Individual Therapy in Washington, DC & Virginia
Trauma-Informed, Inclusive care, including EMDR Therapy
If you’re struggling with anxiety, overwhelming emotions, trauma, burnout, self-doubt, feeling stuck in difficult relationship patterns, or carrying the weight of painful past experiences, you don’t have to do this alone.
Our Holistic Psychotherapists and EMDR Therapist can help you heal and thrive - not just cope.
Our trauma-informed, culturally responsive and LGBTQ+ affirming therapists across Washington, DC and Virginia, use integrative, evidence-based approaches, including EMDR, to help you understand and process what’s underneath your symptoms to extend beyond temporary relief and support lasting change
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Many clients find us while searching for EMDR therapy in Washington, DC — and for good reason. EMDR is one of our core trauma-healing modalities, used to help clients process many difficulties, such as:
Trauma & PTSD
Developmental & relational trauma
Long-standing relationship patterns that talk therapy hasn’t resolved
Anxiety & panic attacks
Perinatal trauma, including birth trauma, infertility trauma, and reproductive trauma.
Our Therapy Approaches — Find the Right Therapy for You
There’s no single “right” therapy, because people, experiences, and nervous systems are different.
Our therapists draw from a range of trauma-informed, evidence-based approaches, thoughtfully integrating modalities to support your goals, pace, and what feels right for you. You can explore some of the types of therapy we offer below.
We work with adults across life stages, grounded in a culturally responsive, LGBTQ+ affirming care — from college students and young adults navigating identity and life transitions, to professionals managing stress and burnout, to individuals and couples preparing for parenthood, new parents, and those facing ongoing parenting challenges, as well as adults navigating midlife transitions and later-life changes.
EMDR & Holistic Trauma Therapy
Traumatic incidents such as a relationship betrayal/breakup, childhood abuse or sexual assault, can often feel stuck in memory in ways that keep us from feeling safe, happy and whole. But what if there was a way to move past it to the point that it no longer held you back?
We offer Holistic Trauma Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help clients overcome the distress associated with past traumas and let go of negative beliefs about themselves and the world. Most EMDR clients describe it as feeling a distance from the memory, like it is finally in the past, allowing them to feel free to create more fulfilling lives.
Mindfulness Based Holistic Psychotherapy
Our body communicates a lot to us, if we’re only able to tune inwards and listen. Most people struggling with trauma, anxiety, emotional disturbances and relationship issues describe the vivid ways in which their emotions and anxiety builds up in their body before they find themselves reacting to situations. Sometimes a tightness or heaviness in the chest, sometimes a tingling / shaking in their hands. But just an awareness of body sensations isn’t enough, infact sometimes it is overwhelming and immobilizing. Through Mindfulness based Holistic Psychotherapy, a combination of talk therapy, mindfulness skills and somatic interventions will help you create a stronger connection with your body and transform this body awareness into coping strategies to work through difficulties you’re struggling with.
Psychotherapy for Anxiety, Depression, Life Transitions & Relationship Distress
Psychotherapy at Sage & Fifth Therapy Place is a collaborative process between client and the therapist designed to help our clients overcome the distressing cycles that make them feel stuck and empower them to find stability, create healthier relationships and live an enriched life. Together we explore underlying emotions and inspire new ways of coping with anxiety, difficult life transitions, grief, relational distress, negative self-talk, and other mental health concerns. From Attachment based Psychodynamic Therapy to Dialectical Behavioral Interventions to Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, Psychotherapy at Sage & Fifth Therapy Place is tailored to your unique needs.
Perinatal Individual Psychotherapy from Preconception to Postpartum
The period of Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum can come with a whole range of emotions from anxiety, over the moon joy, loss of control, depression, feelings of loss, fear of uncertainty, feelings of inadequacy to fertility challenges, resurfacing of childhood trauma and family conflicts. That’s whole lot to manage and cope with. If you’re feeling any of this, you’re not alone. The Perinatal period can be a time of great vulnerability and it can bring up a lot. We’re here to help you navigate all that it’s bringing up for you.
Individual Therapy for Fertility Struggles
Embarking on the journey towards parenthood can be a deeply personal and emotionally challenging experience. Our individual therapy for fertility struggles offers a compassionate and supportive space for individuals navigating the complexities of infertility and reproductive health challenges.
Our experienced therapists, many of whom have dealt with fertility struggles themselves, provide personalized support to address the unique emotional, psychological, and relational aspects of fertility struggles. Whether you're grappling with the stress of assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF, IUI, egg freezing, and other fertility treatments, grieving perinatal losses, or feeling overwhelmed by the uncertainty of your fertility journey, our therapy sessions are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Take the first step towards healing and empowerment on your fertility journey by scheduling an individual therapy session today.
Not sure what type of therapy is right for you? We can help you find an approach that feels like a good fit.
Our Work Begins from a Place of Safety, Respect, and Belonging
We are an LGBTQIA+ affirming, BIPOC-inclusive, Health at Every Size (HAES)–supportive, body-positive, and sex-positive practice. We are deeply committed to creating a welcoming, respectful space where all identities, bodies, and lived experiences are honored.
