Individual Therapy

Also known as psychotherapy, talk therapy, or counseling-- individual therapy is a collaborative, dynamic process that encourages self-awareness, personal growth, and the development of healthy strategies to achieve goals and navigate difficult situations. The caring clinicians at Potomac Therapy Group offer individual psychotherapy for adults, children, and teenagers. We help high-achievers find their center. On this page, you can learn more about what to expect, the benefits of therapy, and how to get started working with our clinicians.

What to Expect During Therapy

Individual therapy provides support as a client processes feelings, confronts challenges in life, learns new strategies for coping and skills for navigating emotions, increases acceptance and positivity, and improves feelings of emotional well-being.

  • For adults, we provide caring support and gentle curiosity as clients explore mood difficulties, discuss life circumstances, process feelings, consider interpersonal patterns, personal narrative, and life satisfaction. Individual therapy offers a safe place to discuss your true feelings and desires and develop new strategies to cope with anything life sends your way.

  • With teenagers and older children, we also address emotional and behavioral difficulties, social pressures, self-esteem, school concerns, self-awareness, relationships, family dynamics, and life transitions. In this very important work with young adults, we use compassion and humor. We understand that emotional support during these highly formative early years positively influences a young person’s future.

  • With younger children, play therapy is used. Play therapy can look like we’re just playing games or having fun, but it’s actually a research-supported approach to therapy that has proven effective in helping children who are struggling with a variety of concerns. We ask younger children to use toys or play games. As they do, the therapist will talk with and observe them to gain a deeper understanding of how the child is functioning, screen for developmental concerns, and help the child comfortably communicate their feelings and concerns.

A Team of Trusted Professionals

At Potomac Therapy Group, we believe it’s important to provide a diverse team of professionals in order to ensure each of our clients find someone to meet them where they are and walk alongside them for every step of their therapy journey.

To ensure our team is able to meet a diverse range of client needs, we have clinicians at Potomac Therapy Group who specialize in the following areas:

  • Mood and emotional challenges, especially anxiety and depression

  • Women’s and men’s issues

  • School, work, and life pressures and stress

  • Life transitions

  • Confidence and assertiveness building

  • Identification and prioritization of core values

  • Self-image and identity

  • Burnout

  • Anger

  • Grief and loss

  • Family dynamics

  • Marriage, dating and romantic relationship concerns

  • LGBTQ+ Issues

  • Interpersonal relationships

  • Boundaries

  • Pregnancy and postpartum anxiety and/or depression

  • ADHD and learning differences

  • Highly sensitive people

  • Somatic Experiencing (SE) and mind-body awareness

  • Adults diagnosed late with autism or ADHD

  • Compulsive behaviors

  • Existential crises

  • Traumatic experiences

Reach Out when You’re Ready to Get Started

If you’re interested in getting started working with us, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’ll be happy to answer your questions and help you schedule your session. You can contact us over the phone at (301) 852-5500 or email support@potomactherapygroup.com. We also welcome clients to use our intake coordinator link to schedule a time for one of our team members to reach out to you. However you feel comfortable reaching out, we look forward to hearing from you.

Potomac Therapy Group provides therapy for individuals experiencing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, life transitions, stress, anger, trauma, and more from our office in North Bethesda, MD. We also serve Rockville, Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Kensington, Silver Spring, Northern VA, Washington, DC, and the surrounding communities.