Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in McLean, VA

I am a licensed clinical psychologist at Children's Hospital. I have a private practice on Friday evenings & weekends for children, adolescents, and adults. Trained in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavior therapies (CBT and ACT ), I treat a range of psychological and medical conditions (anxiety, depression, epilepsy, GI conditions, concussions, self-injury, pain, somatization, and eating).

Welcome! I am a licensed psychotherapist providing services for patients in Virginia and New York. I work with adults and adolescents, and provide care for patients who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, cultural and adjustment problems, and daily life challenges. My main goals for my patients include improving overall well-being, promoting personal growth and resilience. I have a unique view and experience with psychiatric care, and believe that holistic integrative approaches can have an incredible impact on a patient's sense of well being, happiness, recovery, and overall health.

I specialize in working with teens and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment, and trauma. Many people I work with feel stuck in their lives and have lost their sense of direction, purpose, and meaning. Filled with negative self-judgement, fear, anxiety, disconnection and hopelessness, they are looking to find a deep sense of peace, inspiration, and empowerment to live the life they really long for.

Sometimes taking a step back to assess and reflect on what is happening in your life is the crucial first step in making life-altering change. Doing so with a professional to help guide you can be incredibly helpful. I work with adults and teens ages 16+ who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, life-changes, and more. I take a strengths-based and solution-focused approach to individual clients' problems and work to help them gain insight. I also love working with couples, especially in short-term pre-marital counseling.

I work with adults struggling to navigate anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and times of significant life stress and transition, looking to discover their identities and a sense of meaning and purpose. I also provide strengths-based neuropsychological evaluations to enable my clients to develop an in-depth understanding of how their thinking abilities, emotions, and behaviors impact daily functioning, and to promote healthy insight, growth, and positive outcomes.

I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, and trauma-related disorders including PTSD. Additionally, I provide treatment for emotion dysregulation more generally. Trained at Duke University Medical Center and Emory University School of Medicine with advanced experience in treating trauma and anxiety, I am well experienced in working with individuals with complex presentations or difficulties. My practice utilizes cutting edge evidence-based treatments including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT ), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Specifically for PTSD, I also employ Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE).

Britt Rathbone is an expert in the treatment of adolescents. He graduated from Columbia University and has worked exclusively with adolescents and their families since 1985. He has a special interest in challenging, difficult to treat, and treatment-reluctant adolescents as well as those who have multiple and complicated mental health diagnoses. He trains therapists, speaks to professional and lay groups, and has taught advanced level social work graduate students at the Catholic University of America. Washingtonian Magazine has consistently named Mr. Rathbone one of Washington's best therapists for adolescents, and one of Washington's best therapists for group therapy.

Transitions Matter. As a trauma-informed bilingual, multicultural professional counselor, my goal is to empower and create a supportive space for driven, high-striving professionals as they journey through life's transitions while honoring their authentic selves. My experience includes working with adults, families, and at risk-youth within diverse cultures in various settings. As your counselor, my goal is to help facilitate your healing and growth as you clear life's many hurdles.

I am currently accepting new patients. What do you need right now? It can be hard to identify our feelings and to sit with our emotions. It can be challenging to move forward when we feel trapped by our past.

Have you been discouraged by your dire trying to stop something that stresses you out through the bombardment of non-stop racing thoughts, flashbacks or even the act of over thinking situations? Consistently finding yourself trying to get out of a pool of depressive thoughts, anxiety or anger that are chronically affecting you and your family to the point of feeling lost and hopeless. In spite of having the flood of helpful and educational information “out there”, here we are, still STUCK in pain and suffering. The scars of unbearable emotional pain portray itself through our emotional, physical and spiritual health.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (www.cbtmindful.com). I have over two decades of experience providing a variety of research-based treatments at all levels of care with clients from all age groups and backgrounds. The primary focus of my work has been treating adults and adolescents with anxiety and mood disorders, PTSD, OCD, substance use disorders, and medical conditions. I provide evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT ), and Gottman Method couples therapy, among others.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist with the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness (www.cbtmindful.com); I am licensed in both PA and NY. Tending to our mental health is an incredibly important part of taking care of our overall health. In therapy, I engage with clients to work toward meaningful behavior change by developing an individually tailored evidence-based approach that incorporates aspects of both mindfulness and acceptance . I also work with clients to gain a better understanding of their values and whether their current behaviors are aligned with those values.

I help clients manage challenges related to work-life issues, anxiety, ADHD, and life transitions. My approach to therapy is strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming. Trained in the person-in-environment approach of Social Work, I take a holistic view of the systems that affect our lives in positive and negative ways.

I believe that everyone comes into therapy with their own innate strength and wisdom, and in my sessions, I strive to help teens, children, families, and individuals with eating disorders tap into these qualities that are already present within. I incorporate empathy and a non-judgemental approach into my sessions to foster a safe, therapeutic relationship. It is through this relationship we can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors and, in time, we will examine whether they are helping you live your most fulfilling life.

I am a clinical social worker and therapist at the Washington Center for Women’s and Children’s Wellness in Bethesda, Maryland, caring for women and birthing people throughout Montgomery County and the Greater Washington area. I provide both tele-health and in-person appointments to clients. I am specialized in perinatal and women's mental health working with individuals who are struggling in their transition to parenthood, during pregnancy, fertility treatment, and in the postpartum period as well as with those who have experienced a pregnancy loss.

I am a Psychotherapist who is dedicated to working with children, adolescents, adults and families. My approach is warm, collaborative and down to earth. My specialties include supporting clients who are struggling with socialization, depression, anxiety, parenting and relational issues, self esteem, grief and loss, anger problems, attention deficit disorders, trauma and transitions. I entered the field in 2004 and have worked in schools, foster care agencies and private practice settings. With compassion and understanding, I work with individuals to help them build on their strengths and attain personal growth, ease and well-being.

I am a health psychologist who is dedicated to supporting individuals to get and stay healthy, to recover from or adjust to injury or illness, manage stress, move through trauma, and/or cope with acute and chronic health and medical conditions. I specialize in working with and treating individuals with gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., IBS, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) and providing LGBTQIA+ affirming care. I also have extensive experience in treating anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma. I also provide compassionate and affirmative therapy with the kink, poly, and pro-sex communities.