Couples therapists in District of Columbia

I am Dr. Patrick Fisher, a licensed and nationally certified counselor with over 20 years of experience in counseling psychology, leadership, and clinical practice. I provide experienced, high-level therapeutic support for individuals and families across the lifespan.

I specialize in working with clients on issues from all aspects of life with expertise in Anxiety, Depression, and Stress, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Healing from Trauma and Crisis, Adolescents and Family Support, and Spiritual and Ethical Values.

My style is warm, compassionate, collaborative, and genuine. I work with clients who may look like they have it together on the outside while privately struggling with anxiety, self-doubt, relationships, or feeling stuck. I especially enjoy working with clients navigating relationships, dating, breakups, family dynamics, identity, confidence, and major life transitions. My goal is to help you better understand yourself, trust your own voice, and create meaningful change in your relationships and in your life.

At MyTherapist DC you will receive a free consultation to provide increased knowledge of therapist, build therapeutic rapport, and enhance a joint understanding of the treatment goals. Together we will explore your strengths to overcome your challenges. Every session begins with a reminder of your treatment goals, weekly update, review of last week's homework, processing current symptoms and learning a new intervention, summary of the session, and new homework. I use current events, research based data, assessments, guided meditation, and etc. to track progress from one week to the next week. My clients have expressed that the most enjoyable aspect of therapy is the connecting of meaningful childhood experience to the current self.

I am a licensed clinical social worker, certified addictions professional & an advanced heart-centered hypnotherapist, ART / EMDR & Imago-Trained Couples Therapist in Florida with over 13 years of experience working as a therapist- counselor & hypnotherapist.

I work with many types of clients / concerns both individually and as couples, including depression, anxiety, codependency, addictions to people / behaviors and substances, LGBT-related issues, relationship issues, spirituality, career challenges, trauma.

I enjoy connecting with clients by learning their individual stories. By understanding my clients, I can connect them to a specific modality for treatment. I am empathic and caring. My goal is to support each of my clients reflect on their lives and become emotionally strong.

Clients often tell me they feel both deeply understood and gently challenged in our work. You won’t be met with quick fixes or surface-level advice. Instead, I offer a grounded, relational space where we can slow down, get curious, and make sense of the patterns—emotional, relational, historical—that are shaping your current struggles. I’m especially attuned to the inner lives of high-achieving adults: those who appear competent on the outside but feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unseen underneath.

I’m trained in psychodynamic therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and EMDR, and I approach each client with a blend of clinical precision and emotional presence. You can expect warmth, honesty, and an active collaboration toward lasting emotional change.

As an Asian, Christian mom of two from Northern VA, with experiences in both big cities and the suburbs, I’ve navigated the challenging expectations stemming from diverse cultural, generational, and societal influences. I’ve learned that being confined by limiting beliefs and labels can create a narrative that leads to distress and isolation. I believe that openness, discipline, and compassion within a safe space foster both acceptance and meaningful change.

Hello, I’m Kathleen Fort, LICSW, LCSW, a psychotherapist with more than 25 years of experience helping adults with ADHD, anxiety, procrastination, overwhelm, and work/life balance challenges.

I specialize in working with intelligent, capable adults who feel stuck despite their best efforts. My approach is warm, direct, and empowering, combining practical strategies with deeper insight to help clients create meaningful, lasting change.

I received my undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and my Master of Social Work from Tulane University with a specialization in mental health.

I received my Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Hood College. I dedicated my research to attachment theory, specifically in understanding how our relationships have been impacted by relational trauma & abuse. I also have experience researching & treating individuals who have been harmed by religious trauma.

I believe therapy works best when you don’t have to carry everything by yourself. We all carry things with us—our histories, relationships, expectations, losses, responsibilities, and the stories we’ve learned to tell about ourselves. Sometimes the things we’ve learned to carry help us move through life; other times, they become heavier than we realized. Therapy can be a place to slow down, understand what you’re carrying, and decide what you want to keep, what you might be ready to set down, and what you may need help carrying.

You don’t need to come to therapy with everything figured out. We can start wherever you are and work from there. My role isn’t to tell you what you should do, but to help you understand yourself more clearly, make sense of the patterns that keep showing up, and find a way forward that feels genuinely like your own.