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As you get into advanced age, 65 years and older, it can be challenging to find happiness and cope with life changes.

Luckily, there are geriatric mental health professionals standing by to help you deal with transitions related to aging, navigate tough situations, and even find new meaning in life. Whether you are located in downtown Washington DC, Anacostia, Ballston, Bluemont, or even Brentwood, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Do You Need Geriatric Mental Health Therapy?

If you’re not sure whether you should consider geriatric mental health therapy, this section will help you. Here are some signs you could use therapy:

  • You regularly have outbursts or feelings of aggression toward others.
  • You no longer enjoy things that used to make you happy.
  • You feel stressed out.
  • You turn to alcohol or drugs to calm your mind or get you through the day.
  • You are not sure how you want to live out your remaining years.
  • You suffer from anxiety.
  • You are reeling from the deaths of family members and friends.

This is not an exhaustive list of issues that affect older people.

If you’re experiencing any of the above issues, or simply would like to enjoy life more, you could benefit from geriatric therapy. Here’s some helpful information about finding a therapist who’s a great fit for you.

Don’t Wait: Start Geriatric Therapy Today!

Your geriatric therapist will get to know you and identify any mental or emotional issues that need to be resolved. They’ll then create a treatment plan and goals to work towards. With ongoing therapy, you can work towards fully enjoying your life, even in old age. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified geriatric therapist is easy! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Jen Daugherty
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We'll explore and build on what's already working. Drop the habit overthinking. Stop walking on eggshells and feel more free. Feel seen and supported after the death of your person. Navigate life transitions with courage, confidence and grace.


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We'll explore and build on what's already working. Drop the habit overthinking. Stop walking on eggshells and feel more free. Feel seen and supported after the death of your person. Navigate life transitions with courage, confidence and grace.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach honors what is happening in your body, mind, and brain. We explore your habits—what's working and what could benefit from change—and create a path for moving from here to there with confidence and ease.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Stress
  • Terminal Illness
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Help you learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.


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Together, we will:

Help you learn what things you can control in life and what things you can't control in life. To do this, you will learn skills and techniques that will help you manage better those things you can control in life and let go of those you can't.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which is a therapy that helps you better understand and make change to your thoughts and behaviors. In addition, I am trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, to help with psychological flexibility.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Acute Stress
  • Adult ADHD
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety Management
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Behavior Change
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Bisexuality
  • Boundaries
  • Complicated Grief
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Gay
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Identity
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Manic Depression
  • Men
  • Mild Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Sexuality
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Work Stress
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Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.


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Figure out what you need to be happier and more fulfilled, less weighed down by past events and by current stressors, more successful in relationships and your career, and more resilient and adaptive to life’s inevitable challenges.

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We'll start wherever you are and work together to get you to where you want to be, focusing on your own values and goals, not anyone else's. My focus as a psychologist is on cultivating mental health, not merely treating mental illness.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Affairs and Cheating
  • Anxiety
  • Buddhist Meditation and Spirituality
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • End of Life
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Loneliness
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Personal Growth
  • Relationships
  • Retirement
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Awareness
  • Self Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Understanding
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Situational Stress
  • Spirituality
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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Dr. Janys Murphy Rising
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Increase resources that help you live more fully in the present moment, build a consistent and meaningful relationship with yourself, others, and spiritual support.


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Increase resources that help you live more fully in the present moment, build a consistent and meaningful relationship with yourself, others, and spiritual support.

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I listen for current patterns in your life that connect to your earliest developmental experiences. My approach is trauma informed and attachment oriented.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Binge Eating
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Disability
  • End of Life
  • Gender Transition
  • Grief Due to Addiction
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sibling Relationships
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Stephanie Leschber LCSW, LICSW
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Work to understand your needs, increase your self-compassion, and build your ability to cope with life's challenges. Let's work together to get you unstuck and moving forward toward the life you want.


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Work to understand your needs, increase your self-compassion, and build your ability to cope with life's challenges. Let's work together to get you unstuck and moving forward toward the life you want.

Something to know about my approach is:

I focus on helping people who feel stuck, not good enough, or anxious shift their lives to make positive changes. I believe people inherently have the potential for growth and healing. Our time together will explore the root of the challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging Parents
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Life Transitions
  • New Job Transition
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Esteem
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Young Adults
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