Therapists in Chevy Chase, MD
I work with teens, families and adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, life transition and relationship issues, pregnancy and parenting concerns, grief and loss, and trauma. I support my clients with gaining insight into the source of their struggles and with developing strategies to have more ease and joy in their lives and relationships. I have significant training in working with trauma, as well as in mindfulness and expressive therapies, to include art therapy.
I work with teens, families and adults who are experiencing depression, anxiety, life transition and relationship issues, pregnancy and parenting concerns, grief and loss, and trauma. I support my clients with gaining insight into the source of their struggles and with developing strategies to have more ease and joy in their lives and relationships. I have significant training in working with trauma, as well as in mindfulness and expressive therapies, to include art therapy.
When I see a new patient for the first time, I try to assess what he or she wants from life or from what each person is struggling. I do this with individuals or parents so together so we can determine what is best for him or her or their child at the current time. Sometimes people want to work on one problem and then develop a curiosity about how their minds work. Often in those situations, I work more intensely and more frequency to search for what is meaning to people and how they wants to navigate in the world in a freer way.
When I see a new patient for the first time, I try to assess what he or she wants from life or from what each person is struggling. I do this with individuals or parents so together so we can determine what is best for him or her or their child at the current time. Sometimes people want to work on one problem and then develop a curiosity about how their minds work. Often in those situations, I work more intensely and more frequency to search for what is meaning to people and how they wants to navigate in the world in a freer way.
Do you feel like you've lost control over your teenager?
Want to regain your power as a parent?
Want to relate better to your teen?
Want your teen to be more successful?
I specialize in treating teens who are not performing up to their potential in school or at home. I work closely with parents to improve the parent-child relationship, discipline more effectively, and allow the student to become more independent, responsible and productive over time.
Additionally, I help adults overcome depression and anxiety, deal with stress, and gain a sense of control over their lives.
Do you feel like you've lost control over your teenager?
Want to regain your power as a parent?
Want to relate better to your teen?
Want your teen to be more successful?
I specialize in treating teens who are not performing up to their potential in school or at home. I work closely with parents to improve the parent-child relationship, discipline more effectively, and allow the student to become more independent, responsible and productive over time.
Additionally, I help adults overcome depression and anxiety, deal with stress, and gain a sense of control over their lives.
Accepting New Patients! The therapeutic focus is on you and your unique perception of your daily life and surrounding environment. It is explored through verbal and symbolic forms of individual and group psychotherapy. This process creates a focused consciousness on your personal inner perceptions regarding who you are and who you want to become. As a Washingtonian herself, Jamie understands the challenges you face while living in a demanding city where many people feel a balanced lifestyle is unattainable. Jamie is most gifted in her work with individuals who have a history of disordered eating, grief and loss, trauma, and abuse.
Accepting New Patients! The therapeutic focus is on you and your unique perception of your daily life and surrounding environment. It is explored through verbal and symbolic forms of individual and group psychotherapy. This process creates a focused consciousness on your personal inner perceptions regarding who you are and who you want to become. As a Washingtonian herself, Jamie understands the challenges you face while living in a demanding city where many people feel a balanced lifestyle is unattainable. Jamie is most gifted in her work with individuals who have a history of disordered eating, grief and loss, trauma, and abuse.
When we are struggling with our mental health, the question often asked is “What’s wrong with you?” instead of “What happened to you?” Sadly, many people who have reached out for help have found themselves shamed, invalidated, and in worse shape than they were before. My goal is to provide an affirming and safe therapeutic environment for all identities, and I welcome individuals who are trying therapy for the first time, as well as those who have had previous experiences. I regularly work with clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions.
When we are struggling with our mental health, the question often asked is “What’s wrong with you?” instead of “What happened to you?” Sadly, many people who have reached out for help have found themselves shamed, invalidated, and in worse shape than they were before. My goal is to provide an affirming and safe therapeutic environment for all identities, and I welcome individuals who are trying therapy for the first time, as well as those who have had previous experiences. I regularly work with clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and life transitions.
Are you dealing with a big life change or would you like to change your life? My goal as a therapist is to help you identify the desired and undesired aspects of your habits and beliefs and attend to them with compassion and accountability. In addition to my clinical experience I provide an environment that can be humorous and fun as well as vulnerable and challenging. I am an active therapist and will help you connect the patterns and themes present in your psyche, in addition to your past and present actions, so that you can experience your life with increased self-compassion and gratitude.
Are you dealing with a big life change or would you like to change your life? My goal as a therapist is to help you identify the desired and undesired aspects of your habits and beliefs and attend to them with compassion and accountability. In addition to my clinical experience I provide an environment that can be humorous and fun as well as vulnerable and challenging. I am an active therapist and will help you connect the patterns and themes present in your psyche, in addition to your past and present actions, so that you can experience your life with increased self-compassion and gratitude.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, or struggles with your relationship to food and body image, you deserve a space where your experiences are truly understood. You may want to move beyond pain and confusion to find clarity, strength, and a renewed sense of purpose. You are ready to break free from what holds you back and desire a compassionate guide who honors your resilience while helping you build new coping strategies that fit your unique journey.
If you are feeling overwhelmed by trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, or struggles with your relationship to food and body image, you deserve a space where your experiences are truly understood. You may want to move beyond pain and confusion to find clarity, strength, and a renewed sense of purpose. You are ready to break free from what holds you back and desire a compassionate guide who honors your resilience while helping you build new coping strategies that fit your unique journey.
Therapy can help people to move forward beyond painful experiences and self-defeating behaviors. With a focus on establishing a safe, confidential environment, my approach is active and and collaborative, so together we can explore experiences, relationships, and patterns to produce personal growth and greater fulfillment.
Therapy can help people to move forward beyond painful experiences and self-defeating behaviors. With a focus on establishing a safe, confidential environment, my approach is active and and collaborative, so together we can explore experiences, relationships, and patterns to produce personal growth and greater fulfillment.
I've been working with stressed out, burned out, overworked, anxious and depressed Washingtonians for over 30 years and call me crazy but I still love the work. It's such a privilege to work with an amazing diversity of smart interesting people! While I have been trained in a variety of different therapeutic modalities I've learned the most from my clients. About half of my caseload is working with couples primarily using the Imago relationship therapy approach. The rest of my client load is working with individual adults and relationship groups for men. Men really flourish in these relationship groups.
I've been working with stressed out, burned out, overworked, anxious and depressed Washingtonians for over 30 years and call me crazy but I still love the work. It's such a privilege to work with an amazing diversity of smart interesting people! While I have been trained in a variety of different therapeutic modalities I've learned the most from my clients. About half of my caseload is working with couples primarily using the Imago relationship therapy approach. The rest of my client load is working with individual adults and relationship groups for men. Men really flourish in these relationship groups.
I founded the Centers for Cognitive Wellness in 2012 with the mission of providing the "what's next" to people diagnosed with cognitive challenges. Trained as a clinical neuropsychologist, I quickly grew frustrated that patients had few treatment options after receiving a diagnosis of memory loss or attention impairment, I started this practice with the purpose of filling the treatment gap for people affected by cognitive declines. I have been blessed to grow the practice while also authoring The Neuroscience of Memory and speaking regularly to professionals and organizations.
I founded the Centers for Cognitive Wellness in 2012 with the mission of providing the "what's next" to people diagnosed with cognitive challenges. Trained as a clinical neuropsychologist, I quickly grew frustrated that patients had few treatment options after receiving a diagnosis of memory loss or attention impairment, I started this practice with the purpose of filling the treatment gap for people affected by cognitive declines. I have been blessed to grow the practice while also authoring The Neuroscience of Memory and speaking regularly to professionals and organizations.
Seeking help is an important decision Choosing who can help is just as important. Experience and effectiveness are critical qualities; warmth, respect and caring foster a connection that achieves results.
Seeking help is an important decision Choosing who can help is just as important. Experience and effectiveness are critical qualities; warmth, respect and caring foster a connection that achieves results.
Christine Cantilena Barnes
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS/NCC, LPC, TRAUMA, EMDR, GA/ MD
3 Endorsed
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Therapy can grow courage, stability, and commitment. It is crucial to find the right fit for yourself, one who can best relate to your personal issues and values. Working for Peachford, Ridgeview, and Emory Hospitals, has provided me to focus on Trauma, Autisim, Resistant Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, and Grief. My goal is to advocate for those desiring healing from painful emotions and retraining the brain for better outcomes. I invite teens, college students, and adults who suffer from intrusive thoughts, self-harming behaviors, loss of faith, grieving divorce, parental alienation, and narcissist abuse to have a place of peace.
Therapy can grow courage, stability, and commitment. It is crucial to find the right fit for yourself, one who can best relate to your personal issues and values. Working for Peachford, Ridgeview, and Emory Hospitals, has provided me to focus on Trauma, Autisim, Resistant Depression, Anxiety, ADHD, and Grief. My goal is to advocate for those desiring healing from painful emotions and retraining the brain for better outcomes. I invite teens, college students, and adults who suffer from intrusive thoughts, self-harming behaviors, loss of faith, grieving divorce, parental alienation, and narcissist abuse to have a place of peace.
Accepting New Patients in DC Now! Evening appointments available. Batya enjoys working with diverse populations that present a variety of concerns. For instance life transitions, burnout and stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. Batya works with adults and children to help them recognize their strengths, feelings of self-worth, and help them overcome adversity. Through a strong therapeutic relationship and skill building, Batya believes that anyone can heal and move forward in their lives. Everyone deserves a “life worth living” and are entitled to feeling a sense of contentment within themselves.
Accepting New Patients in DC Now! Evening appointments available. Batya enjoys working with diverse populations that present a variety of concerns. For instance life transitions, burnout and stress, trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. Batya works with adults and children to help them recognize their strengths, feelings of self-worth, and help them overcome adversity. Through a strong therapeutic relationship and skill building, Batya believes that anyone can heal and move forward in their lives. Everyone deserves a “life worth living” and are entitled to feeling a sense of contentment within themselves.
Hi! I'm Julia and I'm so glad you're here.
I’m a therapist who believes in the magic we create when insight meets action. We’ll dig into the “why” behind your patterns (like that perfectionism that’s running the show), and figure out what to do with all that awareness.
Maybe it’s understanding the role you played in your family, or identifying how old stories are still shaping your relationships.
My vibe is warm, collaborative, and always curious. Therapy doesn’t have to be heavy all the time. We can find clarity, healing, and even a few laughs along the way.
Hi! I'm Julia and I'm so glad you're here.
I’m a therapist who believes in the magic we create when insight meets action. We’ll dig into the “why” behind your patterns (like that perfectionism that’s running the show), and figure out what to do with all that awareness.
Maybe it’s understanding the role you played in your family, or identifying how old stories are still shaping your relationships.
My vibe is warm, collaborative, and always curious. Therapy doesn’t have to be heavy all the time. We can find clarity, healing, and even a few laughs along the way.
Elizabeth Bowman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW-C, PhD
2 Endorsed
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
My clinical approach is rooted in the belief that every individual is unique and requires a personalized therapeutic experience. I am passionate about tailoring my interventions to meet the distinctive needs of my clients, recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective in addressing the complexities of their lives. I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults navigating high-stress environments and life transitions.
My clinical approach is rooted in the belief that every individual is unique and requires a personalized therapeutic experience. I am passionate about tailoring my interventions to meet the distinctive needs of my clients, recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is not effective in addressing the complexities of their lives. I specialize in working with both adolescents and adults navigating high-stress environments and life transitions.
Because no two patients are alike, therapy should be tailored to each patient, rather than trying to treat everyone with the same theoretical approach. I believe that a therapist’s job is to guide the patient as they learn to change the behaviors and thinking styles that may have once been helpful, but are now getting in their way. Most importantly, I believe it is a therapist's job to teach their patients the skills necessary to eventually function independent of their therapist, allowing them to eventually leave therapy instead of being stuck with having weekly sessions for the rest of their lives!
Because no two patients are alike, therapy should be tailored to each patient, rather than trying to treat everyone with the same theoretical approach. I believe that a therapist’s job is to guide the patient as they learn to change the behaviors and thinking styles that may have once been helpful, but are now getting in their way. Most importantly, I believe it is a therapist's job to teach their patients the skills necessary to eventually function independent of their therapist, allowing them to eventually leave therapy instead of being stuck with having weekly sessions for the rest of their lives!
New Group Open! We lose sight of what we truly want for ourselves. Megan’s goal is to empower you to focus on your own experiences rather than on what others expect of you. Born and raised in the Washington Metro area, Megan understands firsthand how the stress of the DMV lifestyle can affect one’s personal life, work life and home life. Clients describe Megan as being creative, quirky, empathetic and reliable. Megan has seven years of experience helping children and adults work through behavioral and emotional struggles related to depression, PTSD, grief, substance abuse, eating disorders, body image, anxiety, family and sexuality.
New Group Open! We lose sight of what we truly want for ourselves. Megan’s goal is to empower you to focus on your own experiences rather than on what others expect of you. Born and raised in the Washington Metro area, Megan understands firsthand how the stress of the DMV lifestyle can affect one’s personal life, work life and home life. Clients describe Megan as being creative, quirky, empathetic and reliable. Megan has seven years of experience helping children and adults work through behavioral and emotional struggles related to depression, PTSD, grief, substance abuse, eating disorders, body image, anxiety, family and sexuality.
Emotional stress and difficulties can get in the way of reaching one's personal and professional goals, at any age. As a licensed clinical social worker, I provide individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I practice from a psychoanalytic perspective because my professional experience has shown me that this way of working can result in deep and meaningful change that is lasting. I also incorporate other treatment techniques from the perspectives of developmental, interpersonal, CBT and stress management, and parent support and consultation, as indicated.
Emotional stress and difficulties can get in the way of reaching one's personal and professional goals, at any age. As a licensed clinical social worker, I provide individual psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. I practice from a psychoanalytic perspective because my professional experience has shown me that this way of working can result in deep and meaningful change that is lasting. I also incorporate other treatment techniques from the perspectives of developmental, interpersonal, CBT and stress management, and parent support and consultation, as indicated.
I work with clients of all ages to understand their unique needs and strengths and help them develop skills and strategies and to access needed services for managing challenges and actualizing their personal goals and potential. I strive to be authentic, warm, and direct in both therapy and assessment, and I value the diversity of human experience. I conduct therapy and skills groups and provide comprehensive testing and evaluation services. Many clients seek evaluations to gain insight into themselves and/or to get needed supports and accommodations. I conduct assessments to identify learning challenges and to inform interventions.
I work with clients of all ages to understand their unique needs and strengths and help them develop skills and strategies and to access needed services for managing challenges and actualizing their personal goals and potential. I strive to be authentic, warm, and direct in both therapy and assessment, and I value the diversity of human experience. I conduct therapy and skills groups and provide comprehensive testing and evaluation services. Many clients seek evaluations to gain insight into themselves and/or to get needed supports and accommodations. I conduct assessments to identify learning challenges and to inform interventions.
Welcome! I’m glad that you are here today; taking the first steps to find a therapist and begin treatment is courageous. I work diligently to ensure the therapy space is an inviting, supportive, and comfortable space for you to begin your exploration and growth. I believe an important part of therapy is making sure that you have a strong, positive relationship with your therapist, so I work hard to ensure we have time and space to get to know one another. I work with adolescents and adults with various experiences and reasons for seeking help. I use aspects of CBT, self-compassion, and mindfulness to individualize your care.
Welcome! I’m glad that you are here today; taking the first steps to find a therapist and begin treatment is courageous. I work diligently to ensure the therapy space is an inviting, supportive, and comfortable space for you to begin your exploration and growth. I believe an important part of therapy is making sure that you have a strong, positive relationship with your therapist, so I work hard to ensure we have time and space to get to know one another. I work with adolescents and adults with various experiences and reasons for seeking help. I use aspects of CBT, self-compassion, and mindfulness to individualize your care.
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Number of Therapists in Chevy Chase, MD
400+
Average cost per session
$200
Therapists in Chevy Chase, MD who prioritize treating:
| 96% | Anxiety |
| 91% | Depression |
| 81% | Relationship Issues |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Grief |
| 65% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 65% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
16 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 67% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 62% | CareFirst |
| 52% | Aetna |
How Therapists in Chevy Chase, MD see their clients
| 68% | In Person and Online | |
| 32% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 82% | Female | |
| 18% | Male |