IPI Clinicians are available by appointment only.

If you are experiencing a crisis and need immediate assistance, please visit your local emergency room or call 911.

Welcome to the Integrative Psychotherapy Institute of Virginia (IPI) LLC  

Our practice is made up of independent practitioners who share the common goal of providing patients with thorough assessments, collaborative goal setting and a wide variety of state of the art therapeutic methods for resolving problems.

Psychotherapy is not easily described in general statements. It varies based on the nature, duration and severity of the problem presented in combination with the personalities of the psychologist/therapist and patient.

If this is your first experience in psychotherapy……….

Prior to your first visit, we may ask you to complete a few assessments to help evaluate your needs. By the end of several sessions, we will be able to offer you some first impressions of what our work together will include and a general treatment plan to follow if you decide to continue in therapy.  Psychotherapy is most effective when the patient does work on things we discuss both in the session and while at home.  Some times you may be asked to do some reading, journaling or other activity to help the process move along more efficiently.

Therapy involves a large commitment of energy, time and money, so you should be very careful about the clinician you select. This includes training, experience, psychotherapy techniques and personality style. Research supports that the therapeutic relationship between patient and therapist is often the most important variable in treatment outcome. If you should have questions about our procedures, policies or techniques, you should feel free to discuss them at any time.

One of the most frequently asked questions of new patients is “how long will this therapy take?” 

This is a difficult question to answer because it often depends on a large number of variables.  One of the advantages of seeking services at our institute is that our clinicians are trained in a wide range of techniques. Through proper assessment we can collaborate about the method that might be the most efficient and best suited to your learning style.

Therapy meetings are most often scheduled in 50 or 80 minute sessions.  Occasionally, we do longer sessions for EMDR or Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.  These options along with recommended frequency of meetings will be discussed following your initial evaluation.

We appreciate your choosing a therapist at IPI Virginia LLC and look forward to collaborating with you to achieve your desired goal. To learn more please visit our frequently asked question page, or click here to learn more about our clinicians and how you may contact us.

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Where in the Washington DC Metro Area are IPI Psychologists/Therapists Presenting?

What are IPI Clinician's Researching and/or Writing About?

Jan Beauregard, Ph.D. Receives Top Therapist Award Jan Beauregard, Ph.D was honored in the July 2009 issue of the Washingtonian as a "Top Therapist" for the treatment of PTSD and addictive disorders. Click here to learn more. Tools for Transforming Trauma: Integrating Affective Therapies in the Treatment of Addictive Disorders Location: The Waterford at Fair Oaks Date: Friday August 06, 2010 Time:8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Address: 12025 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway Fairfax, VA 22033 For registration information, please click here. Are you looking for a consultation group for therapists or for professional opportunities at IPI? IPI has several openings for therapists looking for clinical supervision, individual or group consultation. Professional opportunitues and continuing education are also available. Please click this link for details. New Groups for IPI Clients  RELAPSE PREVENTION:  IPI is currently forming a group for adults seeking relapse prevention from substance abuse. This will be both a psychoeducational and process group. DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY (DBT): IPI is currently assessing adults who wish to expand their ability to manage difficult emotions in a more effective manner. For additional information about DBT please click here. Please contact Lynne Harris, LPC for more information about these two groups at 1-703-385-9667 Ext. 6

Trauma & the Body: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy by Jan Beauregard, Ph.D. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (Ogden, 2006) is an approach to working with trauma that builds on traditional psychotherapeutic understanding but views the responses of the body as central to healing. Somatic psychology pioneer Pat Ogden developed this treatment model by incorporating techniques from traditional talk-therapy methods with body or sensorimotor psychotherapy to explain how body sensation and movement can be used to process the effects of trauma more effectively. Click here to read the complete article.   Cybersex: From Recreational Users to Addicts by Tricia (Tessa) Suppes M.A. The Internet is increasingly affecting all aspects of our lives and in particular, our sexual lives. With the sophistication of the Internet has come increased access to cybersex. This article focuses on how the Internet is changing sexual behavior with a special focus on the cybersex recreational user, the at-risk user and the compulsive/addict user. Click here to read the complete article.