Depression Therapy in Washington, DC
Depression doesn't always look like staying in bed. In this city it often looks like showing up, performing, delivering — while the color drains out of everything and you can't remember the last time something felt worth wanting.
Whether it's the visible kind or the high-functioning kind, depression is treatable. Not with pep talks — with methods that address how it actually works.
What it can look like
- Flatness — nothing terrible, nothing good
- Exhaustion that sleep doesn't touch
- Withdrawal from people and things you used to want
- Irritability with the people closest to you
- A harsh internal commentary that narrates your day
- Going through motions that used to have meaning
How we treat it
Behavioral work rebuilds contact with what used to matter — deliberately, in doses that are actually possible right now. Cognitive work takes on the internal commentary that calls itself realism. It isn't realism; it's a symptom, and it responds to structured challenge.
Depression also tends to have a story — loss, disappointment, a life that quietly stopped fitting. Psychodynamic and IFS work give that story somewhere to go, so relief lasts beyond the week.
If you are in crisis or thinking about harming yourself, call or text 988 (the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or call 911 now — please don't wait for an appointment. And if safety ever becomes a concern in our work, we address it first and directly, and we make a plan together.
Practical details
55-minute sessions, $215 with sliding scale from $150–194, free 15-minute consultation. In person at One Franklin Square or secure telehealth across DC — on the weeks when leaving the house is the hard part, telehealth keeps the work moving.
Common questions
Ready to begin?
The 15-minute consult is where most people begin.