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Therapy that honors your truth,
your healing, and your wholeness.

We create space for people of all identities to feel valued, supported, and empowered, because healing starts when you feel fully seen.

Warm and welcoming therapy environment focused on healing, safety, and self-discovery

Collaborative, Not Prescriptive

You’re the expert on your life. We bring clinical skill, deep listening, and honest reflection. We move at your pace and prioritise your goals.

LGBTQIA2S+ affirming therapy supporting gender and sexual identity exploration

Affirming of All Identities & Relationships

Whether you’re LGBTQIA2S+, navigating nontraditional relationships, or exploring neurodivergence or trauma, we affirm your full self, without judgment or assumptions.

Trauma-informed therapy space offering inclusive and affirming mental health care

Trauma-Informed & Somatic-Aware

We understand how the body holds stress and how systems shape our stories. We integrate gentle nervous system tools, emotional processing, and parts work where helpful.

One-on-one therapy session focused on emotional healing and self-understanding

Warm, Grounded, & Real

Therapy doesn’t have to be cold or clinical. We show up as real people, offering presence, perspective, and support you can feel.

Our Story

Rising Sun began with a simple belief: healing is possible when we feel safe, seen, and supported.

Founded by Ami Lynch, LCSW, Rising Sun Therapy & Wellness was created to be more than a therapy practice, it’s a space where people of all identities can show up fully, without needing to shrink or explain. After years in public health strategy, global mental health, and university teaching, Ami envisioned a practice rooted in both clinical depth and radical compassion. That vision became Rising Sun.

 

We are licensed in ten states and offer trauma-informed, LGBTQIA2S+ affirming, and culturally responsive therapy for individuals, couples/relationships, polycules, and families. Our work is grounded in values of social justice, consent, equity, and ethical care, and our commitment to these values shows up in every session.

 

Beyond working with clients, Ami is an active presenter, educator, and advocate who regularly speaks on trauma-informed care, LGBTQIA2S+ affirming therapy, ethics, and relationship diversity. Her publications and presentations reflect an ongoing commitment to advancing inclusive, evidence-based mental health care.

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Our Mission

THERAPY THAT CELEBRATES WHO YOU ARE

At Rising Sun Therapy & Wellness, our mission is to offer deeply affirming, trauma-informed therapy that helps people reconnect with themselves—and with what’s possible. We believe healing happens in relationships rooted in trust, compassion, and curiosity. Here, you don’t need to justify your pain or perform your progress. You’ll be met with respect, transparency, and care that honors your full humanity.

We specialize in working with those navigating complex trauma, anxiety, neurodivergence, identity exploration, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions. We affirm and celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ individuals, as well as their families who may be on a different part of a journey and need a place to do their work.

* 5-minute walk from the Rosslyn Metro Station

Online & In-Person Therapy in Arlington, VA

You can work with us in whatever way feels most comfortable, in-person in Arlington, VA or online across Virginia, Maryland, DC, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Maine.

Some people love the cozy, grounding feel of coming into the office. Others prefer logging in from their couch, their parked car, or a place they feel safest. What matters most is that you have a space that works for your life—and where you feel seen, supported, and free to be yourself.
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