You might want to look for someone with a background in childhood trauma and who uses techniques like EMDR. I've heard Kris Halstead is very good but she is in Bethesda. You might give her a call and see if she could suggest someone. A lot of people who do EMDR take insurance, you might want to try someone in network. Someone with a background in attachment issues could also be really helpful to you. I saw someone in another state and the therapy focused on processing the experience and learning in a sense how to reparent myself so that I was able to have healthy secure attachments. Children of narcissits often have avoidant attachments. It took about a year but it was so worth it, it has improved my marriage and enabled me to be a really emotionally connected mom. It sounds like you have had a tough time, good for you for taking care of yourself in a way that your parents might not have been able to.

Just wanted to clarify...adults..who when they were children experienced their parent's bitter divorce and the aftermath.


Thanks.

Need individual therapist with experience with adult children who's parent's had a bitter divorce when the child was young and/or adult children of narcissists

Preferably in one of these areas...

Falls Church/Arlington
Tysons/ Vienna/McLean
DC on orange line

Ideally someone who takes insurance or at least someone who doesn't charge over $135/hour. Need someone who really understands, not just someone who tooks is a self-proclaimed expert. Credentials are not as important as being good at what they do (e.g. don't care if Master's level or Ph.D. or Psy.D.)

Please share a bit about why you thought this person was helpful. Please, please professionals don't advertise yourselves.

Thanks in advance!!!!!!!