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. |
Caroline Poirrier holds a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of
Maryland and is licensed in Maryland and Washington, D.C. She works with adults and adolescents on a range of issues including anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, relationships, transitions and stressors, emotional regulation, executive functioning,and trauma. She has experience providing clinical care in agency and private practice settings. Caroline was born and raised in Europe, is fluent in English and French, and has lived and traveled in several countries in Asia, the Americas and Africa. Prior to becoming a therapist, she spent more than a decade working with organizations committed to enhancing people’s education, health, and rights at the policy level. |
Jenny is a dedicated therapist who enjoys working through a bilingual (English/Spanish) and bicultural lens, utilizing a strength-based approach that puts the client at the center of the healing and empowerment process. Jenny is dedicated to the therapeutic process by focusing on establishing a strong therapeutic rapport as the foundation from where to begin work. She works with adolescents, young adults, adults, couples and families. Her areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, prepartum and postpartum anxiety/depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, first generation college student adjustment, acculturation, executive functioning challenges, parenting concerns, discernment, and life changes (first time parents, first time mom, empty nesters, career changes, etc.)
Jenny works from an Attachment Theory approach and utilizes various modalities in her work including Bowen Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples, and therapy that integrates faith and spirituality. |
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. |