Patience attracts happiness; it brings near that which is far. ~ Swahili proverb

Shareefah N. Al’Uqdah, PhD.

Your Neighborhood Psychologist

Healing every hood…everywhere

Dr. Shareefah N. Al'Uqdah is a transformative healer, psychologist, speaker, and friend.

Throughout her career, Dr. Shareefah has gained invaluable skills to help families and individuals residing within urban communities. Her training has included working in DC Public and Charter Schools, DC Superior Courts, St. Elizabeths Hospital, Community Mental Health Clinics, and College Counseling Centers. She has completed comprehensive substance abuse training to ensure she is knowledgeable of the array of issues within our community.

Having conducted trainings locally, nationally, and internationally, she is readily able to address many mental health needs. All of her experiences have reinforced the need to develop mental health services that provide competent treatment.

Dr. Shareefah specializes in providing therapy to individuals from diverse backgrounds. While she prefers to address issues related to family, parenting, and adjusting to major life changes, she has worked with clients who are overcoming recent traumatic events, experiencing difficult interpersonal relationships, and wanting to live a happier more fulfilled life.

As a mom, a wife, a bonus mom, and a licensed psychologist in Washington, DC. she understands the multifaceted lives that we all lead and thus, she assists individuals with managing all of the titles, responsibilities, and stuff that comes with our unique circumstances. 

Her office is located at 2007 Vermont Ave, Washington, DC. 

When she is not providing professional services to her clients and community, Dr. Shareefah engages in several community service activities that seek to address the needs of the underserved in Washington, DC.  

Lets connect and activate a new way of being.