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Serving Clients in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Oregon

We do not accept insurance at this time. Our practice provides you with monthly superbills to submit for out-of-network insurance benefits.

Shift Therapy Collective offers psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and groups.

If you have a preference for working with a specific therapist, please click the ‘Select’ button next to their name below. If you do not have a preference for a specific therapist, please feel welcome to select Any Available.

To enquire about scheduling a session with Lisa, please email hello@lisakays.com

About our availability:

Please note each individual therapist has different availability for scheduling new clients. In addition, please be aware each therapist is accepting new clients in various states. Our current availability is summarized below for each therapist.

  • Lisa:

    • To enquire about scheduling a session with Lisa, please email hello@lisakays.com

    • Lisa is accepting clients in Maryland, DC, Virginia, Oregon

  • Robyn: Monday-Friday (Business Hours & Evenings) & accepting clients in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida

  • Rachel: Monday-Wednesday 3:30pm-6:00pm & Friday 10:30am-5:00pm & accepting clients in Washington, D.C

  • Please note each individual therapist has different availability for scheduling new clients. In addition, please be aware each therapist is accepting new clients in various states. Our current availability is summarized below for each therapist.

    • Lisa: Monday-Friday (Normal Business Hours) & accepting clients in Maryland, DC, Virginia, Oregon

    • Robyn: Monday-Friday (Business Hours & Evenings) & accepting clients in Maryland, Virginia, and Florida

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Our work is designed to help you know your story, yourself, and what you want and need from a grounded, authentic, and fully informed place within yourself.

From here, you will find that you are able to form deeper, more authentic connections and relationships with others, or to improve the relationships that you currently have, be they with a partner, friends, your family of origin, or work.

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Work With Our Team

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    Robyn Gearey

    Robyn Gearey, LMSW
    Supervisee in Social Work

    Robyn is a pre-licensed social worker in Virginia (LMSW) and Maryland (LMSW) working under the supervision of Lisa Kays, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW. 

    Robyn takes a relational approach to therapy, taking time to build a strong therapeutic alliance with each client. She meets clients wherever they are in their healing process and seeks to empower them to discover their strengths and develop healthy approaches to address challenges in their lives. Robyn believes therapy is a partnership, not a dictatorship! If you’re looking for an engaging, responsive therapist who doesn’t “just sit there,” Robyn’s approach might be a good fit!

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    Rachel Doyle

    LICSW

    Rachel is an independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Washington, D.C., working with adults navigating anxiety, depression, substance use, grief, life transitions, burnout, and parenting stress, including parents raising neurodivergent children.
    Rachel takes a collaborative, affirming approach rooted in the belief that mental health is shaped by both individual experience and the systems we live within. She brings a direct but compassionate style, blending authenticity, curiosity, and humor while trusting that clients already hold the capacity for healing within themselves. Rachel also provides clinical supervision for professionals in community mental health, housing, medical, and substance abuse settings, and is a founding member and Treasurer of SWEAR, advocating for more equitable social work licensing.

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    Lisa Kays

    LICSW, LCSW, LCSW-C

    Lisa is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Oregon, specializing in helping adults, couples, and groups navigate challenges in relationships and well-being. She believes that all thoughts, feelings, and behaviors make sense within the context of past experiences, and she works with patients to foster self-compassion and explore new ways of thinking, feeling, and relating. 

    Lisa’s therapy approach is warm, dynamic, and rooted in social justice, with a commitment to anti-racist practice. She also integrates improvisation into her work and trains therapists in ethical social media use and group therapy practices.

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Ready to shift? We know that starting therapy can feel like a big step. With a 20-minute intro call, we’ll make sure our practice is the best fit for you before we begin this journey together.

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