The Wendt Center’s flagship service is office-based therapy, which has expanded to include teletherapy as a permanent offering since the COVID-19 pandemic. Therapy services are available in-person at our metro-accessible Northwest D.C. office or virtually via HIPAA-compliant Zoom for Healthcare. We provide individual therapy, group therapy, and in some cases, clients participate in both formats.
Who can do therapy at the Wendt Center?
- Residents of DC, Maryland or Virginia
- 5 years or older
- Have experienced the death of a loved one, or a trauma that is causing you significant distress
Please note, we do not complete Intake or respond to inquiries from third parties seeking therapy on someone else’s behalf unless that person is a minor and you have legal medical decision making authority for them.
What are your hours?
We schedule services Monday through Friday via teletherapy.
In person services are available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
At this time we do not offer sessions on weekends – either in person or via teletherapy.
Insurance and Fees
We are in-network with the following insurance providers:
- DC Medicaid MCOs: Amerihealth Caritas, HSCSN, Medstar Family Choice, and Wellpoint (formerly Amerigroup)
- Carefirst/BlueCross/Anthem
- Cigna
- Medicare Part A & B (no Advantage plans): Please note, initial sessions have to be in person due to Medicare Rules.
We also have grant funding available to provide free therapy services to crime victims who are residents of DC or for which the crime occurred in DC.
For other interested clients, you may be able to seek out-of-network reimbursement from your insurer and we are able to provide a superbill. We do take HSA/FSA.
As of 1/1/2025, our self-pay or out-of-pocket fees are:
- Initial assessment: $220
- 60-minute counseling session: $180
- Group session: $50
- Reduced Fee services may be available through our clinical training programs.
What groups do you offer?
As of December 16, 2025 we offer:
- Parent Loss – if you’ve experienced the death of a parent at any stage of life
- Spouse/Partner Loss – if you’ve experienced the death of a significant romantic partner or spouse at any stage of life
- Sibling Loss – if you’ve experienced the death of a sibling at any stage of life
- Child Loss – for parents who have experienced the death of their own child after birth
- Suicide Loss (ongoing enrollment) – ongoing groups for if you’ve experienced the death of a loved one by suicide
- Homicide Loss – if you’ve experienced the death of a loved one by homicide
- Overdose Loss – if you’ve experienced the death of a loved one by drug or alcohol overdose
- Anticipatory Grief – if you have a loved one diagnosed with a terminal illness
- Intimate Partner Violence – if you are a women identifying adult who has experienced any type of abuse by a romantic partner
- Navigating Loss and Uncertainty – if your work has been affected by recent changes at the Federal level, and you find you’re experiencing grief, trauma, or a loss of identity
- Death-related Loss groups for kids aged 7-17
