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CJ Polihronakis, Ph.D.

Ph.D.

He/Him/His

Accepting new clients

Licensed states

MarylandNew YorkVirginia

At a glance

Services Provided

Couples Therapy
Individual Therapy
Parenting Therapy
Sex Therapy

Ages Served

Adults (18+)
Older Adults (65+)
Young Adults (18-25)

Languages Spoken

English

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)

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