Rupal Mistry, MA, LCPC, Clinical Director and Founder

Rupal Mistry is the Founder and Clinical Director of Thoughts & Emotions, a private pay therapy practice in Silver Spring, MD serving high-achieving professionals, women, teens, and young adults throughout Montgomery County, including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, and Rockville.

With more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field, Rupal is a highly respected licensed clinical professional counselor and board-approved supervisor. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Temple University, her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University, and completed post-graduate training at Johns Hopkins University.

Since founding Thoughts & Emotions in 2005, Rupal has specialized in providing private therapy for adolescents, young adults, high-achieving professionals and women navigating anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions.

Rupal is especially experienced in working with high-achieving individuals who may appear successful externally while privately struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, emotional overwhelm, or burnout. She helps clients gain insight, emotional clarity, and practical tools to navigate challenges with greater confidence and resilience.

Her work spans key developmental and life stages, including middle and high school transitions, test-taking anxiety, peer and social challenges, college and young adult adjustment, career changes, marriage, starting a family and menopause. She works collaboratively with clients, and when appropriate, their families and other providers, to support meaningful, lasting emotional well-being.

Rupal’s therapeutic approach is integrative and individualized. She draws from psychodynamic therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches to help clients understand patterns, strengthen coping skills, and create sustainable change.

As Clinical Director, Rupal is deeply committed to maintaining a high standard of care within the practice and mentoring clinicians to provide thoughtful, personalized therapy. Clients are often drawn to her depth of experience, warm and insightful style, and longstanding reputation for providing trusted, confidential therapy for women, young adults, and professionals in the Silver Spring area.