We’re DC’s Holistic Psychotherapists — Deep, transformative therapy is our jam!
Specializing in EMDR Therapy, EFT Couples Therapy & mind-body approaches to help you create real, lasting change
Sage & Fifth Therapy Place is a specialized, mindfulness-based holistic psychotherapy practice serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. We are the practice people turn to when they are ready to move beyond surface level coping and into deep, transformative therapy that supports meaningful, lasting change in their lives and relationships.
Many of our clients come to us feeling stuck — noticing the same struggles showing up again and again in their relationships, career, or sense of self. You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, sad, hopeless, angry, or unsure of yourself, even after trying to “push through” or manage on your own. Together, we’ll focus on helping you understand why these patterns exist and how to change them in a way that lasts.
Helping clients overcome distressing cycles, feel empowered, steady, and secure in their lives and their relationships through proven therapy approaches is what we do best.
Our team of specialized therapists bring years of advanced training in evidence-based modalities, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Perinatal and Postpartum Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. These approaches are supported by extensive research and shown to produce meaningful, lasting change for clients navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and major life transitions.
We don’t just work with the mind. We work with the whole person.
At Sage & Fifth Therapy, we integrate mindfulness, somatic tools, and holistic wellness into our therapy because decades of neuroscience research show that lasting change happens through the mind–body connection. Addressing how experiences live in both the body and the nervous system allows clients to shift old patterns, regulate emotions more effectively, and show up differently in their lives and relationships.
Ready to heal, break old patterns and move forward with greater clarity and confidence?
*Sliding Scale available for clients with financial need and/ or impacted by recent layoffs and political changes.
Issues We Can Help With
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Healing from Trauma, Abuse & Post-Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
Common concerns:
PTSD, complex trauma, childhood trauma, emotional abuse and neglect, physical abuse, recovery from sexual violence and harassment, hypervigilance, dissociation, trauma triggers. -
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Anxiety, Depression & Persistent Self-Doubt
Common concerns:
Anxiety, depression, stress, chronic worry, overthinking, panic attacks, emotional numbness, persistent self-doubt, imposter syndrome, academic stress, professional burnout. -
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Relationship Issues, Dating Challenges & Attachment Patterns
Common concerns:
Relationship conflict, dating anxiety, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, communication problems, trust issues, infidelity, issues related to polyamory and open relationships. -
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LGBTQIA2SP+ Issues, Identity Exploration & Gender Affirming Care
Common concerns:
LGBTQIA+ issues, identity exploration, gender identity, gender dysphoria, gender-affirming care, internalized shame, coming out, minority stress, queer relationship issues. -
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Early Childhood Experiences & Family Dynamics
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Growing up in high-conflict or emotionally distant families, people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, trust issues, repeated relationship struggles, intergenerational stress. -
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Low Self-Esteem, Self-Sabotage & Difficulty with Vulnerability
Common concerns:
Self-esteem issues, Not feeling good enough, chronic self-sabotage, fear of vulnerability, emotional avoidance, people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty trusting others, fear of intimacy and closeness. -
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Racial trauma, Minority Stress & Sociopolitical Stress
Common concerns:
Experiences of racism or discrimination, chronic stress related to identity or belonging, immigration-related stress or anxiety, intergenerational trauma, political anxiety due to ongoing sociopolitical event, and feeling unsafe or unheard in social systems. -
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Perinatal, Postpartum Mental Health & Parenthood Support
Common concerns:
Pregnancy-related anxiety, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum mood changes, identity struggles, postpartum relationship challenges, birth trauma, reproductive trauma, infant loss. -
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Fertility, IVF & Reproductive Challenges
Common concerns:
Fertility struggles and infertility, emotional toll of IVF and assisted reproductive technology (ART), Perinatal loss/ miscarriage, reproductive trauma, relationship strain related to fertility, uncertainty around conception and family planning. -
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Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
Common concerns:
Grief and bereavement, loss of a loved one (including suicide loss), breakups, separation, divorce, job loss, moving to a new city, major life transitions and identity shifts.
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What Our Clients are Saying
“But is this the Right Therapy for Me? ”
Sage & Fifth Therapy Place is an LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, BIPOC-inclusive, Health at Every Size (HAES)–supportive, body-positive, and sex-positive practice. We are deeply committed to creating a welcoming, respectful space where all identities, bodies, and lived experiences are honored.
Our work begins from a place of safety, respect, and belonging.
Still not sure? Schedule a Free Consultation to see if we’re the right fit.
Instant booking, no long wait times!
Explore Our Holistic Therapy Services for Individuals & Couples to Find the right therapy for you
Individual Therapy
If you feel stuck despite trying hard to overcome distressing cycles that keep holding you back, we’re the right practice for you. Together, we will explore insights and tools to help you find stability, create fulfilling relationships and live an enriched life.
We offer therapy for anxiety, depression, relationship distress, identity confusion, self-esteem issues, coping with current events/ political stress, work stress, academic stress, professional burnout, imposter syndrome, work-life balance issues, difficult life transitions, grief counseling, gender-affirming therapy and affirming therapy for LGBTQIA2SP+ clients.
Therapy modalities: EMDR, Mindfulness based CBT, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Somatic Mind-Body techniques, Psychodynamic Therapy, Attahcment-focused therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) interventions, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
EMDR for Trauma Therapy
Reclaim the life you want to live
Trauma can have a significant impact on our lives, influencing both our mental and physical well-being. It can be hard to feel like ourselves and achieve what we want in life when our brain feels stuck on high alert. That’s where EMDR trauma therapy comes in! Backed by decades of rigorous research, Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a specialized trauma therapy that helps clients overcome traumatic experiences that are at the core of their distress to create lasting change. EMDR has been used to successfully treat Millions of people over the past 40+ years.
Couples Therapy & Marriage Counseling
Repair & Strengthen your bond with your partner
No one sets out to create a relationship where there is hurt, misunderstanding, lack of trust and difficulties in communication, but sometimes that’s where we find ourselves. Unspoken emotions, hurt, trust issues, infidelity, past traumas, tough life transitions, parenting struggles, conflicts in integrating cultural/value differences, and the impact of a mental health diagnosis can all take a toll on the relationship.
We offer Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, which is the gold standard in repair and has helped millions of couples reconnect, Interracial Couples Therapy and Perinatal Couples Therapy for Postpartum Couples, Pregnant Couples and Couples struggling with infertility to help you feel strong as a couple once again and experience the fulfillment you deserve in your relationship.
Holistic Therapy For Individuals & Couples who are Pregnant, Postpartum, Struggling in Parenting Together or facing infertility challenges.
Preconception, Perinatal & Postpartum Therapy for Individuals and Couples
Parenting comes with a wide range of emotions, right from when you start planning to have a family to every day parenting. Along with feelings of joy and fulfillment comes anxiety about conception/ pregnancy/ birth/ parenting, feelings of loss of control, fear of uncertainty, isolation, a sense of loss of self, prenatal depression, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety and Perinatal grief. The mix of these emotions can be hard to navigate, and often also take a toll on relationships. Partners may start to feel disconnected from each other and struggle to get on the same page. Most couples also struggle with intimacy issues in the postpartum period.
We offer Individual and Couples Therapy to help clients navigate all types of perinatal struggles, from Preconception issues and Fertility challenges to Conception/ Pregnancy related issues, Postpartum struggles, Perinatal grief/ loss and ongoing parenting challenges beyond the postpartum stage. We also offer Postpartum Therapy for Couples at Sage & Fifth Therapy Place, which is especially focused on helping couples stay strong and connected through all the ups and downs of their parenthood journey.
Know Someone Who is Struggling in DC?
If you know a loved one, friend, or colleague who is struggling to reach out for help or wants to start therapy in DC, this could be a great way to help them get started.
With our online instant booking, one of our licensed therapists in DC can see them the same week most of time — all they have to do is log in to website and book an appointment. No additional complicated steps, no waitlists, and no phone tag!
After their session, we’ll help them schedule their ongoing therapy sessions virtually or in-person at our Downtown DC office, whichever works best for their schedule.
Featured Podcasts & Articles
Huma Sikandar Fatakia, LPC, Founder and CEO of Sage & Fifth Therapy Place PLLC in Washington, DC, features on This Miraculous Life Podcast to speak about the unique challenges interracial couples face, including societal and family pressures and how they can navigate these situations and have essential conversations about race to build a stronger, secure connection in their relationship/marriage, and how Interracial Couples Therapy can help.
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