The Viva Center

The Viva Center specializes in brain and body based therapies like EMDR, Somatic, and Brain Spotting. They are set up to do great work with people with trauma and beyond. They hire warm, skilled, and passionate clinicians and are well regarded in our community.

Faith Ferber is top notch and I cannot recommend her more. She has multiple specialties and trainings. I have recommended her to friends and family. I have only had positive experiences with Viva Center. I am surprised to read negative reviews - the healthcare landscape has made getting mental health care difficult and expensive.

Viva is 10/10! I have been recommending them to friends and had the best experience with Faith Ferber. Working with her has been life changing. I am grateful for the spectacular support and care.

Dr. Lopez and The Viva Center are incredible sources of expertise and support to the community. As a fellow mental health practitioner in the DC area, I am aware of how sincerely dedicated the practice is to providing body-oriented, trauma-focused care to their clients. It is reassuring to have a practice to whom I can refer clients and trust they will get the highest quality of care. A true gem in the area.

I don't know where to even start raving about Julie Lopez and her group of clinicians at the Viva Center. Let me begin by saying that I've known Julie and Viva for over 15 years, and being a Washington D.C. psychotherapist myself, I have referred many people to VIVA over the years. Why? Because of the rigor of their passion to serve, the integrity of their internal procedures -- which include continuous study and study groups within the organization itself -- and their commitment to thinking out of the box and staying on the cutting edge of psychological evolution. Julie Lopez has created VIVA as an embodiment of her beliefs in post traumatic growth. At Viva, via its diverse and multi-experienced clinicians, you will find a one-stop shop of well being and healing in most psychotherapeutic modalities. Furthermore, the Viva Center also provides online workshops, classes, and copious information for folks who are either not yet ready to start psychotherapy or who can't currently pay for it. Julie Lopez, and the VIVA Center are mission-driven in contributing to a more healed humanity. The Viva Center remains my go-to referral source, especially since Julie and her clinicians truly walk their talk. Thank you for this service!