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 Therapy | Strengths-based Therapy | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Teayra Gray
Clinical Supervisor
Specialties & populations:
Addiction | BIPOC | Trauma
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Brainspotting Therapy | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Hannah Braune Friedman
Clinical Supervisor
Specialties & populations:
Interpersonal violence | Adoptees | Parents
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Brainspotting Therapy | Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Lauren Boone
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Teens & Family | Spirituality | BIPOC & Intersectional
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Strength-based | Trauma-informed
Aurena Green
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Trauma | Grief | LGBTQ+
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Brainspotting Therapy
Kristen Moyer
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Trauma | Relationship Issues | Individual Therapist for Parents & Spouses
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Internal Family Systems (IFS) | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Jess Stern
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
LGBTQ+ | ADHD & Executive Functioning | Trauma
Modalities:
EMDR Therapy | Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) | Ego-State Therapy
Sonja Favaloro
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Mindfulness | Transpersonal Therapy | Perfectionism
Modalities:
Brainspotting Therapy | Somatic Techniques | Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Faith Ferber
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Couples | Chronic Illness | Queer, Kink & Polyamorous
Modalities:
Brainspotting Therapy | Skills-based Therapy | Somatic Therapy
Sheryl Walden
Clinician
Specialties & populations:
Couples | Grief & Loss | Anxiety & Depression
Modalities:
Gottman | Strengths-based | Trauma-informed
Samantha Kreindler
Clinical Intern
Specialties & populations:
Relationship issues | Perfectionism | Teens & Family
Modalities:
Mindfulness | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | Psychodynamic Therapy
Maggie Seymour
CLINICAL INTERN
Specialties & populations:
Parents | Veterans | Athletes
Modalities:
Psychodynamic Therapy | Solution Based Therapy | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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