Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Available both in-person and online
906 Pennsylvania Ave SE Suite 200 Washington, DC 20003
Let's Connect (202) 946-6065
Ms. Paknejad has been practicing in the Washington, D.C. area for fifteen years, focusing on supportive services that integrate cultural sensitivity, physical, and psychological support. Ms. Paknejad has extensive experience working with domestic and international families living and working in the DC/MD/VA area, including addressing changes in mood and overall functioning plus focusing on issues and stressors around assimilation and acculturation due to changes in one's personal and professional settings. Through the use multi-modality techniques, Ms. Paknejad's clients are able to achieve measurable improvements.
Ms. Paknejad works to help individuals who have suffered traumatic experiences through the use of trauma and somatic informed practices that can help in alleviating symptoms of such traumas, such as EMDR. Counseling is available in Farsi and Portuguese, as well as French on a conversational level. Meet her on IG at mindandbodyDC
Having worked and lived around the world, Ms. Paknejad is sensitive to personal values and cultural norms that influence how we all function. Her experience spans from working in large international spaces as well as smaller boutique clinics. She integrate's all of those dynamics into her work with her clients. A free 15 minute consultation is available.
Call or Email Dona Paknejad now for a free 15 minute consultation - (202) 946-6065
Let's Connect (202) 946-6065
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $165
- Couple Sessions $195
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- BCBS PPO PLANS ONLY
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 946-6065
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of District of Columbia / PRC14327 Dona Paknejad
- Attended The George Washington University, Graduated 2009
- Certificate from DC Department of Health Licensed Professional Counselo / 2012
- Certificate from National Board for Certified Counselors 253045 / 2010
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 946-6065
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Behavioral Issues
- Coping Skills
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bisexual
- Codependency
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
- Workplace Issues
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 946-6065
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Conversational French ,
Farsi ,
Portuguese
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Conversational French ,
Farsi ,
Portuguese
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- EMDR
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Trauma Focused
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (202) 946-6065
Location
Primary Location
Mind and Body Solutions PLLC
906 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20003
(202) 946-6065Email Me
Nearby Areas
Cities
Counties
Neighborhoods
Dona Paknejad
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, NCC, LPC, EMDR
Call for a free consultation now - (202) 946-6065