Shally Vaid, MA, LPC

Written By Kristie Plantinga

Areas of specialization

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Infertility and the perinatal period

  • Parenting challenges

  • Self-esteem

  • Trauma

  • Couples therapy

  • Family therapy (with children ages 18+)

I strive to create a safe, supportive, non-judgmental space for clients who feel burdened with hard feelings. You may be navigating a period of anxiety or depression, struggling with a difficult phase of life, unsure of how to move beyond past experiences, or feeling badly about who you are as a person or loved one. You might be experiencing this on your own, or in relationship with others.  In therapy, we will create a collaborative and respectful partnership, working through these questions together, and empowering you to find your path back to a life of joy and calm.

I specialize in working with college students through established adults, and have particular experience with clients experiencing infertility, adjusting to parenthood or navigating the joys and challenges of older children. In addition to individual therapy, I am Gottman-trained in couples therapy and work with couples of all ages, as well as families with adult children, with special expertise in inter-cultural, immigrant, and expatriate experiences. Fluent in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi, in addition to English, I bring a multicultural lens to my work and often partner with clients navigating multiple cultures and identities.  I operate primarily from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, using my years of experience to incorporate mindfulness, person-centered therapies, attachment theory, and solution-focused work to craft an approach tailored to your specific needs.

Together, I believe we can rediscover your strength, hope, and confidence. Wherever you are in your journey towards wellness, I will meet you there and will walk with you in a collaborative relationship towards healing.

I welcome and am actively affirming of all sexualities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, and have particular experience with LBGTQ+ clients who are navigating the intersection of sexuality and culture or adjusting to life transitions, including parenthood stages throughout life. I work with clients via telehealth and in-person.

LPC, Licensed in Washington DC, Georgia, and Virginia

BC-TMH, Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider

Offering sessions both in person and via telehealth to clients based in:
DC, Virginia, and Georgia. Master of Arts in Psychology: Professional Counseling, Argosy University

 

Our providers

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Ashley Alderette, PsyD
Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Ashley’s approach emphasizes the use of specific tools and strategies to help adolescents and adults reduce distress, develop more flexible thinking, feel more connected in relationships, and address tendencies towards perfectionism and rigidity. She has a warm, collaborative and empowering therapeutic style, with expertise in anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, work/life balance, perfectionism and eating disorders.

Catherine Corey, MA
Catherine Corey, MA

Catherine has a warm and collaborative style, creating a space where you feel supported, yet gently challenged. Her approach prioritizes understanding you as a whole person, and incorporating your unique experiences, needs, values, and strengths into treatment. Catherine specializes in working with college students, professionals and executives struggling with depression, anxiety, confidence/self-esteem, career concerns, life transitions and trauma. She finds particular joy in untangling personal questions from systemic challenges and inequities.

Dawn Johnson, PsyD
Dawn Johnson, PsyD

Dawn is the founder of our practice and has an engaging, interactive therapy style. Her approach blends concrete behavior change with a deep curiosity around the origins of your concerns so that we can understand how they developed and actively craft healthier patterns going forward. She has particular expertise in anxiety, disordered eating, career/academic stress, healthy relationship boundaries, and life transitions.

Sydney Rosen, PsyD
Sydney Rosen, PsyD

Sydney works from an attachment perspective, helping clients to better understand themselves and their relationships. She combines insight-oriented approaches with CBT/DBT skills, and has expertise in anxiety and depression, life transitions, family of origin conflict, identity development, body image, self-esteem and relationships, including non-monogamy.

Sharon Schonteich, PhD
Sharon Schonteich, PhD

Sharon combines solutions-focused and insight-oriented approaches. She strives for clients to feel heard and supported as they develop a sense of personal agency and self acceptance. Sharon specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and perinatal concerns, family and relationships, life transitions, somatic concerns/chronic illness, and work/life stress.

Mandy Thompson, PsyD
Mandy Thompson, PsyD

Mandy provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, perfectionism and OCD, as well as parent coaching, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for the parents of children who are struggling with anxiety, behavior challenges, ADHD and ASD. Mandy can help develop a plan for you or your family using evidence-based therapies, while providing supportive, positive coaching as you work to bring about change. She can demystify the therapy process, guide you through options, and craft an individualized therapeutic approach that helps you live a meaningful life on your terms.

Shally Vaid, MA, LPC
Shally Vaid, MA, LPC

Shally creates a collaborative, safe and inclusive space for you to connect again with joy, hope, empowerment, and a sense of inner calm. She specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and the perinatal period, parenting, self-esteem and trauma. An experienced cognitive-behavioral therapist, Shally also incorporates mindfulness, solutions focused, attachment and multicultural approaches to craft a treatment best suited to your needs.

Kristie Plantinga

Kristie Plantinga is the founder of TherapieSEO, an SEO and content marketing agency specializing in the therapy and coaching industries. Kristie has been featured on Holding Space for Therapists, Private Practice Skills, the Entrepreneurial Therapist, The Private Practice Pro, Holdspace Creative, and Mind Money Balance. When she’s not working on her clients’ websites, Kristie can be found snuggling her terrier Winston and watching true crime.

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