CJ Polihronakis, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
He/Him/His
Accepting new clients
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Licensed states
MarylandNew YorkVirginia
At a glance
Services Provided
Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy
Parenting Therapy
Sex Therapy
Individual Therapy
Parenting Therapy
Sex Therapy
Ages Served
Adults (18+)
Older Adults (65+)
Young Adults (18-25)
Older Adults (65+)
Young Adults (18-25)
Languages Spoken
English
Fees & insurance
About this provider
Clients I Work With
Communities I Have Expertise in Serving:
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
LGBTQIA+ Clients
People of Color
Immigrant and International Communities
First-generation College Students
Other Mental Health Professionals
Presenting Concerns I Specialize In:
Anxiety
Depression
Interpersonal Concerns (e.g., social isolation, relationship issues)
Family of Origin Concerns
Career & Professional Concerns
Life Transitions (e.g., recent move, grief/loss)
Intersectional identity development (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religious/spiritual identity, etc.)
Bisexuality, Pansexuality, Non-monosexuality
LGBTQIA+ Identities & Queer Issues
Men and Masculinities
Sex, Intimacy, Kink, & Sexual Health (from a Sex-Positive Approach)
Trauma
Approach
I predominantly draw from Psychodynamic, Relational-Cultural, & Person Centered counseling theories in my work with clients. I also have experience integrating mindfulness and other skill-based interventions into my treatment approach. I like to approach my work with clients in a collaborative, engaged, exploratory, & conversational manner. My goal as your future therapist, therefore, is to provide you with an empathic, validating, caring space where you feel comfortable being your authentic self and opening about experiences across different points in your life. I will assist you consider how the foundational relationships and core experiences across your life may be associated with some of your self-perceptions, ways of relating to other people, as well as other concerns that may be bringing you to therapy.
More About My Practice
Please see more about my practice here: https://www.drcjpolihronakis.com/
Specialties & approaches
Specialties
AnxietyAttachmentBurnoutCareer CounselingConsensual Non-MonogamyDepressionGender IdentityImmigrant & Refugee Mental HealthLife TransitionsMen’s Mental HealthPerfectionismRelationship IssuesReligious Trauma & Spiritual AbuseSelf Esteem
Therapy approaches
Psychodynamic TherapyRelational Therapy
Specialized Experience
Athletes / Professional SportsBIPOC clientsEntrepreneurs & ExecutivesLGBTQ+ AffirmingRace & cultural identitySex-positive / kink friendly
Fees & insurance
Payment Accepted
Credit
Out of Network (Superbills Provided)