I've been a practicing social worker for 15+ years after receiving my Master of Social Welfare from University of California, Berkeley, in 2007. I have experience in a variety of practice settings and specialties including children & families, adolescents, young adults, healthcare, rural & urban social work, inpatient and outpatient treatment, dual diagnoses (mental/behavioral health & substance use disorders), LGBTQIA, and community mental health. I've been independently licensed since 2014 and practicing in Washington, DC since 2021. 

My interest in clinical social work is rooted in my own experiences with anxiety and depression. A lifelong sufferer of generalized anxiety and associated depressive episodes, I found my professional calling as a clinical social worker to increase access to behavioral health services and share my knowledge, both personally and professionally, to help others. I'm grateful for all the people I get to help and who are, in turn, my best teachers.

I work with Headway to manage my private billing and in-network insurance claims. I can provide a super bill for out-of-network reimbursement.

I am an in-network (INN) provider with CareFirst BCBS, United Healthcare (Optum), Cigna, and Aetna through Headway.* 

I offer the following rate for private pay clients: 

Hourly (50 - 60 min) rate: $208.09 *

*All payments are due at the time of service. 

*Rates are inclusive of all fees to provider, insurance carrier, and client. 

To access new client documents and complete your Headway onboarding, please click on the link below: https://care.headway.co/providers/dustin-winkel?utm_source=pem&utm_medium=direct_link&utm_campaign=65692

All new client paperwork must be completed prior to your first therapy session.

Sessions are typically 53 - 60 minutes in length. In the event that you are unable to keep a scheduled appointment, you are required to provide a minimum 24-hour advanced notification. I understand that emergencies happen that may prevent you from keeping an appointment or giving the required notice. However, due to the highly personalized nature of our work and out of respect for each other’s time, a cancellation/no show policy is in place. If you are more than 15 minutes late, your session will be considered a no show and will need to be rescheduled.

After the first no show or late cancellation, failure to give 24-hour notice will result in a cancellation fee of $90.