In-Person in Washington, DC 20015
Online in Washington, D.C.
Based in Washington, D.C., I've served patients for four decades, helping men, women and couples resolve conflicts arising from the many changes and transitions people experience today - in their personal lives and goals; intimate relationships; and their career. These concerns typically become especially prominent during the "middle years" of adulthood, from one's 30s onward.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Integrative Therapy Combines techniques from multiple approaches into a customized plan. It adapts to each client’s unique situation and needs.
- Psychoanalytic Therapy Based on Freud’s theories, it explores unconscious conflicts and past experiences. It seeks to bring hidden issues into awareness.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Psychosocial Therapy Looks at how social and environmental factors affect psychological health. It emphasizes relationships, community, and resilience.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 275
- Out of Network
- The patient is provided all information needed to obtain reimbursement from his/her insurance company.
Education & Credentials
Douglas LaBier, Ph.D. Ph.D.
- Male
- License # PSY 309
- Licensed in DC
- Practicing Since 1972
Education: Ph.D. SUNY at Buffalo
Post-Doctoral, National Institute of Mental Health
Certificate, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Washington School of Psychiatry
Douglas LaBier, Ph.D. Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Washington, DC 20015
- Available Online for residents of Washington, D.C.
- Online Therapy Details: Via Skype, FaceTime, Zoom, other platforms as needed
My therapeutic perspective integrates psychoanalytic understanding of the developmental origins of conflicts - which often reflect trauma and family dysfunction -- with identifying how social, cultural, gender and career experiences shape your view of yourself. A range of emotional conflicts can emerge, and include feelings of limitations about what is possible to change; and conflicts over values and life purpose. All can impede your capacities for positive, loving relationships; growing hidden dimensions of your personality; and achieving success and meaning in work.