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(301) 563-9156

intake@takomatherapy.com

6930 Carroll Avenue, Suite 610

Our office is a short, two-block walk from the Takoma Station Metro stop on the Red Line. Parking is available in the lot behind our building, however spaces are limited. Metered parking is available on the surrounding streets.

Intake Process

Take some time to read the information each therapist has provided on the Therapists Page. Then, either call us at (301) 563 9156, or send us an email. Our Intake Coordinator is Hannah Insalaco, so you will be hearing from her. She will do her best to connect you with a therapist who you both think will best meet your current needs. Once you have been set up with a therapist you will receive a link to the Client Portal and you will be asked to fill out some online forms (no need to print anything!) before your first appointment.

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Our Therapists

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” -James Baldwin

Brandon Brumskill, LCPC

Therapist

“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.” -Brené Brown

Nicole Ziesing, LMSW

Therapist

"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society" -Angela Davis

Anna Ehrlich, LMSW

Therapist

Katie Kaufmann

Therapist - Intern

"At the end of the day, people won’t remember what you said or did, but they will remember how you made them feel" Maya Angelou

Mackenzie Speir Carter, LMSW

Therapist

“Just because we mess up doesn’t mean all the lessons we learned are undone. Healing can be imperfect.” - Jonathan Van Ness

Casi Leisure, LGPC, (they/them)

Therapist

"People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right-hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds."

Priscilla Martins Lamptey, LGPC

Therapist

"Well-being is realized by small steps, but is truly no small thing." ~ Zeno of Citium

Lincoln Pratt, LMSW

Therapist

“Becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion,..., a way to reach continuously toward a better self.” - Michelle Obama

Stephanie Peng, LGPC

Therapist/Intake Specialist

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." - Maya Angelou

Katie Piura, LCSW-C, LICSW

Therapist

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Winnie-the-Pooh

Hannah Davis, LMSW, LGSW

Therapist

Mental health is a journey not a destination.

Lisa Ghali, LCSW-C, LICSW

Therapist

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” -Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

Kimberley Ince, LGPC

Therapist

“Healing happens when you’re triggered and you’re able to move through the pain, the pattern, the story and walk your way to a different ending.” – Vienna Pharaon

Stephen Mann, LGPC, (he/him)

Therapist

“There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” - Adrienne Rich

Ana Rivera, LCPC

Therapist/Clinical Supervisor

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Confucius

Sania Tildon, LMSW, (she/her)

Therapist

"You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." - Maya Angelou

Mark Hollingshead, LGPC

Therapist

“Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others.”

Jessica Jenkins, LCSW-C, LGSW

Therapist

“Our painful experiences aren’t a liability—they’re a gift. They give us perspective and meaning, an opportunity to find our unique purpose and our strength.” - Dr. Edith Eger

Charika White, LGSW, (she/her)

Therapist

I use art and talk therapy techniques to help children, teenagers, and adults work towards their treatment goals and come to a fuller understanding of themselves.

Janet Minichiello, LCPAT

Art Therapist

You can be okay even when life is not okay.

Chelsea Turner, LCSW-C, LCISW, (she/her/hers)

Therapist/Director of Continuing Education

"In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen." - Brené Brown

Sheila Ervin, LCSW-C, LICSW (she/her/hers)

Therapist, Director of Clinical Care

Using the wisdom of yoga and its emphasis on movement, breath and mindfulness/meditation, our work together helps you engage your body and mind to heal and connect.

Alex Phelan, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

Yoga Therapist

“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing…The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.” - Pema Chödrön

Janet Svirsky, LMSW, LGSW

Therapist

Your stories, patterns, beliefs and defenses affect your ability to live the life you want to live.

Tanisha Sanders, LCSW-C

​​Therapist/Clinical Supervisor

Simone Jacobs, LCSW-C​​, LICSW (she/her/hers)

Founder & Director

Staff

Jessica Cabrera

Office Manager

Hannah Insalaco

Intake Coordinator

Associate Clinicians

Chris Lewis, LCSW-C

Associate Clinician

Rev. Tammy McLeod Sibert

Ordained Minister

"You are more than your pain."

Ana Palmisano

Medical Cannabis Consultant

Ancient wisdom teaches us that when we open our hands, we can receive.

Jane Berman, LCSW-C, Rabbi

Associate Clinician