Offerings
“I never thought laughing would come very easily again, let alone that it could be a regular part of therapy. I was barely surviving for so long and couldn’t even consider counseling; while talking about my grief is deeply, deeply painful, I’m starting to feel like there’s a way to carry it while I try to remember how to feel happy again. Sarah’s ability to hold space for all of it – the pain, the anger and the laughter – is such a gift to me.”
Couple's therapy
As a recognition of differing epistemologies is essential between counselor and client, it is even more important between intimate partners. One of the central causes of interpersonal conflict is when two people are “speaking different languages” but do not know it.
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is one of the industry’s leading treatment for trauma of any severity. Whether a client needs to heal from an acute traumatic event such as a car accident or natural disaster, or trying to work through painful childhood experiences that lead to debilitating negative self-beliefs (“I’m a failure” or “I’m not enough”), EMDR is one of the most effective approaches for accessing and rewiring parts of the brain that talk therapy cannot reach.
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Our client is someone who is ready to “roll their sleeves up and get to work.” While therapy does not need to be more painful than necessary, much of the work we do entails stewarding people into spaces of their mind they have never been, are too afraid to venture into, or consciously and unconsciously avoid entering—often an uncomfortable experience.
Family Therapy
Therapy for therapists
Therapists are deeply attuned to others, often holding emotional complexity, responsibility, and care on a daily basis. Over time, this can take a toll—especially when there is little space to tend to one’s own inner life.
Therapy for therapists at Frog Point Therapy is designed specifically for clinicians who want a place to be fully human, without needing to explain the work or manage a professional role.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
- Pick a therapist whose skills and areas of expertise align with your therapy goals.
- Schedule a consultation. Read more here about what to expect in a consultation call.
- If it seems like a good fit, schedule your first session. Click to email us at info@frogpointtherapy.com.
- Assess how you feel about the fit and either decide to move forward with a standing appointment or interview another therapist. Don’t feel
obligated to keep meeting with someone that doesn’t seem like the right match for you—if it doesn’t feel like a good fit, you’re missing a crucial component for success in therapy.
WHAT DOES "FROG POINT" MEAN?
In railroad engineering, a frog rail is a v-shaped mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction. The pair of v-shaped rails are called “frog points.” These points can be moved to direct an oncoming train toward a diverging path. Watch a video of how a frog point works here.
The frog point is an analogy for how we at Frog Point Therapy think about our role in the change process: as facilitators and conduits of transformation. We can’t do the work for you, but we do get involved in co-creating a structure within which your growth–in whatever form it takes–is scaffolded and catalyzed by the most modern and integrated knowledge in adult development. Like the frog point facilitates a track change for an oncoming train, we support our client’s forward progress into a new stage of development toward a fuller life.
WHAT IF MY NEW THERAPIST JUST DOESN’T FEEL LIKE THE RIGHT FIT?
Sometimes, things just don’t gel. If you feel like your therapist and you just aren’t ‘vibe-ing,’ it is best to bring this up for discussion with him or her. The reason for this is not so you can work out your differences and keep going (although that can be important and transformative in and of itself), but to perhaps illuminate something deeper that is being triggered in your relational dynamic that can lead to insight about your relational style.
If you decide it’s just not the right fit, you should let your therapist know as directly as possible. A good therapist will not be offended and instead will hold that truth with compassion, curiosity, and respect. If you decide it’s not for you, most therapists will offer a few hand-picked referrals for you. Your well-being is always the priority.
WHAT DOES FPT DO TO BE SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS?
Nearly everyone struggles with mental health difficulties at some point in life, but not everyone has the means to go to therapy and even fewer have the resources to seek private healthcare. As mental health professionals, we believe that no one person’s difficulties are less important than another’s and understand that our economic system stratifies what treatments are available to whom. To make our services more accessible to an inclusive socio-economic market, every Frog Point Therapist reserves seats on their caseload for clients who need the financial barrier to high-quality mental health treatment lowered. A few times every year, we conduct community outreach in the District of Columbia: we go into various communities around the district and perform mental health screenings, connect citizens to affordable mental health treatment in their neighborhoods, offer resources on basic coping skills and psychoeducation on wellness, and just spend time being in human presence with our community in all of its diverse beauty.
Sustainability throughout all of our ecosystems (intrapersonal, interpersonal, social, environmental) is the new gold standard and Frog Point seeks to be a leader in private healthcare in this sense as well in the more technical aspects of human development. Deeper integration of the self and deeper integration in community are the new frontier for wellness: healthy self, healthy society. Healthy society, healthy self.
CAN I MEET WITH MY FPT THERAPIST ONLINE?
Yes, anyone who is looking for online therapy can work with the therapists at Frog Point Therapy. We provide virtual therapy for those clients who either prefer to, or need to meet online.
WHAT SITUATIONS AND ISSUES ARE IDEAL FOR COUNSELING AT FROG POINT THERAPY?
For those looking to improve their overall quality of life, make the next big developmental shift in their life, take their career to the next level, cultivate a relationship with the self, find a deeper sense of presence in life and intimacy in relationships, Frog Point Therapy is the place for you. We currently do not have resources to treat serious mental illness or substance abuse but are happy to provide referrals to other treatment centers or providers in the community.
