Couples Counseling Therapists in Arlington, VA
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Michael Joseph Brenneis
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22204
I am an interactive therapist who uses the therapeutic relationship as the entry point for exploring the thoughts, feelings, and habits that have become difficult for the client. I believe that people are natural learners who have become who they are through what they have learned from experience, and that psychotherapy is a focused and intentional way of continuing to learn about life, self, and relationship in ways that help a person move toward more effective and satisfying ways of living. I am optimistic, as I believe that as long as we are talking there is always hope for improvement.
I am an interactive therapist who uses the therapeutic relationship as the entry point for exploring the thoughts, feelings, and habits that have become difficult for the client. I believe that people are natural learners who have become who they are through what they have learned from experience, and that psychotherapy is a focused and intentional way of continuing to learn about life, self, and relationship in ways that help a person move toward more effective and satisfying ways of living. I am optimistic, as I believe that as long as we are talking there is always hope for improvement.
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Dr. Paulette Baldwin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CEAP
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22201 (Online Only)
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling with anxiety, depression or relationship issues? You are not alone. I'm here to provide support with a friendly, empathetic, and professional approach. With 25 years of experience as a therapist and licensed clinical social worker, I specialize in creating a safe and judgment-free space for individuals and couples seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their partners.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling with anxiety, depression or relationship issues? You are not alone. I'm here to provide support with a friendly, empathetic, and professional approach. With 25 years of experience as a therapist and licensed clinical social worker, I specialize in creating a safe and judgment-free space for individuals and couples seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their partners.
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Kathy Manning
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22203 (Online Only)
I use the Internal Family Systems framework for individual and couples telehealth psychotherapy.
Hello You! Welcome to this brief introduction about me and the modality I use. My hope in working with you, is to help you liberate extreme emotions, restore trust in yourself to live in balance, harmony, and wholeness. So many of us are living in overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and relationship conflicts; it is time to become emotionally whole and connected to others. This is an inside job, and it is worth it to be reflective, to see why you do the things you do and feel the emotions you do. The work is hard and ultimately worth, you are worthy of this journey to a fuller connection to your true self and those you love.
I use the Internal Family Systems framework for individual and couples telehealth psychotherapy.
Hello You! Welcome to this brief introduction about me and the modality I use. My hope in working with you, is to help you liberate extreme emotions, restore trust in yourself to live in balance, harmony, and wholeness. So many of us are living in overwhelm, anxiety, depression, and relationship conflicts; it is time to become emotionally whole and connected to others. This is an inside job, and it is worth it to be reflective, to see why you do the things you do and feel the emotions you do. The work is hard and ultimately worth, you are worthy of this journey to a fuller connection to your true self and those you love.
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I offer individual, couples and group psychotherapy for adults.
Looking for help is never easy. Especially in these stressful times and if you may well be meeting a new therapist on line rather than in person. Still, life problems can reach a crisis point when one knows they need to reach out for help. Whether or not you have been in therapy before, with the right help you can make real, positive changes in your feelings, your behavior and your relationships, bringing more satisfaction and joy into your life.
I offer individual, couples and group psychotherapy for adults.
Looking for help is never easy. Especially in these stressful times and if you may well be meeting a new therapist on line rather than in person. Still, life problems can reach a crisis point when one knows they need to reach out for help. Whether or not you have been in therapy before, with the right help you can make real, positive changes in your feelings, your behavior and your relationships, bringing more satisfaction and joy into your life.
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I provide psychotherapy in English and in Spanish to adults and couples as well as immigration-related evaluations.
Emotional suffering, while it can be scary and challenging, usually represents an enormous opportunity for growth. Embarking on psychotherapy represents an important step towards that growth. Although this process may seem daunting, psychotherapy represents a unique opportunity to learn about yourself, your relationships and your history and their impact on your life. We will work with the here-and-now experience to more deeply understand your relational patterns and their origins. Working through your unique experiences and patterns, will generate self-acceptance, compassion, greater insight and clarity and help you navigate life and relationships with greater authenticity, integrity and wisdom.
I provide psychotherapy in English and in Spanish to adults and couples as well as immigration-related evaluations.
Emotional suffering, while it can be scary and challenging, usually represents an enormous opportunity for growth. Embarking on psychotherapy represents an important step towards that growth. Although this process may seem daunting, psychotherapy represents a unique opportunity to learn about yourself, your relationships and your history and their impact on your life. We will work with the here-and-now experience to more deeply understand your relational patterns and their origins. Working through your unique experiences and patterns, will generate self-acceptance, compassion, greater insight and clarity and help you navigate life and relationships with greater authenticity, integrity and wisdom.
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In our work together, we will identify and reach towards your fullest potential, build a sense of confidence and ease, and achieve deeper connections. These connections will include with yourself, your partner, family members, peers, and other members of your community. Some of these steps will involve making changes but many will involve noticing the strengths that you already possess! I will provide my knowledge and experience treating anxiety/social anxiety, burnout, depression, relationship conflict, identity concerns, social difficulties, grief, and more. I work with children 10 and older, teens, adults, and families.
In our work together, we will identify and reach towards your fullest potential, build a sense of confidence and ease, and achieve deeper connections. These connections will include with yourself, your partner, family members, peers, and other members of your community. Some of these steps will involve making changes but many will involve noticing the strengths that you already possess! I will provide my knowledge and experience treating anxiety/social anxiety, burnout, depression, relationship conflict, identity concerns, social difficulties, grief, and more. I work with children 10 and older, teens, adults, and families.
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I am an experienced clinical psychologist with a warm and collaborative approach to therapy. I am here to offer a safe place to process your feelings and to help you set therapeutic goals. I help couples build skills to strengthen their friendship, solidify trust, and improve intimacy to make positive, lasting changes in the relationship. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety including challenges with OCD, depression, trauma including post-traumatic stress, relationship distress or dissatisfaction, as well as challenges with life transitions.
I am an experienced clinical psychologist with a warm and collaborative approach to therapy. I am here to offer a safe place to process your feelings and to help you set therapeutic goals. I help couples build skills to strengthen their friendship, solidify trust, and improve intimacy to make positive, lasting changes in the relationship. I specialize in the treatment of anxiety including challenges with OCD, depression, trauma including post-traumatic stress, relationship distress or dissatisfaction, as well as challenges with life transitions.
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Kristen Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22207
Waitlist for new clients
Life has stresses. How we cope, how we manage and how we use them to strive for the next best thing matters. Maybe you are anxious or feeling down. Maybe you and your partner are arguing more or feeling disconnected or maybe you’re beginning to feel the effects of being sandwiched between caregiving for your aging parents and taking care of your own family. It’s all hard. Finding new strategies to manage and getting new knowledge can be transformative. Together we will make a plan that helps you take meaningful action towards a more fulfilling life.
Life has stresses. How we cope, how we manage and how we use them to strive for the next best thing matters. Maybe you are anxious or feeling down. Maybe you and your partner are arguing more or feeling disconnected or maybe you’re beginning to feel the effects of being sandwiched between caregiving for your aging parents and taking care of your own family. It’s all hard. Finding new strategies to manage and getting new knowledge can be transformative. Together we will make a plan that helps you take meaningful action towards a more fulfilling life.
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Gloria Quevedo
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22203
Waitlist for new clients
I am a bilingual therapist (Spanish-English) with 23 years of experience working in a multicultural environment with individuals, couples and families.
Depression? Anxiety? Difficulties in your relationships? Trauma? ...
If you believe that there is anything that you would like to change, or that is not allowing you to enjoy your life, I invite you to come to take a look at your world, and together to start the process of figuring out how to make it better.
I believe that therapy is a collaboration between client and therapist in a supportive and safe environment where you can explore how your past has impacted who you are now and how to make changes in your thoughts and actions.
I am a bilingual therapist (Spanish-English) with 23 years of experience working in a multicultural environment with individuals, couples and families.
Depression? Anxiety? Difficulties in your relationships? Trauma? ...
If you believe that there is anything that you would like to change, or that is not allowing you to enjoy your life, I invite you to come to take a look at your world, and together to start the process of figuring out how to make it better.
I believe that therapy is a collaboration between client and therapist in a supportive and safe environment where you can explore how your past has impacted who you are now and how to make changes in your thoughts and actions.
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With couples, I use the Gottman Method.
Healing rarely occurs in isolation. As your therapist, I aim to empower you with the tools and knowledge to move through obstacles while staying connected to your personal identity and values. I am a trauma-informed, sex-positive therapist who works with adults and couples. In individual therapy, we will create goals and a plan to help you move towards the life you want to live. In couples' therapy, we will work together to identify your relationships strengths and practice skills to improve communication, de-escalate conflict, and enhance trust and intimacy.
With couples, I use the Gottman Method.
Healing rarely occurs in isolation. As your therapist, I aim to empower you with the tools and knowledge to move through obstacles while staying connected to your personal identity and values. I am a trauma-informed, sex-positive therapist who works with adults and couples. In individual therapy, we will create goals and a plan to help you move towards the life you want to live. In couples' therapy, we will work together to identify your relationships strengths and practice skills to improve communication, de-escalate conflict, and enhance trust and intimacy.
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I treat anxiety, depression, eating disorders, couples, and families.
Does it ever seem like everyone around you is happier than you are? Do you look around and wonder if people are pretending to feel good, because you feel so awful? The answer is, it’s normal to have seasons of anxiety and depression. My goal is to support you through this season and bring you out of it.
I treat anxiety, depression, eating disorders, couples, and families.
Does it ever seem like everyone around you is happier than you are? Do you look around and wonder if people are pretending to feel good, because you feel so awful? The answer is, it’s normal to have seasons of anxiety and depression. My goal is to support you through this season and bring you out of it.
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I enjoy working with clients who are struggling with life issues particularly anxiety, depression and trauma. Together, we examine areas of struggle or "stuckness" and identify new ways of being more engaged and effective in relationship with others and ourselves. Treatment modalities range from short-term brief, CBT, and problem-focused dynamic therapies to longer-term
analytic work. For individuals seeking
greater self-growth, I am a fully-trained and
certified Jungian psychoanalyst and use dreams and active imagination to identify unconscious material that may lead an individual to a greater sense of life fulfillment and ultimately joy!
I enjoy working with clients who are struggling with life issues particularly anxiety, depression and trauma. Together, we examine areas of struggle or "stuckness" and identify new ways of being more engaged and effective in relationship with others and ourselves. Treatment modalities range from short-term brief, CBT, and problem-focused dynamic therapies to longer-term
analytic work. For individuals seeking
greater self-growth, I am a fully-trained and
certified Jungian psychoanalyst and use dreams and active imagination to identify unconscious material that may lead an individual to a greater sense of life fulfillment and ultimately joy!
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With couples, I use the skills-based Gottman Method of Couples Therapy.
Therapy can be a helpful way to gain insights, explore, and challenge yourself in a space that is free of judgment. I aim to provide a space where you can feel connected and supported, and where you can develop skills that will help you navigate challenges, thrive, and create meaningful change. I value learning about each client’s background and lived experience, and use a warm, active, and collaborative approach in therapy. If you are seeking couples therapy, our sessions can help you build concrete skills to improve communication, while also having the space to process the past and work towards the future.
With couples, I use the skills-based Gottman Method of Couples Therapy.
Therapy can be a helpful way to gain insights, explore, and challenge yourself in a space that is free of judgment. I aim to provide a space where you can feel connected and supported, and where you can develop skills that will help you navigate challenges, thrive, and create meaningful change. I value learning about each client’s background and lived experience, and use a warm, active, and collaborative approach in therapy. If you are seeking couples therapy, our sessions can help you build concrete skills to improve communication, while also having the space to process the past and work towards the future.
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Focus areas in my practice include grief and loss, relational and acute trauma, identity development and conflicts, relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression.
You may be seeking therapy to process, cope with, or make sense of a challenging life transition. Perhaps you are looking for a space to reflect on past and current relationships, and to better understand yourself and others. Maybe something just feels "off," and you can't quite put a finger on what it is. In therapy, we will work together to put down what is heavy, unpack what has been bottled up, and explore possibilities that may offer you change or relief.
Focus areas in my practice include grief and loss, relational and acute trauma, identity development and conflicts, relationship challenges, anxiety, and depression.
You may be seeking therapy to process, cope with, or make sense of a challenging life transition. Perhaps you are looking for a space to reflect on past and current relationships, and to better understand yourself and others. Maybe something just feels "off," and you can't quite put a finger on what it is. In therapy, we will work together to put down what is heavy, unpack what has been bottled up, and explore possibilities that may offer you change or relief.
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At Nouveau, we offer therapeutic and psychological assessment services across the lifespan. Dr. Vianca Escudero specializes in complex diagnostic profiles, with a special talent for conditions involving emotion dysregulation and chronic suicidality in adults, teens, and families. She also offers Spanish speaking services. Dr. Jack Baker specializes in . Dr. Paige Victorine works with adults and couples, specializing in complex trauma/PTSD, perfectionism and burnout, chronic illness adjustment, and adult ADHD and Autism. We offer individualized assessment services to support our clients with returning to a more meaningful life.
At Nouveau, we offer therapeutic and psychological assessment services across the lifespan. Dr. Vianca Escudero specializes in complex diagnostic profiles, with a special talent for conditions involving emotion dysregulation and chronic suicidality in adults, teens, and families. She also offers Spanish speaking services. Dr. Jack Baker specializes in . Dr. Paige Victorine works with adults and couples, specializing in complex trauma/PTSD, perfectionism and burnout, chronic illness adjustment, and adult ADHD and Autism. We offer individualized assessment services to support our clients with returning to a more meaningful life.
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I work with individuals and couples struggling with depression, anxiety or stress, difficulty communicating and understanding themselves and others.
www.mindymjensen.com Most People explore therapy when they are aware they want more out of life. Therapy is a process of examining wants and behaviors, and establishing a course to achieve those goals more effectively. I work with people in individual and group psychotherapy. I also work with couples with a co-therapist, allowing each client to feel like they have an advocate in the room. This helps the couple identify, negotiate and achieve their goals whether individually or collectively.
I work with individuals and couples struggling with depression, anxiety or stress, difficulty communicating and understanding themselves and others.
www.mindymjensen.com Most People explore therapy when they are aware they want more out of life. Therapy is a process of examining wants and behaviors, and establishing a course to achieve those goals more effectively. I work with people in individual and group psychotherapy. I also work with couples with a co-therapist, allowing each client to feel like they have an advocate in the room. This helps the couple identify, negotiate and achieve their goals whether individually or collectively.
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Are you struggling? Starting to think that depression or anxiety will never stop? I’m passionate about supporting folx who transcend “norms” through their unique experience. I'm especially interested in supporting LGBTQ+ and disability-identified folks. My approach is warm, curious, trauma informed, & relationship-centered. I view my role as a psychotherapist as a co-explorer – I walk alongside you as you navigate your authentic experience of this world. Everyone’s entitled to strut their full peacock. Part of life is figuring out what that means to you.
Are you struggling? Starting to think that depression or anxiety will never stop? I’m passionate about supporting folx who transcend “norms” through their unique experience. I'm especially interested in supporting LGBTQ+ and disability-identified folks. My approach is warm, curious, trauma informed, & relationship-centered. I view my role as a psychotherapist as a co-explorer – I walk alongside you as you navigate your authentic experience of this world. Everyone’s entitled to strut their full peacock. Part of life is figuring out what that means to you.
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Marcie E. Solomon
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, BCD
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22209
Couples work is a specialty.
With over 35 years of broad clinical experience, Ms. Solomon actively engages her clients' own wisdom and strengths in developing options and strategies to manage the challenges they face. Drawing on Affect and Script Theory and family systems theory, Ms. Solomon guides clients in identifying, understanding, managing and honoring their complex emotions such that they can more effectively express their needs. This is the cornerstone of therapy and of the blueprint for creating a life filled with more enjoyment and satisfaction and with less distress and other painful emotions.
Couples work is a specialty.
With over 35 years of broad clinical experience, Ms. Solomon actively engages her clients' own wisdom and strengths in developing options and strategies to manage the challenges they face. Drawing on Affect and Script Theory and family systems theory, Ms. Solomon guides clients in identifying, understanding, managing and honoring their complex emotions such that they can more effectively express their needs. This is the cornerstone of therapy and of the blueprint for creating a life filled with more enjoyment and satisfaction and with less distress and other painful emotions.
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Dodini Behavioral Health
Psychologist, PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMFT, LPC
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22209
We also offer virtual ADHD testing, co-therapy couples counseling, different process groups & psychoeducational groups, trauma therapy, and much more.
Dodini Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary private group practice for personal growth, healing, and development currently open to virtual and in person. We help individuals, couples, and families get beyond symptoms and into living the fullest version of their life and self. Our clinical providers are among the top in their fields and have a variety of areas of interest and expertise, and all are devoted to exceptionally good psychotherapy, therapeutic alliance, and continual education. We often work as a team and as co-therapists to give the absolute best in personalized and expert care for you and those you love.
We also offer virtual ADHD testing, co-therapy couples counseling, different process groups & psychoeducational groups, trauma therapy, and much more.
Dodini Behavioral Health is a multidisciplinary private group practice for personal growth, healing, and development currently open to virtual and in person. We help individuals, couples, and families get beyond symptoms and into living the fullest version of their life and self. Our clinical providers are among the top in their fields and have a variety of areas of interest and expertise, and all are devoted to exceptionally good psychotherapy, therapeutic alliance, and continual education. We often work as a team and as co-therapists to give the absolute best in personalized and expert care for you and those you love.
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Nancy W Nollen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Arlington, VA 22207
Working with individual adults and couples in an integrative, supportive and collaborative way, I help clients gain appreciation for their strengths and an enhanced sense of self. Using a warm, interactive style based on mutual respect, the client and I identify and modify patterns that may be blocks to achieving the cllient's greatest potential. We consider early life experiences that may be contributing to the current concerns. With 25 years experience in a variety of treatment settings including hospital, EAP and private practice, I offer a safe environment for exploring and working toward goals that will lead to a fuller and more satisfying life.
Working with individual adults and couples in an integrative, supportive and collaborative way, I help clients gain appreciation for their strengths and an enhanced sense of self. Using a warm, interactive style based on mutual respect, the client and I identify and modify patterns that may be blocks to achieving the cllient's greatest potential. We consider early life experiences that may be contributing to the current concerns. With 25 years experience in a variety of treatment settings including hospital, EAP and private practice, I offer a safe environment for exploring and working toward goals that will lead to a fuller and more satisfying life.
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.