Headshot of Giordana De Altin Popiolek, PSYCHOLOGIST
Dr. Giordana De Altin Popiolek(she/her/hers)
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Virginia

In-network with

Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Specializes in

Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, OCD, and PTSD

Great to meet you!

https://www.thehealingroad.net/

I was born in Italy and lived all of my adult life abroad. I am fluent in English, Italian, and German. I am a former member of the Virginia Board of Psychology, and I am certified in EMDR.

​I look forward to the possibility of working with you in your personal journey toward wellness.

Please, if interested in services, contact me for a consultation. Please, do not use Headway's calendar.

Thank you

A bit about my approach to therapy

I have a direct, interactive and solution focused approach to therapy where you will always be in charge. I believe that therapy is so much more than venting. Venting is wonderful and definitely needed and useful. It may give us relief. However, often, the situation does not change because of venting and, over time, we feel overwhelmed again as we tread the same waters. The final goal of therapy is, after all, not to need therapy. Let me help you get there.

What you can expect from our first session

Therapy is about change. It involves identifying an issue which is upsetting us and is having a negative impact on our life in some form. It involves determining a goal to be reached and the measurable steps which will help us reach that goal. Progress should be evident and, whenever possible, measurable. Therapy is movement, is action, not only endless talking. I hope that you, like me, expect positive change from therapy.


Giordana's style is

Solution-oriented
Empowering
Participatory

Insurance carriers Giordana accepts

Aetna
BlueCross BlueShield
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

More about Giordana

MA (Master of Arts) at American School of Professional Psychology/Argocy University
License type: Psychologist
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian and Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Languages: English, Italian, and German
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Trauma, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Relationship Issues, Stress, and Women's Issues
Modalities: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Strength-Based, Exposure Response Prevention, Behavior Modification, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment-based, Gestalt, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Trauma Focused