Sharon Schonteich, PhD

Written By Dawn Johnson

Areas of specialization

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Infertility and perinatal concerns

  • Life transitions

  • Stress and work-life balance

  • Family and relationships

I help clients who are feeling overwhelmed, stressed or depleted to make sense of their struggles and create an actionable, accessible plan for change.  My approach combines tactical skill building with broader insight, helping you to develop more clearly defined personal goals and boundaries, and an increased sense of personal agency and self acceptance.  I strive for clients to feel seen, heard and supported as we build towards a greater sense of wellbeing, balance and more satisfying relationships.  

I specialize in college students through mature adults, with a particular emphasis on individuals navigating life transitions or complex roles as individuals, partners, employees and family members.  My areas of specialty include anxiety and depression, stress and work-life balance, life transitions, and family and relationships.  I have particular expertise in infertility and the perinatal period, and am the author of Struggling with Infertility, a book exploring the experiences of women navigating infertility and fertility treatment.

I am actively affirming and welcoming to individuals of all gender identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations and religions.  Originally from South Africa, I was a competitive swimmer and worked in global consulting, government and industry before becoming a psychotherapist, and draw on these experiences in my work with clients.  I work with clients via telehealth and in-person.

Psychology Associate, Licensed in Washington, DC; Resident in Psychology, Licensed in Virginia
PhD in Clinical Psychology
Clinical Supervisor, Dr. J. Dawn Johnson, PsyD

 

Our providers

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Ashley Alderette, PsyD
Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Ashley’s approach emphasizes the use of specific tools and strategies to help you to reduce your distress, develop more flexible thinking, feel more connected in relationships, and address tendencies towards perfectionism and rigidity. She has a warm, collaborative and empowering therapeutic style, with expertise in anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, work/life balance, perfectionism and eating disorders.

Dawn Johnson, PsyD
Dawn Johnson, PsyD

Dawn is the founder of our practice and has an engaging, interactive therapy style. Her approach blends concrete behavior change with a deep curiosity around the origins of your concerns so that we can understand how they developed and actively craft healthier patterns going forward. She has particular expertise in anxiety, disordered eating, career/academic stress, healthy relationship boundaries, and life transitions.

Andrea Kenoff, MA, LICSW
Andrea Kenoff, MA, LICSW

Andrea takes a strengths-based perspective, recognizing you as a full, complex person with many facets to your life and identity. She has a compassionate, supportive style, and specializes in depression, anxiety, self esteem and relationship concerns. Andrea’s therapy style is collaborative and interactive, and she believes that it is important to recognize, support and develop her clients’ many strengths, as well as to identify and work to improve their challenges.

Sydney Rosen, PsyD
Sydney Rosen, PsyD

Sydney works from an attachment perspective, helping clients to better understand themselves and their relationships. She combines insight-oriented approaches with CBT/DBT skills, and has expertise in anxiety and depression, life transitions, family of origin conflict, identity development, body image, self-esteem and relationships, including non-monogamy.

Sharon Schonteich, PhD
Sharon Schonteich, PhD

Sharon combines solutions-focused and insight-oriented approaches. She strives for clients to feel heard and supported as they develop a sense of personal agency and self acceptance. Sharon specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and perinatal concerns, family and relationships, life transitions, somatic concerns/chronic illness, and work/life stress.

Devin Thomas, LMFT
Devin Thomas, LMFT

Devin brings a warm, compassionate, and holistic approach to therapy. She is passionate about supporting clients in a path of self discovery, and blends this with practical, evidence-based mindfulness techniques. Devin specializes in depression, anxiety, relationships and life transitions. She also has expertise in chronic illness, grief, and the LGBTQ+ community, and is committed to providing supportive, trauma-informed care.

Shally Vaid, MA, LPC
Shally Vaid, MA, LPC

Shally creates a collaborative, safe and inclusive space for you to connect again with joy, hope, empowerment, and a sense of inner calm. She specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and the perinatal period, parenting, self-esteem and trauma. An experienced cognitive-behavioral therapist, Shally also incorporates mindfulness, solutions focused, attachment and multicultural approaches to craft a treatment best suited to your needs.

Catherine Corey
Catherine Corey

Catherine handles practice operations to ensure a smooth experience for our clients. She is currently a PhD student at Fielding Graduate University pursuing a degree in clinical psychology.

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