Therapists for Adults in Potomac West, Alexandria, VA
At our practice, we specialize in empowering our clients to discover healthier lifestyles through integrative wellness services solutions. We provide a variety of healing modalities, including hypnotherapy, life coaching, couples coaching, Reiki energy healing, and intuitive healing. Our clients choose us because we are committed to techniques that offer fast and effective healing.
At our practice, we specialize in empowering our clients to discover healthier lifestyles through integrative wellness services solutions. We provide a variety of healing modalities, including hypnotherapy, life coaching, couples coaching, Reiki energy healing, and intuitive healing. Our clients choose us because we are committed to techniques that offer fast and effective healing.
Are you struggling to connect with your partner? Are you finding it hard to deal with life transitions? If you are looking for an evidence-based and holistic therapeutic experience, then I may be a good fit for you. I work with individuals and couples, specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. For couples, I help strengthen connection and trust by building awareness, empathy, and alignment. From the onset, I seek to create a warm, trusting, and collaborative therapeutic relationship so that you feel empowered to tackle your obstacles and cultivate a meaningful life.
Are you struggling to connect with your partner? Are you finding it hard to deal with life transitions? If you are looking for an evidence-based and holistic therapeutic experience, then I may be a good fit for you. I work with individuals and couples, specializing in trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. For couples, I help strengthen connection and trust by building awareness, empathy, and alignment. From the onset, I seek to create a warm, trusting, and collaborative therapeutic relationship so that you feel empowered to tackle your obstacles and cultivate a meaningful life.
Are you tired of repeating the same patterns over and over again? Are you ready to make changes in your life? I can help you develop new healthy coping tools and gain power over your life. If you are experiencing difficulty with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, communication, relationships, or just feel "stuck " I can help provide some relief and guidance. I use a warm, collaborate and evidence-based approach to help you utilize better coping strategies, gain support, understand your emotions, challenge your negative thought patterns, find and develop your strengths, and set your own personal goals.
Are you tired of repeating the same patterns over and over again? Are you ready to make changes in your life? I can help you develop new healthy coping tools and gain power over your life. If you are experiencing difficulty with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, communication, relationships, or just feel "stuck " I can help provide some relief and guidance. I use a warm, collaborate and evidence-based approach to help you utilize better coping strategies, gain support, understand your emotions, challenge your negative thought patterns, find and develop your strengths, and set your own personal goals.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents, and adults, providing psychotherapy.
Additionally, I focus on treating various conditions including stress from life transitions, mood, anxiety, panic attacks, identity and self-esteem issues, parenting issues, trauma, and difficulties with executive functioning.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents, and adults, providing psychotherapy.
Additionally, I focus on treating various conditions including stress from life transitions, mood, anxiety, panic attacks, identity and self-esteem issues, parenting issues, trauma, and difficulties with executive functioning.
Adults typically strive to function at their best in numerous realms, often feeling unsuccessful or overwhelmed.
I utilize a flexible, eclectic approach to treating an array of symptoms, including depression, anxiety, executive functioning limitations, sleep/appetite disturbances, inattention, poor self-esteem, and interpersonal struggles. I apply fun, playful, and active "coaching" techniques in working with children, empowering them to learn and practice tools of their own.
Adults typically strive to function at their best in numerous realms, often feeling unsuccessful or overwhelmed.
I utilize a flexible, eclectic approach to treating an array of symptoms, including depression, anxiety, executive functioning limitations, sleep/appetite disturbances, inattention, poor self-esteem, and interpersonal struggles. I apply fun, playful, and active "coaching" techniques in working with children, empowering them to learn and practice tools of their own.
My experience ranges from young adults to adults in retirement.
I am a psychotherapist who works with a diverse population of people. My goal is to collaborate with individuals to assist them in achieving their therapy goal(S). I am licensed in DC (LICSW), VA (LCSW), MD (LCSW-C), and PA (LCSW). I have BS in Human Ecology, BA in Humanities from The Ohio State University, MSW from San Jose State University and Post Masters fellowship in mental health from Stanford University.
My experience ranges from young adults to adults in retirement.
I am a psychotherapist who works with a diverse population of people. My goal is to collaborate with individuals to assist them in achieving their therapy goal(S). I am licensed in DC (LICSW), VA (LCSW), MD (LCSW-C), and PA (LCSW). I have BS in Human Ecology, BA in Humanities from The Ohio State University, MSW from San Jose State University and Post Masters fellowship in mental health from Stanford University.
I’ve worked with individuals across the lifespan, including extensive experience supporting children and families, and my current practice focuses on working with adults.
Life can feel better. Our relationships, past experiences, and personal narratives shape how we think, feel, and connect with others. In therapy, I focus on creating a genuine, supportive, therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful change.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns, experiences, and strengths that shape your story, helping you cultivate a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life. Through this process, you’ll develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and clarity—supporting you as you move toward a life that feels more balanced and aligned with your values.
I’ve worked with individuals across the lifespan, including extensive experience supporting children and families, and my current practice focuses on working with adults.
Life can feel better. Our relationships, past experiences, and personal narratives shape how we think, feel, and connect with others. In therapy, I focus on creating a genuine, supportive, therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful change.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns, experiences, and strengths that shape your story, helping you cultivate a deeper sense of meaning and purpose in your life. Through this process, you’ll develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and clarity—supporting you as you move toward a life that feels more balanced and aligned with your values.
I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities.
My aim is to cultivate constructive connections with each of my clients. I'm committed to meeting you at your current stage and guiding you towards realizing your fullest potential. Together, we'll collaborate to pinpoint and achieve your objectives, acquiring valuable skills that will serve you both presently and in the long run.
I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities.
My aim is to cultivate constructive connections with each of my clients. I'm committed to meeting you at your current stage and guiding you towards realizing your fullest potential. Together, we'll collaborate to pinpoint and achieve your objectives, acquiring valuable skills that will serve you both presently and in the long run.
Healing, change, and growth are possible. Whatever you may have experienced or be experiencing, no matter what imprints you may carry, it is never too late to begin again. Depression, anxiety, stress - these are all real things that are held in the body and mind. The experience of this weight can be painful and isolating, inhibiting you from living the life you imagined. My goal is to help clients find the tools they need to define and live their lives as a person they truly love, and, by extension, to build healthy connections with those around them.
Healing, change, and growth are possible. Whatever you may have experienced or be experiencing, no matter what imprints you may carry, it is never too late to begin again. Depression, anxiety, stress - these are all real things that are held in the body and mind. The experience of this weight can be painful and isolating, inhibiting you from living the life you imagined. My goal is to help clients find the tools they need to define and live their lives as a person they truly love, and, by extension, to build healthy connections with those around them.
At Parkhurst Associates, I offer individual therapy for adults.
Life can be hard. Sometimes we find ourselves in need of support beyond what family and friends can offer. Whether you are trying it for the first time or you've decided to return, therapy is a safe place to process, grow, and heal.
My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, strength-based, and trauma-informed. My theoretical orientation is interpersonal, which integrates interventions from attachment, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic theories to best fit each client’s needs. Additionally, I have completed advanced training in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).
At Parkhurst Associates, I offer individual therapy for adults.
Life can be hard. Sometimes we find ourselves in need of support beyond what family and friends can offer. Whether you are trying it for the first time or you've decided to return, therapy is a safe place to process, grow, and heal.
My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, strength-based, and trauma-informed. My theoretical orientation is interpersonal, which integrates interventions from attachment, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic theories to best fit each client’s needs. Additionally, I have completed advanced training in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).
I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities.
My aim is to cultivate constructive connections with each of my clients. I'm committed to meeting you at your current stage and guiding you towards realizing your fullest potential. Together, we'll collaborate to pinpoint and achieve your objectives, acquiring valuable skills that will serve you both presently and in the long run.
I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities.
My aim is to cultivate constructive connections with each of my clients. I'm committed to meeting you at your current stage and guiding you towards realizing your fullest potential. Together, we'll collaborate to pinpoint and achieve your objectives, acquiring valuable skills that will serve you both presently and in the long run.
As a therapist and musician, I work to create a space that welcomes and inspires you to see new possibilities, discover your inner voice, create deeper connections in your life, and move steadily toward your dreams.
As a therapist and musician, I work to create a space that welcomes and inspires you to see new possibilities, discover your inner voice, create deeper connections in your life, and move steadily toward your dreams.
Deborah Asher Hertzberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
I enjoy the challenge of becoming a trusted person in a teenager's life when they are often feeling distrustful of all adults.
People in distress are often wary of talking to someone who is a stranger. The first visit is generally fraught with anxiety. I am adept at teasing out the issues and helping a person (of any age) feel comfortable and understood. I expect that many clients will come to my office with a certain amount of ambivalence about engaging in psychotherapy. Generally, by the time they leave after the first visit, they are eager to return having felt a sense of relief and hope that they are going to be understood and "heard" in a unique way.
I enjoy the challenge of becoming a trusted person in a teenager's life when they are often feeling distrustful of all adults.
People in distress are often wary of talking to someone who is a stranger. The first visit is generally fraught with anxiety. I am adept at teasing out the issues and helping a person (of any age) feel comfortable and understood. I expect that many clients will come to my office with a certain amount of ambivalence about engaging in psychotherapy. Generally, by the time they leave after the first visit, they are eager to return having felt a sense of relief and hope that they are going to be understood and "heard" in a unique way.
Understanding the causes of anxiety, depression, and other types of psychological suffering by increasing self-awareness is the key to navigating life's challenges. With years of experience in clinical practice and academia, I've had the privilege of assisting individuals from various walks of life in navigating their psychological challenges. My approach to therapy is based on empathic attunement, fostering self-awareness, and empirically supported approaches tailored to the needs of each person. I am committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings openly.
Understanding the causes of anxiety, depression, and other types of psychological suffering by increasing self-awareness is the key to navigating life's challenges. With years of experience in clinical practice and academia, I've had the privilege of assisting individuals from various walks of life in navigating their psychological challenges. My approach to therapy is based on empathic attunement, fostering self-awareness, and empirically supported approaches tailored to the needs of each person. I am committed to fostering a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings openly.
Adam C.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C, CST
2 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22305
Sex, identity, and relationships are often integral parts of our lives. However, shame, miscommunication, and other life stress might prevent us from having the connections we want. Although these frustrations may seem insurmountable at times, change is possible. Looking for a therapist is a positive first step. Whether you are looking to gain personal insight, develop coping strategies, or improve your relationships and sexual functioning, we can work together to achieve your goals. I work with individuals and couples. I am licensed in VA, DC, and MD and certified as a sex therapist by AASECT.
Sex, identity, and relationships are often integral parts of our lives. However, shame, miscommunication, and other life stress might prevent us from having the connections we want. Although these frustrations may seem insurmountable at times, change is possible. Looking for a therapist is a positive first step. Whether you are looking to gain personal insight, develop coping strategies, or improve your relationships and sexual functioning, we can work together to achieve your goals. I work with individuals and couples. I am licensed in VA, DC, and MD and certified as a sex therapist by AASECT.
Lenée N. Essig
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SEP, LFYP-1, RYT200, LLC
1 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
Sometimes we just need a safe space to collect our thoughts, name our hurts, explore our desires and work through our fears. I can offer you a space of hope and reprieve. Together, you and I, will work through the anxiety and sadness that is overshadowing your life, and not allowing you to live the full and authentic life that you desire. I work from a somatic (body-centered) approach, while emphasizing mindfulness and eastern philosophy, as well as incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy.
Sometimes we just need a safe space to collect our thoughts, name our hurts, explore our desires and work through our fears. I can offer you a space of hope and reprieve. Together, you and I, will work through the anxiety and sadness that is overshadowing your life, and not allowing you to live the full and authentic life that you desire. I work from a somatic (body-centered) approach, while emphasizing mindfulness and eastern philosophy, as well as incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy.
The clients I have served include troubled adolescents, undergraduate and graduate students, military personnel, working adults, single mothers, and people suffering from severe and persistent mental illness.
I use an integrative approach that is tailored to every individual's, couple's and family's needs. My training includes psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and experiential methods.
The clients I have served include troubled adolescents, undergraduate and graduate students, military personnel, working adults, single mothers, and people suffering from severe and persistent mental illness.
I use an integrative approach that is tailored to every individual's, couple's and family's needs. My training includes psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and experiential methods.
Michael Payne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
In practice for more than two decades, I have helped hundreds of children and adults improve their mental and emotional well-being.
Whether you're looking to set a new course in life, heal a wounded heart, break from unhealthy habits, I can teach you strategies and skills to become the person you want to be. Any positive change requires awareness, determination, and effort. At heartsandmindshealth, my goal is to improve your mental health and well-being. I take an insight-oriented, solution-focused approach to our work, After setting mutually-determined treatment objectives, I help individuals, couples, and groups achieve life goals, heal emotional wounds, become "unstuck", or break free from unhealthy patterns.
In practice for more than two decades, I have helped hundreds of children and adults improve their mental and emotional well-being.
Whether you're looking to set a new course in life, heal a wounded heart, break from unhealthy habits, I can teach you strategies and skills to become the person you want to be. Any positive change requires awareness, determination, and effort. At heartsandmindshealth, my goal is to improve your mental health and well-being. I take an insight-oriented, solution-focused approach to our work, After setting mutually-determined treatment objectives, I help individuals, couples, and groups achieve life goals, heal emotional wounds, become "unstuck", or break free from unhealthy patterns.
Sarah Pitkin
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP, ATR-BC
5 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
I have over a decade of experience helping adults in crisis.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
I have over a decade of experience helping adults in crisis.
I'm a licensed professional counselor located in Alexandria, VA but I'm also licensed to provide virtual therapy to clients in Washington DC, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. As daily life becomes more complex, many individuals face challenges such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship issues, difficulty balancing work and life, and unresolved trauma. If you've been thinking about starting therapy, but unsure if now is the right time... I assure you now is the right time.
I am a clinical psychologist, who enjoys working with adults across the lifespan in individual psychotherapy.
One of my core beliefs is that the relationship between therapist and client plays a central role in the healing process of therapy. It is important for client and therapist to work together in the journey towards greater self-awareness, emotional growth, and change.
I am a clinical psychologist, who enjoys working with adults across the lifespan in individual psychotherapy.
One of my core beliefs is that the relationship between therapist and client plays a central role in the healing process of therapy. It is important for client and therapist to work together in the journey towards greater self-awareness, emotional growth, and change.
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FAQ - About Adult Counseling
Why should adults see a therapist?
Adults may benefit from therapy for a wide range of reasons—whether it’s managing symptoms of a diagnosed mental health condition like anxiety or depression, navigating life transitions, coping with grief or trauma, or simply seeking support during a challenging life period. Many adults find that therapy helps them build healthier coping skills and better process their emotions, which may lead to better relationships and reduced stress. It’s important to note that, unlike psychiatrists or primary care physicians, therapists do not prescribe psychiatric medication. However, they will often work alongside prescribing clinicians to ensure coordinated care and can provide behavioral therapy as an important addition to psychiatric medication. Mental health concerns can look different in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence, so finding a therapist with expertise working with adult clients is important. Conditions like major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for instance, may present or resurface differently in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence. Adult-specific stressors, such as job strain, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges, financial stress, or identity transitions, can also influence the onset and type of symptoms an individual experiences. Adult-focused therapists, therefore, are trained to understand these complexities and tailor care accordingly.
How do I know if a therapist is the right fit for me?
When seeking care, it’s important to understand a therapist’s treatment specialties and their overall approach to treatment . Some therapists focus on common adult conditions like anxiety or depression, while others specialize in areas such as trauma, substance use disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s also important to consider a therapist’s training when seeking care. Therapists hold various licenses depending on their training and state requirements. Common therapy credentials include Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs). Psychologists (PhD or PsyD) receive additional doctoral-level training and may focus on assessments or more specialized therapeutic approaches. All of these professionals can provide talk therapy but do not prescribe medication. When searching for a therapist, consider their credentials and training background to ensure a good fit.
How do I find a therapist who sees adults?
Psychology Today’s online directory allows you to search specifically for therapists who work with adults. Each provider profile includes key information such as clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, licensure, accepted insurance plans, languages spoken, and session fees. Reviewing these details can help you determine whether a particular provider aligns with your needs and can indicate whether they are a good match for adult clients.