With the high price tag for her services we thought it was going to be great, but her first…read moreinteraction with me as a husband and immigrant married with a local was ... do you have 600k to be able to get married!!! ?? asked in the worst possible way then is when I realized, we just wasted $900 and I have to bite my lip not to tell her what I think of her deeply troubling way of thinking. I'd say she needs therapy herself, with all respect.

Wrote a review of her years ago, which for some reason I can't find anywhere. Worst therapist I…read moreever saw. Husband and I had two sessions with her. The first she kind of half-listened to what we wanted to work on (a very specific communication issue), trotted out some gender-essentialist ideas about how sex between men and women works, and was real insistent that my husband must have abandonment issues because he never met his biological father (he does not). Second session, she clearly hadn't read her notes, so we had to reiterate everything we'd come there to be helped for. She then informed us that my dysregulated emotions were the main problem in my relationship with my husband and that she couldn't possibly see us until I'd had DBT. Thank God I have a stable, loving, non-abusive relationship. Imagine the kind of nightmare that situation would have been otherwise-- abruptly discharging a couple after two visits after blaming the entirety of their problems on one person.

Joanne is warm, direct, and compassionate. Her suggestions helped me get my marriage back on trackread more

Lisa is a wonderful couples and sex therapist. We saw her initially because we were having problems…read morecommunicating and were having issues with sex that were seriuosly affecting our relationship. Lisa helped us learn to communicate more effectively without arguing, resolve our problems, and deepen our sexual relationship. She is experienced and warm, and helped us feel at ease. We highly recommend her!

From the owner: Lisa Smith Psychotherapy is a group practice in Dupont Circle in Washington, DC providing couples…read morecounseling, sex therapy, trauma therapy, anxiety treatment, LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy, and ketamine assisted therapy. Also offering video therapy in DC and VA. We can help you resolve sexual issues, relationship issues, LGBTQIA+ issues, anxiety, and trauma. Premarital counseling is also provided. As the director of Lisa Smith Psychotherapy, Lisa's training includes an MS in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, an MS and PhD training in Sociolinguistics (communication) from Georgetown University, and Sex Therapy training from the University of Michigan. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist. Lisa received postgraduate training in Imago Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Gottman Couples Therapy, Ketamine-Assisted Therapy, and MDMA-Assisted Therapy. Previous experience includes NIH's Clinical Center, the Counseling & Career Center of the Montgomery County Commission for Women, and American University's Kogod Center for Career Development. She has taught at Georgetown University and served as a senior adviser at the US Department of Education. Serving Dupont Circle, Farragut, Logan Circle, downtown Washington DC, Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights, U St, Shaw, Eckington, Petworth, Bloomingdale, Brookland, Edgewood, H St NE, Woodley Park, and Cleveland Park.

This person operates from a couples therapy workbook and it seems, a subscription service, unable…read moreto stray from a script. She was like a teenager telling on each partner to the other after individual sessions. She delivered ultimatums to one partner even without permission of the other. She seems unable to meet the demands of this type of work, she comes off as quite overwhelmed. She also charges exorbitant and unreasonable fees, all the while sending continuous provocative marketing materials in an attempt to upsell her clients to retreat weekends and extra seminars. Quite distasteful and unprofessional.

Will never go back here. I made the mistake of giving my card to attach to my file- and she helped…read moreherself and charged $250 from my account. Which is so inconsiderate. I didn't even have time to blink-the money was gone. She should have given me an invoice, with a due date, and allowed me to pay by that due date. You don't just take money out of people's accounts.

I love coming here and getting deep tissue massages with Jacob. He's so good and getting deep into…read moremy muscles. He was really good at explaining what he was doing, why it was important and gave me instructions after the massage to get better mobility in my back and legs. In addition, I saw that they recently added several new accommodations to their wellness clinic; sauna, showers, and new staff that really focus on making the moment you walk in the door and see the Corgi to when you leave memorable.

I had an excellent gua sha session with Jacob Gough--he has a strong techniques and went right to…read morethe points in my neck and upper back that needed the most attention. I found gua sha to be much more effective than a typical massage in terms of breaking down scar tissue, and Jacob is very deft with using his different tools to smooth everything out. I'd recommend Jacob and his techniques to anyone looking to rid themselves of long-term pain.