Therapists in Alexandria, VA

Hello! I am a psychotherapist who provides individual and group therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I create a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental space where we can work through challenging life transitions, relationship issues, and allow your true Self to emerge. Whatever your counseling goals may be, I can help you identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and destructive behaviors so you are armed with tools and insights for living a more balanced, authentic, and fulfilling life.

Life has its unique challenges, which can lead to stress, depression, anxiety, feelings of emptiness, a sense of loneliness and other highly charged feelings and experiences. Are you in transition, a "transplant" to your area or maybe you have lived there all of your life? Are you having relationship problems? Going through a break-up, separation or divorce? Are you feeling "different" from others and/or experiencing difficulty in connecting with others? Maybe you are experiencing a crisis in your career, feeling mismatched/unfulfilled? Or are you feeling unhappy but can't figure out the source, the "why" you are feeling this way?

If you're facing mental health issues, substance abuse, or developmental challenges, I'm here to help. As Nyrisha Hall, I offer a personalized, empathetic approach to therapy, focusing on your unique needs and goals. My dedication to compassionate care and commitment to a nurturing environment stand me apart. Whether it's improving mental well-being, overcoming addiction, enhancing life quality, finding stable employment, or healing trauma, together we can navigate and achieve your desired outcomes. Choose to partner with me in your journey towards a healthier, happier life.

Rev. Dr. Barbara S. Wallace provides pastoral counseling services virtually or in person by creating a safe, caring, respectful, and honest environment so you feel relaxed and comfortable sharing. As a licensed minister ordained reverend, I am committed to active listening in a non-judgmental manner to build a trusting space for you to vent, be authentic, identify your feelings, and be empowered because I support you, and God does, too. Isaiah 43:18-19, God tells us to stop dwelling on our past and to look forward with anticipation for the blessings He has for us in our futures. Allow me to help you accept it and hope in God.

Have you forgotten what it was like to be happy and enjoy life, is your self-esteem at an all-time low? Do you constantly worry and feel as if you can get no relief? You must be exhausted and burnt out from hiding your pain from those you love. I get it, taking the first step is always hard. Therapy can provide you insight into how to get out of this dark place. I look forward to working together and helping you find success so you can become the best version of yourself.

We help couples build person-to-person, heart-to-heart, soul-to-soul connections. We all long to be seen, heard, understood, held, and cherished by our precious person. Being in secure connection often conflicts with how life has shaped us. For many of us, relationship experiences have included bumps in the road, needs have been missed, wounds have developed, protections have grown, trust has been broken, limited beliefs have emerged, and parts of us have been hidden away. We help couples explore how life has influenced their interactions and then find lasting ways to heal, connect, repair, meet unmet needs, and build security.

BILINGUAL (SPANISH/ENGLISH SPEAKING) THERAPIST .I believe the purpose of therapy is for you to more deeply discover who you are, what you want, and how to get it. During therapy, I will do my best to honor your personal experiences and perspective. You can count on me to provide you with honest feedback, and to offer suggestions based on my clinical training and life experiences. I encourage your active participation and collaboration as we develop our therapeutic relationship and work to meet your chosen goals.

Life transitions in relationships, career, and family, can overwhelm our typically competent ways of coping. I work with adults and adolescents on managing the anxiety, depression and other reactions to changes in their lives as they find a new understanding of themselves and build constructive, new coping skills.

I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults, teens, and families to address a variety of therapeutic needs. Some areas of focus include anxiety disorders, mood disorders, parenting, relationship issues, grief and loss, self-esteem, domestic violence, divorce and trauma. Please contact me with questions or for a phone consult to determine if I would be a good match as a partner in therapy. I offer some weekend hours and evening hours and collaborate with other healing/medical professionals as needed for a more comprehensive approach to your care. The quickest way to reach me initially is to send an email.

Kathleen Fountain is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with significant clinical experience working with individuals, couples, families, and children. Her work experiences include crisis response, interpersonal violence, inpatient, outpatient, and community-based therapy, as well as 5 years working with the military and military dependent population at Quantico. She is passionate about the uniqueness of every individual and providing a safe and empowering space to support clients create meaningful, positive, and lasting change.

"Entering therapy can be a humbling experience. It takes courage and strength to ask for help. I'm a seasoned therapist with over forty years of clinical practice. I bring wisdom, maturity, compassion, and life experience which inform and deepen my work with individuals and couples. I seek to create a safe, respectful, empathic, and collaborative enviornment which maximizes individual's strengths and facilitates problem solving and growth. My style is one of being active, flexible, and fully engaged.

I specialize in the relationships we have with ourselves, partners, children, and families. Whether a child or adult, our behaviors can always be made sense of when seen as a bid for connection, security, co-regulation, or validation. Where responses feel disruptive, defiant, shut down, withdrawn, critical, or overwhelming, they are a protest against disconnection or change, indications of a missed need, or a signal that whatever is happening is outside of a capacity to cope at that moment. I make space for everyone’s resourceful, brilliant, and sometimes limiting patterns, emotions, needs, protectors, and adaptations.

Hello, I'm Marsha. I hold degrees in Psychology from both UVA and Virginia Tech, and I've dedicated over 5 years to the mental healthcare field in Virginia. I find fulfillment in equipping my clients with tools, strategies, and coping skills to swiftly and effectively achieve their therapy objectives. Recognizing the value of your time, I prioritize staying focused and goal-oriented throughout our sessions. My experience spans assisting numerous individuals facing diverse challenges, with specialties including depression, anxiety, life transitions, stress, grief, and beyond.

Change can be frightening but exhilarating as well. As a psychotherapist helping people cope with various obstacles in life, I have come to believe we all have the potential to be successful and possess the tools we need to achieve our goals. The pace and direction will be up to you. I will help you think about your life issues and concerns differently and together we will develop strategies to handle them more effectively.

At Old Town Psychotherapy, the focus is maintaining confidentiality and privacy at all times in a caring, comfortable, and safe environment. My approach is based in humanistic therapy and integrative therapy, which uses a positive approach to psychotherapy that focuses on a person's individual nature and looks at the whole person. I work collaboratively with clients to come up with a personalized approach that works for them. I have extensive experience with the military community, government community, and first responder commmunity.

I practice care through psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults. I help patients address a range of issues, including: depression, anxiety, ADD and ADHD, trauma, perinatal and postnatal issues, grief, difficulties managing anger, pervasive developmental disorders, low self-esteem, family conflicts, academic difficulties, peer conflict, and chronic medical illness. I seek to understand the unique needs each of my clients within the context of their own ethnic, cultural, and racial identity. I collaborate regularly with parents when treating children.

Are you feeling off balance? Have your relationship issues reached a new peak? Are you struggling to manage day to day tasks and relationships? These are common questions which have developed from the current climate. I am committed to helping individuals address these emotions and feelings to improve their overall well-being. As a clinician, I strive to meet my clients where they are by providing a nonjudgmental and safe space. I aim to empower individuals to overcome obstacles, improve relationships, and develop coping skills to deal with the challenges that life may bring along.

***I AM ONLY SEEING TELEHEALTH CLIENTS ** Welcome to my practice! I have over 25 years of experience. I see pre-teens, adolescents and adults. If your youth struggles with school or friends, substance abuse, bullying, negative behaviors or self-confidence, I can help. If they worry too much or experience depression, I can help. I also work a lot with parents and children around divorce, blended family issues. In addition I can help you with job-stress, anxiety, panic attacks, feeling overwhelmed, mood changes, grief issues, relationship challenges or feelings related to unwanted sexual experiences in the past.

Hello! I am a current LPC Resident at Counseling and Forensic Services. I have 12+ years working with children, adolescents, and their families. I use an integrative approach in working with children, using a variety of therapeutic methods that are developmentally age appropriate and child-centered. I received my master’s at The State University of New York at Oswego in Counseling Services with a Certificate of Advanced Study in Mental Health Counseling at St. John Fisher.