Frog Point Therapy
Our Team
FOUNDER & CLINICAL DIRECTOR
MINA BARIMANY, Ph.D.
Dr. Barimany’s approach combines mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and modern research on consciousness development to re-balance psychological dispositions and expand one’s capacity to apply novel approaches to recurring problems. Having been trained as a family therapist, she conceptualizes adult development through the lens of the family system. She also integrates EMDR to help clients process formative experiences that impact current functioning as a way of working with traumas that are beyond the reach of normal talk therapy. And since everyone needs some motivation and accountability from time to time, Dr. Barimany pulls from her background as a competitive athlete to help coach clients when they need a little push in their career, their relationships, or with self-development. She describes her style as “forward leaning” — meaning, she likes to get everyone working hard from the very first meeting.
Dr. Barimany specializes in working with emerging adults, couples, and mental health professionals seeking their own therapy. Much of her work also centers on training counseling residents and mentoring therapists professionally via the Junior Associate program. Dr. Barimany has taught at the George Washington University, Northwestern University, the Johns Hopkins University, Hood College, and the University of Utah.
Frog Point Therapy the result of marrying her two passions and areas of expertise: clinical treatment and counselor education.
Dr. Barimany can be contacted directly at mina@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 1.
Associate
Sarah Brino, MA, LPC
Sarah Brino is a professional counselor licensed in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Wyoming. While her commitment to social justice initially led her toward a career in community engagement, Sarah experienced the role that trusted, safe relationships could play in supporting freedom and well-being on all levels and decided to pursue a career in counseling. She completed her master’s degree in counseling from Montana State University in 2007 and brings extensive experience from both public and private behavioral health settings.
Sarah believes that neurodiversity is the “norm” and that there is no universally correct way for the brain to function. Rather, distress often originates from a complex interaction of factors. Sarah creates space in each unique counseling relationship to discover the approaches that make the most sense for her clients. Whether it’s an inner critic that has been too loud or a nervous system needing a well-deserved break, people are often looking for a safe place to land to explore who they are and what they want. By understanding concerns through a broader, more inclusive lens and meeting them with curiosity and compassion, Sarah helps clients explore their individual wiring and life experiences, leveraging their strengths, and mitigating challenges that arise as her clients navigate the world around them.
Sarah’s work with adults integrates a flexible combination of strategies, including self psychology, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness-based practices, interpersonal neurobiology and harm reduction. She specializes in:
• Trauma: Complex trauma, attachment injuries, acute traumatic incidents.
• Mood/State Dysregulation: anxiety, depression, chronic stress, executive functioning challenges.
• Perinatal Mental Health: Infertility, pregnancy loss, and general perinatal mental health.
• Life Transitions: Grief and loss, divorce, relationship changes.
• Professional Development: Career change, leadership development.
• Substance Use/Misuse
• Body Image
In addition to her role as a therapist, Sarah has served in various leadership roles over the span of her career. She has worked with Climb Wyoming, a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty, since 2010 and as a member of Climb’s leadership team, she trained, supervised and coached other leaders in the organization. This experience inspired her to become a trained consultant for the Highlands Ability Battery, a natural abilities assessment. Sarah now uses the Highlands with individuals and teams to support leadership development and career exploration. Sarah also recently joined the board for Speak Your Truth, a nonprofit in Annapolis, MD working to stop the stigma of mental illness through words and art.
Sarah recognizes the courage it takes to reach out for support. She’s glad you’re here. She can be contacted directly at sarah.brino@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 706.
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
KRYSTIN HArPER, M.A, LPC
Krystin believes that all people go through periods of darkness in life, but it is often that journey that helps illuminate the gifts of adversity within.
Krystin’s work is rooted in a holistic, person-centered approach to healing. She will treat you with empathy, create a non-judgmental environment in which you feel safe and heard, and work to understand your lived experiences. The process begins with exploring your own story – what brought you to this point, how you see yourself in the world, and the thought patterns that create your internal narrative. She treats both individuals and couples. Krystin has a special interest in premarital counseling as well as families with new or young children that are learning how to balance their relationship with the demands of parenthood.
Krystin can be contacted directly at krystin@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 702.
Junior Associate
Amy Hall, M.S., LPC
Amy works from a person-centered existential approach, believing that individuals live fuller, more satisfying lives when they have a sense of meaning and purpose. She also recognizes that most individuals seeking therapy are looking for relief from more immediate troubles or challenges. Integrating an existential approach with practical modalities like Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral therapies and an emphasis on the mind-body connection allows Amy to tailor her approach to each client’s needs and catalyze the process of change in therapy. She is also certified in EMDR and works with clients who suffer from past trauma that causes impairment in the present day.
Amy comes to the counseling profession after a long career in public policy, serving in several executive branch agencies as well as the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. She is experienced in navigating the intricacies and stresses of life in the Nation’s capital and has an intimate understanding of the special issues that Washingtonians face living in an environment steeped in the culture of politics—a cultural sensitivity that is woven into her theoretical approach. Amy brings a balanced attitude and mind to therapy, accepting people as they are while helping them grow into fuller versions of themselves.
Amy is licensed in DC and MD and can be reached at: amy@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 703.
JUNIOR ASSOCIATE
Glen Bradley, MA LGPC
Glen teaches their clients how to befriend their nervous system, develop an embodied intuition, and trust their inner self. Through polyvagal-informed therapy, clients will learn how their nervous system experiences, processes, and responds to signals of stress and danger. Relaxation and stress reduction training can also help clients regain a sense of trust and rest in the body. Through mindfulness and awareness techniques, Glen helps their clients learn new ways of relating with the self and our world. Glen uses somatic therapy techniques and Gestalt therapy to help clients process unfinished business, repressed emotions, and trauma. Glen also offers alternative approaches to psychotherapy through career counseling, Buddhist psychotherapy, client-directed art therapy, ecotherapy, and culinary art therapy.
Glen’s approach has helped many clients navigate life challenges, career changes, relationship difficulties, identity exploration, process trauma, cope with medical diagnoses, existential difficulties, and treat anxiety, depression, anger, and work-related stress. Glen provides queer-affirming and gender-affirming psychotherapy.
Glen is genderqueer, gay, and White. Glen practices Zen Buddhism and eco-spirituality and has a passion for cooking, crafting, and the outdoors. Counseling is Glen’s second career, having originally worked in the field of government program management consulting. Glen also has over 10-years experience teaching queer cultural competency courses to a variety of professionals and settings (e.g., the Federal Maritime Commission, Santa Clara University Student Health Services and Counseling and Psychological Services, Booz Allen Hamilton, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and the DC Mental Health Counseling Association). Glen also identifies as a kink, poly, and neurodivergent-affirming therapist. Glen is available for both in-person therapy and telehealth.
Glen can be contacted directly at glen@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 705.
Junior Associate
Sarah Hoops, MS, LGPC
Sarah is a licensed graduate professional counselor in Washington, DC. She earned her master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with an emphasis in Somatic Counseling from Prescott College.
Sarah specializes in supporting trauma survivors, including survivors of sexual violence, emotional abuse or neglect, harmful relationships, and traumatic loss. She completed clinical training at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, providing therapy for survivors of both recent and past sexual trauma. A former professional (and family) caregiver for those at the end of life, she supports individuals navigating complicated or traumatic grief, including bereaved parents. Sarah also provides affirming therapy for disabled and chronically ill folks, drawing from her passion for Disability Justice as well as her own lived experience navigating chronic illness in ableist culture.
Sarah uses self-compassion and Internal Family Systems (“parts work”) to guide you in building a loving relationship with yourself—particularly the parts of yourself that might feel troublesome or unworthy. With a background as a licensed bodyworker, Sarah utilizes mind-body approaches to help you ease chronic trauma responses in the nervous system. Attending to the body’s natural responses to trauma while simultaneously fostering a stance of inner care and compassion toward yourself makes it possible to recover a felt sense of comfort and empowerment in your own skin.
Once painful symptoms feel less overwhelming, Sarah draws from existential therapy to activate an inner sense of freedom to make your own choices. She approaches life’s big questions with a spirit of humility and helps you tune inward with new tools to unfold a unique path forward.
Sarah believes life-changing therapy isn’t just a cognitive process, but one felt in the body and heart as you soak in—at your own pace—the experience of feeling safe, understood, and cared for in a deeply connected therapeutic relationship. She is honored to be entrusted with this role by clients. Sarah prioritizes creating an empowered, welcoming space for those who experience oppression.
Sarah can be reached directly at sarah.hoops@frogpointtherapy.com or 202-644-8889 ext. 704.
OperationS DirectoR
Sussan Motlagh, MBA
Sussan Motlagh brings decades of experience in business development and management as the Director of Operations at Frog Point Therapy. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Sussan immigrated to the United States in 1979 and completed a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After living in Puerto Rico for 12 years, she returned to the Washington DC area and was the office manager for a private dental practice in Northern Virginia for four years.
At Frog Point Therapy, she is dedicated to facilitating the practical elements of being in treatment–scheduling, billing, and office management, to name a few. She believes that high-quality mental health treatment should be available to everyone and is dedicated to helping clients bridge the gap between logistics and healthcare.
Sussan can be contacted at sussan@frogpointtherapy.com.
Intake coordinator
Nora Goppel
Nora Goppel is a senior at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. She is double-majoring in Psychological & Brain Sciences and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, with the hopes of pursuing a PhD in Clinical Psychology after she graduates. She is currently researching the efficacy of appearance-based interventions on alcohol and sleep behaviors through George Washington University’s Health Cognitions and Behavior Lab. At Frog Point Therapy, she is eager to learn and grow her skills in the clinical therapy sphere.
Nora can be reached directly at 202-644-8889 ext. 0.
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