Hayley Hoffman, MA, LPC (she/her)

Anxious, depressed, disconnected from yourself, your partner, and the world? Struggling to connect and communicate with others?

As a polyvagal-informed Imago Relationship Therapist, I help individuals and couples strengthen communication, deepen connection, and cultivate safety in the space between—where we meet ourselves, the world, and one another. My relational approach integrates attachment theory, somatic awareness, and polyvagal principles to support you in understanding adaptive patterns and practicing regulation as the foundation for co-regulation. I work with clients through life transitions, generational healing, and the ongoing growth of relational skills that foster authenticity and resilience. I offer couples therapy, individual sessions, private intensives, group experiences, and the Safe and Sound Protocol, weaving education with experiential learning. I warmly welcome you into a safe space with curiosity, compassion, and conscious connection.

SERVICES
Accepting New Clients, Relationships, Premarital, Family, Groups, Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Grief, Classes, Assesments

LOCATIONS
Trinity, Northwest DC, Telehealth

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We are in a relationship with ourselves, the world, and intimate others. Being in a relationship means tolerating uncomfortable differences. When we find ourselves bothered by other people, we often get caught in a cycle of shame, blame and criticism. Our protective responses help us get through situations now. They do not lead to long-lasting security & attachment.

Clients learn regulation in the service of being able to co-regulate. We co-create the space between us. What you say and do matters.

Trained in psychodynamic clinical counseling, I help couples and individuals live relationally and navigate life’s terms. We explore attachment meaning, past & current dynamics, somatic experiences, and ways to consciously connect in relationships with self and others.

Imago Couples Therapy

As an advanced Imago Therapist, I believe every couple can benefit from new and better ways to connect, communicate, and envision their dream relationship. My healing journey in therapy was a compelling influence on my decision to become a licensed therapist, certified in Imago Relationship Therapy.

Couples sessions (80 min)
Private intensive sessions (Co-create a plan for each couple)
Couples groups
Getting the Love You Want Couples™
SYMBIS assessment

Individual Therapy

I work 1:1 with individuals to support healthy interactions, self-reflection, personal responsibility, and awareness, and acceptance of others as a means of navigating personal, familial, and professional relationships. I also offer group therapy for individuals working on their interpersonal development at various life stages.

Individual sessions
Group Therapy
Educational groups
Keeping the Love You Find™
Polyvagal Informed Therapy
Safe and Sound Protocol

Anxiety, Depression, and Trauma using Polyvagal Informed Therapy

By befriending your whole self by welcoming all your emotional expression, exploring your brilliant adaptive responses to life, and understanding the parts of your whole self that have been lost or hidden as a survival mechanism, we can build a pathway to safety, regulation, and well-being.

Attachment, Family of Origin, Adulting, Life Skills

We all enter adulthood with baggage from the preceding years. When this prevents us from living life as we long to, sometimes professional help can move us through old patterns or blind spots to new ways of being.