Carminda Passino (she/her)

LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Accepting Clients

Depth-oriented therapy for high-achieving women ready to understand themselves more deeply. Leesburg, VA • Online in VA, MD & DC.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Leesburg, VA

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

You’re juggling a lot—career, relationships, family—and somewhere along the way, you stopped feeling like yourself. From the outside, things may look fine. But internally, stress feels constant, anxiety is louder, or you’re exhausted by patterns you can’t quite explain. The women I work with are often deeply capable and high-functioning—and ready to understand themselves more deeply, not just keep coping.

My Background and Approach

My approach is depth-oriented, collaborative, and honest. I work with women who are ready to do more than manage symptoms—they want to understand what’s driving their patterns and create meaningful change from the inside out. Together, we slow down and look beneath the surface: what’s contributing to anxiety, what keeps certain dynamics repeating, and what’s been difficult to name but harder to ignore. Therapy with me isn’t only about feeling better in the short term. It’s about seeing yourself more clearly so you can make different choices, move through relationships differently, and trust yourself more fully. If you’ve been the capable one, the responsible one, the one everyone relies on—and you’re beginning to wonder what it would feel like to actually feel like yourself again—therapy may be the place to begin. Schedule a free consultation to get started.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

My path to this work began long before I became a therapist. Growing up between cultural worlds as the daughter of immigrant parents, I learned early to pay attention—to people’s stories, emotions, and what often goes unspoken. Across years of supporting children and families through difficult transitions, one thing stayed true: people heal when they feel seen. That belief continues to shape my work today—helping women slow down, understand themselves more deeply, and create meaningful change.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Coaching Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety Relationship Issues Women's Issues
Other Issues
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief or Loss
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 21 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $185/session

Info

Email Carminda
19420 Golf Vista Plaza
#350
Leesburg, VA 20176

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