Amy Clay, LPC

03/10/2026

🎉 I’m thrilled to announce that my “memes” piece is featured in the March/April 2026 issue of Psychotherapy Networker!

✨ 5 Popular Therapist Memes II -https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/5-popular-therapist-memes-part-2/

🎧 Plus, for your convenience, you can now listen to the article as an audio file! https://www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/5-popular-therapist-memes-part-2/

Anyone with an email can access it for FREE! Please do access the piece on their website to help support this amazing publication! 📖 Plus, you can enjoy the entire issue for an immersive reading experience, available through the virtual magazine with beautifully designed pages you can flip through. It's perfect for any e-reader with a web browser or download on your Kindle.

💗Please share the love (carry over from February) with others and repost! It was a fun piece to write and I was tickled PINK (see what I did there?) to have my name next to such amazing folks in the field. I am such a fan girl of Alexandra Solomon‘s work.

Last but not least, who will be at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium at end of the month in DC? More importantly, what shoes will you be wearing? 👠🩴👡👟🥿

You’ll have to read my little piece to understand what the heck I am talking about. Please share your thoughts and if you will be at the Symposium.

03/09/2026

When teens pull away, it’s easy to panic or assume you did something wrong. But often, pulling back isn’t rejection. It’s communication.

Adolescence is full of big emotions, identity shifts, social pressure, and internal worlds that are hard to explain out loud. Therapy gives teens a neutral, supportive space to sort through what they’re feeling, learn how to name it, and build tools to cope without worrying about disappointing anyone.

Support doesn’t always mean pushing closer. Sometimes it means giving them a safe place to land while they figure things out. 🧡

☀️ See our therapist bios to find someone who supports teens and families to take the next step.

https://sunstonecounselors.com/find-your-counselor/

03/09/2026

Good morning! ☕️ Reminder to follow your voice today and always.

03/07/2026

03/05/2026

Love this library… thanks to Mary Riley Styles. Happy Women’s History month!

Mary Riley Styles (1869–1946) grew up at Cherry Hill Farmhouse in Falls Church and spent her life strengthening the community she loved. A dedicated civic leader, she chaired the Falls Church Women’s Club Library Committee for more than 25 years, helping the local library survive, grow, and serve generations of residents.

After her passing, her family donated land for a new library, which opened in 1958 and was renamed the Mary Riley Styles Public Library in 1977 in her honor.

Learn more about Women’s History Month, City events, and some key figures in our history at fallschurchva.gov/WHM

Mary Riley Styles Public Library

03/05/2026

🧡 Meet Jodie Burns! We're thrilled to welcome Jodie to our Sunstone Counseling team. She offers a calm presence for individuals and couples dealing with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, using a holistic approach. Book an appointment with Jodie: https://sunstonecounselors.com/counselor/jodie-burns/ 🧡

Counselor Profile Jodie Burns, MA Resident In Counseling Alexandria (map it) Virginia Book Now 202-618-9975 Contact Me After several careers in service to others, I returned to graduate

03/05/2026

Will you join me in discussing approaches for helping individuals and couples to discover their own "Luck in Love" and relationships! ❤️🍀🧡🍀

Join us to unlock the core components of relationship success! Clinical insights with Amy Clay, LPC.

02/27/2026

🍀 Calling all Chantilly, Ashburn and Loudoun, VA mental health clinicians! Please join us in celebrating St. Paddy's Day with a focus on love at the 'Lucky in Love: Clinician Roundtable - Let's Talk Relationships' event on March 17th from 9-11am at Corner Bakery Cafe (3903B Fair Ridge Dr, Fairfax, VA). This event, hosted by Kolmac, Pasadena Villa, and Sunstone Counseling, aims to unlock the secrets to thriving relationships.

I plan to lead a dynamic discussion that reveals the core components of relationship success. Attendees can expect practical clinical insights, diverse perspectives, and an opportunity for open conversation.

Come for the learning, laughter, and connections. Kindly RSVP by emailing Homa Mohammadi or Melissa Mather. See info below. 🍀

02/27/2026

Still feeling the love from the Richmond open house event! 💘

02/27/2026

Still feeling the love from this event two weeks ago! Thanks to AMFM, Ashley O’Bryan and everyone that showed up. 💘

02/24/2026

Meet Nydya Treminio, MA! ☀️

She's a proud Salvadoran American, Arlington native, plant enthusiast, Lego builder, and road-trip lover (especially when her two dogs, Obito and Marcellus, are along for the ride).

Nydya works from the belief that life transitions, even the ones we choose, can feel overwhelming, lonely, and disorienting. In the therapy room, she focuses on creating a space where clients feel seen, heard, respected, and supported as they navigate change and discover what’s next. Collaboration is central to her work, and she encourages creativity, exploration, and meaning-making along the way.

She works with children, teens, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, stress, depression, grief, life transitions, self-esteem, relationship challenges, and emotional regulation. Her approach is integrative and deeply client-centered, drawing from CBT, psychodynamic, narrative, play therapy, expressive arts, strengths-based, existential, holistic, and faith-based perspectives to meet each client where they are.

Nydya’s hope is that clients leave therapy feeling empowered, secure, and more confident in themselves. If you’re looking for a supportive, creative space to explore who you are and where you’re headed, Nydya is here to walk alongside you. 🧡

Based in Alexandria (and virtually across Virginia), Nydya is now accepting new appointments!

Book an appointment: https://sunstonecounselors.com/counselor/nydya-treminio/

02/20/2026

💕Couples that work with me face each other and use the 'Imago Dialogue', developed by Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt. I use this technique to help couples transform conflicts into opportunities for growth and understanding. This approach fosters a deeper appreciation for one another's perspectives through three essential stages: mirroring, validation, and empathy.
The 'Imago' concept, derived from the Latin word for 'image,' refers to the unconscious, composite image of caregivers that adults use to select partners.
The Imago theory suggests that the same dynamics that caused early attachment wounds can be utilized to heal them within a conscious, committed relationship.
The Imago Dialogue consists of three structured steps: mirroring, validation, and empathy. Other key principles of Imago include unconscious selection, where individuals are often drawn to partners who exhibit both the positive and negative traits of their childhood caregivers; conscious partnership, which involves moving from an unconscious, reactive relationship to one where both partners are aware of their triggers and growth needs; and safe conversations, where establishing safety is essential, as anxiety can hinder connection. 💕
If you are a client or clinician who wants to learn more about Imago, please reach out to me at amy@sunstonecounselers.com