Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

From my experience as a clinician and as a psychotherapy researcher, I have found that therapy is most effective when integrating different modalities to match an individual's particular needs. I practice a model of short-term dynamic therapy (ISDTP) that integrates psychodynamic therapy with experiential, cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness approaches. This model researched at the Program for Psychotherapy Research at Harvard's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has evolved from over 50 years of psychotherapy research. I work from the premise that many of the symptoms that drive people to seek help (insomnia, depression, anxiety, irritability) result from the unconscious ways that they may divert themselves from true emotional experience. Using ISTDP, I work very actively with people to maintain a therapeutic focus so that people can achieve their goals in as few sessions as possible. Through my work I help people reconnect with others and with parts of themselves that they may feel they have lost. I have found this reconnection to self and others to be essential in helping people resolve long-term issues that have kept them from fully enjoying and experiencing life.

 

More Info About My Practice

Please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail to discuss whether my approach would be a good match for your needs. Therapy starts with an initial evaluation session, generally followed by weekly 60-minute therapy sessions. I am an in-network provider for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CareFirst, and Tricare. If you have other insurances I can help you get reimbursement from your insurance company for out-of-network coverage.
My fee is $200 for an initial evaluation and $150 per 60-minute session. You can contact me by phone (703-585-3106) via my website.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Coaching
• Consultation
• Clinical Supervision

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English
• Spanish

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Focusing
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Psychodynamic
• Relational Psychotherapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Identity Issues
• Attachment
• Trauma
• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Life Changes
• Emotion Management
• Social Skills & Problems
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Family Problems
• Health & Body
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Relationships & Marriage
• Depression & Mood
• Reproduction
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Self-Harm & Suicide
• Sexuality