Compassionate Mental Health Care in Washington D.C.

Welcome to Victoria Sherk Counseling. I provide compassionate and effective mental health care and counseling services in Washington D.C. As an experienced professional, I am dedicated to helping you find the right solutions to your mental health needs.

The decision to seek therapy is a powerful act of self-care. Whether you are looking to make a major life change, improve a relationship, or address significant mental health challenges, I am here to listen, provide support, and offer honest feedback. I like people. I want to hear about your experiences, challenges, and successes. Reliability, honesty, and transparency are key qualities of my work. The therapeutic relationship is a partnership. You are the expert on your life. I bring my 19 years of professional experience to assist you in making the change you are seeking.

I utilize different approaches depending on the needs of my clients, though I focus particularly on evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness.

I try to provide a welcoming, safe space for all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. I seek to always consider the impact of my experience as a white, cisgender woman on the therapeutic relationship, and value open communication with my clients about race, culture, and gender identity.

I invite you to contact me for a free initial consultation to discuss your interest in therapy. I look forward to hearing from you.

ABOUT VICTORIA SHERK

I am proud to be a native Washingtonian. After attending Sarah Lawrence College I moved to San Francisco, where I began volunteering with a number of community organizations including an adult literacy program, a residential program for pregnant teens, and the San Francisco Public Schools.  I was inspired by this work to pursue a Master’s degree in Counseling at San Francisco State University, which I obtained in 2003 with concentrations  in Marriage and Family Therapy and School Counseling.  During graduate school I interned at neighborhood-based community mental health organizations, which solidified my interest in working with individuals with persistent mental illness in community settings.

I returned to Washington in 2004 and began working at Community Connections, a core service agency for behavioral health services. I worked as a therapist, providing Interpersonal Psychotherapy for African American women who are HIV positive.  I also provided treatment planning for the agency’s other clients, as well as individual clinical supervision towards licensure to staff members.  

I moved to Green Door Behavioral Health (now MBI)  in 2012. I  was ultimately appointed as Senior Clinician, where in addition to providing therapy, I worked to manage the therapy referral system and ensure linkage to appropriate clinicians.

In 2022, I decided to establish my private practice. I wanted to build relationships with individual clients in addition to couples, providing them support as they navigate their own mental health journeys.

In 2017, I was appointed to the DC Board of Professional Counseling, and became chair in 2021.  I greatly value the opportunity to serve fellow clinicians and residents of the District.