You’ve experienced something for which there are no words

You have nightmares — and a pain that you don’t know how to live with. It is hard to live with yourself at times, hard to make sense of the relationship with yourself or your body. You are in survival mode — it’s hard to make plans for the future, to hope for the future, to let joy in. It’s hard to thrive when you are so focused just on making it through. There are wounds which are invisible to the eye but which somehow drive and contribute to everything you do. You feel as if you are carrying bricks along with you, the same ones from across your entire life, resulting in the same patterns. You know the trauma is not your fault, but you can’t help but feel as if it is. You know you want to heal but you don’t know where to start. For so long, you’ve been afraid to reach out but you are now ready to begin the process of healing.

How trauma may impact you

• PTSD

• Complex Trauma

• Depression, Anxiety

• Grief & Loss

• Loss of Safety

• Intergenerational Trauma

• Relationship and Attachment Challenges

• Abuse

• Sexual Assault

• Dissociation

• Loss of Self Esteem

• Shame, Guilt

• A Complicated Relationship with Your Body, Eating Disorders

Trauma informed care.
Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, and Complex PTSD

We are passionate about providing you with a supportive therapy space that is genuine and authentic — where you truly feel cared for. A space that is human and compassionate, where you feel deeply seen.

Here at Hope+Wellness, we provide trauma-informed therapy that will help you will feel safe and supported while processing and making sense of past events — to integrate it in a way that helps you feel whole again. Although this pain will never completely disappear, know that you are not alone. The past cant be erased and it is undeniably a part of you. We’re here to help you make sense of that, to make sense of the cracks and trauma and feelings of brokenness, toward a sense of meaning and light again. This work is sacred and you as a person will be honored, supported, and guided to a deeper sense of stillness, strength, and light.

Potential benefits of seeking trauma therapy with us

Therapy involves significant time and commitment. There are no guarantees in therapy, but potential benefits of working with us to get help and support for trauma include the following:

• Process any painful memories from the past and move forward to feel whole again

• Feel a sense of love and compassion toward yourself

• Learn to overcome the effects of trauma on your mind and body

• Develop insight into the past and be able to experience memories without feeling overwhelmed by them

• Get supported in reaching out to friends and family for connection and care

• Learn how to transform trauma and shame and to begin to move toward healthy healing

• Gain insight into ways to process and integrate trauma and create a renewed sense of meaning in life

• Learn ways to regulate your emotions when feeling triggered by overwhelming feelings of pain

• Find hope and meaning again even in the face of complex trauma and emotional pain

Getting started with therapy for trauma and trauma-informed care

We work with kids, teens, young adults, and adults who have experienced a negative event that has significantly impacted them and which they find highly stressful, traumatic, or overwhelming.

We are passionate about offering treatments that are found to be clinically effective in processing and healing from trauma. Our clinicians have extensive experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma. Treatments include Trauma Informed Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. You will be supported in understanding and processing your experiences and the complex ways in which it has affected your mind, body, and spirit and begin to heal.

It is important that you find the therapist that you resonate with. Therefore, we invite you to learn more about us, read our blog, and to read about getting started and frequently asked questions. When you are ready, you can reach out to us to ask a question or to schedule an initial consultation appointment.

Who we help

Our therapists specialize in treating trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, life adjustment and more

• Depression

• Mood Disorders

• Situational or Existential Depression

• Depression and Stress

• Acute Stress

• Stress Management

• Persistent Depressive Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder

• Seasonal Affective Disorder

• Cyclothymic Disorder

• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

• Depression related to a Medical Illness

• Self-Care

• Trauma

• Adjustment Difficulties

• Life Transitions

• Struggling to Launch

• Discovering Your Identity

You are not alone. We are here to help.

Hope+Wellness provides individual therapy for trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, life adjustment, grief & loss, chronic illness and more. We serve Falls Church, McLean, and Arlington, as well as Tysons Corner, Vienna, Reston, Great Falls, Fairfax, Merrifield, and Alexandria, as well as Washington DC and Maryland. Telehealth is available across 20+ other states.

At Hope+Wellness, we provide exceptional psychotherapy services to empower people to live happier, healthier lives. Our services are grounded in evidence-based treatments that suggest an important interconnectedness between mind, body, life experience, and wellness, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies. We will work together to help you heal and develop the skills to live fully aware, fully resilient, fully peaceful, mindful, and alive.