Hello! We’re a group of dedicated DC Therapist Connect volunteers who help manage our vibrant community. Some of us alternate months moderating our Google and Facebook groups, while others focus on specific areas of responsibility. We work to ensure that DCTC continues to embody its core values of kindness, compassion, and professional growth. We volunteer our time to support the well-being of both groups. If you have a question, please reach out to one of us! We’re happy to point you in the right direction.
DCTC Team Members:
Anna Colangelo, PhD, PMH-C (She/Her)
Google group moderator
Contact: annacphd@gmail.com
Anna is a Clinical Psychologist in a private telehealth-based practice. Anna specializes in reproductive mental health and has a certification in Perinatal Mental Health. She also works as a generalist and treats individuals experiencing a wide range of concerns, including life and role transitions, stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. Anna is licensed in Virginia, DC, New York and has the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) through PSYPACT allowing her to provide teletherapy to clients in the 43 participating states. Learn more about Anna’s practice.
Lida Far, PhD, LCPC, CST (She/Her)
Google group moderator
Contact: crystalcounselingandcoaching@
Lida is a Relationship and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist, and the founder of Crystal Counseling & Coaching, a fully virtual/telehealth therapy practice. She works with individuals, couples, and families, with areas of focus that include college students and young adults, anxiety and depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, neurodivergent individuals and couples, and multicultural individuals and couples. Lida is licensed in DC, MD, VA, NY, NJ, CT, & IL. In addition to her clinical work, Lida is the founder of Matchmaking by Dr. Lida, a separate, non-therapy practice offering curated Matchmaking and Dating Coaching for busy relationship-ready single professionals seeking a more intentional approach to partnership. Learn more about Lida’s private practice.
Google group moderator
Contact: marcelle.maginnis@
Marcelle is a resident counselor in Virginia with experience treating grief, perinatal mood disorders, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She specializes in supporting individuals and couples navigating grief and loss, relational challenges, new parenthood, and other major life transitions. She takes a relational, compassionate approach grounded in evidence-based practices and a warm sense of humor. Marcelle is completing her residency with Sarah Moore, LPC. Learn more about her work.
Google group moderator
Contact: Savanna@aspenvalleycounselingservices.com
Savannah is the owner of Aspen Valley Counseling Services PLLC. She is licensed in Washington, DC, Florida, and Colorado. Savanna specializes in trauma, anxiety, and addiction. Learn more about Savanna’s practice.
Margie Underwood, LCPC (She/Her)
Google group moderator
Contact: margie@underwoodcounseling.com
Margie is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a private telehealth practice in Maryland. She has over 20 years of experience supporting individual adolescents and adults, as well as couples and families. Margie helps clients address issues such as relationship challenges (including separation and divorce), parenting and coparenting, LGBTQIA+ identity and unique challenges, family conflict, depression, anxiety, and major life transitions. Margie is bilingual and offers all services in both English and Spanish. She takes a strength-based approach and uses humor in her work, believing that laughter is a critical factor in healing. Margie strives to create a safe space where her clients feel respected, supported, and fundamentally understood. She sees herself as a guide, helping clients gain insight into the roots of their challenges, and empowering them to take conscious steps toward decreased stress, and increased joy and peace. Learn more about Margie’s practice.
Bracha Poliakoff, LCSW-C (She/Her)
Google group moderator
Contact: Brachapoliakoff@gmail.com
Bracha is a clinical social worker and founder and director of Bright Ideas Continuing Education. She has experience conducting psychological assessments and providing individual and group counseling to clients in a variety of settings including school-based, outpatient, partial hospitalization, and long-term care.
Leen Nguyen, LMSW (She/Her)
Google group moderator
Contact: Leennguyen.wellness@gmail.com
Leen is a therapist based in Maryland and DC with experience in crisis intervention, addiction, trauma, and grief. Leen specializes in helping individuals and couples navigate complex emotional challenges, drawing on her empathetic and collaborative approach to foster growth and resilience. Her work focuses on supporting clients in exploring identity, resolving interpersonal conflicts, and overcoming life transitions. Leen welcomes clients from diverse backgrounds, including all sexual orientations, gender identities, and cultural experiences. She is committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for healing and self-discovery. Learn more about Leen’s practice via email: Leennguyen.wellness@gmail.com.
Andrew P. Darby, LCSW-C, LCADAS (He/Him)
Contact: andrew@darby-integrative-counseling.com
Andrew is the Executive Director and Founder of Darby Integrative Counseling. He is a consultant to other organizations and psychotherapy practices throughout the United States. Andrew’s MD-based group psychotherapy practice, Darby Integrative Counseling, provides in-person and telehealth mental health, trauma, and substance abuse services. The physical office is located in Silver Spring, MD, and telehealth is provided to states throughout the USA via PSYPACT providers and multi-state licensed therapists and counselors. The therapists at the practice take an integrative approach to healing. They meet the needs of clients using multiple evidenced-based practices to assist them in awakening to their full healing potential. Learn more about Andrew’s practice.
