Our Clinicians
Alyssa Duda, LCSW-C, EMDR Certified, RYT-200
Alyssa Duda is a DC-based mental health professional. She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Social Work from Catholic University of America and is licensed in Maryland, DC and Virginia and is a Board Approved Supervisor in the state of Maryland. She is a Certified EMDR clinician and a EMDRIA Consultant in Training. She has over 15 years of experience in the mental health field, both as a direct service provider as well as providing trainings, supervision and consultation to individuals and organizations.
Alyssa works with clients to build compassionate and trusting relationships, free from judgement and reconnected to hope and possibility. She helps her clients manage the stress and anxiety from daily stressors as well as empowers them in connecting links between their past, present and future to make meaningful changes in their personal and professional lives. She uses mind/body healing practices such as EMDR, mindfulness and somatic processing as well as complimentary expressive modalities such as art and sand tray.
Rates: Free 15 minute consultation, $200/ hour, Sliding scale available
Trainings/Specialities
Alyssa has received training and certifications at the following
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The Ferentz Trauma Institute with focus on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and related Dissociative Disorders
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The Institute for Creative Mindfulness- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Trainings I & II
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EMDRIA Member and Certified Clinician
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EMDRIA Consultant in Training
Alyssa specializes in the following areas​
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Adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, self harm, suicidal ideation and interpersonal conflict that inhibits positive relationships with self and others
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Trauma survivors in various stages of healing from initial crisis stage, to reintegration after trauma, to revisiting past trauma from many years prior
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Domestic violence, child abuse, abandonment/neglect, sexual violence, stalking and bullying
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Substance abuse and other addictions
Sara Giuliani, LCPC, EMDR Certified
Sara Giuliani is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland and a Certified EMDR clinician. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Marymount University and has been working as a mental health professional for over four years.
Sara uses a collaborative approach, drawing from clients’ strengths and personal goals, to create a relationship and space that is safe, healing, and helpful. Sara helps clients navigate a variety of symptoms and stressors including anxiety, depression, trauma, interpersonal challenges, life transitions, and identity exploration. She uses evidence-based modalities including EMDR and IFS (Internal Family Systems) and incorporates expressive modalities such as art and sand tray to help clients better understand themselves and move towards a life of fullness and connection with self and others.
Rates: Free 15 minute consultation, $180/ hour, Sliding scale available