Chris D’Arpa, LCSW-C

Chris D’Arpa, LCSW-C / LICSW / LCSW

Psychotherapist

Chris D’Arpa is an independently licensed therapist who works with adolescents and adults across Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia. He specializes in addiction and emotion dysregulation, assisting clients who feel caught in cycles of unhelpful patterns, overwhelm, and avoidance find stability and acceptance while moving toward values-based change. He joined Healthy Foundations Group in August 2022 and earned his Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland. His undergraduate background in public policy and social justice informs his culturally responsive, client-centered approach to care.

Chris is part of the Heartwood Comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Program, where he provides individual DBT therapy, facilitates the in-person Adult DBT Skills Group, and offers DBT phone coaching and parent coaching to support skill use between sessions. He has completed foundational DBT training and further training in DBT for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) through Behavioral Tech. Chris is also on the Heartwood SUD Team and facilitates an in-person Adult Substance Use Support Group. Additionally, he has three years of experience in a residential treatment program for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.

Chris values a strong therapeutic alliance and works to develop trust and collaboration throughout the therapeutic process. His style is warm, strengths-based, and trauma-informed, integrating DBT, cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness practices in a structured yet flexible way. 

Outside of work, Chris enjoys hiking, music production, and growing plants at home.

How to Contact Me:

If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Phone: Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm — (301) 970-4001

Portal: I respond within 2 business days.

Email: To protect patient privacy, per practice policy, I do not communicate with current or prospective clients by email.