Therapists for college students near Howard University

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Transformation Counseling Services is an online-based counseling practice whose mission is to provide you with a safe and comfortable environment where you can heal and transform your life. Our therapists are specially chosen for their exclusive skills and training in telehealth along with their ability to connect, understand and empathize with your experience so that you receive the very best care. Our therapists will help you connect with your authentic self and regain a sense of feeling calm, comfortable and connected. We will help you explore a wide range of feelings that you may be experiencing and give you individualized tools and strategies to help you cope and feel better. We are an affirming practice and trained in working with LGBTQ+ community. We offer confidential telemental health sessions using a HIPAA compliant system. Telehealth counseling can be a favorable option for individuals who may experience: • Anxiety • Depression • Adjustment/Transition Issues • Time constraints/schedule conflicts • Financial barriers • Travel difficulties We encourage you to consider Transformation Counseling Services. You will have the opportunity to connect with one of our highly skilled therapists from the comfort of your home or any safe space of your choosing. If you’re ready to work towards the life you’ve always wanted, we’re ready when you are. Contact us today for a free consultation and let’s get to work.

College can be an exciting time—but it can also feel overwhelming. Between classes, relationships, and planning for the future, it’s easy to feel anxious, lonely, or unsure of yourself. If you’ve been struggling with stress, depression, or relationship challenges—or if you’re just feeling stuck and want things to be different—I can help. Many students come to therapy when they’re navigating big changes: adjusting to college life, dealing with breakups or family conflict, grieving a loss, or trying to manage perfectionism and pressure to succeed. Together, we can explore the patterns that keep you feeling anxious, unmotivated, or dissatisfied—and help you build new ways of understanding yourself and relating to others. My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth. I help students tap into their strengths, learn healthy ways to cope with uncertainty, and create more authentic, fulfilling relationships. Starting therapy can feel intimidating, but it’s really an act of self-care and courage. It’s a space to be heard without judgment—and to begin making meaningful changes in your life. If you’re ready to feel more grounded, confident, and connected, reach out today to schedule a session.

Many people I work with describe their struggles with self-doubt, persistent worries, irrational fears, and "overthinking" tendencies, saying that they second-guess themselves and struggle to quiet their anxious thoughts. Often, these struggles are a result of past traumatic events that have shaped how the brain perceives the world. Other times, these struggles may trace back to unhelpful messaging from outside sources, which can result in learned behaviors, patterns, and ways of thinking that promote anxiety, worry, and shame. I use modalities such as EMDR, psychodynamic therapy, and CBT to support clients with these struggles. Therapy can support us to uncover and understand the impacts that traumas and other past events have on how we navigate the world. This awareness, coupled with therapeutic interventions, can support us to heal from past hardships and make changes to the learned survival techniques that are no longer serving us. Those who work with me describe me as compassionate, accepting, and interactive in my approach, and I strive to create a comfortable and judgment-free environment for my clients. I offer online scheduling, specialized, evidence-based approaches, and brief, no-cost phone consultations. I encourage you to reach out to see if working together may be a good fit!

Bilingual therapist who works with COLLEGE STUDENTS, GRADUATE STUDENTS & ADULTS. I approach my work with a collaborative spirit knowing that you are the expert on your life. The goal of therapy is to approach a problem together so that you feel more capable and energized to handle the challenge that life has sent your way. Together we will acknowledge and celebrate the ways you are already coping with the stressful situation that brought you into therapy and develop strategies and life habits to manage difficult situations. I have practiced in a range of settings, with clients of diverse ages and backgrounds. I help parents decode their child's needs and offer parents strategies to better respond to them. I am also passionate about working with college students, professionals, and parents who are seeking greater work-life balance, belonging, and significance. As a white, straight, cisgendered female clinician, Nancy is a proponent of social justice and works hard to create an environment where her clients can feel understood, supported, and accepted. Click on "website" to read Nancy's full profile including her clinical approach to therapy, training, and experience.

You’re seeking to understand your past, reduce worries about the future, live authentically, AND hold onto your culture and values. You’re looking for someone who gets it from experience, someone you don’t have to count on to learn about your identity from the outside. Your culture, experiences, and even religion can impact your mental health, but can also help you heal. It’s a perfected dance in between all these identities and you walked the line delicately balanced until now. You’re not sure how to do it anymore without sacrificing yourself. You’re done feeling stuck, stagnant, and alone in trying to handle your struggles, so you’re ready to make some serious change that you know might rock the boat. It’s possible to have a therapist who understands who you are, what you need, and how to help you change your life in a way that doesn’t compromise any of this. You’re trying to balance your multiple identities and you want to understand how they can exist in harmony. You don’t want your culture overlooked in therapy. After all, your culture impacts everything - your thoughts, your feelings, your upbringing, your family interactions, and your worldview. Let’s explore your culture, upbringing, and identities to understand how they formed who you are, your worldview, and concerns. You are more than your problems and context matters! I support adult children of immigrants navigating anxiety & balancing culture and relationships.

Are there aspects of your life that you are unhappy with? Are you feeling anxious, struggling to follow your dreams or having difficulties in your relationships with your partner, children, friends or colleagues? Are you dealing with chronic pain? If so, therapy can be helpful to you! Therapy is a space to discuss your struggles with a neutral person who is not a part of your family or your friend. In therapy, we will work together to understand your struggles. We will focus on building new skills to help you navigate difficult emotions or situations. We will also explore how past issues may be impacting you in the present.

The Sanctuary Care & Counseling Center is a counseling practice that aims to facilitate wellness through the integration of spirituality and mental health. This is done through ensuring that clients feel safe, supported, and are persistently reminded to extend themselves grace and self-compassion. In the Sanctuary clients are provided a safe space to discuss the complexities of "adulting", process their trauma, navigate grief, adjust to change and transitions, be vulnerable about their fears and insecurities, and express uncertainty and ambivalence about their faith stories. Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to have it -" all together". We invite you to The Sanctuary, where we will partner with you as you strive to figure it out.

I am a board-certified psychiatrist and Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. For me, being a physician is more than a profession—it is a vocation to help indviduals flourish. My practice is devoted to students and young adults seeking thoughtful, individualized psychiatric care that extends beyond symptom relief. I provide comprehensive evaluations that consider medical, nutritional, lifestyle, and psychological factors—including laboratory testing when clinically appropriate—to identify the contributors to emotional and cognitive health. I also specialize in evidence-based de-prescribing for patients who wish to reduce or discontinue psychiatric medications for anxiety, attention difficulties, or substance use disorders. My approach is guided by precision, humility, and restraint: using the least intensive intervention necessary while drawing upon the full breadth of evidence-based medicine. Depending on each patient's needs and goals, I integrate psychotherapy, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, exercise, targeted supplementation, and, when appropriate, carefully selected medications into a personalized treatment plan. In addition to my clinical work, I have presented internationally on psychiatric deprescribing and medical ethics. My work has been recognized with awards from the American Psychiatric Association, the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, the American Psychoanalytic Association, and other leading professional organizations. I am the Founder & Medical Director of Verigrate Health. I am licensed to serve patients in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Lousiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin.

I work with LGBTQ+ college students who are feeling overwhelmed by emotions or stuck in perfectionism. In therapy, I use a DBT-informed approach to help you build coping tools while also making space for where you are right now. I have experience supporting folks with depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, and I aim to create a space that feels warm, validating, and real.

My purpose is to ultimately help my clients achieve the goals they wish to accomplish. I offer a safe, empathetic and a warm environment. I use interventions that offer not only symptom relief, but also a means to improve emotional connections to the individual and others. I have experience in treating LGBTQIA populations, depression, sexual challenges, anxiety disorders, trauma, bipolar disorder, substance use disorders, chronic pain, chronic illness, disabilities, and disease. As a dedicated psychotherapist, certified substance abuse counselor, and certified sex and couple’s therapist, I use holistic approaches where I treat the whole person and not just the symptoms. Clients who are in non-monogamous, swingers, polyamorous, and/or kink relationships are welcomed.

Welcome to Hopeful Core Therapy, where we’re dedicated to supporting college students like you! We know that college can be an exciting but often overwhelming time filled with new challenges, stressors, and transitions. Whether you’re grappling with academic pressure, adjusting to life away from home, or navigating relationships, you’re not alone in feeling this way. Our team of compassionate therapists is here to provide a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings. We aim to help you develop coping strategies, build resilience, and gain clarity during this transformative period. We understand the unique experiences college students face, and we tailor our approach to meet your needs. In our sessions, you can expect open conversations that prioritize your well-being. We’ll work together to help you find balance and foster a healthier mindset, so you can thrive both academically and personally. If you’re ready to take the next step towards feeling better, we’re here to support you every step of the way.

Welcome to the journey of engaging with your core self, where every step forward is a reason to feel a sense of hope. I’m Rose Bleiweis, LCSW-C, the founder of Hopeful Core Therapy. Through self-exploration, processing thoughts and feelings, and helping you to reframe your own narratives about yourself, others, and the world. I work often with college students dealing with self-esteem issues, those that identify as Highly Sensitive, and those dealing with anxiety or phase of life adjustment issues. I consider myself to be a relatable, modern, and casual therapist, which helps clients to feel safe and comfortable during our sessions.

Grief can make us feel lost and confused, but we can feel better. People typically think grief and loss are solely about losing a loved one. But we endure ambiguous losses more often than acknowledged. It can occur through experiences such as depression, anxiety, a relationship break-up, pandemics, or other life events. Although the emotions might seem to be everlasting, healing is achievable. I believe everyone needs support from others at some point in their lives. That does not mean they are weak or incompetent. It just means the situation might be harder to manage independently. That makes us all human. For over 20 years, I have worked with diverse populations addressing various mental and behavioral health needs. I want to help you learn strategies to address unhealthy thought patterns so that you can have more control over your overall well-being. I believe therapy is a partnership. Together, we can work towards achieving your desired goals.

Are you having trouble falling or staying asleep? Are you replaying painful memories in your head, unable to get past troubling thoughts? If you have tried everything to get better sleep, get rid of negative thoughts and anxiety, I can help using evidence-based techniques like EMDR (eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing) and CBT-i (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia). In my practice, I help teenagers and adults work through depression, anxiety, trauma, chronic illness, problems sleeping and difficulty adjusting to college life. I believe that therapy works best when the therapist-client relationship is a collaboration, and we figure out how to move forward together. Clients describe my style as integrative, empathic and accepting and I hope to help you uncover the underlying cause of your struggles. If you have a busy schedule, working on yourself gets put off for months or even years. You may even feel like you are not worth prioritizing. Reaching out to a therapist can be difficult, but it is the first step toward getting better. Please contact me for a free phone consultation to determine if we will be a good fit.

If you struggle with binge eating, overeating or emotional eating, or you have struggled to lose weight in a realistic and sustainable way, I can help. If you find yourself thinking about your food, your body or your weight for most of the day or you feel anxious about not being able to lose weight, then reach out for help. My team has a combined 20+ years of experience working with these types of concerns. Let us help. Reach out today.

It takes courage to seek help, and the rewards of doing so can lead to a lifetime of fulfillment. I understand and have experienced the emotional challenges life has to offer. In working together, we will cultivate growth by understanding the obstacles that you face and develop solutions that can help you gain control of your life and achieve your goals. Ultimately, therapy can lead you to greater self-awareness, self-esteem, and most importantly, a more fulfilling life. I have expertise working with clients who seek help for depression, anxiety, life transition, coping, divorce, family discord, postpartum, baby blues, and much more. Please reach out, and let me support you during your hard times.

Hello! I am Dr. Nainan Thomas, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker – therapist/ Mental Health Consultant (MSW, LICSW)-with advanced degree (Ph.D.) in Developmental Psychology. I provide tele-mental health ( online or by phone) for the residents of the District of Columbia. My clients include school-age children (ages 6-18) with serious emotional disorder and their parents, youth. college students with serious emotional, academic, and/or adjustment problems, individuals with co-occurring mental health/ substance abuse problems and relationship problems as well as families with marital and parent-child relationship problems. I work with my clients in areas such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, panic disorder, school, college, academic- adjustment, relationship problems, grief and loss. My expertise also includes counselling children who are victims of abuse and neglect, including children and youth who carry child sexual abuse-related trauma and their families. Further, I counsel families where adoption occurs and where court-ordered child custody, visitation issues emerge in divorce situations. I can help my clients navigate through these and many other transitional and life’s emerging challenges. I believe that each individual has a unique story to tell and deserves a customized treatment approach. Upon reaching a therapeutic agreement with my clients, I and my clients would consider ourselves as partners in my clients’ therapeutic path. I will be a good listener, providing practical guidance, suggestions and support all the way. My approach is authentic. I develop trust through my interactions with my clients. My communications with my clients are free of judgement, creating a safe space for expressing their thoughts and feelings. My approach is positive, focused on uplifting my client’s mental wellness in the midst of challenging situations. My therapeutic sessions will be tailored to my client’s unique situations and needs. I value progress over perfection.. It is wonderful to meet you. You are welcome for a free 15 minutes consultation to determine our best fit for your situation: 240-426-4355

The Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute is a non-profit 501 (C) (3) organization that provides services to marriages, families, youth, and adults. The mission of the Renew and Revitalize Marriage & Family Institute is to educate, encourage, and empower couples and families be functional, fruitful, and fulfilled in their relationships.

I provide individual counseling to neurodivergent, anxious adults and young adults 18+. I aim to create a nonjudgmental, direct, supportive, and often humorous environment for neurodivergent, anxious adults, & struggling couples. I am experienced working with high profile, actors, lawyers, government workers, other therapists, and aspiring young adults, tailoring aspects of multiple different behavioral and relational approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure & Response Prevention, Prolonged Exposure, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Psychoeducation, Gottman Method Couples & Marital Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and I’m currently training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). These evidence based therapies are designed to address a wide range of mental health concerns, from anxiety & adhd to complex trauma. My aim is to help you problem solve and come up with solutions that you think will best work for you. This is through providing talk therapy and a listening ear while also challenging you to think about situations in a different way then you have previously. Together, we can work through your struggles, build on your strengths, and help you achieve the life you envision.