--- title: Rylee Zimmer, LCSW date: 2024-05-11T02:57:35Z modified: 2026-10-16T01:01:54Z permalink: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/team/rylee-zimmer-lcsw/" type: team status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 5138 specialty: - Therapy office: - Alexandria, VA - Columbia Psychiatry modality_areas: - Art Therapy - Bariatric Counseling - Behavior Modification Therapy - Brief Therapy - Child Therapy - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Family Systems - Group Therapy - Individual Counseling - Psychotherapy - Relationship and Family Counseling - Solution Focused Therapy - Testing and Assessment - Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) - Weight Loss/Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery conditions: - Addiction & Substance Use - Adoption - Affective Disorders - Anger Management & Impulse Disorders - Anxiety Disorders - Asperger’s Syndrome - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Behavioral Issues - Bipolar Disorder - Body Dysmorphia - Career Issues - Child Abuse - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain - Cultural (racial, ethnic) Identity Issues - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness - Delusional Disorders - "Dementia & Alzheimer's" - Depression - Domestic Violence - Eating Disorders - Eating/Food Insecurities - Family Conflict - Gambling Addiction - Gender Dysphoria - Grief and Bereavement - Homelessness - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss - Intellectual Disabilities - Learning Disabilities - LGBTQI+ Issues - Marital/Separation/Divorce - "Men's Issues" - Military Lifestyle Issues - Mood Disorders - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Panic/Phobias - Parenting Issues - Personality Disorders - Physical Abuse Victims - Post-Partum/Pre-Partum - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Psychotic Disorders - Relationship Issues - Schizophrenic Disorders - School Related Problems - Self-Harming Behaviors - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness - Sex Abuse Victims - Sexual Dysfunction - Sleep Disorders - Social Anxiety - Stress Management - Suicidality - Transition to Adulthood - Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury - Trichotillomania - Veteran’s Issues special_populations: - Co-Occurring Disorders - Disabilities – Learning - Disabilities – Physical - Disabilities – Visually Impaired - HIV/AIDS - Immigrant Populations - LGBTQI+ - Medical Co-Morbidity - Refugees language: - "No" featured_image: "https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RZ-headshot-1.png" timestamp: 2026-10-16T01:01:54Z tags: - Therapy - Alexandria, VA - Columbia Psychiatry - Art Therapy - Bariatric Counseling - Behavior Modification Therapy - Brief Therapy - Child Therapy - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Family Systems - Group Therapy - Individual Counseling - Psychotherapy - Relationship and Family Counseling - Solution Focused Therapy - Testing and Assessment - Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) - Weight Loss/Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery - Addiction & Substance Use - Adoption - Affective Disorders - Anger Management & Impulse Disorders - Anxiety Disorders - Asperger’s Syndrome - Autism Spectrum Disorders - Behavioral Issues - Bipolar Disorder - Body Dysmorphia - Career Issues - Child Abuse - Chronic Illness & Chronic Pain - Cultural (racial, ethnic) Identity Issues - Death, Dying, & Terminal Illness - Delusional Disorders - "Dementia & Alzheimer's" - Depression - Domestic Violence - Eating Disorders - Eating/Food Insecurities - Family Conflict - Gambling Addiction - Gender Dysphoria - Grief and Bereavement - Homelessness - Infertility or Pregnancy Loss - Intellectual Disabilities - Learning Disabilities - LGBTQI+ Issues - Marital/Separation/Divorce - "Men's Issues" - Military Lifestyle Issues - Mood Disorders - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - Panic/Phobias - Parenting Issues - Personality Disorders - Physical Abuse Victims - Post-Partum/Pre-Partum - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Psychotic Disorders - Relationship Issues - Schizophrenic Disorders - School Related Problems - Self-Harming Behaviors - Severe & Persistent Mental Illness - Sex Abuse Victims - Sexual Dysfunction - Sleep Disorders - Social Anxiety - Stress Management - Suicidality - Transition to Adulthood - Trauma - Traumatic Brain Injury - Trichotillomania - Veteran’s Issues - Co-Occurring Disorders - Disabilities – Learning - Disabilities – Physical - Disabilities – Visually Impaired - HIV/AIDS - Immigrant Populations - LGBTQI+ - Medical Co-Morbidity - Refugees - "No" --- ## Licensed Clinical Social Worker ![](https://www.columbiapsychiatry-dc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RZ-headshot.png) Rylee is 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! She has a background in clinical Social Work, specializing in Behavioral Health during her education in Boston, MA. Rylee has acute care experience working with a diverse population of clients with anxiety, depression, post-partum depression, and clients who have experienced trauma. Rylee would love to meet with you and provide a supportive and safe environment to meet your goals. Rylee’s ideal client ranges in age from adolescence to late adulthood. This person is feeling something ‘off’ in their life, and interested in talking about that, processing, and getting to a generative place. The barriers or issues faced could be caused by a mental health diagnosis, a recent loss, a time of transition, improve self-worth, or a desire to manage stress differently. Our mental health is tied directly with our sleeping habits, our diet habits, and our physical health as a whole. It is so important to care for our mental health- to feel understood, validated, and encouraged. It is always an honor to build a therapeutic relationship with my clients. It would be an honor to walk alongside you and support you as you implement tools and change into your life. It takes strength to hope for change- I applaud you for showing up and hoping.