Thank you for visiting our FAQ to find out more about our practice. Researching your potential therapist is an excellent first step to determine whether you will have a good fit. Feel free to send an email to the owner Asha Gray LPC at asha@ashagraylpc.com if you have further questions.
In the current landscape of our country we know it is important to us and many others to know who they're receiving services from and what their money is supporting. We are not owned by a private equity firm or a venture capital corporation. Nor will we ever be. We are a BIPOC, Queer, Woman, independently owned small group practice. The owner, Asha Gray LPC, expanded her solo practice to a group practice in 2020 when the need for therapy skyrocketed. Her goal is to provide high quality and accessible services to as many folx as possible. While also helping to support and educate future generations of clinicians thru providing interns and residents an equitable place to practice.
When you are looking for a therapist we suggest doing a little research into where that clinician works and who owns the practice. Many corporations you will find at the top of your search like Betterhelp, Alma, talkspace, Headway, Grow and others are owned by tech companies not mental health practitioners. They are classified as tech not mental health companies. That means they are not held to the same ethical guidelines as mental health clinicians. Many have been sued and settled for selling clients private health data. All are beholden to their shareholders and their goal is to increase the revenue of those share holders. Which can include insurance companies as their capital backers.
For all new clients please email your chosen clinician, about availability, and to book a consultation before scheduling. Their contact info is listed on their bio page. If you aren't sure who a good fit would be, reach out to the practice owner, Asha Gray LPC, directly by filling out the contact form.
We offer 55 minute and 90 minute sessions, depending on the goal of the session and the clinician you are seeing.
We provide counseling to adult individuals, partners, and partnerships of more than 2. Adults are defined as individuals over the age of 18. We do not provide family therapy or therapy to children.
We have experience providing Queer and neurodiverse affirming therapy. Therapy focused on sexual and gender identity exploration. Which includes folx in or considering monogamous, Mono/Poly, or consensually non-monogamous relationships and kink, exploring gender identity, experiencing desire discrepancy, pain, or other barriers to sex, and sex workers. Therapy for those experiencing depression, anxiety, bipolar, perimenopause, and other mood disorders. Therapy focused on trauma healing. Therapy supporting parents, neurodiverse parents and parents of neurodiverse kids.
When booking a session you will be asked for a credit card or HSA/FSA card to put on your account to cover session fees. This will be used to charge for patient portion's identified by insurance, sessions fees if out of network, and missed session fees. If you are meeting a therapist in person you can also choose to pay by check or cash. In these cases a card will still be kept on file for missed or late cancelled session fees.
This can be updated at anytime by using the patient portal or completing a new payment agreement. If you do not have a payment method to put on file, please contact owner, Asha Gray LPC, so another arrangement can be made.
We ask that folx cancel or reschedule at least 48 hours before their appointment time so they are not held financially responsible for the session fee. Insurance does not cover missed or late canceled sessions. Missed or late cancelled sessions will be charged at the full session fee. We charge for theses sessions because as a small group practice we have no other way to recoup lost payment for our clinicians. If sessions are cancelled late due to emergencies fees will be waived.
Meet with Asha, Medora, Alexis, and Keren in our Virginia office at:
2121 Eisenhower Ave
Suite 300
Alexandria, VA 22314
Meet with Kay Lewis in DC at:
1730 Rhode Island Ave NW
Suite 203
Washington, DC 20036
Yes, we do provide letter's of mental health support. Often this is within the course of therapeutic treatment but we are also open to providing letter's of support to those who are not current client's of the practice via 1-3 assessment sessions. The latter service of assessment for letters is dependent on clinician availability and licensure. Please reach out to Asha Gray LPC, at asha@ashagraylpc.com for questions and to determine availability.
It means when you come into a session with us, we will not judge you based on how you look, what you are into, who you are into or how your brain works. Seems basic right? But, as we all know, not every therapist is created equal, and some harbor internal biases against what they consider non-normative. You’ll have no issue with that here. We believe if you are engaging in a behavior that fulfills you and does not cause you or anyone else non-consensual harm, then you should continue to do so. However, if you are having difficulties navigating this allistic/neurotypical world, are feeling negatively about a desire, activity or behavior you’re engaging in, or how others engage with our perceive you, then we can provide assistance with determining the best course of action for you and support you along the way.
Yes, Asha Gray LPC and Alexis Logan LCSW, can provide non-religious, sex positive, neuroaffirming, and neurodiffering premarital counseling. Our practice also provides relationship counseling for individuals, couples, partnerships of more than 2, and marriage counseling. These services are not covered by insurance. Please see more about that here.
Telehealth services have become much more popular and common since 2020. But there's still a lot of confusion about how it works. Telehealth means you can receive your therapy services via video on your phone, tablet or computer via an internet connection. We provide telehealth services via a HIPAA compliant platform. To receive telehealth services you must be located in your therapists state of licensure at the time of the service. For example, that means if your clinician is licensed in Washington DC you must be located in DC at the time of your services.
We ask that you be in a therapeutically appropriate and safe space for your services. That might be your home, a parked car, your office with a closed door, sitting or walking outside when you aren't near other people, who could hear you. If you are in a place that is semi-private, we ask you use headphones and take every reasonable precaution to assure privacy and safety. If you are not in the state of your clinician's licensure or the clinician believes the space is not private enough or safe, your session will be ended and rescheduled.
A residential counselor, sometimes known as a graduate or master's level counselor, is a provisionally licensed counselor. The purpose of the residency period is to train residents to become fully functioning independent professional counselors, therapists, or clinical social workers. While in residency counselors are provided clinically supervision on all cases by a fully licensed counselor. Residency occurs after clinician has completed an internship of 600 or more hours at an accredited university or college.
An Intern is a masters or doctorate level student working on the therapeutic practice portion of the degree. Their internship is the last step before graduating and receiving their limited license. They are supervised by a site clinician. At Blue Box Psychotherapy the site clinician is owner, Asha Gray LPC. They additionally receive support and supervision by their internship professor and university advisor. When working with a psychotherapy intern, their supervisor’s information will be included on the superbill. So for insurance purposes, you’d be able to submit a claim under the intern's supervisor's name. If you don't have insurance, interns offer a low sliding scale. Finally, an intern is usually only with the practice for a total of a year. Once their internship is completed you may choose to continue on with your clinician or will be given referrals of other therapists to reach out to, if needed.
For the safety of our staff, we can provide in person sessions to anyone who is fully vaccinated, boosted, past the 2 week immunity window and willing to provide us with validation via their vaccination card. Masking is not required for in person sessions but absolutely allowed.