Couples Counseling Therapists in North Highland, Arlington, VA

www.mindymjensen.com Most People explore therapy when they are aware they want more out of life. Therapy is a process of examining wants and behaviors, and establishing a course to achieve those goals more effectively. I work with people in individual and group psychotherapy. I also work with couples with a co-therapist, allowing each client to feel like they have an advocate in the room. This helps the couple identify, negotiate and achieve their goals whether individually or collectively.

I enjoy working with adults, teenagers, couples, and groups, and treat depression, anxiety, emotional dysregulation, relationship issues, somatic pain, and trauma. From my personal experiences I have learned how important it is to understand the causes of our current behaviors and how challenging it can be to express emotions suppressed over a lifetime. From my professional experience as a long-time university professor, I understand how anxiety and emotional dysregulation can hinder progress in school and work, and how addressing and working through these issues can lead to betterment in all areas of life.

Does it ever seem like everyone around you is happier than you are? Do you look around and wonder if people are pretending to feel good, because you feel so awful? The answer is, it’s normal to have seasons of anxiety and depression. My goal is to support you through this season and bring you out of it.

I believe in the power of therapy and the changes that can occur within each session. The most beautiful parts of therapy work are when both the client and therapist can be open, honest, and vulnerable with their struggles, observations, and successes. I seek to provide a supportive environment that can nurture vulnerability and true progress. By using mindfulness and grounding techniques, self-awareness can occur in order not to just live, but to thrive.

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." - Lao Tzu. Have you lost your sense of peace and wholeness? Are you feeling alone and unfulfilled? I specialize in treating adults, as well as children and adolescents, using several treatment modalities that are among the most evidence-based in the field, including CBT. I also specialize in the treatment of couples, and am a Certified Level One Gottman Couples Therapist. I am committed to helping adults regain their well-being, to allowing children to improve behavior and reconnect with their joy, and to assisting couples in increasing intimacy and friendship.

I have been a practicing psychotherapist in the metropolitan area for the past 25 years. I received my B.A. from the University of Virginia and MSW from Catholic University. Emotional distress, as uncomfortable as it is, represents not only an opportunity to heal, but a chance to grow. It can be a chance to discover how to be effective at reaching one's objectives and achieving fulfillment, whether it be emotional, relational, or professional. My aim is to assist in this process.

We all have a story and experience to share. I am here to sit with you in yours. I believe in compassion and personal empowerment as the doorway to change and real growth. If you are struggling with expressing emotions, managing behavior, speaking up for yourself, finding personal value, struggles in your relationship or with your confidence, identity, or faith, you do not have to do so alone. I believe in providing you with a safe place to explore, set goals, and to be heard.

Are you tired of feeling depressed, anxious and need a change? I offer a safe atmosphere for children, teens, and adults struggling with life challenges, trauma, mental illness, self-esteem, & strained family/couple dynamics. I can help you explore emotions and overcome your struggles! I use approaches including: cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered, family systems, meditation, and creative arts techniques. I'm certified in Accelerated Resolution Trauma Therapy. I believe it takes courage to attend therapy and I provide empathy in every client session. I am caring, warm, compassionate, and I would love to help you!

Resolve Psychological Services provides top of the line treatment for anxiety/anxiety-related conditions, depression, eating disorders, trauma, and couples. Resolve treats adults, adolescents, children, and families, and uses cutting-edge, evidence based interventions so you know you are receiving the best treatment available when you are in care at Resolve. Relationships are our speciality, including help for the chronically single. We welcome you to begin a relationship with us! You will be so glad you did.

At Dodini Behavioral Health we are committed to personal growth & development, and living well with balance. We believe that psychotherapy can be very helpful to some in their pursuit of happiness and a remittance of symptoms like depression, anxiety, or relationship difficulty that keep them distracted from living the life they want. We're interpersonal in our style which fits our overarching philosophy that many of our issues develop and or are maintained in the context of our relationships. It makes sense to us that the best way to address these issues is in the context of a therapeutic relationship.

Dodini Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary private group practice for personal growth, healing, and development currently open to virtual and in person. We help individuals, couples, and families get beyond symptoms and into living the fullest version of their life and self. Our clinical providers are among the top in their fields and have a variety of areas of interest and expertise, and all are devoted to exceptionally good psychotherapy, therapeutic alliance, and continual education. We often work as a team and as co-therapists to give the absolute best in personalized and expert care for you and those you love.

I view therapy as a collaborative process where the client is the expert on themselves, and the therapeutic relationship is the most important factor in creating change. It is important to have a safe, empowering, and supportive environment in order to examine hurtful relationship patterns and emotional difficulties, and in turn change negative self-evaluations to better respond to life's challenges. I am genuinely interested in and committed to helping my clients gain insight and express their needs in order to engage in more healthy relationships and live the life they want.

With over 15 years working in the mental health field, Sarah "SC" Nealy has their second Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is the Clinical Director at LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative, a group therapy practice for queer therapists for queer clients and their allies/families. With a person-centered, emotion-focused approach aimed at finding solutions, healing trauma, building resilience, improving interpersonal relationships, connecting the mind and body, and working through triggers and past pain, SC wants their clients to feel heard, understood, and valued in the therapeutic space and in their lives.

Our personal difficulties are often a "Catch 22," -- comfortable, familiar patterns of behavior inadvertently keep us in unhealthy/unsatisfactory circumstances or relationships. As your therapist, I aim to help you understand your current problems in the context of your unique life experiences, allowing you to develop insight into how your difficulties developed while growing in ways that get you 'unstuck.' I do this by facilitating conversations about your interpersonal relationships (past and present); early life experiences; what you are thinking and feeling (or may be preventing yourself from feeling); and how you communicate your thoughts, feelings, and needs with others.

Are you thriving professionally but struggling internally? Have you always been an exceptional student while also being overwhelmed by what that takes out of you? If you have it all together but still struggle with your mental health, I can help. Whether it's anxiety, depression, issues with relationships, or maybe leaning on that glass of wine a bit too much, therapy can help you overcome the issues you may be experiencing.

“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength” -Sigmund Freud. I work with clients who have felt the heartache of hopelessness, despair, and sadness. Whether the presenting problems stem from anxiety, depression, trauma, eating concerns, or a combination of these or other issues, I aim to help clients learn new ways in which to alleviate some of the negative symptoms associated with dissatisfaction or despair.

Have you been struggling to understand your emotions, cope with changes or reduce depression, anxiety or guilt? Through encouragement and empowerment, we will work to reduce and heal the challenges you face. Having supported a wide variety of clients, I am passionate about working with both men and women to find and maintain freedom from their eating and co-occurring disorders by gently confronting barriers, building on strengths and challenging unhelpful relational and thought patterns. It is never too late to seek help and make change!