Dr. Tracye Herndon, LPC

Dr. Tracye Herndon is a licensed mental health professional in the District of Columbia who brings a deeply person-centered approach to therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) - a counselor credential that indicates training and licensure to provide psychotherapy - and she combines respect, sensitivity, and compassion when working with clients. Herndon tailors conversation and treatment plans to each person’s needs, helping clients move from assessment to practical skills and meaningful change.

Herndon works with individuals facing stress and anxiety, addictions and co-occurring disorders, grief and loss, and parenting challenges. She also addresses trauma and PTSD, mood disorders including depression, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, eating and addictive behaviors, caregiver stress, and issues related to aging and adolescent transitions. Gender-specific work and support for LGBTQI teens, young adults, and seniors are part of her practice as well.

Herndon describes her work as invigorating, challenging, and deeply rewarding. She listens intently and offers an eclectic yet integrated approach that blends person-centered principles with solution-focused, motivational, holistic, goal-oriented, and some spiritually based techniques. Depending on each client’s goals, she explores prior therapy experiences, identifies obstacles and successes, and helps build a new toolbox of coping strategies, survival skills, and resources to support forward movement. Beginning therapy can take courage, and she recognizes and affirms that first step toward change.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Dr. Tracye Herndon integrates several proven approaches to tailor online therapy to each client’s needs. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist listens carefully and helps clients find their own direction; this approach is useful for building self-esteem, exploring identity, and navigating life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete strategies to manage anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns. Imago Relationship Therapy concentrates on communication and connection within partnerships, helping couples address recurring conflicts and deepen emotional intimacy.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Dr. Herndon works with clients to identify goals, review prior experiences with therapy, and choose techniques that fit personal preferences and circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy aligns with each person’s values and objectives.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for accessibility and scheduling. Through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, clients can connect with licensed professionals and therapists from home, during work breaks, or while traveling, making it easier to maintain consistency and integrate therapy into daily life.