Lesbian Therapists in Fairfax Station, VA
My ideal clients are couples, perinatal or postpartum mothers and individuals: Are you feeling like it is too hard to communicate effectively in your relationship? Are you overwhelmed by anxiety or depression while navigating the challenges of pregnancy or postpartum? Are your family dynamics challenging? I provide compassionate, research-informed therapy to help you find clarity, healing, and meaningful change to help you reach your relationship and personal goals.
My ideal clients are couples, perinatal or postpartum mothers and individuals: Are you feeling like it is too hard to communicate effectively in your relationship? Are you overwhelmed by anxiety or depression while navigating the challenges of pregnancy or postpartum? Are your family dynamics challenging? I provide compassionate, research-informed therapy to help you find clarity, healing, and meaningful change to help you reach your relationship and personal goals.
It's not easy to reach out for help, I am impressed by your courage! I've no doubt that by now, you've already tried numerous times and ways to make the changes in your life you long for. I have over 40 years' experience helping individual adults and couples succeed in getting past their familiar "stuck points," and experience a new sense of motivation, joy, and connection. Whether you feel overwhelmed with anxiety, weighed down with sadness or grief, or have asked yourself "Is this as good as it gets?" about your relationship, marriage, or sex life, I can help bring new vision, energy, hope, and movement to your life!
It's not easy to reach out for help, I am impressed by your courage! I've no doubt that by now, you've already tried numerous times and ways to make the changes in your life you long for. I have over 40 years' experience helping individual adults and couples succeed in getting past their familiar "stuck points," and experience a new sense of motivation, joy, and connection. Whether you feel overwhelmed with anxiety, weighed down with sadness or grief, or have asked yourself "Is this as good as it gets?" about your relationship, marriage, or sex life, I can help bring new vision, energy, hope, and movement to your life!
I understand therapy as a journey of self-discovery and I feel privileged to be part of that process. I specialize in trauma and intimate partner violence, with experience supporting both survivors and individuals who have caused harm in their relationships. I also recognize that our cultural identities, family dynamics, and intergenerational experiences can deeply shape how we understand ourselves, our relationships, and our experiences of trauma. I work with clients navigating multicultural identities, intergenerational conflict, guilt, and the ways cultural expectations can intersect with relationships and healing. As a
I understand therapy as a journey of self-discovery and I feel privileged to be part of that process. I specialize in trauma and intimate partner violence, with experience supporting both survivors and individuals who have caused harm in their relationships. I also recognize that our cultural identities, family dynamics, and intergenerational experiences can deeply shape how we understand ourselves, our relationships, and our experiences of trauma. I work with clients navigating multicultural identities, intergenerational conflict, guilt, and the ways cultural expectations can intersect with relationships and healing. As a
You might look like you’re holding everything together on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, perfectionistic, or emotionally exhausted underneath. Maybe anxiety has become your normal, relationships feel heavy, or you’ve spent so much time caring for others that you’ve lost connection with yourself.
I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, life transitions, relationship stress, caregiving fatigue, and chronic overwhelm. Many of my clients are high-functioning people who are used to being the “strong one,” even when they’re struggling internally.
You might look like you’re holding everything together on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, perfectionistic, or emotionally exhausted underneath. Maybe anxiety has become your normal, relationships feel heavy, or you’ve spent so much time caring for others that you’ve lost connection with yourself.
I work with adolescents, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, trauma, burnout, life transitions, relationship stress, caregiving fatigue, and chronic overwhelm. Many of my clients are high-functioning people who are used to being the “strong one,” even when they’re struggling internally.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialize in psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. People often come to me because, despite their efforts to change, they end up in the same cycles...cycles of anxiety, depression, disordered eating, relationship struggles, isolation, procrastination, workaholism...the list goes on and on. People often wonder "why can't I just change?" These cycles of behavior are driven by our life experiences and sense of ourself and others. Together, we will explore these ideas so that you can begin to create newer positive cycles of peace, calm, joy, contentment, intimacy, health, and fulfillment.
As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialize in psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. People often come to me because, despite their efforts to change, they end up in the same cycles...cycles of anxiety, depression, disordered eating, relationship struggles, isolation, procrastination, workaholism...the list goes on and on. People often wonder "why can't I just change?" These cycles of behavior are driven by our life experiences and sense of ourself and others. Together, we will explore these ideas so that you can begin to create newer positive cycles of peace, calm, joy, contentment, intimacy, health, and fulfillment.
Insta: therapybydenise Tiktok: therapybydenise - My practice focuses on the economic and systemic influences of generational trauma within disenfranchised communities. Addressing trauma within cultural norms and family structures provides for a 360º vantage point of an individual’s world view. This is especially important when I am working with people of color, women, individuals of the LBGTQIA+ community, and any persons that comes from a minority status. Trauma and pain can be considered as muscle memory. This type of emotional memory can be passed down through generations and if left unexplored, can lead to emotional issues.
Insta: therapybydenise Tiktok: therapybydenise - My practice focuses on the economic and systemic influences of generational trauma within disenfranchised communities. Addressing trauma within cultural norms and family structures provides for a 360º vantage point of an individual’s world view. This is especially important when I am working with people of color, women, individuals of the LBGTQIA+ community, and any persons that comes from a minority status. Trauma and pain can be considered as muscle memory. This type of emotional memory can be passed down through generations and if left unexplored, can lead to emotional issues.
Let's be honest—life can be messy, & sometimes the strategies that got you this far just aren't working anymore. My approach to therapy is laid-back, conversational, with a hefty dose of directness, & a big scoop of humor (& the occasional profanity.) If you're looking for someone who will simply nod along, I'm probably not your therapist. But if you’re looking for someone who can call you on your crap and warmly guide you through it, I am your girl!
I have advanced training in utilization of EMDR as well as ERP to treat trauma & OCD related to perinatal timeframe.
Let's be honest—life can be messy, & sometimes the strategies that got you this far just aren't working anymore. My approach to therapy is laid-back, conversational, with a hefty dose of directness, & a big scoop of humor (& the occasional profanity.) If you're looking for someone who will simply nod along, I'm probably not your therapist. But if you’re looking for someone who can call you on your crap and warmly guide you through it, I am your girl!
I have advanced training in utilization of EMDR as well as ERP to treat trauma & OCD related to perinatal timeframe.
Patricia Pearson & Associates
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA, RPT,S
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Initially, therapy can help us learn skills to cope with our anxious or painful feelings. It can help us manage stressful situations and feel more stable. Then therapy provides a safe place where together we can dig deeper to discover the causes of our feelings. Through the therapeutic relationship we become aware. The awareness glares so bright that change is inevitable.
Initially, therapy can help us learn skills to cope with our anxious or painful feelings. It can help us manage stressful situations and feel more stable. Then therapy provides a safe place where together we can dig deeper to discover the causes of our feelings. Through the therapeutic relationship we become aware. The awareness glares so bright that change is inevitable.
My approach to therapy is relational, collaborative, and client-focused. Modalities that I often use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness and other relational and trauma-focused treatments. I offer individualized and integrative treatment. I recognize that your mental health can be shaped by systemic factors and that you may hold multiple identities that interact in unique ways. I will help you to understand how your history, systems and intersecting identities impact your well-being without pathologizing your responses to injustice.
My approach to therapy is relational, collaborative, and client-focused. Modalities that I often use include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness and other relational and trauma-focused treatments. I offer individualized and integrative treatment. I recognize that your mental health can be shaped by systemic factors and that you may hold multiple identities that interact in unique ways. I will help you to understand how your history, systems and intersecting identities impact your well-being without pathologizing your responses to injustice.
Hello! I believe healing comes through relationships, and I describe my relationship with my clients as a “professional friendship.” You have to feel comfortable and familiar with me as a human before you can feel safe with me as your therapist. I help my clients navigate personal trauma, enhance emotional well-being, and build connection with themselves and others.
I am my authentic self – sarcasm, swearing, laughing, crying – so you can feel safe as your authentic self too. Through compassion, I empower my clients to embrace their thoughts and feelings without judgment, while fostering emotional resilience and deeper connections.
Hello! I believe healing comes through relationships, and I describe my relationship with my clients as a “professional friendship.” You have to feel comfortable and familiar with me as a human before you can feel safe with me as your therapist. I help my clients navigate personal trauma, enhance emotional well-being, and build connection with themselves and others.
I am my authentic self – sarcasm, swearing, laughing, crying – so you can feel safe as your authentic self too. Through compassion, I empower my clients to embrace their thoughts and feelings without judgment, while fostering emotional resilience and deeper connections.
You're the one who holds everything together — at work, at home, in every relationship you're in. You've gotten so good at it that nobody questions it anymore, including you. But underneath all that holding together, you're anxious, frustrated, and running on fumes. Maybe you've tried therapy before and it didn't stick. Maybe perimenopause has made everything that used to keep you functional suddenly stop working.
Here's what I want you to know: the pattern that got you here actually makes complete sense. Change is possible, not through willpower or another self help book, but by understanding where it came from.
You're the one who holds everything together — at work, at home, in every relationship you're in. You've gotten so good at it that nobody questions it anymore, including you. But underneath all that holding together, you're anxious, frustrated, and running on fumes. Maybe you've tried therapy before and it didn't stick. Maybe perimenopause has made everything that used to keep you functional suddenly stop working.
Here's what I want you to know: the pattern that got you here actually makes complete sense. Change is possible, not through willpower or another self help book, but by understanding where it came from.
Accepting New Clients I have a passion for helping people feel better. I offer a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental approach to treating my clients & start where my client feels most comfortable. I recognize that every person is unique. Clients continue to tell me that they feel comfortable opening up to me as they find me down to earth & relatable. You are in charge of your therapy. In other words, if you need me to provide you guidance I can. If you need me to be a sounding board, I will. If you need pure emotional support I will provide that for you, and if you need constructive problem solving we can work on that together.
Accepting New Clients I have a passion for helping people feel better. I offer a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental approach to treating my clients & start where my client feels most comfortable. I recognize that every person is unique. Clients continue to tell me that they feel comfortable opening up to me as they find me down to earth & relatable. You are in charge of your therapy. In other words, if you need me to provide you guidance I can. If you need me to be a sounding board, I will. If you need pure emotional support I will provide that for you, and if you need constructive problem solving we can work on that together.
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Welcome! My name is Delaney (she/her), and I am committed to providing affirming, evidence-based therapy by creating a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I’m honored to provide a judgment-free environment where you can process, feel, and heal at your own pace. Together, we can address current challenges as well as past experiences and underlying patterns to deepen your self-understanding and make lasting changes. As an LGBTQ+-affirming provider, I ensure that clients’ identities are celebrated and supported throughout the therapeutic journey.
Welcome! My name is Delaney (she/her), and I am committed to providing affirming, evidence-based therapy by creating a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I’m honored to provide a judgment-free environment where you can process, feel, and heal at your own pace. Together, we can address current challenges as well as past experiences and underlying patterns to deepen your self-understanding and make lasting changes. As an LGBTQ+-affirming provider, I ensure that clients’ identities are celebrated and supported throughout the therapeutic journey.
With over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, I provide a warm, authentic, and collaborative space where adults can explore life’s challenges, gain insight, and create meaningful change. I work with depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, separation and divorce, fertility, pregnancy and infant loss, grief, trauma, self-esteem, chronic illness, medical and surgical weight loss, and work-life balance. I am passionate about providing affirming care to members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
With over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, I provide a warm, authentic, and collaborative space where adults can explore life’s challenges, gain insight, and create meaningful change. I work with depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, separation and divorce, fertility, pregnancy and infant loss, grief, trauma, self-esteem, chronic illness, medical and surgical weight loss, and work-life balance. I am passionate about providing affirming care to members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I work psychodynamically, with the belief that much of what troubles us has a history. Symptoms, relationship patterns, shame, desire, anger, grief, and ways of protecting ourselves often make more sense when understood alongside earlier relationships and the worlds we have had to adapt to.
Many of the folks who find me are thoughtful and sensitive, though not always gentle with themselves. They may be dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, family wounds, relationship pain, or questions of identity that have been difficult to name. Many have spent a long time feeling unseen, too much, not enough, or hard to place.
I work psychodynamically, with the belief that much of what troubles us has a history. Symptoms, relationship patterns, shame, desire, anger, grief, and ways of protecting ourselves often make more sense when understood alongside earlier relationships and the worlds we have had to adapt to.
Many of the folks who find me are thoughtful and sensitive, though not always gentle with themselves. They may be dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, family wounds, relationship pain, or questions of identity that have been difficult to name. Many have spent a long time feeling unseen, too much, not enough, or hard to place.
M&K Counseling Associates Inc
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC-DC, LPC-VA, LCPC-MD
1 Endorsed
Arlington, VA 22209
Hello everyone! I’m Carolyn a psychotherapist at M&K Counseling Associates. Here, I’m committed to listening to your unique life story with warmth and curiosity. My approach to talk therapy combines evidence-based techniques with cultural mindfulness, helping you process emotions, build new skills, and navigate life's changes. Together, we’ll create a safe space for adults facing anxiety, relationship challenges, and emotional distress—including those with diverse identities and experiences.
Hello everyone! I’m Carolyn a psychotherapist at M&K Counseling Associates. Here, I’m committed to listening to your unique life story with warmth and curiosity. My approach to talk therapy combines evidence-based techniques with cultural mindfulness, helping you process emotions, build new skills, and navigate life's changes. Together, we’ll create a safe space for adults facing anxiety, relationship challenges, and emotional distress—including those with diverse identities and experiences.
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.
Brianna Knox | Trauma Therapy | EMDR Therapist
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety about the holidays? Dreading putting on a fake smile for toxic family members at Christmas dinner? Struggling with your choice to not even show up to the family function? I got you. I specialize in helping Millennials ditch the shame and guilt of childhood trauma and to build the confidence and self-esteem needed to kick toxic friends and family to the curb.
Are you feeling overwhelmed with anxiety about the holidays? Dreading putting on a fake smile for toxic family members at Christmas dinner? Struggling with your choice to not even show up to the family function? I got you. I specialize in helping Millennials ditch the shame and guilt of childhood trauma and to build the confidence and self-esteem needed to kick toxic friends and family to the curb.
Jessie Wedell (she/her) is passionate about working with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds and identities who may face unique challenges with those intersections. With a strong foundation in social science, she recognizes the sociocultural influences that impact mental health. She also has an extensive background in dance and yoga and strongly believes in somatic interventions as a form of trauma recovery and to build a healthy connection with ones body. Her goal is to offer a validating space to guide clients through their journeys of healing, helping them reclaim their strength, resilience, and hope for the future.
Jessie Wedell (she/her) is passionate about working with individuals and couples from diverse backgrounds and identities who may face unique challenges with those intersections. With a strong foundation in social science, she recognizes the sociocultural influences that impact mental health. She also has an extensive background in dance and yoga and strongly believes in somatic interventions as a form of trauma recovery and to build a healthy connection with ones body. Her goal is to offer a validating space to guide clients through their journeys of healing, helping them reclaim their strength, resilience, and hope for the future.
Accepting NEW clients!
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!
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!
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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.