Clinical Psychologist
PTSD • Mindfulness • Psychedelic Integration Therapy
A quiet place to become whole again.
Dr. Ayn Vallis (Psy.D.) – trauma informed, PSYPACT clinical psychologist devoted to recovery, attachment, and the mindful integration of what you have lived.
Philosophy
This is where you choose you.
Your Healing. Your Growth. Your Personal Transformation.
I have spent years wading through the waters of the human psyche. I know the terrain. I know the way through. And when you are ready, I will walk it with you — every step with care, with intention, with devotion to what you are carrying.
“Don’t ever apologize for being you. Humans break — that’s normal.”
a returning affirmation
Specialties
Where we begin the work
01
Trauma & PTSD Recovery
Evidence-based care for complex trauma, PTSD, and the quiet, long-carried wounds that shape daily life.
02
Attachment, Identity & Life Transitions
Work through attachment patterns, identity questions, and the thresholds that ask us to become someone new.
03
Psychedelic Integration & Mindfulness
A grounded space to metabolize expanded-state experiences and root them into a sustainable, embodied life.
What to Expect
Clear-eyed. Warm. Unflinching.
You’ve been to therapy before, but left the sessions feeling misunderstood, unseen, and still carrying the weight of your story alone. You are looking for someone who has stood at the edge of hard things and come back to help others through. I am that someone.
My work is grounded in doctoral training and years of clinical devotion — and delivered with the honesty of a real human being who takes this work personally.
Private online therapy available across 44 PSYPACT states & jurisdictions.
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New Patient Journey
A simple path from here to your first session.
Begin on Headway
Scheduling, insurance, intake paperwork, and secure telehealth all live in one place — Headway handles the logistics so the work can stay the focus.
Your first visit
You will receive a private HIPAA-compliant video link sent to your inbox from Headway. You can join the session from the private setting of your choice.
The ongoing work
Weekly sessions, held with steadiness. You will not be alone in what comes next — I will be here every step of the way.
“I welcome both self-pay and Aetna insurance options. All appointments are scheduled and managed through Headway. Superbills are available.”
Meet Dr. Ayn Vallis (Psy.D.)
I have been preparing for this work my whole life.
Wisdom comes from surviving hard things and deciding not to be hardened by them. My years in graduate school taught me philosophy, theory and evidence-based practices. But textbooks cannot teach unconditional positive regard for a person who is hurting. That wisdom is earned by surviving pain, and from getting up after each knock down to discover that healing is possible. If I can do it, you can do it.
For more than two decades I have devoted myself to a career helping combat veterans, active-duty personnel, first responders and high achieving adults navigate the worst seasons of their lives.
I am a native Washingtonian whose roots run deep in this city. Before and after work I like to be outside, tending to my gardens, landscaping and taking long walks through the park with my puppy. The natural world has always reminded me that all of us are stronger than we appear and braver than we know.
Education
2021
Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Fellowship
Integrative Psychiatric Institute
2008
APA Accredited Post-doctoral Fellowship in PTSD
New Orleans VA Medical Center
2007
APA Accredited Doctor of Psychology, Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
Argosy University
2006
APA Accredited Internship in Clinical Psychology
Spark M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center
2004
APA Accredited Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology (M.A.)
Argosy University
1990
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations (B.A.)
Brown University
When you are ready,
I am here.
Healing is not a straight line. But it does begin with a single, quiet decision — made today, or tomorrow, or when the timing is right.