My office is located in McLean, Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, DC. I see clients from throughout Northern Virginia as well as professionals who live or work in the District and prefer an office that's easily accessible without being in the middle of downtown.

Therapy can be useful when something in your life feels painful, repetitive, or hard to fully name. Some people come in the midst of anxiety, grief, trauma, or relationship difficulties. Others come because they feel stuck, unseen, or divided against themselves in ways that have become difficult to keep carrying alone.

I offer psychodynamic therapy for adults who want to understand themselves more deeply. This work is especially suited to people who are curious about their inner lives, interested in patterns that keep returning, and looking for more than symptom management alone.

A depth-oriented approach to therapy

Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to the emotional patterns that shape your life: the ways you relate to yourself and others, the protections you developed to get through, and the earlier experiences that may still be alive in the present.

Sessions are open-ended and conversational. We do not follow a workbook or protocol. Instead, we make space for what feels most important: your feelings, relationships, history, conflicts, longings, and the parts of yourself that may have been difficult to know or easier to keep at a distance.

Over time, this kind of therapy can help you speak more freely, recognize what keeps repeating, and live with greater honesty and self-understanding.

Who I work with

I work with adults dealing with anxiety, trauma, painful relationship patterns, grief, life transitions, and identity questions. People find their way here for different reasons, and from many different starting points.

My practice also includes work with queer, trans, and nonbinary clients. As a queer-affirming therapist, I work with people navigating shame, family strain, minority stress, belonging, and the fatigue of having to translate themselves in order to be understood.

Therapy in McLean, near DC

My office is located on Chain Bridge Road in McLean, Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, DC. I see clients from throughout Northern Virginia as well as people who live or work in the District. For many clients, the office is an easy stop before heading home from work or a convenient destination after crossing the river from DC.

Many clients appreciate having therapy just outside the pace of downtown Washington. The short drive to and from the office creates a natural transition into and out of the work…a chance to leave behind the demands of the day before arriving, and to reflect before returning to the rest of life.

Beginning therapy

Starting therapy does not require a perfectly formed explanation of what is wrong. A sense that something in your life is not working, or that something in you wants attention, is enough.

I offer a brief consultation so we can talk about what brings you in and whether working together may be a good fit.