Jeremy Ayers, LPC

About

Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington, DC. Works with Trauma and PTSD, Sexual Addiction and LGBTQ+. Sees clients in person and online. Works out of network for insurance. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Trauma and PTSD
• Anxiety
• Bisexual
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Lesbian
• Life Transitions
• Peer Relationships
• Relationship Issues
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Attachment-basedLooks at early bonds with caregivers and how they shape relationships and emotions now, and works toward a greater sense of safety and connection.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• EMDREye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. A structured trauma therapy in which a person recalls distressing memories while following side-to-side eye movements or taps.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Experiential TherapyUses activities such as role-play, movement, art or guided imagery to work through feelings in the moment, not only to talk about them.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Positive PsychologyFocuses on well-being, strengths, gratitude and what makes life fulfilling, alongside working through difficulties.
• PsychodynamicExplores how past experiences, relationships and feelings outside awareness shape how a person thinks and acts today.
• RelationalSees relationships as central to well-being. The relationship with the therapist is used to understand and change patterns in other relationships.
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
• SomaticBody-focused therapy that pays attention to physical sensations, posture and breathing, on the view that stress and trauma are held in the body as well as the mind.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Trauma and PTSD, Sexual Addiction, LGBTQ+, Adult children of dysfunctional families, Anxiety, Bisexual, Body Image, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Family Conflict, Grief, Lesbian, Life Transitions, Men's Issues, Mood Disorders, Peer Relationships, Polyamory & ENM, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, Stress, Transgender

Insurance

Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $245; sliding scale available

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals

Communities

HIV / AIDS Allied, Non-Binary Allied, Queer Allied, Transgender Allied

Religion

Christian

Languages

English

Gender

Male

Education

Marymount University

Education & qualifications