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ROXANNA LOSADA RADLEY, MA, LCPC
md/dc/va
Roxanna is a Clinical Psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience. She has studied and trained at the University of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, where she got her License in Clinical Psychology, then trained at Massachusetts Mental Health Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Boston; Massachusetts Institute of Spain, Madrid; The Ackerman Institute for the Family, New York; and the Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC.
She is licensed as a Clinical Psychotherapist in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. She has worked with individuals, couples and families using a psychodynamic, interpersonal approach and trauma informed therapist, working with adults and adolescents from diverse multicultural backgrounds.
Over the last 25 years, she has lived in the Washington, DC area, where she established her private practice. For 11 years, she worked in the Counseling Unit at the World Bank Group and IMF. These opportunities have helped her gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and richness of living in a different culture.
Most recently, she trained at the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. Drawing from her training, Roxanna employs an Attachment Theory approach to couples therapy. Her goal is to help couples reconnect with the feelings that brought them together, creating new strong connections, and changing negative patterns that create distress and detachment.
Roxanna loves helping her patients to gain a better understanding of their feelings and inner conflicts, make positive changes and healthy decisions, and reinforce their strength and confidence.
When we feel love, we feel more connected and secure.
She is licensed as a Clinical Psychotherapist in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. She has worked with individuals, couples and families using a psychodynamic, interpersonal approach and trauma informed therapist, working with adults and adolescents from diverse multicultural backgrounds.
Over the last 25 years, she has lived in the Washington, DC area, where she established her private practice. For 11 years, she worked in the Counseling Unit at the World Bank Group and IMF. These opportunities have helped her gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and richness of living in a different culture.
Most recently, she trained at the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy. Drawing from her training, Roxanna employs an Attachment Theory approach to couples therapy. Her goal is to help couples reconnect with the feelings that brought them together, creating new strong connections, and changing negative patterns that create distress and detachment.
Roxanna loves helping her patients to gain a better understanding of their feelings and inner conflicts, make positive changes and healthy decisions, and reinforce their strength and confidence.
When we feel love, we feel more connected and secure.
SANDRA COHEN, MS, LCPC
md/dc
Sandra is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in the State of Maryland and Washington, DC. She has practiced psychotherapy since 1990, and has experience working with adults, adolescents, couples, and families in a wide range of settings.
She received her Master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from San Francisco State University. She trained at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto and the Family Therapy Institute of Washington, DC. Most recently, she trained at the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotional Focused Therapy.
Sandra has worked in a variety of settings including The Family Therapy Institute, Montgomery County Social Services, in public schools, and in private practice. She has been in the Washington, DC area for the last 28 years where she established her practice and continues to learn.
Sandra was born in Argentina and came to the United States in 1986. As an immigrant, she appreciates the complex process of adaptation many people go through when they come to this country. She realizes this is a process of learning and growing from the experience of starting a new life in a new culture.
As your therapist, Sandra hopes to help you develop and attain goals that are important to you. She believes that by learning to be compassionate and to communicate with each other, we can create the conditions to make change possible.
She received her Master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from San Francisco State University. She trained at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto and the Family Therapy Institute of Washington, DC. Most recently, she trained at the Washington Baltimore Center for Emotional Focused Therapy.
Sandra has worked in a variety of settings including The Family Therapy Institute, Montgomery County Social Services, in public schools, and in private practice. She has been in the Washington, DC area for the last 28 years where she established her practice and continues to learn.
Sandra was born in Argentina and came to the United States in 1986. As an immigrant, she appreciates the complex process of adaptation many people go through when they come to this country. She realizes this is a process of learning and growing from the experience of starting a new life in a new culture.
As your therapist, Sandra hopes to help you develop and attain goals that are important to you. She believes that by learning to be compassionate and to communicate with each other, we can create the conditions to make change possible.
Laurence Fabre-Welmond MSW-MSPH, LCSW-C
md/dc/va
Individuals, couples
Children, teens and adults
Laurence has a dual training in France as a clinical psychologist and in the U.S. as a clinical social worker. She is licensed in Maryland. She obtained a masters degree at the Ecole des Psychologues Praticiens in Paris. She also has a Masters in Social Work and a Masters in Public Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
She has practiced as clinician for over thirty years. Laurence has worked with very young children, elementary, middle school and high school children, and adults in group and couple therapy settings. She has extensive international experience providing therapy services to national and international populations in France, the U.S., Vietnam, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire. She is bilingual, French and English.
With children, she has worked on sleep, feeding, and emotional self-regulation issues; ADHD; anxiety; learning differences; and adjustment to new cultures. She has also worked with children on the autism spectrum and has a certificate from the University of California in Davis in this area. With adults, she has worked on issues of anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, and low self-esteem. In addition, she has provided parental training. She has also conducted couples therapy using non-violence communications approach.
Laurence has extensive experience and training using cognitive behavioral therapy, Rogerian play therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, and psychodynamic short-term therapy. Laurence is committed to helping individuals, couples and families to understand their internal functioning and set goals to meet their full potential.
She has practiced as clinician for over thirty years. Laurence has worked with very young children, elementary, middle school and high school children, and adults in group and couple therapy settings. She has extensive international experience providing therapy services to national and international populations in France, the U.S., Vietnam, Benin and Côte d’Ivoire. She is bilingual, French and English.
With children, she has worked on sleep, feeding, and emotional self-regulation issues; ADHD; anxiety; learning differences; and adjustment to new cultures. She has also worked with children on the autism spectrum and has a certificate from the University of California in Davis in this area. With adults, she has worked on issues of anxiety, depression, adjustment disorder, and low self-esteem. In addition, she has provided parental training. She has also conducted couples therapy using non-violence communications approach.
Laurence has extensive experience and training using cognitive behavioral therapy, Rogerian play therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, and psychodynamic short-term therapy. Laurence is committed to helping individuals, couples and families to understand their internal functioning and set goals to meet their full potential.
Regina Morales, LCSW-C
MD
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES
CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
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Regina is passionate about helping individuals and families reach greater self-acceptance and fulfillment. Her starting point is- what does this person or family deeply want and how can they feel free to speak about what is most true for them? She finds that authenticity, warmth, and humor go a long way toward creating that safe space. Her approach is active, and outcomes focused.
She is bilingual in English and Spanish, and specializes in work with adolescents, young adults, individuals, and families coping with stressors such as acculturation, grief and loss, and trauma; and individuals launching into independence or figuring out their sexual, gender, and cultural identities. |
Regina has served young people and families in Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery County Behavioral Health and Crisis Services (BHCS), and private practice. She received her master’s degree at The Catholic University of America followed by training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as well as in family and expressive therapies at the Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center and at the Starbright Training Institute in Fairfax, VA. She brings clinical supervision, coaching, and leadership development skills from years of public service as Deputy Chief of BHCS. She is a licensed clinical social worker and Maryland certified clinical supervisor with over 25 years’ experience in trauma-informed care, cognitive behavioral, expressive, and family systems therapies. Regina believes that individuals naturally incline toward wholeness and can clear obstacles to find greater peace and joy in life.
Maria Loreto Valdes, LCPC
MD/DC
INDIVIDUALS
CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
Maria Loreto received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Psychology at Diego Portales University in Chile. Her postgraduate studies include a training program in psychodynamic therapy for children and adolescents, a certificate program in play therapy, and a certificate program in relational psychoanalysis for children and adolescents.
Maria has spent the vast majority of her career, which spans 20 years, in Chile, where she worked in diverse organizations as well as in her private practice. She lived in the Washington, DC area from 2004 to 2008, where she had the opportunity to work in a school environment and in a community clinic.
She is excited about being back in the Washington, DC area and continuing her practice here. Maria is expanding her horizons by dedicating her time to topics such as adult trauma and relational psychoanalysis.
Maria believes that the more we are aware of ourselves, the easier it will be for us to walk through the path of life in order to achieve our goals. She also believes that keeping a healthy mental life involves developing positive relationships with the people around us, so we feel connected, loved, and safe in the community we share.
Maria has spent the vast majority of her career, which spans 20 years, in Chile, where she worked in diverse organizations as well as in her private practice. She lived in the Washington, DC area from 2004 to 2008, where she had the opportunity to work in a school environment and in a community clinic.
She is excited about being back in the Washington, DC area and continuing her practice here. Maria is expanding her horizons by dedicating her time to topics such as adult trauma and relational psychoanalysis.
Maria believes that the more we are aware of ourselves, the easier it will be for us to walk through the path of life in order to achieve our goals. She also believes that keeping a healthy mental life involves developing positive relationships with the people around us, so we feel connected, loved, and safe in the community we share.
GALIT RUTSTEIN, LMSW, LGSW
MD/DC/VA
INDIVIDUALS
ADULTS AND Geriatrics
Galit holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Adelphi University and got her certification as a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She has practiced therapy in various settings, including psychiatric hospitals, day treatment programs and private practices. She has worked with adolescents and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, life adjustments and grief.
Galit integrates a holistic approach, viewing each individual as whole, with multiple modalities, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and the Strength Based Therapy to support and guide her clients in achieving their health goals. Galit creates safe space where her clients feel seen and heard, which she believes is paramount to the client-therapist relationship. She's currently licensed in MD, DC, and VA and works with adult women, including the elderly.
Galit integrates a holistic approach, viewing each individual as whole, with multiple modalities, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing and the Strength Based Therapy to support and guide her clients in achieving their health goals. Galit creates safe space where her clients feel seen and heard, which she believes is paramount to the client-therapist relationship. She's currently licensed in MD, DC, and VA and works with adult women, including the elderly.
pilar alfaro-palacios, MS, lcpc
MD
INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, FAMILIES
CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS
Pilar Alfaro-Palacios, MS, LCPC is a highly experienced and qualified therapist. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with over 30 years of practice in Bethesda/Chevy Chase, Maryland. She works with youth, adults, couples and families from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, bereavement, post-traumatic stress disorder, cross cultural counseling, third culture kids, parenting issues and educational consultation for school aged children.
With two years of training in Marriage and Family Therapy, Pilar works with clients from a family systems perspective with an emotionally based focus. She helps couples examine their roles as partners, identify challenging dynamics and improve communication to promote positive change and growth. Her treatment modalities also include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based practices and trauma-informed interventions.
Pilar obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from George Washington University, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an equivalent Master’s degree in School Counseling from Loyola University. She worked for Montgomery County Public Schools and is certified by the state of Maryland as both a School Counselor and a Pupil Personnel Worker. Pilar is also a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC).
As a therapist her goal is to help clients learn how to find answers from within. She believes that by mindfully working with the present, clients gain awareness, understanding, and acceptance, all of which are necessary to create a positive attitude toward change, personal growth and fulfillment.
With two years of training in Marriage and Family Therapy, Pilar works with clients from a family systems perspective with an emotionally based focus. She helps couples examine their roles as partners, identify challenging dynamics and improve communication to promote positive change and growth. Her treatment modalities also include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based practices and trauma-informed interventions.
Pilar obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from George Washington University, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an equivalent Master’s degree in School Counseling from Loyola University. She worked for Montgomery County Public Schools and is certified by the state of Maryland as both a School Counselor and a Pupil Personnel Worker. Pilar is also a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC).
As a therapist her goal is to help clients learn how to find answers from within. She believes that by mindfully working with the present, clients gain awareness, understanding, and acceptance, all of which are necessary to create a positive attitude toward change, personal growth and fulfillment.
Karen Zelaya, MA, lgpc
MD
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES
CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND ADULTS
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Karen obtained a dual Master’s degree with honors in Counseling Psychology and
Professional Counseling from the Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park, Maryland. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Central American University in Nicaragua. (Universidad Centroamericana, UCA). Karen has worked in various settings, including but not limited to the Montgomery County Child Welfare Services, Linkages to Learning program, providing school-based community and mental health services through a partnership with Montgomery County public schools and the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. She has trained at the YMCA and the Maryland Treatment Center for Addiction. Karen is bilingual, with Spanish-English mastery, and has great cultural competence and experience working with diverse cultural communities. |
She is passionate about helping individuals, children, youth, and families. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with crisis intervention, anger management, addiction problems, adolescent crisis, and community
resources. Her experience migrating to a new country gives her a unique perspective on acculturation and assimilation. Karen has extensive experience working with families providing parenting skills, strategies to raise challenging children, and family dynamics. She utilizes various modalities in her work including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and person-centered therapy. Karen focuses on the client’s individual needs, while recognizing where everyone is emotionally. She believes that every individual has the potential to create their own path towards happiness.
resources. Her experience migrating to a new country gives her a unique perspective on acculturation and assimilation. Karen has extensive experience working with families providing parenting skills, strategies to raise challenging children, and family dynamics. She utilizes various modalities in her work including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and person-centered therapy. Karen focuses on the client’s individual needs, while recognizing where everyone is emotionally. She believes that every individual has the potential to create their own path towards happiness.
RENATA PAVANI, MA, LCSW-C
MD
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES
CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADUTLS & ADULTS
MD
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES
CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, YOUNG ADUTLS & ADULTS
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Renata is a warm, gentle, and personable therapist with several years of experience working with people suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma history, and other mood disorders. Graduated with honors from the University of Maryland-Baltimore in clinical social work specialized in family and children, Renata uses a variety of evidence based interventions to help people of all ages, including couples and families to access their inner wisdom and heal from emotional pain.
Born and raised in Brazil, living in the United States for 20 years, Renata has vast experience working with immigrants from several countries speaking multiple languages. She is passionate about how internal and external environments influence our mental health, and is determined to help others foster healthy relationships and live their best lives. |
MELISSA PACAS, MA, LMSW
md
INDIVIDUALS
children, adolescents, young adults & adults
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Melissa Pacas-Diaz, LMSW, is a compassionate and dedicated therapist with extensive experience in child welfare and social work. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She brings extensive experience from her career in child welfare, where she supported children and families navigating trauma, transitions, and complex life challenges.
With a strong background in advocating for youth in foster care, Melissa specializes in helping children navigate trauma, build resilience, and develop healthy relationships. She takes a multicultural approach to therapy, honoring each client’s unique cultural background and life experiences. This perspective allows her to create a supportive, inclusive environment where clients feel valued and understood. |
Melissa is deeply committed to fostering a safe and supportive space for clients to explore their feelings, build resilience, and achieve personal growth. Whether working with children, teens, or adults, her compassionate approach helps clients feel seen, heard, and empowered to thrive.
Bilingual in Spanish, she is passionate about providing accessible and culturally responsive care to diverse communities. Her expertise includes trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and family systems, as well as helping individuals manage anxiety and depression.
Melissa looks forward to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and well-being.
Bilingual in Spanish, she is passionate about providing accessible and culturally responsive care to diverse communities. Her expertise includes trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and family systems, as well as helping individuals manage anxiety and depression.
Melissa looks forward to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward healing and well-being.