Carlos Durana

What clients carry out of Dr. Carlos Durana’s office is a clearer sense of their own strengths — and a more direct path toward using them. Working from Reston, Virginia, Dr. Durana has spent 27 years helping individuals, couples, and families identify the beliefs, feelings, and behaviors that keep them stuck, then doing the practical work of changing them. His practice draws adults, teenagers, and older adults navigating concerns that range from anxiety, depression, and trauma to addiction, relationship conflict, and career transitions.

His philosophy is grounded in the body-mind connection and a holistic understanding of what healing actually requires. He treats the therapeutic relationship as collaborative: he brings research-informed methods and clinical rigor; clients bring their willingness to examine what is and isn’t working. In couples work specifically, he focuses on rebuilding communication and trust — helping partners rediscover the care and commitment that brought them together in the first place.

Dr. Durana holds licensure as both a clinical psychologist and a professional counselor, is a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Marriage and Family Therapy Association, and has published research and taught in areas including self-development and intimacy. Online sessions are available.