Therapist recs for parents

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good therapist that understands parenting a neurodivergent (AuDHD/anxiety) child? In addition to some recent health issues, our family has been going through a lot for awhile now and I feel like I could benefit from talking to my own therapist. I want to be the best mom/wife/parent/daughter/friend I can be and lately, it is just so hard. I feel like I’m failing at juggling it all.

Bonus points if they take insurance and do teletherapy.

[Anonymous]

Caron Starobin is excellent at Starobin Counseling in Olney, MD. They do teletherapy but I don’t think they take insurance.

[Anonymous]

Veronica Thornton at Sage & Fifth: https://www.sageandfifththerapy.com/our-holistic-psychotherapists-dc. She's amazing! They take insurance and do teletherapy.

[Anonymous]

OP here…Thank you for the recommendations!

[Anonymous]

So sorry that you’re having a hard time. Similar situation to you, and hoping things look up.

[Anonymous]

Steven Kane

[Anonymous]

Sarah Beth Alcabes, MSW, LICSW
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she does telehealth

[Anonymous]

Mary LaHood - teleconferencing. She is amazing.

[Anonymous]

Ashley Brilliant in Bethesda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Veronica Thornton at Sage & Fifth: https://www.sageandfifththerapy.com/our-holistic-psychotherapists-dc. She's amazing! They take insurance and do teletherapy.

They do not take insurance. From their website: "Like most therapists in DC, we do not directly take insurance..."

They are out of network, meaning you have to pay the full cost up front and then file for reimbursement with your insurance company on your own, assuming you have out of network benefits.

Not OP, but you got my hopes up when you said they take insurance.

[Anonymous]

Some of their therapists actually do accept insurance through a partner practice. Its further down on their Payment page though. Depends on availability I think. (https://www.sageandfifththerapy.com/payment-insurance-therapyfees) and sliding scale too it says.

[Anonymous]

I think it’s criminal that there is so little insurance coverage. It makes therapy not doable for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation for a good therapist that understands parenting a neurodivergent (AuDHD/anxiety) child? In addition to some recent health issues, our family has been going through a lot for awhile now and I feel like I could benefit from talking to my own therapist. I want to be the best mom/wife/parent/daughter/friend I can be and lately, it is just so hard. I feel like I’m failing at juggling it all.

Bonus points if they take insurance and do teletherapy.

I'm so sorry. The thing that helped for me was not trying to be "the best I can be". Lay down that burden and be good enough.

[Anonymous]

We’ve worked with Call for parent coaching which is therapy-esque. The practice also does individual therapy with teens and adults and both therapists have experience with neurodivergent kids. They don’t take I insurance directly but perhaps you can get reimbursements. A parent component has been instrumental in my sanity and working through my hyper-vigilant “always waiting for the shoe to drop” state of mind.

https://www.watershedpractice.com

[Anonymous]

I second the rec of Caron Starobin, and also highly recommend Lisa Kays, who has ND kids herself, and is just an incredibly warm person. If it would be helpful to find a group that is therapy-adjacent, Raising Orchid Kids has a couple of options -- they have a parenting course for parents of 3-13 year olds with lots of individualized support and they also have a support group for parents of ND teens, if something like that would feel helpful for you.