Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy at Umoja Healing Therapy Services provides a compassionate and empowering space for your healing journey. You will work together with a caring and experienced therapist who holds a safe space for you to be yourself without judgment. Your therapist will engage your strengths, protective factors, and available natural resources to support you in developing confidence in yourself and your ability to recover. Your therapist will work collaboratively with you to address issues at their roots, leading to relief from life-interfering symptoms and a sense of empowerment.
Therapy at Umoja Healing Therapy Services will be tailored to your unique needs and goals and may include:
Emotional Safety: Establishing emotional safety is crucial. Your therapist will create an environment where you can express your feelings openly, knowing that they’ll be received with compassion and understanding. Feeling emotionally safe allows you to explore vulnerable topics and deepen your healing.
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Coping Skills and Cognitive Resources: Together with your therapist, you’ll explore harmful thought patterns, coping mechanisms, and underlying issues. You’ll learn and practice using healthier coping skills and cognitive tools to better manage stress, anxiety, and other emotional challenges. These skills will empower you to navigate life’s ups and downs more effectively.
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Exploring the Root Cause: Psychotherapy at Umoja Healing Therapy Services aims to uncover the root causes of your struggles. This process will help you gain insight into why you feel the way you do and how past experiences may be affecting your present life.
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Healing Trauma: If you’ve experienced trauma, psychotherapy provides a safe container to process and heal from it. Traumatic experiences can leave lasting imprints, affecting your mental and emotional well-being. Our therapists use evidence-based techniques to help you work through trauma and find new meaning in your life.
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Acknowledging Oppression: Our therapists acknowledge the impact of oppression and systemic issues in our society on mental health. Healing involves validating your lived experience, naming the harms, and fostering your resilience and sense of liberation.
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Embracing Strengths: Your therapist will recognize and celebrate your strengths, gifts, and talents. By embracing these positive aspects, we hope to support you to tap into your inner resources and confidence.
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Finding New Meaning: In therapy, you may move beyond the relief of symptoms and explore deeper meaning and purpose. Perhaps, with your therapist, you’ll work on aligning your actions with your best sense of self. This process would involve setting meaningful goals and living in accordance with your values.
Specialties and Approach
​​Currently, all individual therapy sessions are offered virtually using a HIPPA-compliant telehealth video platform. ​
Our therapists are licensed to practice and work with therapy clients who are located in Maryland and Washington, DC.
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Cultural humility and social justice principles are embedded in our approach throughout all treatment modalities.