Amy Beckman lcsw Psychotherapy
Mindfulness to emotions and thoughts enable me to empower you.
Individual and Couples Counseling & Family Therapy
for Northern Virginia
Serving Teens & Adults in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, including...
Fairfax County, VA - McLean, Arlington, Alexandria, Hemdon, Reston, Fairfax,
Burke, Springfield, Annandale, and Vienna - Potomac & Bethesda, MD
(703) 356-3239
Welcome to my Northern Virginia Counseling Practice
Amy Beckman LCSW
Psychotherapist
Counseling for individuals, couples and families.
Serving teens and adults.
1499 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite 200
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 356-3239
Amy Beckman, LCSW sees patients for individual (teens and adults) & couples counseling, family therapy, and lifestyle coaching in Northern Virginia. As a therapist and counselor, she treats for depression and anxiety including bi-polar disorder, grief and loss, substance use and abuse, relationship, parenting, stress management, and education, work & career issues. From her McLean, VA practice, she serves the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area including the counties of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William in Virginia including the neighborhoods of McLean, Great Falls, Countryside, Sterling, Hemdon, Reston, Wolf Trap, Tysons Corner, Pimmit Hills, Idylwood, Falls Church, Arlington, Seven Corners, Bailey’s Crossroads, Chantilly, Centreville, Fair Lakes, Fairfax, Oakton, Mantua, Merrifield, Annandale, Lincolnia, Alexandria, Springfield, Burke, Newington, Woodbridge, and Dale City; and the county of Montgomery in Maryland including the neighborhoods of Potomac, Bethesda and North Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Rockville.
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Welcome
You may have consuming worries about your health or the health of a loved one, or you are struggling with a mood disorder such as depression, anxiety or bi-polar illness. These situations an others often lead to depression and anxiety and can impair your functional at home, school, or work. You want to do everything you can to find a healthy outcome for yourself as well as your loved ones.
“We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
~ Anaïs Nin
For over 25 years I have provided mental health counseling as a psychotherapist. Over the years I have treated teens, adults, couples and families presenting with a wide range of problems. While managing my own practice, I have developed a model that merges professionalism and clinical skill with warmth and care. I create a supportive therapeutic environment in which people can safely explore and discuss intimate and difficult emotions, memories of the past and challenges of the present day. My high level of skill and my caring approach facilitate a successful outcome.
Relying on principles and ethics that honor individual choice, confidentiality, and freedom of lifestyle choice. I successfully create a meaningful connection with my clients and join them in the process of healing. My style is grounded in empathy and attunement. Being mindful of emotions and thoughts enable me to work in a non-judgmental manner thus empowering you to be less judgmental and self- critical, and allowing you to discover and tap into your strengths, to make the changes you desire. Helping people to realize their strengths and change dysfunctional patterns leads to a successful outcome.
In individual work with teens and adults, I rely on the principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy, integrating techniques and theories that are client centered and proven effective. These techniques include empathic listening, solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), self psychology and mindfulness and psychoeducation.
I work with couples to identify underlying issues impacting their relationships and help them to develop and strengthen communication and problem solving skills. My approach is strengths based, using methods that maximizes hope and diminishes stress and discord. I work with parents and families to help repair relationships that have become estranged through divorce, or which have histories of high conflict interactions.
Learn more about Individual Counseling.
Learn more about Couples and Family Therapy.
Living with feelings of sadness, anxiety, loneliness, depression and worry can be debilitating and exhausting. You’re distressed and overwhelmed and find that you’re not coping well with life’s stressors and disappointments. Common but difficult challenges in all of our lives are unavoidable and most of us want to face them with dignity and resilience. However, there are times when overcoming challenges or just getting through the rough times is overwhelming, emotionally and physically draining and often isolating and lonely. Psychological counseling, such as psychotherapy, can be a life enhancing experience helping you to learn more about yourself, receive guidance and support, and find solutions for your distress.
“I’m too overwhelmed,” and “I’m just not coping well,” are two frequent concerns I frequently hear from new clients. I’ve learned that people seek psychotherapy for a wide variety of reasons. Most often it is due to feeling stuck and living with emotional pain resulting from life changing, and stressful experiences. Perhaps there has been a sudden change in your life - job loss or career uncertainty. Perhaps you’ve suffered the loss of a significant relationship or the death of a loved one.
