Capitol Hill and eastern D.C.
Sex therapy in Capitol Hill, DC
AASECT-certified sex therapy for Capitol Hill, in person and by secure video.
Who you would be working with
Vanessa Cushing, LPC, NCC, MS — AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, MS from Johns Hopkins University, Certificate in Sex Therapy from the University of Michigan. Fewer than one in a thousand licensed therapists in the United States hold AASECT certification.
Capitol Hill is the part of the District where discretion is least negotiable: congressional staff, agency lawyers, journalists and military personnel who will not sit in a waiting room within walking distance of their office. Secure video is what makes therapy possible for many of them at all, and the L Street NW office is a fifteen-minute ride for those who prefer to be in the room.
What Capitol Hill clients most often bring
- Confidentiality concerns tied to clearances and public-facing roles
- Erectile difficulty and performance anxiety under chronic work stress
- Couples on opposite schedules during session and recess
- Sex that stopped after a move, a campaign or a promotion
That list is not exhaustive — it is what actually comes through the door from Capitol Hill and eastern D.C.. The full range of concerns treated is on the Washington, D.C. page.
How it works from Capitol Hill
Both in-person and video sessions are available in Capitol Hill. Most clients end up choosing video after the first few weeks, because the exercises are practised at home and the commute stops being worth it.
Sex therapy is talk therapy and structured homework. No examination, no contact, no observation — not in this practice and not in any legitimate one. If a provider anywhere suggests otherwise, that is the end of the conversation.
Areas served around Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill · Eastern Market · Navy Yard · H Street NE · Hill East · Southwest Waterfront · and everywhere else in Washington, D.C..
Common questions from Capitol Hill
Are you actually located in Capitol Hill?
Yes — this is the practice's home base, and in-person sessions are available here alongside video.
Which areas around Capitol Hill do you see clients from?
Anywhere in Washington, D.C., including Capitol Hill, Eastern Market, Navy Yard, H Street NE, Hill East, Southwest Waterfront. The licence is state-wide, so the only requirement is that you are physically in Washington, D.C. during the session.
Will anyone find out I am doing this?
Sessions are held over a HIPAA-compliant platform, notes are kept to the clinical minimum, and nothing is billed through insurance unless you specifically ask for a superbill to submit yourself. If confidentiality is the thing standing between you and starting, raise it in the free consultation and get a specific answer rather than a reassuring one.
How long does this take?
Sex therapy is usually shorter than people expect. Many concerns — performance anxiety, desire discrepancy, restarting after a long avoidance — move meaningfully within eight to sixteen sessions. Longstanding pain conditions or work following trauma generally take longer, and you will be told which category you are in rather than left to wonder.
Nearby and related
- Sex therapy across Washington, D.C. — the state-wide page
- Sex therapist in Dupont Circle
- Sex therapist in Georgetown
- Vanessa Cushing's credentials — AASECT certification, Johns Hopkins, and where to verify both
Read next
- What sex therapy actually is
- AASECT-certified vs. non-certified
- Individual vs. couples sex therapy
- Does insurance cover sex therapy?
Fifteen minutes, free, no obligation. Bring the question you have been avoiding asking anyone.