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Empowering First Responders on Their Path to Wellness
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and the services we provide.
We are OTR Wellness Counseling and Support Services. OTR is a small women-owned private practice located conveniently in NW Washington, DC and Old Town Alexandria, VA. OTR is metro accessible and in safe and confidential locations.
The mission of OTR is to provide ethical and professional clinical services to all our clients. We run our practice with integrity and as a team. We transitioned after 17 years to a Nonprofit to allow for more trauma related services and wellness services for our local first responders to be covered. We have provided varied free supportive services to those in need in the Washington, DC metro area throughout the years and with funding we hope to continue to grow in what we can provide without financial barriers for our clients.
OTR’s commitment to our clients is to empower, support, and guide them on a journey of healing and growth.
OTR believes that in order to provide the best treatment, clinicians should be flexible and diverse in their therapeutic approach. Good treatment does not simply come in the form of a worksheet, a manual, a quick technique, or a text book. When you look at the big picture of therapy you see CBT techniques woven into practice with other theoretical approaches to truly address the person as a whole.
WHO WE ARE
Sarah Farnaby PsyD, LPC, LCPC and Jennifer Fuentes MS, LPC are the owners of OTR Wellness counseling and support services. Jennifer and Sarah both have over 25 years of experience working using a range of inclusive clinical focus and experience specializing in work with survivors of trauma and crisis response, as well as providing supportive services to our communities. The spectrum of trauma treatment at OTR spans from the support of public safety/first responders, military, healthcare workers, international aid workers, and conflict zone journalists’ chronic traumatic exposure along with treatment for issues such as domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse and neglect, sexual assault, cultural abuse, LBGTQA+ issues, community violence, and natural disaster impact in a wide array of settings.
Sarah and Jennifer have specialized training in the integration of theoretical approaches to address Trauma and Attachment issues with a focus on affect regulation paired with effective relaxation tools along with the importance of the trauma narrative. They both also have training and experience with the use of various cognitive and psychodynamic approaches with those overcoming trauma and adapt techniques to each person’s needs. Both integrate into their treatment numerous modalities inclusively by integrating art, therapeutic journaling, mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, and more based on the client’s assessed needs, presenting concerns and learning styles.
Both women have worked clinically with juvenile court systems, local law enforcement, and social service agencies. Sarah and Jennifer have been trained and volunteered with their local Disaster Response Mental Health Teams. OTR provides consultation, clinical support, training, and debriefs to local and federal law enforcement and emergency services peer support programs in the area. We make it a priority to Help the Helpers.
Agencies OTR has provided these services for (but not limited to) include:
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police and Fire, United States Park Police, City of Fredericksburg Police and Social Services, City of Alexandria Police, Alexandria Child Advocacy Center, Arlington County Police and Fire, Stafford County Social Services, & Loudoun County Police and Fire.
Throughout their careers, Sarah and Jennifer have held the belief that community education and outreach is a vehicle of change. Thus they have provided multiple community trainings throughout their careers for a variety of service providers, public safety departments, and criminal justice employees on topics such as Vicarious Trauma and Domestic Violence. They also contract with other clinical teams in multiple settings integrating services and styles of treatment and providing clinical supervision for graduate clinicians and professional counselors seeking licensure.
OTR chooses clinicians to join our team who have extensive experience in the areas OTR specializes in and have been supervised and/or trained by or worked closely with Sarah and Jennifer. All our staff are experienced in the inclusive treatment of trauma related issues as well as working with public safety, humanitarian aid workers, healthcare workers, and military.
OTR clinicians have been leaders in implementing and creating new systems of change in programs to address the unmet needs of clients while supervising treatment teams (clinicians, MA student interns, and direct care staff). In leading treatment teams, Jennifer and Sarah have always made concerted efforts in assessing the team’s needs, advocating for, and creating positive work environments.
OTR offers day, evening, and weekend appointments to be flexible with our client’s life schedules to the best of our ability. We begin with an intake assessment appointment to decide what best fits your needs. We also may ask for a phone screening when needed to make the best decision on the services requested. At this time we have a small team of clinicians with varied times available. You are welcome to be added to OTR’s wait list if open until a clinician atOTR is available. We assess the need of the requests and for specific populations referred to us. (We are offering limited COUPLES therapy at this time)
