Who are they?
Results-oriented therapists in DC, VA, and MD leveraging the power of non-talk-based therapy
All Viva therapists are trauma-informed, adoption-informed, and equipped to address anxiety, depression, grief, and loss. Their specialized postgraduate training will optimize your healing results. Viva only employs the highest level of applicants for these coveted positions on our team. This guarantees you receive a high-quality therapy experience from our talented Viva Clinicians.
Explore their areas of expertise and passions to find the perfect fit for your unique therapeutic journey.
Elizabeth Galasso
Clinical Director
Specialties & populations:
Trauma | Adoptees | Anxiety & depression
Modalities:
EMDR | Strengths-based | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Teayra Gray
Clinical Supervisor
Specialties & populations:
Addiction | BIPOC | Trauma
Modalities:
EMDR | Brainspotting | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Hannah Braune Friedman
Clinical Supervisor
Specialties & populations:
Interpersonal violence | Adoptees | Parents
Modalities:
EMDR | Brainspotting | Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Sheryl Walden
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Couples | Grief & Loss | Anxiety & Depression
Modalities:
Gottman | Strengths-based | Trauma-informed
Sonja Favaloro
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Mindfulness | Transpersonal Therapy | Perfectionism
Modalities:
Brainspotting | Somatic Techniques | Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Kristen Moyer
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Trauma | Relationship Issues | Individual Therapist for Parents & Spouses
Modalities:
EMDR | Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Jess Stern
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
LGBTQ+ | ADHD & Executive Functioning | Trauma
Modalities:
EMDR | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) | Ego-State Therapy
Faith Ferber
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Couples | Chronic Illness | Queer, Kink & Polyamorous
Modalities:
Brainspotting | Skills-based | Somatic therapy
Aurena Green
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Trauma | Grief | LGBTQ+
Modalities:
EMDR | Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Brainspotting
Shannon Lee
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Complex Trauma | Anxiety & Depression | Burnout
Modalities:
Integrative Somatic | Psychodynamic | Internal Family Systems-Based
Lauren Boone
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Teens & Family | Spirituality | BIPOC & Intersectional
Modalities:
EMDR
Māori proverb
quote
“Turn you face towards the sun and the shadows fall behind you”
The Support behind Viva’s vision of “a world empowered to heal”
Mary Grace Comber
Client Specialist
Jayathri Jinadasa
Community Outreach
Wishma
Clinical Assistant
Julie Lopez
Founder & Chief Strategist