Online Suicidal Thoughts therapists in Washington, D.C. DC
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Suicidal
Dr. Christopher Lowery, DHSc, CLCP
Clinical Health Practitioner, Board-Certified Life Care Planner
This component provide compassionate care to individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, focusing on safety, emotional support, coping strategies, and connecting appropriate referrals and crisis resources as needed.
24 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Dr. Olivia Blandford
Psychologist, Ph.D.
It is terrible to feel the despair of wanting to end your life, and I am prepared to help you navigate out of those depths. I prioritize your safety and can help coordinate more intensive care to ensure you have the care you need.
6 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Elisha S Lee
Counselor/Therapist, NCCA CTCC CPC
Specialty Blurb on Suicidal Thoughts
Our counseling services addressing Suicidal Thoughts offer compassionate support for individuals experiencing thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Recognizing the critical importance of addressing these concerns with sensitivity and urgency, our approach is centered on providing a safe, non-judgmental space for individuals to share their feelings and challenges. We are committed to guiding individuals through these difficult moments, offering hope and specialized strategies to manage and overcome these thoughts.
Techniques and Supports for Managing Suicidal Thoughts
* Crisis Intervention Techniques to provide immediate support and safety planning in moments of acute risk.
* Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and address underlying thought patterns and beliefs contributing to feelings of despair and hopelessness.
* Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to develop coping skills for managing intense emotions and reducing self-harming behaviors.
* Support in Building a Supportive Network including guidance on strengthening relationships and accessing community resources.
* Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Practices to help manage emotional pain and cultivate a sense of calm and presence.
Goals of Counseling for Suicidal Thoughts
Our counseling for Suicidal Thoughts aims to:
* Create a supportive and understanding environment where individuals feel seen, heard, and valued.
* Equip clients with immediate and long-term strategies to manage suicidal thoughts and impulses effectively.
* Foster a sense of hope, highlighting personal strengths and potential pathways for overcoming current challenges.
* Facilitate the exploration and treatment of underlying issues such as depression, anxiety, or trauma that may contribute to suicidal thoughts.
* Collaborate with clients in developing a personalized safety plan that includes coping strategies and emergency contacts.
Addressing suicidal thoughts requires specialized knowledge, compassion, and a proactive approach. Our counseling services are dedicated to offering the critical support needed to navigate this challenging experience, working closely with individuals to restore hope and empower them towards a safer, healthier path. We understand the complexity and depth of what you may be going through and are here to help every step of the way.
9 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Washington Psychological Wellness
Counselor/Therapist
Washington Psychological Wellness is a boutique-style mental health practice located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. At Washington Psychological Wellness, we understand that life can be stressful. We also understand that stress can leave us feeling burnt out, empty, exhausted, and discouraged. We are here to help. At Washington Psychological Wellness, our clinicians are specialized in treating even the most severe mental health conditions and disorders. Our clinicians provide a non-judgmental collaborative environment in which one can take risks and explore different ways of thinking, feeling, and being. We aim to help you gain clarity about the underlying causes of your current distress, provide strategies to help you cope, and empower you to trust your inner voice and live each day authentically. Our therapists will tailor treatment to your unique needs. Treatment will include an integrative approach consisting of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness meditation, solution-focused therapy, person-centered therapy, and other holistic and empirically validated therapeutic modalities. Our goal is to help you lead a life worth living. We are currently accepting new clients. Telehealth (online) therapy options are available. Call now to schedule your appointment!
12 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Rivers of Hope Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor
We provide support for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings of hopelessness. Our recommended therapists offer a safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space to explore difficult emotions, develop coping strategies, and build a plan for safety and stability. Therapy focuses on restoring hope, strengthening support systems, and helping clients move toward healing and resilience.
Recommended therapists: Shannah James, Yamilet Cardenas, Lea Harkless, Claire Tran, Jessica Holesko, Ebone Brogdon
6 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Paws2Heal Mental Health Counseling Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
If you're feeling overwhelmed or hopeless, you don't have to face those thoughts alone. Together, we create a safe, compassionate space to understand the pain beneath them while building connection, resilience, and hope.
8 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Seven Hills Psychology
Psychologist, Psychologist
We offer treatment for individuals who have past or current suicidal thoughts.
18 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Julien Moe
Hypnotherapist, Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnosis, Diploma in Life Coaching
Life is too short to waste a second with suicidal thoughts. It is time for you to live a meaningful and happy life. I will help you recover in a short time. I will help you transform yourself into a happy, new you by hypnotherapy with a touch of care. I will modify your thought about your life. You will be trained to find meaning in your life. That's me.
10 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Dr. David Brooks
Psychologist, PhD,ABPP,ABN,EMDR Certified Therapist
Desensitize upsetting life stimuli and work to improve self-efficacy leading to hopefulness and satisfaction with less suicidal tendency. Of course and suicidal thoughts must be taken seriously and additional treatment on an outpatient or inpatient basis may be indicated and pusued.
37 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Dr. Michael M. Grant
Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Psychologist PhD, MBA
Many of us feel pain and when we think that pain is insurmountable and permanent and there is no other way out, we sometimes think of ending our life as the solution. I do not go crazy when someone tells me that are having suicidal thoughts. I simply accept them and start digging into what the underlying pain is about and how I can help the person lesson that agony.
24 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Dr. Linda Leiphart
Psychologist, PsyD
I have extensive training and expertise in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness-Based Therapies.
22 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Bold Expressions Therapy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I believe that many people have had, at some point, suicidal thoughts due to societal pressures. Each person is different in their thoughts, beliefs, and desires. I do not believe in the desire to keep someone alive for the sake of life alone, but rather that it is my job to help someone cultivate a live a life worth living without judgement.
6 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Arroyo Psychological Services
Psychologist
We offer a compassionate and confidential environment for clients experiencing suicidal thoughts or hopelessness. Our therapists focus on safety, stabilization, and rebuilding a sense of purpose and connection.
9 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Dr. Jeff J. Rocker
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, PH.D, NCC, LMHC, LCPC, LPC
Rocker Health has experienced and competent staff to deal with these issues.
15 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
PSYCHe, PLLC
Psychologist, PhD, DBT-LBC™, LPC, PsyD, MSW, Marriage and Family Counselor, LCSW
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was one of the first therapies to treat highly suicidal individuals on an outpatient basis. Because DBT considers suicide as the solution, not the actual problem itself, DBT therapists are focused on identifying the actual problems in order to assist with different, tangible solutions. Not only that, but DBT therapists are able to speak frankly about death instead of tiptoeing around it, treating patients with respect rather than patronizing with whispery tones and “concerned” looks. Within DBT, no person is treated as “fragile” and though the situation may be serious, we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
12 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Danielle Farabaugh
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I provide compassionate, nonjudgmental support for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. These thoughts are more common than many realize and often signal deep emotional pain rather than a true wish to die. Together, we work to understand the underlying causes, build coping strategies, and create a sense of safety and hope. Through evidence-based therapy, I help clients reduce distress, strengthen resilience, and reconnect with meaning, support, and reasons to live.
19 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
Suicidal
Cyndi Turner
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LSATP, MAC
If you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts, it’s crucial to seek immediate support. You can call 988. However, there is a difference between having a thought about suicide versus a plan of action. Many people suffer in silence, feeling alone and hopeless. Insight can help. Therapy provides a safe space to explore these feelings and develop a comprehensive safety plan. We focus on addressing underlying issues, building coping strategies, and connecting you with resources to ensure your safety and support your path to recovery. We may try individual and family therapy and have an in-house psychiatrist if medication can be helpful.
31 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Gregor Nathanael Schwarz
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I provide specialized, compassionate support for individuals struggling with suicidal ideation, self-harm, and intense emotional crisis. My approach is rooted in safety-first, evidence-based frameworks, utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—in which I have extensive specialized training—and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help you navigate periods of profound hopelessness. Drawing upon my comprehensive clinical background—including specialized outpatient DBT and post-doctoral training in externalizing problems—I bring a depth of experience in managing high-risk behaviors and complex emotional dysregulation. I work collaboratively with you to develop personalized safety plans, identify warning signs, and build the distress tolerance skills needed to manage overwhelming emotions. If you are struggling, please know you do not have to carry this burden alone; my goal is to provide a non-judgmental, stable environment where we can prioritize your immediate safety while working toward long-term stabilization, emotional healing, and a renewed sense of purpose.
3 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Suicidal
Tara Murphy
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Suicidal thoughts and self-injury impulses often come from parts of us trying to protect against unbearable pain, emotional overwhelm, or feelings of worthlessness. Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), I help clients gently explore and understand these reactive parts with compassion, reducing shame and building a sense of inner safety. Somatic regulation, mindfulness, and DBT-informed skills are integrated to strengthen self-regulation, improve coping, and decrease overwhelm. Together, we work on uncovering the deeper layers of distress and developing new ways to soothe and support yourself so that these protective impulses become less urgent and less consuming. My diagnostic expertise and collaboration with prescribers ensure comprehensive care when additional support is needed.
29 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC (Online Only)
Suicidal
Dr. Stephanie Vaughn
Psychologist, Psy.D., DBT-LBC™
Most people have thought about suicide, but chronic suicidal thinking is something that needs to be addressed. Many therapists actually avoid working with people who are suicidal out of fear of liability. But someone needs to do it and our practice is committed to doing so. Learning to build a life worth living is a premise in DBT that helps when you're trying to let go of "suicide as a solution."
16 Years Experience
Online in Washington, DC
Washington's identity as the center of American political life creates a distinct mental health environment where therapists frequently address political burnout, moral injury, and the psychological toll of careers in government, advocacy, nonprofit work, and public policy. The city has a highly educated and driven professional demographic, and therapists specializing in perfectionism, ambition-related anxiety, and navigating high-stakes careers are consistently in demand. DC's large Black professional community and its diverse immigrant population from Africa, Central America, South Asia, and East Asia make culturally affirming and multilingual care especially important. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and GW Hospital provide institutional mental health anchors alongside the city's dense and sophisticated independent therapy community.
Suicidal Thoughts therapists in Washington, D.C. Statistics
Suicidal Thoughts therapists in Washington, D.C. average 16 years of experience and charge around $231 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Suicidal Thoughts (100%), Anxiety or Fears (96%), and Depression (96%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$231
Gender ID
| 57% |
Female |
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| 35% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 86% |
In Person and Online |
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| 14% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Suicidal Thoughts |
| 96% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 96% | Depression |
| 86% | Stress |
| 82% | Social Anxiety |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Self Esteem |