Start Online LGBTQ+ Therapy in Washington, DC
And because Allswell is all virtual, you can meet with your Washington, DC-licensed therapist from wherever you can find a bit of privacy. That includes your home, your car, a break room, or anywhere else you can shut the door for an hour.
Allswell takes both Medicaid and commercial insurance across Washington, DC, and depending on your plan, a session can cost as little as $0. Affirming therapy shouldn't be hard to come by, and starting with us is simple.
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Allswell’s Services in Washington, DC
Allswell works with clients all across Washington, DC, from Capitol Hill and Columbia Heights to Petworth, Anacostia, and every quadrant in between. There are two main ways to work with us, and both are grounded in LGBTQ+ affirming care: individual therapy and support groups.
Online, individual LGBTQ+ therapy
Individual therapy is one-on-one work with a licensed therapist over secure video. It’s a private space to unpack whatever brought you to therapy, figure out what you want to change, and work toward it at a pace that feels manageable.
The first meeting is your Welcome Session, and it lasts 60 minutes. After that, therapy sessions are 45 minutes and are typically on a weekly basis. Every Allswell therapist is trained in affirming, trauma-informed care, so you can show up as yourself from day one.
Online LGBTQ+ support groups
Allswell’s support groups meet for 6 weeks with the same small group each time, led by an Allswell therapist. Each session starts with a short lesson, then opens into conversation and practice. That way, you immediately walk away with skills you can use in real life.
Allswell’s support groups meet online, and our Care Coordinators can tell you what's running right now and whether one of the groups makes sense for your treatment plan.
Allswell's Reviews and Success Stories
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How Allswell Approaches Care
Here’s what you need to know about our clinical approach:
Affirming care is treated as a clinical requirement.
The American Psychological Association and WPATH recognize affirming care as the professional standard, and at Allswell it's something therapists are screened for in hiring, trained on after, and observed on in ongoing supervision.
Minority stress is treated as a clinical factor.
The strain of discrimination, rejection, and staying guarded adds up, and it’s not in your imagination. Allswell therapists are trained to work with it directly, helping you sort out what's yours to work on from what belongs to the world around you.
Treatment is evidence-based and adapted to your needs.
Approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) work, but they need adjusting for people whose fears are often grounded in real risk rather than distorted thinking. Allswell therapists are trained to tell the difference.
Trauma care goes further than trauma-informed.
Allswell uses structured, evidence-based trauma treatment. This includes Written Exposure Therapy (WET), which is a fast approach to trauma with strong results and a lower dropout rate than longer approaches. Trauma work is paced carefully and only begins when you're steady enough for it.
Progress is measured, and we adjust your treatment plan accordingly.
Allswell uses validated check-ins at intake and every 60 days, and your therapist reviews the results with you. If something isn't working, that shows up in the data and the approach changes.
Community is part of the treatment.
Loneliness is a real clinical problem in LGBTQ+ life. That’s why at Allswell, group therapy runs alongside individual therapy sessions.
Paying for Online LGBTQ+ Therapy in Washington, DC
Allswell accepts both Medicaid and commercial insurance in Washington, DC.
Before you begin, our team verifies your benefits and gives you a clear per-session estimate.
Insurance Allswell takes in Washington, DC
Allswell is in-network with the plans below for clients located in Washington, DC:
- DC Medicaid: We accept all of its managed care organizations, including AmeriHealth Caritas, Wellpoint, and MedStar. Most Medicaid members pay $0 per session.
- Aetna: Commercial Aetna plans are accepted for clients in Washington, DC.
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield: Accepted for clients located in Washington, DC.
- Cigna / Evernorth: Commercial Cigna plans are accepted, with mental health benefits handled through Evernorth.
Other payment options
If we're not in-network with your plan, we can send you a superbill, which is an itemized receipt you submit to your insurer for an out-of-network claim, though the reimbursement depends on your coverage.
You can also pay out of pocket. Self-pay, also called private pay, is $175 for the initial intake session. After the initial intake, it’s $125 for each session. We accept Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) cards as well.
Meet Allswell’s Washington, DC-Licensed Therapists
Every Allswell therapist goes through careful vetting for clinical ability and for genuinely affirming care alike.
We work with therapists who have hands-on experience supporting LGBTQ+ clients, including transgender and non-binary clients, plus training in evidence-based approaches like eye movement desensitizing and reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), among others. When you start, we'll connect you with a Washington, DC-licensed therapist who fits your needs.
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