Individual therapy
Inclusive, affirming, culturally-responsive therapy for adults, college students, and graduate students.
North Springfield, VA and teletherapy
Therapy for adults ready to feel like themselves again.
Rachel W. Friendly, Ph.D. offers affirming therapy for self-compassion, identity, boundaries, and authentic living.
You were never too much.
You may look capable from the outside while feeling disconnected, self-critical, or tired of making yourself smaller. Therapy offers a place to reconnect with your voice and needs.
Services
Support for adults who are ready to stop shrinking themselves.
Women navigating self-doubt
Therapy for high-achieving, overwhelmed, people-pleasing women working on boundaries, self-trust, and self-worth.
LGBTQ+ affirming therapy
A space for queer adults to explore identity, shame, self-doubt, and the work of living more authentically.
Gender affirming work
Therapy for gender exploration plus single-session evaluations for Gender Affirming Surgery letters of support.
College and graduate students
Support informed by 13 years in university counseling centers, including international student services experience.
Group therapy
The Empowering Women Group is described as an in-person Springfield, VA space using expressive arts and shared support.
Approach
Warm, collaborative, affirming therapy.
Rachel describes therapy as a shared process. She does not simply sit back and nod, and she does not tell clients what they should do.
The work pays attention to relationships, patterns, identity, power, oppression, self-compassion, and the therapeutic relationship itself.
"I know a great deal about healing. You know a great deal about you. Both matter."
Rachel W. Friendly, Ph.D.Format
In person in North Springfield. Teletherapy in VA, CA, MA, and DC.
In-person appointments are available at 8001 Forbes Place, Suite 211, North Springfield, VA 22151. Remote sessions use doxy.me, described on the current site as a confidential, encrypted video platform.
Session length: 45 minutes, with longer sessions potentially available by request.
Fee: $250 for a 45-minute session. Longer sessions are pro-rated.
Insurance: Out-of-pocket payment only. Monthly paperwork may be provided for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
Consultation: Free 15-minute phone consultation before beginning therapy.
GAS letters: Single-session evaluations use an economic justice pricing model, sliding from $325 to $0.
Licensed psychologist serving multiple states.
Virginia License #: 810004656
California License #: 27922
Massachusetts License #: 11340
Washington DC License #: PSY200001476
Before you send a message.
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Ready to connect?
Use the existing Friendly Psychology contact page to request a free 15-minute consultation.
Contact Rachel