Rabinor Joan, LCSW

The decision to seek therapy is a significant and brave step. You may be feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, struggling with depression or anxiety, or experiencing difficulties in your relationships. Perhaps you are facing a life transition and seeking a fresh perspective. No matter the reason, we're here to help.

As an insight-oriented and solution-focused therapist, my goal is to work with you to identify the sources of your dissatisfaction and develop strategies to improve your situation. Together, we can explore longstanding behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be hindering your ability to live a fulfilling life. We can also focus on developing coping mechanisms and skills that will help you navigate difficult situations. While we cannot change the past, we can work towards understanding and resolving the challenges that lie ahead.

Services Offered

We offer a variety of services tailored to meet your individual needs. Here are some of the issues we can help you with:

• Depression and anxiety
• Relationship difficulties
• Life transitions
• Grief and loss
• Identity and career conflicts
• Infertility and adoption issues

Therapy can provide long-lasting benefits and support, offering ways to avoid triggers, re-direct unhelpful patterns, and overcome challenges. Seeking therapy is a sign of strength, and we are here to support you every step of the way.

About Therapy

Therapy is an individual choice, and people come to therapy for many reasons. Some seek to deal with long-standing psychological issues, while others may respond to unexpected changes in their life. Many people pursue professional input as they explore their personal growth and development.

Therapy can help address many types of issues, including depression, anxiety, conflict, grief, identity issues, body-image concerns, and life transitions. We work with people of all cultures and lifestyles, and our therapeutic approach is supportive, solution-focused, and insight-oriented. Our goal is to work together to build on your strengths and help you achieve your goals.

About Joan

I bring to my practice thirty years of professional experience working with individuals and couples, as well as the wisdom and personal growth that I have gained from dealing with my own life challenges. I am particularly effective in helping clients deal with forming and maintaining intimate relationships, sorting through identity and career conflicts, coping with grief and loss, and managing life transitions. Infertility and adoption issues have long been an area of expertise.

I am a licensed certified social worker-clinical (LCSW-C) in Maryland, a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in the District of Columbia, and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Virginia. I am also a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work.

My education includes a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.S.W. from Smith College School for Social Work. I am also a clinical instructor in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

In addition to my practice, I am a member of the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Resolve of the Mid-Atlantic Region, and Families for Private Adoption.

Thank you for considering Joan Rabinor, LCSW-C Psychotherapy with Individuals and Couples for your therapy needs. We look forward to working with you.