Lesbian Therapists in Aldie, VA
Congratulations on taking the first step - reaching out for support! I have been working in the mental health field for over 9 years, and have a history of working with individuals, groups, as well as in crisis settings. I provide open-minded, empathetic, and solution focused care. Your goals are my goals, and I strive each session to support your strength and self-empowerment. We will work together to navigate and cope with stressors.
Congratulations on taking the first step - reaching out for support! I have been working in the mental health field for over 9 years, and have a history of working with individuals, groups, as well as in crisis settings. I provide open-minded, empathetic, and solution focused care. Your goals are my goals, and I strive each session to support your strength and self-empowerment. We will work together to navigate and cope with stressors.
I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected in their relationships or daily lives. My clients often seek clarity, emotional balance, and healthier ways to cope with life’s challenges. Whether you’re managing anxiety, depression, communication struggles, or major life transitions, my goal is to help you rediscover your strengths, rebuild confidence, and create more fulfilling connections with yourself and others. I often remind clients of William James’ words: “The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.”
I work with individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected in their relationships or daily lives. My clients often seek clarity, emotional balance, and healthier ways to cope with life’s challenges. Whether you’re managing anxiety, depression, communication struggles, or major life transitions, my goal is to help you rediscover your strengths, rebuild confidence, and create more fulfilling connections with yourself and others. I often remind clients of William James’ words: “The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.”
In my 15+ years of being a therapist I have found that the traditional face to face support works wonders for some, but is not a good fit for others. Some of my clients have found sitting in one place for 45 minutes a challenge, or feel too much pressure to truly open up and share what they are thinking and feeling. With this in mind, I hope that my practice will serve as a new space for people seeking support in a slightly different manner. I hope to use "walk and talk therapy" to give an outlet to those who would usually outright avoid counseling, or not fully invest as it doesn't work for them.
In my 15+ years of being a therapist I have found that the traditional face to face support works wonders for some, but is not a good fit for others. Some of my clients have found sitting in one place for 45 minutes a challenge, or feel too much pressure to truly open up and share what they are thinking and feeling. With this in mind, I hope that my practice will serve as a new space for people seeking support in a slightly different manner. I hope to use "walk and talk therapy" to give an outlet to those who would usually outright avoid counseling, or not fully invest as it doesn't work for them.
You probably know something has to change. Whether it’s sheer exhaustion from that constant hum of anxiety or the feeling that you’ll never move past certain memories, you know this way of living is not sustainable. You may not think of your experiences as trauma, but something in your past or present may still be keeping your nervous system on high alert. As an EMDR-trained trauma therapist, I use evidence-based tools to not just treat symptoms, but to help clients holistically address the root of their anxiety.
You probably know something has to change. Whether it’s sheer exhaustion from that constant hum of anxiety or the feeling that you’ll never move past certain memories, you know this way of living is not sustainable. You may not think of your experiences as trauma, but something in your past or present may still be keeping your nervous system on high alert. As an EMDR-trained trauma therapist, I use evidence-based tools to not just treat symptoms, but to help clients holistically address the root of their anxiety.
It can be challenging and stressful to find a therapist and share your feelings with a stranger. I am committed to helping you be comfortable and validate your feelings to make this process easier. In my approach, I would like to explore the root of the problem and help you towards personal growth and healing. My focus would be to help you make healthy decisions through a new mindset which will help restore balance and freedom in your life.
It can be challenging and stressful to find a therapist and share your feelings with a stranger. I am committed to helping you be comfortable and validate your feelings to make this process easier. In my approach, I would like to explore the root of the problem and help you towards personal growth and healing. My focus would be to help you make healthy decisions through a new mindset which will help restore balance and freedom in your life.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected form yourself, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Are you having increased difficulty navigating daily life and relationships because of your marginalized identity and/or body? As a queer and nonbinary therapist, I both specialize in and relate to these issues, and I have several years of experience with children and adults alike. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, attachment wounds, religious trauma, identity issues, or chronic overwhelm, I support clients in working WITH their bodies - not against them - so that healing can happen from the inside out.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected form yourself, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you? Are you having increased difficulty navigating daily life and relationships because of your marginalized identity and/or body? As a queer and nonbinary therapist, I both specialize in and relate to these issues, and I have several years of experience with children and adults alike. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, attachment wounds, religious trauma, identity issues, or chronic overwhelm, I support clients in working WITH their bodies - not against them - so that healing can happen from the inside out.
Accepting NEW clients for virtual appointments! I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community, individuals navigating anxiety, OCD, life transitions, college, relationship issues, depression, and self-esteem. I’m a passionate and easygoing clinician ready to connect with my next client!
Accepting NEW clients for virtual appointments! I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community, individuals navigating anxiety, OCD, life transitions, college, relationship issues, depression, and self-esteem. I’m a passionate and easygoing clinician ready to connect with my next client!
If starting therapy has been on your mind longer than you’d like to admit, you’re not alone. I enjoy supporting adults and couples across Virginia navigate anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions with warmth, clarity, and practical support. I offer LGBTQ+ affirming and culturally humble therapy and work with clients who feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them whether in relationships, identity, work, or life direction. Together, we’ll build insight and tools to help you move forward with greater confidence and connection.
If starting therapy has been on your mind longer than you’d like to admit, you’re not alone. I enjoy supporting adults and couples across Virginia navigate anxiety, relationship challenges, and life transitions with warmth, clarity, and practical support. I offer LGBTQ+ affirming and culturally humble therapy and work with clients who feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them whether in relationships, identity, work, or life direction. Together, we’ll build insight and tools to help you move forward with greater confidence and connection.
Welcome! I'm Sylvia Lawson-Cook, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. With over 25 years of experience, I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges and heal from trauma. I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community and have lived experience with trauma, which allows me to connect deeply with my clients.
Welcome! I'm Sylvia Lawson-Cook, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. With over 25 years of experience, I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's challenges and heal from trauma. I am part of the LGBTQIA+ community and have lived experience with trauma, which allows me to connect deeply with my clients.
You've done talk therapy before. Maybe it helped you get through something hard, but you're still stuck. The same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, in how you handle stress, in the walls you've built that keep you safe but also keep you alone. I work with people who are done managing symptoms and ready to get to the root. Whether your trauma comes from your family, a relationship, a single event, or something you can't quite name yet, I help people stop going in circles and actually move through what's been holding them back.
You've done talk therapy before. Maybe it helped you get through something hard, but you're still stuck. The same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, in how you handle stress, in the walls you've built that keep you safe but also keep you alone. I work with people who are done managing symptoms and ready to get to the root. Whether your trauma comes from your family, a relationship, a single event, or something you can't quite name yet, I help people stop going in circles and actually move through what's been holding them back.
I can help people who are trying to manage their anxiety, or who have experienced trauma in their lives, or who are having difficulty in their relationships and are trying to figure out why. I also focus on helping you to accept aspects of yourself, even if the rest of the world doesn't always seem to accept you. I can help you to understand yourself better by exploring the past and present with you, to determine what does and does not work in your life, and to understand (and fully claim) aspects of your identity.
I can help people who are trying to manage their anxiety, or who have experienced trauma in their lives, or who are having difficulty in their relationships and are trying to figure out why. I also focus on helping you to accept aspects of yourself, even if the rest of the world doesn't always seem to accept you. I can help you to understand yourself better by exploring the past and present with you, to determine what does and does not work in your life, and to understand (and fully claim) aspects of your identity.
At River Grove Therapy, we hold space for meaningful connection with our clients and their families. The clinicians at River Grove Therapy (RGT) specialize in working with children, adolescents, young adults and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, life adjustments, trauma and loss. We are a small, high quality psychotherapy practice in Old Town Alexandria. We are an anti-racist, anti-ableist, pro-LGBTQ+ practice. We meet each client's unique needs based on our therapists' experience and specialized training.
At River Grove Therapy, we hold space for meaningful connection with our clients and their families. The clinicians at River Grove Therapy (RGT) specialize in working with children, adolescents, young adults and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, life adjustments, trauma and loss. We are a small, high quality psychotherapy practice in Old Town Alexandria. We are an anti-racist, anti-ableist, pro-LGBTQ+ practice. We meet each client's unique needs based on our therapists' experience and specialized training.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected or like you are just getting by? Do you feel like you are carrying the weight of generational or identity-based trauma, trying to navigate complex relationships, or trying to manage chronic stress, illness, or anxiety while being everything to everyone else.? Are you parenting your children, yourself and now your parents? Do you want to talk in a judgement free area to get individualized support? Are you ready to take care of you?
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected or like you are just getting by? Do you feel like you are carrying the weight of generational or identity-based trauma, trying to navigate complex relationships, or trying to manage chronic stress, illness, or anxiety while being everything to everyone else.? Are you parenting your children, yourself and now your parents? Do you want to talk in a judgement free area to get individualized support? Are you ready to take care of you?
Has your spouse come out as LGBT? Or are you married and living a closeted LGBT life? It's an extremely painful & challenging situation on either side of the equation. Here's the good news--I can help. I'm Kim Mazella, and I work with people every day who find themselves in mixed-orientation marriages and are navigating their new reality. Having experienced a MOM myself many years ago gives me a unique understanding, with compassion for both partners who find themselves in this difficult space. Whether you decide to make it work or go your separate ways, I can help you traverse the journey and come out on the other side.
Has your spouse come out as LGBT? Or are you married and living a closeted LGBT life? It's an extremely painful & challenging situation on either side of the equation. Here's the good news--I can help. I'm Kim Mazella, and I work with people every day who find themselves in mixed-orientation marriages and are navigating their new reality. Having experienced a MOM myself many years ago gives me a unique understanding, with compassion for both partners who find themselves in this difficult space. Whether you decide to make it work or go your separate ways, I can help you traverse the journey and come out on the other side.
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in your head?
Maybe you’ve just moved to D.C., started a new job, or are trying to find your footing in a new phase of life. If you’re struggling with anxiety, OCD, or depression, you don’t have to face it alone.
At DC Talk Therapy, our 10 therapists specialize in helping young adults and professionals reduce anxiety, build confidence, and feel more grounded. We provide in-person therapy in Washington, D.C., and online therapy across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Since opening our doors in 2012, we’ve helped more than 2,000 clients make meaningful, lasting changes.
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in your head?
Maybe you’ve just moved to D.C., started a new job, or are trying to find your footing in a new phase of life. If you’re struggling with anxiety, OCD, or depression, you don’t have to face it alone.
At DC Talk Therapy, our 10 therapists specialize in helping young adults and professionals reduce anxiety, build confidence, and feel more grounded. We provide in-person therapy in Washington, D.C., and online therapy across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Since opening our doors in 2012, we’ve helped more than 2,000 clients make meaningful, lasting changes.
Many adults seek therapy when life no longer feels aligned — even when things appear “fine” on the surface. You may feel stuck, emotionally depleted, navigating a transition, or questioning long-held roles, relationships, or expectations. Therapy can provide a steady space to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention. My holistic approach examines the individual's presenting concern, emotional and physical health, social connections, and environmental/social circumstances. Please visit my website for additional information.
Many adults seek therapy when life no longer feels aligned — even when things appear “fine” on the surface. You may feel stuck, emotionally depleted, navigating a transition, or questioning long-held roles, relationships, or expectations. Therapy can provide a steady space to pause, reflect, and move forward with intention. My holistic approach examines the individual's presenting concern, emotional and physical health, social connections, and environmental/social circumstances. Please visit my website for additional information.
Lori Zastrow - Queerness Neurodivergence Burnout
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
McLean, VA 22102
Accepting new clients 8/7/26! Could you use some healing, but aren't sure where to start? Do you struggle with overthinking, people pleasing, or just feel burned out with life? Therapy can help you develop a new relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and lived experiences so you can move through life easier. My approach is curious, insight-oriented, and grounded in compassion. Together, we will highlight your strengths, gently explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and make space to process your experiences in a way that brings clarity.
Accepting new clients 8/7/26! Could you use some healing, but aren't sure where to start? Do you struggle with overthinking, people pleasing, or just feel burned out with life? Therapy can help you develop a new relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and lived experiences so you can move through life easier. My approach is curious, insight-oriented, and grounded in compassion. Together, we will highlight your strengths, gently explore the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and make space to process your experiences in a way that brings clarity.
Therapy is about relationships. Whether we are creating personal healing through the therapeutic relationship, changing the way we interact in romantic partnerships, at work, or with family, or shifting our relationship with trauma and other past wounds, we are creating a new space where empathy and compassion can grow. When you make the choice to begin work in therapy, it is a radical act of love, both for the self and for others, and you can expect our work together to reflect this. I work with clients from all backgrounds, but have particular connection to the LGBTQ+, polyam/CNM, kink, artistic, & neurodiverse communities.
Therapy is about relationships. Whether we are creating personal healing through the therapeutic relationship, changing the way we interact in romantic partnerships, at work, or with family, or shifting our relationship with trauma and other past wounds, we are creating a new space where empathy and compassion can grow. When you make the choice to begin work in therapy, it is a radical act of love, both for the self and for others, and you can expect our work together to reflect this. I work with clients from all backgrounds, but have particular connection to the LGBTQ+, polyam/CNM, kink, artistic, & neurodiverse communities.
Our practice is now accepting new telehealth patients!
I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community and specialize in therapy for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, neurodiversity, trauma, chronic illness or pain, and relationship and family difficulties. I am also experienced in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Utilizing evidence-based and integrated, systems-based approaches, I strive to empower my clients, guiding them on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. In every session, my goal is to provide a space where clients feel seen and supported.
Our practice is now accepting new telehealth patients!
I enjoy working with the LGBTQ+ community and specialize in therapy for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, neurodiversity, trauma, chronic illness or pain, and relationship and family difficulties. I am also experienced in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Utilizing evidence-based and integrated, systems-based approaches, I strive to empower my clients, guiding them on their journey toward healing and self-discovery. In every session, my goal is to provide a space where clients feel seen and supported.
I strive to create a therapeutic environment where you don't feel the need to keep that mask on. Where your truest, most vulnerable self is valued, celebrated, and understood. Maybe that mask is suffocating and you're tired of trying to fit in and hoping to embrace a more authentic you, maybe you're trying to heal from the past, grasping for a healthier present and future, or somewhere in between. Wherever you land, I want to collaborate with you on finding a you that feels better, unburdened. Through a caring approach that is LGBTQ+ & neurodivergent affirming, we can get there.
I strive to create a therapeutic environment where you don't feel the need to keep that mask on. Where your truest, most vulnerable self is valued, celebrated, and understood. Maybe that mask is suffocating and you're tired of trying to fit in and hoping to embrace a more authentic you, maybe you're trying to heal from the past, grasping for a healthier present and future, or somewhere in between. Wherever you land, I want to collaborate with you on finding a you that feels better, unburdened. Through a caring approach that is LGBTQ+ & neurodivergent affirming, we can get there.
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Lesbian Therapists
What is lesbian-affirming therapy?
Lesbian-affirming therapy is a type of mental health support that fully affirms and reflects a client's lesbian identity. It is rooted in acceptance and does not attempt to change or question an individual's sexual orientation. In this type of therapy, clients work with a therapist who understands the unique experiences of lesbian women. This support is especially important, as research shows that lesbian individuals face higher rates of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges compared to heterosexual populations. Lesbian-affirming therapy acknowledges that lesbian individuals may encounter specific stressors—such as coming out challenges, family rejection, workplace discrimination, and minority stress—that require specialized understanding and intervention. Lesbian-affirming therapists often work with clients across all age groups, from adolescents navigating their emerging identity to adults and older individuals addressing life transitions and relationship concerns. Many therapists also provide couples therapy for lesbian partners, helping them navigate relationship dynamics, communication challenges, or external stressors that may impact their relationship. It is important to note that therapists provide talk therapy and counseling services but do not prescribe medication—if medication is needed for conditions like depression or anxiety, they will coordinate care with a psychiatrist or primary care physician who can provide psychiatric medication management alongside therapeutic support.
Why should I see a lesbian therapist?
Some clients prefer to work with lesbian therapists who may bring personal lived experience to the therapeutic relationship. Choosing to work with a lesbian therapist can offer a deeper sense of connection, comfort, and shared understanding. A therapist who identifies as lesbian may require clients to give less background explanation—whether it’s about navigating romantic relationships, feeling unseen in certain spaces, or processing the impact of past relationship challenges. However, a non-lesbian therapist with strong training and a sincere commitment to LGBTQ+ affirmation can be equally effective. The most important factor is finding a therapist who respects your identity and fosters trust, safety, and understanding. However, a non-lesbian therapist with strong training and a sincere commitment to LGBTQ+ affirmation can be equally effective. The most important factor is finding a therapist who respects your identity and fosters trust, safety, and understanding. Additionally, many lesbian-affirming therapists can connect clients to other providers or community-based resources—such as bisexual support groups or LGBTQ+ organizations—that offer additional affirming spaces for connection.
How do I find a lesbian therapist?
The Psychology Today online directory is a helpful tool for finding lesbian-affirming therapists. You can use search filters to identify therapists who specialize in LGBTQ+ care and work specifically with bisexual clients. You can also filter by clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, accepted insurance, session costs, and languages spoken to find the right fit. Look for profiles where therapists explicitly mention working with lesbian clients, or where they describe their approach as identity-affirming, inclusive, or trauma-informed. Many providers will also list their own identities, which may help you find someone with shared lived experience if that is important to you. You can also look for credentials or continuing education in areas such as LGBTQ+ mental health, trauma-informed care, and intersectionality.