Lisa Zimmerman is a licensed clinical social worker based in Bethesda, Maryland, offering in-person and online psychotherapy. Her website identifies licenses in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Her work combines psychodynamic psychotherapy with trauma-informed, body-centered approaches. She describes extensive training in Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and an advanced certificate in trauma-informed care. Her clinical focus includes developmental and relational trauma, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and self-esteem.
Specialties
Depth orientation
Zimmerman is deeply grounded in psychodynamic and relational psychoanalytic traditions through training at the Washington School of Psychiatry and the Stephen Mitchell Center for Relational Studies, integrating this depth orientation with Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for a fully embodied relational approach.