“To be ‘well’ is not to live in a state of perpetual safety and calm, but to move fluidly from a state of adversity, risk, adventure, or excitement, back to safety and calm, and out again.” –From the book “Burnout” by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski
LePiatz Psychology, LLC, does not provide urgent, crisis, or emergency services. If you are experiencing a life-threatening crisis and require immediate assistance, please dial 911, or go to your nearest emergency room or psychiatric facility.
If you are feeling overwhelmed but do not require hospitalization, here are some numbers that you can call any time of day (24hrs a day, 7 days a week):
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Dial 988; Website: 988lifeline.org (there is a chat option on the website)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): 1-800-950-6264; info@nami.org
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB): 703-573-5679
Arlington County CSB: 703-228-5160
Loudoun County CSB: 703-777-0320
Washington, DC CSB: 202-673-9319
If you DO require emergent intervention, please make note of the following Crisis Response Centers in the DC-Metro area with Walk-In Emergency Psychiatric Services
Fairfax – Falls Church CSB Merrifield Center
8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Lower Level
Fairfax, VA 220031
703-573-5679
Inova Behavioral Health Access Services
8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 4-420
Fairfax, VA 22031
703-289-7560
Department of Behavioral Health – Community Response Team
35 K Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-673-6495