Therapist Spotlight

Miranda Jean, LICSW, is a queer-identifying therapist who enjoys working with clients from the LGBTQ+ community and diverse cultural backgrounds.


She helps clients who are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, grief and loss, and life transitions.


Ms. Jean uses a strengths-based and person-centered approach with her clients. She integrates three different therapeutic orientations — cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, and narrative therapy.

Ms. Jean offers daytime and evening teletherapy sessions.


To make an appointment with Miranda Jean, please call 202.588.1288 or email us at info@dctalktherapy.com.

Group Therapy

We have one spot left in our Young Adult Anxiety Group.


Our Anxiety Group (ages 27-38) continues to meet every Tuesday from 5:30pm to 6:45pm with 

Michelle Paul, LPC.


These appointments are $105 per session and are conducted in person in Suite 438 at 3000 Connecticut Avenue, NW.


To reserve your spot, email us at info@dctalktherapy.com or call 202.588.1288.

Note: You’ll have a free 15-minute phone call with Michelle prior to your first session to make sure you’re a good fit for the group.

Tip of the Month

This month’s tip comes from our friend Allison Tepper, owner of Tepper Nutrition in Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.


Allison recently gave us some suggestions that could impact your mood and energy level.

Allison’s Tips:


  • Eat every 3-4 hours, including one to three snacks.



  • The ideal breakfast is a combination of carbohydrates and proteins, such as yogurt and granola or peanut butter toast with banana.


  • Blueberries, walnuts, and salmon are good foods to lower your anxiety levels, as are supplements such as magnesium, zinc, and probiotics


  • The worst foods for anxiety are those that are high in sugar and have no protein- certain sodas are a good example.


Couples Corner

Just as we make deposits into our bank accounts to keep them healthy and sustainable, it’s important to do the same for our emotional bank accounts.


If you think you have a deficit with your partner or just want to make sure your emotional bank account is flourishing, here are some suggestions (adapted from the Gottman Institute):


1) Catch your partner doing something good. Notice what your partner does that you appreciate, even if it’s something they do every day, and say thank you.


2) Give your partner a compliment. The most impactful compliments are ones about who your partner is as a person. For example, “I really love and appreciate how thoughtful you are of others.” Even better is if you follow up your compliment with an example of a time your partner demonstrated that trait.


3) Do something nice for them. For example, make them coffee in the morning, empty the dishwasher even though it isn’t your turn (or usual responsibility), or offer to cook dinner when you know they’ve had a hard day. The options are endless.

Summer Reading List

Long Island Compromise

By Taffy Brodesser-Akner

 

The novel, which came out last month, is about a Jewish American family and the impact that intergenerational trauma and extreme wealth have on them.


The family’s patriarch, Carl Fletcher, who owns a successful Styrofoam factory, is kidnapped and held for ransom. He's later returned home, physically unharmed but psychologically damaged. The author examines the link between repression and psychological health.


The book was hilarious at times and sad and disturbing at others. Either way, it was hard to put down.


Brodesser-Akner’s previous novel, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was a New York Times bestseller.


Amazon, $24.95 paperback.

Calling Ukraine

By Johannes Lichtman

 

On a whim, a 30-year-old American named John Turner moves to Ukraine to teach employees at a call center the art of small talk. It’s a fish-out-of-water story as John struggles to understand the language and customs of a foreign country.


The fictional book also touches on topics like domestic violence, grief and loss, and what it means to be a leader.


The story takes place in 2018-2019, prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, giving the reader a glimpse of life before the war.


Amazon, $17.99 paperback.

Our Clinical Team

If you were once a client of DC Talk Therapy, did you know you can still schedule sessions with your former therapist, even if it’s just once a month?


Here’s a link to get started: https://DCTalkTherapy.therapyclient.com

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