought you here - navigating a life transition, struggling with your identity, parenting a teenager or simply carrying something you've never had the words for, I want to help you explore it.
I have been in practice for over 20 years working with individuals, teens and couples in the DMV. I specialize in LGBTQ+ affirming care, adolescents, maternal mental health and couples therapy. My approach is relational, grounded in self-psychology and attachment theory - warm and exploratory, but honest.
I offer a free 15 minute consultation. I see clients in-person in Dupont Circle and Bethesda and virtually throughout the DMV.
Feeling anxious, depressed or struggling in your relationship? Let’s meet. For over 30 years, I have been providing psychotherapy services to individuals and couples. It is a pleasure to see clients grow, resolve problems, and begin to feel in ways they never imagined. I create a safe, supportive, and affirming environment for exploring and gaining insight into the challenges you face, and together we will find new ways to react to, cope with, and address them. My goal is to help you find meaningful and lasting change that improves your mood, sense of well being and relationships.
Feeling anxious, depressed or struggling in your relationship? Let’s meet. For over 30 years, I have been providing psychotherapy services to individuals and couples. It is a pleasure to see clients grow, resolve problems, and begin to feel in ways they never imagined. I create a safe, supportive, and affirming environment for exploring and gaining insight into the challenges you face, and together we will find new ways to react to, cope with, and address them. My goal is to help you find meaningful and lasting change that improves your mood, sense of well being and relationships.
Pet loss can be just as (if not more) devastating than losing a human family member or friend. The bond you share with your beloved animal may be one of the deepest, most unconditionally loving relationships of your life. Losing that connection can feel like you are untethered and lost.
Unlike with human loss, society often fails to acknowledge the depth of grief that follows the death of a pet. There’s little space given to mourn, and even less support. But pet loss grief is real. It’s profound. It’s scientifically recognized. And it deserves to be taken seriously.
Pet loss can be just as (if not more) devastating than losing a human family member or friend. The bond you share with your beloved animal may be one of the deepest, most unconditionally loving relationships of your life. Losing that connection can feel like you are untethered and lost.
Unlike with human loss, society often fails to acknowledge the depth of grief that follows the death of a pet. There’s little space given to mourn, and even less support. But pet loss grief is real. It’s profound. It’s scientifically recognized. And it deserves to be taken seriously.
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Number of Therapists in Washington, DC
3,000+
Average cost per session
$186
Therapists in Washington, DC who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 92% | Social Anxiety |
| 92% | Health Anxiety |
| 92% | Driving Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 79% | Relationship Issues |
| 75% | Relationship Anxiety |
Average years in practice
13 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 70% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 69% | Aetna |
| 63% | Cigna and Evernorth |
How Therapists in Washington, DC see their clients
| 52% | In Person and Online | |
| 48% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 79% | Female | |
| 19% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |