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Military life comes with unique struggles that can have lasting effects on veterans and their families. The stress of service, war-related trauma, and adjustment coming back to civilian life can all take their toll. Members of the military and their loved ones may develop mental health concerns like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, making life more difficult than it could be.

This is where therapy can help. 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.

Common Issues Military Veterans and Families Face

Here are some of the most prevalent issues facing veterans and military families:

  • Veterans: Combat injuries, addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, difficulties getting reacclimated to the civilian world, mental issues like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Military families: worry and sadness during deployment, concern for the well-being of the military member, financial struggles, a fear of being uprooted, lack of control, mental conditions like depression and anxiety, vicarious trauma.

It’s normal to have difficulty during military service or after exiting the military, and that’s why veteran and military family counseling exists. If you or your family are struggling, we recommend you explore your therapy options.

Seek Veteran/Military Family Counseling Now!

A licensed counselor will work with you and your family to explore and resolve the mental and emotional issues holding you back from enjoying life to its fullest. And Mental Health Match can help you find an experienced therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

South West of Washington DC, DC Veteran and Military Family Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Rachel Kennedy
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Therapy is about asking yourself the fundamental question: What hurts and why? Together, we will spend time with this question - gently, slowly, carefully.


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Therapy is about asking yourself the fundamental question: What hurts and why? Together, we will spend time with this question - gently, slowly, carefully.

Something to know about my approach is:

I work mainly from a psychodynamic lens. This essentially means that in order to understand the present, we need to investigate the past. It also means that the relationship between therapist and client can be an instrument for insight and change.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Men
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma
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Savpreet Bhandal
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I strive to guide without imposing authority, fostering deep thinking. With a social justice lens and as a person of color, I grasp diverse dynamics. Our aim is to redefine and heal the past's effects through gained perspective, reframing experiences


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I strive to guide without imposing authority, fostering deep thinking. With a social justice lens and as a person of color, I grasp diverse dynamics. Our aim is to redefine and heal the past's effects through gained perspective, reframing experiences

Something to know about my approach is:

I employ a multi-framework approach, emphasizing neurobiology, cognitive structuring, and somatic experiencing. My primary focus is on uncovering your Authentic Self through a blended methodology. I am well-versed in evidence-based modalities such as

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Personality Disorders
  • Trauma
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Dr R ("Jeff") Russ
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Together, we will provide you with evidence-based options to treat your diagnosis; assign these as homework to chip away at your diagnosis; monitoring these goals through objective progress measuring. ACORN: patient 137% improved from starting point.


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Together, we will provide you with evidence-based options to treat your diagnosis; assign these as homework to chip away at your diagnosis; monitoring these goals through objective progress measuring. ACORN: patient 137% improved from starting point.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is not to put you on the coach for years. Rather, my goal is to "get you back into the game, as soon as possible." By empowering you to deal with future issues, I am able to work myself out of a job. You will work with me once per month.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Substance Use
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Maureen Olson
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Create a safe space to explore core beliefs, patterns, emotions, challenging experiences/trauma and as we navigate your healing, self discovery and growth.


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Create a safe space to explore core beliefs, patterns, emotions, challenging experiences/trauma and as we navigate your healing, self discovery and growth.

Something to know about my approach is:

My therapeutic style is collaborative, client-centered, relational and psychodynamic. I am an eclectic therapist that draws from a variety of frameworks and methods, including but not limited to CBT, DBT & Lifespan Integration.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Family of Origin
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Life Transitions
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Self-Esteem
  • Transracial Adoption
  • Trauma
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Albert Mezistrano
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Together we will allow all of yourself to come to the forefront, focusing on the present, the past, any and all factors that hold you back from being your truest version of your self.


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Together we will allow all of yourself to come to the forefront, focusing on the present, the past, any and all factors that hold you back from being your truest version of your self.

Something to know about my approach is:

Therapy is a sacred place to slow down, to process, to think with another who privileges your thoughts, feelings and ideas. I care about the moment to moment feel of the therapy and will check in to ensure you are getting out of it what you need.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Panic Attacks
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Social Anxiety
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