Team

+ Lauren Fisher, PsyD

(she, her, hers)

Dr. Lauren Fisher is a licensed clinical psychologist and the co-owner of Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. She is a proud resident and business owner in the Del Ray neighborhood and has been practicing for 17 years. Dr. Fisher is passionate about helping individuals live with more ease and joy. At this time, her primary focus providing psychedelic based therapy (Ketamine Assisted Psychotehrapy) to help adults who are seeking healing, change, and growth in their lives. Dr. Fisher uses a integrative, client-centered and holistic approach to help individuals relieve anxiety, depression, and trauma.

Dr. Fisher also serves as the President of the Del Ray Business Association and is a board member of the Chamber of Alexandria. She is passionate about creating a strong and vibrant business community, inspiring civic engagement, and enjoys fundraising for non-profit organizations throughout Alexandria. She has been awarded Alexandria Chamber's 40 under 40 award leadership award, voted the Best Psychologist in the Zebra Press (2018-2023), received the Alexandria Chamber's Rising Star for new Business (2020), and was named to VIP's Most Inspiring Women of the Year 2022,

The things that fill her with joy are: cats, traveling, challenging running fun community events, and spending time with loved ones.

Credentials: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, PsyD: Argosy University; B.S in Psychology: Mary Washington College; Clinical Certified Trauma Professional, EMDR Trained, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Training- Polaris Insight Center, Clinical Hypnosis Level 1, Certified Wellness Coach: Wellcoaches, Certified Reiki I & II Practitioner.

+ Eleni Boosalis, PsyD

(she, her, hers)

Dr. Eleni Boosalis is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and the co-owner of Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. She is passionate about working with people who are seeking to heal and evolve by using a holistic treatment approach. She brings 19 years of experience as a psychotherapist and clinician. Dr. Boosalis is a certified EMDR therapist and is trained in providing Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy. She integrates mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnosis, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and spirituality into her therapeutic approach. She enjoys treating adults who are experiencing disorders of anxiety, depression, and trauma. Dr. Boosalis has attended several trainings at the Omega Institute and The Polaris Insight Center which have influenced her on both a personal and professional level. Dr. Boosalis is also a mother of three children and has a love for travel, yoga, and reading anything on spirituality.

Credentials: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, PsyD: Argosy University; BA in Psychology: George Washington University; Clinical Hypnotherapist; Past Life Regression Training: Dr. Brian Weiss; Omega Institute, Certified Reiki Level I and II Practitioner, EMDR Certified Therapist, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy Training- Polaris Insight Center.

+ Amy Begnal, LPC, CRC

(she, her, hers)

Amy Begnal is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor. She has a strong desire to work with individuals, families, or couples who hope to experience an increased satisfaction in their relationships with themselves or with others. Amy offers a gentle and nonjudgmental therapeutic process to help facilitate change. She utilizes mindfulness-based approaches to guide clients to become more aware of automatic thoughts that result in undesirable circumstances or behaviors. Her interests include working with clients to improve parent-child, family, or couple relationships as well as helping individuals explore ways to cope with feelings of anxiety, depression, or trauma. Amy is dedicated to altruistic efforts to include supporting military families, homeless outreach, domestic abuse advocacy, and animal welfare. Additionally, she is a mother and a wife who enjoys exploring the outdoors, traveling, engaging in physical activity, and seeking opportunities for personal growth.

Credentials: Education Specialist in Counseling, EdS: Old Dominion University; Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling, MA: Western Washington University; B.S in Psychology: Florida State University; Certified Rehabilitation Counselor: Commission on Rehabilitation Counseling Certification

+ Sarah Pitkin, LPC, LSATP, ATR-BC

(she, her, hers)

Licensed to see clients in VA, MD, DC, PA, CO

Sarah Pitkin is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. She aims to help clients clarify their problems, define goals, and to develop insight into emotional and relational challenges. Through a collaborative relationship, she assists clients in using their own strengths and abilities, in conjunction with any additional coping skills or strategies needed, to master a sense of life balance and well being.

Sarah enjoys working with individuals (Adults) and uses an integrated approach that includes psycho-education, mindfulness, cognitive behavior therapy, trauma informed therapy, positive psychology and art therapy. As a licensed substance abuse treatment practitioner, she assists clients and their families in understanding the bio-psycho-social aspects of addiction and facilitate strategies and connections that support recovery.

Credentials: MA Counseling George Washington University; Art Therapy Credentialing; Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner

+ Lawrence Franco, MA, Resident in Counseling

(he, him, his)

Lawrence Franco is a Resident in Counseling at Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. He seeks to partner with clients to navigate distresses in their life that can feel difficult, overwhelming, or even insurmountable. Through each client’s unique journey, he hopes to uncover a renewed sense of self while creating long-lasting feelings of courage to chart towards the life experience that they desire.

Lawrence’s person-centered approach starts with true unconditional positive regard for each client – cultivating a space that is warm, genuine, free of judgement, open to all ideas, and culturally sensitive. He aims to tailor the therapeutic relationship to fit each client’s needs while drawing from and integrating psychodynamic, strengths-based, cognitive-behavioral and multicultural approaches. He works with adults, adolescents, and couples through a variety of issues and concerns including trauma, grief/loss, anxiety, depression, family conflict, identity and relationship issues.

Lawrence is passionate about destigmatizing mental health issues and also improving access to mental health services. As a second-generation Filipino-American man who once feared the idea of counseling due to cultural and social stigma, he has experience navigating blended cultures and finding meaning in each. Additionally, his past experience in business and technology industries has helped to further bolster his acumen around varying career environments.

Lawrence finds joy in spending quality time with his wife, family, and friends. He is a lover of music, dance, live events, sports, all things related to food, and most importantly laughter! Credentials: M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Northwestern University; B.S. in Electrical Engineering: Virginia Tech

+ Andrada Florescu, LPC

(Bilingual - Se Habla Español)

(she, her, hers)

Andrada Florescu is a Licensed Professional Counselor at Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC.

She is interested in helping clients find their inner strength and heal, honoring the mind, body and spirit connection. Andrada works with adults, teens and couples. Her areas of expertise are complex and generational trauma, pain management, anxiety, ADHD and grief. She utilizes a holistic approach including Mindfulness, EMDR, hypnosis for pain and somatic experiencing.

Andrada uses family constellations for clients to heal generational trauma and break out of painful family patterns. She utilizes hypnotherapy for pain management and trauma processing. As a military spouse, she understands the challenges that come with frequent transitions, and disruption of relationships. Her goal is helping clients find peace and balance. In her free time, Andrada enjoys hiking with her dogs, spending time in nature and trying out new restaurants.

Credentials: MS in Clinical Mental Health: College of William & Mary; B.S in Psychology: West University; Certified Family Centered Treatment Professional; EMDR Trained Therapist; Clinical Hypnosis Level 1; Family Constellations Level 1; Certified Reiki Level I and II Practitioner.

+ Meghan Burns, LPC

Licensed in Virginia and New York State

(she, her, hers)

Meghan Burns is a Licensed Professional Counselor, at Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. She is passionate about approaching therapy holistically, through mind, body, and spirit. Meghan has a naturally warm and empathetic approach to help people improve their relationships and achieve overall wellness. She enjoys working with adolescents (12+), college-aged individuals, and young adults (under 25). Meghan’s expertise includes anxiety, depression, the LGBTQIA+ community, ADHD, trauma, life transitions, in addition to family/couple dynamics. She uses a variety of approaches catered to the individual. These include humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches while also incorporating mindfulness modalities, such as mediation, deep breathing, and visualization.

Meghan is an advocate of social justice and strives to be an agent of change for marginalized groups and non-dominant groups. She holds space for diverse life experiences using empathy and self-compassion. In her free time, Meghan enjoys cooking and baking new treats, hiking, and exploring. She utilizes many forms of self-care, her favorites being a cup of tea, a good book, and meditation.

Credentials: MS in Mental Health Counseling: University at Albany, SUNY; BS in Clinical Health Studies/Physical Therapy: Ithaca College.

+ Tracy DeBellis, Counseling Intern

(she, her, hers)

Tracy DeBellis is a Counseling Intern at Del Ray Psych & Wellness, LLC. Her ability to gently create and hold a safe space imbued with compassionate, nonjudgmental attentiveness with a holistic presence is core to her approach to therapy. She has 25+ years of studying, practicing, and teaching yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. After many years of working in the fields of organizational/career development and yoga therapy, she is excited to bring her passions to the therapeutic path. Tracy’s approach is grounded in Gestalt therapy and mindfulness, based on holism, and blends person-centered and somatic/body-centered modalities. She works with somatic intelligence, integrative breathwork, mindfulness, and self-compassion to empower her clients in expanding their awareness and becoming more aligned in all aspects of their being. She specializes in working with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, identity development/acceptance, life transitions/challenges, self-esteem, personal growth, and spiritual/transpersonal development. Tracy believes that counseling can be a cathartic experience providing opportunities for people to become more open, curious, and receptive to all that life brings – helping them live more fully into the unknown. She is culturally sensitive and meets each client with authentic and deep curiosity about their unique personhood. In her free time, she enjoys practicing yoga, meditating, hiking the beautiful trails near her home, and spending time with her family which includes her husband, three children and many animals (dogs, pigs, ferrets, etc.!).

Credentials: M.S. (in progress) in Transpersonal Mindfulness-Based Counseling: Naropa University; Ed.S. in Adult Learning: George Washington University; M.S. in Organization Development (Gestalt-focused): Johns Hopkins University; B.S. from Cornell University; Certified Yoga Therapist; Certified Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor; Certified Postpartum Doula, Integrative Life Coach.