Licensed Psychologist
Dr. Jordan Ohanesian holds a Doctor of Psychology and Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from George Washington University, an APA accredited program. She also earned a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from George Washington University. Dr. Ohanesian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.
Dr. Ohanesian completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, DC. Additionally, she has worked within a variety of clinical settings to include community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and forensic clinics with individuals of varying ages and stages of development.
Dr. Ohanesian understands that each person’s experience and background is unique and aims to provide a collaborative space where clients feel understood, supported, and gently challenged as they embark on their own personal journeys. She works with adults, couples, and teens.
Dr. Ohanesian takes an active and relational approach to treatment, blending interventions from a variety of theories and orientations that are best suited to each client’s strengths, needs and identities. While her focus is trauma-informed and from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective, she also incorporates principles from CBT, ACT, and EFT.
In her work with couples, Dr. Ohanesian takes an integrative approach. She has completed trainings in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy (GMCT Level 1), Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT: Attachment Science in Practice), and Relational Life Therapy for Couples (RLT Level 1). Dr. Ohanesian has also completed trainings in sex therapy and is currently receiving clinical supervision to support her work in this area.
Dr. Ohanesian’s specific areas of interest include: trauma, anxiety, depression, identity development/exploration, interpersonal relationships and challenges, family of origin issues, sociocultural and systemic concerns, stress and anger management, self-esteem, life transitions, and substance use issues.