I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 20 years of experience in counseling adolescents and adults of all ages. Throughout my career in counseling I have worked in private practice, in community mental health settings, as a school counselor in both middle and high schools, and I have supervised school counseling interns at George Washington University. As a Bilingual therapist (English/Spanish), having studied in Argentina, at Virginia Tech for both my LPC and my LMFT certifications, and later at George Mason University for my school counseling certification, while working along immigrant communities throughout my career in Northern Virginia, I strive to be inclusive in my work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds, ethnicity, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. Through our working relationship I am hoping to address your counseling goals whether they are to discover yourself, to feel better, to adjust to life's transitions, to improve your relationships, to grieve the loss of a loved one, or to find balance in your life at a time of need. I look forward to working with you! I studied at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina, at Virginia Tech, and George Mason University. Through my own schooling and experience I have come to use an eclectic approach to therapy, with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Brief-Solution Oriented techniques, Mindfulness, Strength-Based techniques, Psycho-education with Interpersonal skills, and Structural/Strategic Couple's Therapy strategies. Through any of those approaches, I am here to work with you on meeting your needs that bring you to therapy.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

During our first session we will spend some time reviewing Intake forms and procedures. I might ask you questions about your life, so that I get a good picture as to what brings you to therapy. I will try to get to know you during our first session, to include your strengths, what strategies have worked for you before, and what solutions you have tried to the problems you bring to therapy. During our first session we might discuss interventions you could try on your own until I see you again.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

As a therapist, I have experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, loss and grief, relocation, mid-life crisis, immigration, and career exploration and changes. As a Marriage and Family Therapist, I specialize in issues related to relationships, family reunification, blended families, and couples counseling. I enjoy counseling in English or Spanish. I embrace cultural diversity and work with clients from all different backgrounds.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I work best with adult clients who are going through life transitions, trying to manage their emotions, or adjusting to changing circumstances in their lives.

About Analia Almada