Therapist in Virginia, North Carolina & Maryland

Virtual Outpatient Therapy
Specializing in Eating Disorders & DBT
Over 20 years of experience
Accepts clients over 18 years old
Clinical Eating Disorder Specialist & Supervisor (CEDS-S) through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (iaedp)
Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy Specialist (C-DBT)
Certified Trauma Clinical Professional (CCTP)
Licensed in Virginia (primary), North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington

To make an appointment now, call/text/email below! If you would like to set up a free 15 minute initial consultation call, please click on the initial consult button and it will take you to Calendly.com . This call will be to answer logistical questions and see if we would be a good fit for therapy. If you want more information, you can also email me!

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More about me and my treatment philosophy.

What are your Values?

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 by windoverwater, posted in Compassion, DBT, values, WindOverWater

Have you ever done the Values Sort exercise from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)? Here is my version: Values Sort & Values Based Decision Making, which I use frequently with clients. The thing about the values list is that all of them are considered positive. It got me thinking about the concept of “opposite positives.” … Continue reading What are your Values?

What is the Platinum Rule?

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 by windoverwater, posted in Anti-Diet, Compassion, friendship, Perfectionism, values, WindOverWater

We are all familiar with the ‘Golden Rule’ or ‘treat others as you would like to be treated’ but are you familiar with the ‘Platinum Rule?’ The Golden Rule v. the Platinum Rule If the Golden Rule (GR) is framed as “Do unto others as you would have them do to you,” then the Platinum … Continue reading What is the Platinum Rule?

What does SCAM stand for?

April 5, 2023April 4, 2023 by windoverwater, posted in Coping, DBT, Perfectionism, WindOverWater

On my cynical days, I think…life is a scam – but there is an acronym I came up with years ago (and I have not heard anywhere else, so I am claiming it as mine) – that is part of DBT’s distress tolerance and radical acceptance skills. It describes the four things you can do … Continue reading What does SCAM stand for?

Love Languages & Toxic Traits

March 29, 2023March 8, 2023 by windoverwater, posted in Personality, WindOverWater

It’s important to understand your own love language, as well as your partner’s, in order to effectively communicate and express love in a way that is meaningful to both of you.

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