---
title: Alma Estell, MSW
date: 2024-04-30T01:56:24Z
modified: 2026-10-16T01:01:50Z
permalink: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/team/alma-estell/"
type: team
status: publish
excerpt: ""
wpid: 3384
specialty:
  - Therapy
office:
  - Alexandria, VA
  - Columbia Psychiatry
modality_areas:
  - Art Therapy
  - Bariatric Counseling
  - Brief Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Group Therapy
  - Solution Focused Therapy
  - Testing and Assessment
  - Weight Loss/Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery
conditions:
  - Addiction & Substance Use
  - ADHD
  - Adoption
  - Agoraphobia
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Autism Spectrum Disorders
  - Behavioral Issues
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Borderline Personality Disorder
  - Child Abuse
  - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain
  - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness
  - Depression
  - Developmental Disorders
  - Domestic Violence
  - Eating Disorders
  - Eating/Food Insecurities
  - Family Conflict
  - Gender Dysphoria
  - Grief and Bereavement
  - Homelessness
  - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss
  - Intellectual Disabilities
  - LGBTQI+ Issues
  - Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Parenting Issues
  - Physical Abuse Victims
  - Social Anxiety
  - Suicidality
  - Veteran’s Issues
special_populations:
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
  - Disabilities – Developmental
  - Disabilities – Learning
  - Disabilities – Physical
  - Disabilities – Visually Impaired
  - Geriatric
  - HIV/AIDS
  - Immigrant Populations
  - LGBTQI+
  - Medical Co-Morbidity
  - Refugees
language:
  - "No"
featured_image: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail_Alma-Estell-1-1.jpg"
timestamp: 2026-10-16T01:01:50Z
tags:
  - Therapy
  - Alexandria, VA
  - Columbia Psychiatry
  - Art Therapy
  - Bariatric Counseling
  - Brief Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  - Group Therapy
  - Solution Focused Therapy
  - Testing and Assessment
  - Weight Loss/Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery
  - Addiction & Substance Use
  - ADHD
  - Adoption
  - Agoraphobia
  - Anxiety Disorders
  - Asperger’s Syndrome
  - Autism Spectrum Disorders
  - Behavioral Issues
  - Bipolar Disorder
  - Borderline Personality Disorder
  - Child Abuse
  - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain
  - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness
  - Depression
  - Developmental Disorders
  - Domestic Violence
  - Eating Disorders
  - Eating/Food Insecurities
  - Family Conflict
  - Gender Dysphoria
  - Grief and Bereavement
  - Homelessness
  - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss
  - Intellectual Disabilities
  - LGBTQI+ Issues
  - Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
  - Panic/Phobias
  - Parenting Issues
  - Physical Abuse Victims
  - Social Anxiety
  - Suicidality
  - Veteran’s Issues
  - Co-Occurring Disorders
  - Disabilities – Developmental
  - Disabilities – Learning
  - Disabilities – Physical
  - Disabilities – Visually Impaired
  - Geriatric
  - HIV/AIDS
  - Immigrant Populations
  - LGBTQI+
  - Medical Co-Morbidity
  - Refugees
  - "No"
---

## Social Worker

![](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail_Alma-Estell-1.jpg)

I am a provider at our [Alexandria clinic](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/location/alexandria-va.md) who provides [therapy services](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/psychiatric-care/mental-health-counseling-and-therapy/) in-person and via telehealth. I want to encourage personal growth and self-compassion. I want to offer an anti- oppressive practice to encourage a person to deepen their understanding of themselves and identify personal goals without limits, without fear.

I want my clients to know that there is always a way in/out, and many times people are put in place to help find that way out of whatever is a stronghold in this life. I want you to know they we all have fallen short and we all have bruises, some of us more than others. Allow a trained ear, who has had many challenges to encourage you with; personal growth and self-compassion. I want to help you with an anti- oppressive practice to encourage you to deepen your understanding of what is made available to you to thrive. I want to assist you in identifying personal goals without limits, without fear!