Divorce Therapists in Potomac West, Alexandria, VA
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and Missouri, with over 15 years of experience in the mental health and social service fields. Throughout my career, I have taught and counseled adolescents, teens, and young adults, building vast experience in substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, and veterans' issues.
I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia and Missouri, with over 15 years of experience in the mental health and social service fields. Throughout my career, I have taught and counseled adolescents, teens, and young adults, building vast experience in substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, and veterans' issues.
With over 35 years of broad clinical experience, Ms. Solomon actively engages her clients' own wisdom and strengths in developing options and strategies to manage the challenges they face. Drawing on Affect and Script Theory and family systems theory, Ms. Solomon guides clients in identifying, understanding, managing and honoring their complex emotions such that they can more effectively express their needs. This is the cornerstone of therapy and of the blueprint for creating a life filled with more enjoyment and satisfaction and with less distress and other painful emotions.
With over 35 years of broad clinical experience, Ms. Solomon actively engages her clients' own wisdom and strengths in developing options and strategies to manage the challenges they face. Drawing on Affect and Script Theory and family systems theory, Ms. Solomon guides clients in identifying, understanding, managing and honoring their complex emotions such that they can more effectively express their needs. This is the cornerstone of therapy and of the blueprint for creating a life filled with more enjoyment and satisfaction and with less distress and other painful emotions.
I specialize in supporting women ages 21-65 who are navigating life post-breakup or divorce.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), but I also draw from The Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Strength-Based Interventions to meet your specific needs. I have experience with a wide range of clinical concerns, including Grief, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Trauma.
I specialize in supporting women ages 21-65 who are navigating life post-breakup or divorce.
My therapeutic approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), but I also draw from The Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Strength-Based Interventions to meet your specific needs. I have experience with a wide range of clinical concerns, including Grief, Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Domestic Violence, and Trauma.
I am passionate about exploring topics of parenting skills and coparenting, separation/ divorce, neurodivergence, and mood and anxiety disorders.
I have completed EMDR training, Level 1 of the Gottman Method for couples, coparenting facilitator training, and advanced training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and use these modalities and research within my practice.
I am passionate about exploring topics of parenting skills and coparenting, separation/ divorce, neurodivergence, and mood and anxiety disorders.
I have completed EMDR training, Level 1 of the Gottman Method for couples, coparenting facilitator training, and advanced training in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders and use these modalities and research within my practice.
Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
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.
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.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents, and adults, providing psychotherapy. I have worked in a variety of settings including private practices, community clinics, and residential treatment centers. With specialized training and experience in different theoretical approaches including psychodynamic, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma-focused CBT, interpersonal, and narrative therapy, I use an integrated approach to meet the unique needs of each client. Due to my own diverse background and experience, I am intimately aware of multicultural issues, and enjoy working with a clientele from various arrays of life.
I have an extensive background working with adolescents, and adults, providing psychotherapy. I have worked in a variety of settings including private practices, community clinics, and residential treatment centers. With specialized training and experience in different theoretical approaches including psychodynamic, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavioral therapy, trauma-focused CBT, interpersonal, and narrative therapy, I use an integrated approach to meet the unique needs of each client. Due to my own diverse background and experience, I am intimately aware of multicultural issues, and enjoy working with a clientele from various arrays of life.
I enjoy working with people who are coming to therapy for a variety of concerns, including anxiety, comorbid disorders, coping with divorce, depression, family issues, grief, life transitions, men's issues, relationship difficulties, spiritual concerns, trauma, and women's issues.
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 enjoy working with people who are coming to therapy for a variety of concerns, including anxiety, comorbid disorders, coping with divorce, depression, family issues, grief, life transitions, men's issues, relationship difficulties, spiritual concerns, trauma, and women's issues.
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).
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.
Whether you're navigating a season of transition, experiencing disconnection from yourself or others, wanting to deepen your confidence and capacity, hoping to find relief from anxiety or depression - or something else - mindfulness-based transpersonal therapy can be a deep support. I love supporting clients who are seeking to open to greater levels of awareness, address misunderstandings within themselves, or perhaps explore their relationship to spirituality.
Whether you're navigating a season of transition, experiencing disconnection from yourself or others, wanting to deepen your confidence and capacity, hoping to find relief from anxiety or depression - or something else - mindfulness-based transpersonal therapy can be a deep support. I love supporting clients who are seeking to open to greater levels of awareness, address misunderstandings within themselves, or perhaps explore their relationship to spirituality.
I'm excited to help you see the improvements you're after! Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
I'm excited to help you see the improvements you're after! Hi, I’m Alix, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in the DC Metro area. I hold a Master’s in Social Work from Boston University and a Psychology degree from the University of Michigan. I’ve worked with clients aged 6–86 in settings including child welfare, schools, adult day programs, and skilled nursing facilities. Passionate about helping people overcome obstacles and find joy, I bring an upbeat, positive, and energetic approach to therapy, creating a supportive space for growth and meaningful change.
Michael Payne
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW
1 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
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.
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.
Deborah Asher Hertzberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Potomac West, Alexandria, VA 22301
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.
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.
Please check out my website www.abbycobeypsyd.com for additional info and pictures. We all can have difficulty from time to time, dealing with relationships, work, general stress. You don't have to figure it out on your own. You come to therapy looking for something to change; Let's find out what those changes will be and empower you to make them!
Please check out my website www.abbycobeypsyd.com for additional info and pictures. We all can have difficulty from time to time, dealing with relationships, work, general stress. You don't have to figure it out on your own. You come to therapy looking for something to change; Let's find out what those changes will be and empower you to make them!
Feeling stuck in your life? Are depression, anxiety, or trauma symptoms persisting despite medications or years of talk therapy? Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy offers a holistic alternative that integrates mind, body, and spirit. I combine somatic-based practices with ketamine to help clients access deeper healing, release old patterns, and restore a sense of calm and connection. My goal is to help people heal faster, break through barriers, and move toward the level of wellbeing they desire—so they can live more fully and freely.
Feeling stuck in your life? Are depression, anxiety, or trauma symptoms persisting despite medications or years of talk therapy? Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy offers a holistic alternative that integrates mind, body, and spirit. I combine somatic-based practices with ketamine to help clients access deeper healing, release old patterns, and restore a sense of calm and connection. My goal is to help people heal faster, break through barriers, and move toward the level of wellbeing they desire—so they can live more fully and freely.
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.
At Del Ray Psych & Wellness, we believe therapy should feel like connection — a space where healing begins with being truly seen and supported. Our team of compassionate clinicians helps individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with care, curiosity, and respect.
We take a holistic approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit, drawing from evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care. For those seeking deeper understanding and clarity, we also provide comprehensive psychological assessments. For clients seeking innovative options, we offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
At Del Ray Psych & Wellness, we believe therapy should feel like connection — a space where healing begins with being truly seen and supported. Our team of compassionate clinicians helps individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with care, curiosity, and respect.
We take a holistic approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit, drawing from evidence-based therapies such as EMDR, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care. For those seeking deeper understanding and clarity, we also provide comprehensive psychological assessments. For clients seeking innovative options, we offer ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
I believe that change can happen best in a safe, connected, caring environment and relationship. This is the foundation of my work as a therapist. I have a passion for working with adolescence, teens and adults who struggle with eating disorders, disordered eating, self esteem problems, anxiety, depression, life adjustment issues, and infertility.Being a Certified Eating Disorder counselor with 10 + years of training using Acceptance Commitment Therapy creates a solid foundation to create change. I work extensively with helping people get off the "diet rollercoaster" and learn to live a happier, supportive, mindful lifestyle.
I believe that change can happen best in a safe, connected, caring environment and relationship. This is the foundation of my work as a therapist. I have a passion for working with adolescence, teens and adults who struggle with eating disorders, disordered eating, self esteem problems, anxiety, depression, life adjustment issues, and infertility.Being a Certified Eating Disorder counselor with 10 + years of training using Acceptance Commitment Therapy creates a solid foundation to create change. I work extensively with helping people get off the "diet rollercoaster" and learn to live a happier, supportive, mindful lifestyle.
I have worked with many individuals and families experiencing issues including, but not limited to: mental illness, divorce, struggles with sexual orientation/ gender dysphoria, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, providing in person and virtual options. I am licensed in Virginia and Maryland, providing virtual only sessions in these locations. My clinical experience has been working with children adolescents, and young adults, providing individual, family, and play therapy. I also have extensive experience and specialized training in working with young children. My clinical focus with clients supports my belief that by fostering healthy social and emotional development and strengthening relationships, clients can and will begin to experience positive change.
I have worked with many individuals and families experiencing issues including, but not limited to: mental illness, divorce, struggles with sexual orientation/ gender dysphoria, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, providing in person and virtual options. I am licensed in Virginia and Maryland, providing virtual only sessions in these locations. My clinical experience has been working with children adolescents, and young adults, providing individual, family, and play therapy. I also have extensive experience and specialized training in working with young children. My clinical focus with clients supports my belief that by fostering healthy social and emotional development and strengthening relationships, clients can and will begin to experience positive change.
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Divorce Therapists
How does therapy for people affected by a divorce work?
Individuals may feel a number of emotions following a divorce, such as shock, guilt, grief, anger, and fear. Therapists offer a non-judgmental space for individuals to talk about what they’ve experienced and process their emotions. Therapists will help clients develop coping strategies. They can also help a client rebuild their sense of self and self-worth and talk about what a happier future might look like.
What’s the most common type of therapy following a divorce?
There are several types of therapy that may be useful for divorce, including cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, solution-focused brief, and mindfulness-based therapies. Many therapy types are talk-therapy based, which is typically the most popular option for individuals dealing with divorce. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a widely-used talk therapy, however, there’s no specific therapy type that’s designed to help people with divorce, and different types will work depending on the person.
When should an individual seek help due to a divorce?
When the feelings of a divorced individual, or an individual going through the process of divorce, begin to disrupt healthy daily functioning, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If a person finds that they are not performing at work due to problems with anxiety or motivation, if they’re no longer seeing friends due to feelings of shame, or if they’re not properly taking care of themselves as a result of depression, speaking to a professional could help.
How do you encourage someone to go to therapy due to a divorce?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the individual while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Sharing how the individual appears to be suffering, and what effects it has on them or on their children, should be done with compassion and empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.