EMDR Therapists in Burke, VA
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Autumnleaf Group, Inc
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
Verified Verified
Burke, VA 22015
Our specialties include attachment and trauma, EMDR, grief and loss, CBT, and financial social work.
The desire to experience relief in your current situation has led you to this very moment. We are here to help you. We work with clients who are ready to disrupt old patterns that no longer serve them and are experiencing circumstances like trauma (stemming from past/recent events), relationship concerns, stress, grief/loss, anxiety, divorce, parenting, transitions in life/work, seeking intrapersonal growth, money relationship/behavior struggles, self-esteem, family conflict, adoption/attachment, anger management and adjustment difficulties.
Our specialties include attachment and trauma, EMDR, grief and loss, CBT, and financial social work.
The desire to experience relief in your current situation has led you to this very moment. We are here to help you. We work with clients who are ready to disrupt old patterns that no longer serve them and are experiencing circumstances like trauma (stemming from past/recent events), relationship concerns, stress, grief/loss, anxiety, divorce, parenting, transitions in life/work, seeking intrapersonal growth, money relationship/behavior struggles, self-esteem, family conflict, adoption/attachment, anger management and adjustment difficulties.
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Katelin Buchanan
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015 (Online Only)
Finding a therapist can be difficult, especially when you are already feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. The fact that you are seeking support is so courageous and says a lot about you. If you are looking for a safe and compassionate space to heal, I would love to provide that for you! Whether you are going through a major life transition/loss, experiencing difficulty starting a family, or adjusting to motherhood, I genuinely want to support you. As a trained EMDR therapist, I can also help you deal with past traumas or wound that are still impacting you today. If you live anywhere in Virginia, we can work together!
Finding a therapist can be difficult, especially when you are already feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. The fact that you are seeking support is so courageous and says a lot about you. If you are looking for a safe and compassionate space to heal, I would love to provide that for you! Whether you are going through a major life transition/loss, experiencing difficulty starting a family, or adjusting to motherhood, I genuinely want to support you. As a trained EMDR therapist, I can also help you deal with past traumas or wound that are still impacting you today. If you live anywhere in Virginia, we can work together!
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As a Licensed Professional Counselor for over 15 years, I have had the privilege of joining with many clients to come to a place of acceptance, healing and wholeness. My priority is first and foremost establishing a safe place to be vulnerable and seek to listen and understand your struggle. I treat the whole person and explore mind body connection. I am a trauma informed therapist who was trained in EMDR and now uses a similar approach called Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help build compassion and see and soothe parts of ourselves that may be stuck in trauma that have led to such things as depression, anxiety and PTSD.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor for over 15 years, I have had the privilege of joining with many clients to come to a place of acceptance, healing and wholeness. My priority is first and foremost establishing a safe place to be vulnerable and seek to listen and understand your struggle. I treat the whole person and explore mind body connection. I am a trauma informed therapist who was trained in EMDR and now uses a similar approach called Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help build compassion and see and soothe parts of ourselves that may be stuck in trauma that have led to such things as depression, anxiety and PTSD.
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We use CBT, DBT, EMDR and a Person-Centered approach when working with clients.
Hardy Counseling Services is here to provide you support through life transitions, depression, anxiety and adjusting to various difficulties that life throws at you. We are here to walk along side you and help you identify coping skills to manage these difficulties. We are here to help you create goals and work towards the goals that you have for yourself.
We use CBT, DBT, EMDR and a Person-Centered approach when working with clients.
Hardy Counseling Services is here to provide you support through life transitions, depression, anxiety and adjusting to various difficulties that life throws at you. We are here to walk along side you and help you identify coping skills to manage these difficulties. We are here to help you create goals and work towards the goals that you have for yourself.
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My approach is eclectic and tailored to each individual client, using person centered counseling, CBT, REBT, Solution focused, EMDR, Gottman Couples method, and a series of other modalities.
I care deeply and believe people can adapt to their life circumstances if given the necessary tools. It is not for lack of will but for lack of skill that people are not thriving. Therefore, my focus in therapy is to equip and empower individuals, couples and families to achieve healing. Having worked as a missionary for two decades and lived in three different continents, I possess a rich multicultural background, a love for diversity as well as the languages to communicate.
My approach is eclectic and tailored to each individual client, using person centered counseling, CBT, REBT, Solution focused, EMDR, Gottman Couples method, and a series of other modalities.
I care deeply and believe people can adapt to their life circumstances if given the necessary tools. It is not for lack of will but for lack of skill that people are not thriving. Therefore, my focus in therapy is to equip and empower individuals, couples and families to achieve healing. Having worked as a missionary for two decades and lived in three different continents, I possess a rich multicultural background, a love for diversity as well as the languages to communicate.
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Julianne Stewart
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Burke, VA 22015 (Online Only)
I utilize CBT, EMDR and ACT to work with various types of clients.
I am here to provide you support through life transitions, depression, anxiety and adjusting to various difficulties that life throws at you. I am here to walk along side you and help you identify coping skills to manage these difficulties. I am here to help you create goals and work towards the goals that you have for yourself.
I utilize CBT, EMDR and ACT to work with various types of clients.
I am here to provide you support through life transitions, depression, anxiety and adjusting to various difficulties that life throws at you. I am here to walk along side you and help you identify coping skills to manage these difficulties. I am here to help you create goals and work towards the goals that you have for yourself.
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I am a trauma-informed therapist Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Teletherapy/In-Person Available. I own and run a private practice in Fairfax, VA- Fairfax Integrative Therapy. Using a strengths-based approach, I help individuals and couples achieve their internal and relational goals. I incorporate attachment based models to help clients build self-awareness as they address issues related to marital conflict, infidelity, difficult life transitions, personal insecurities, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I create a safe space through empathy, patience, and curiosity, while providing each individual and couple concrete strategies and clear feedback that becomes the foundation for lasting change.
I am a trauma-informed therapist Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).
Teletherapy/In-Person Available. I own and run a private practice in Fairfax, VA- Fairfax Integrative Therapy. Using a strengths-based approach, I help individuals and couples achieve their internal and relational goals. I incorporate attachment based models to help clients build self-awareness as they address issues related to marital conflict, infidelity, difficult life transitions, personal insecurities, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I create a safe space through empathy, patience, and curiosity, while providing each individual and couple concrete strategies and clear feedback that becomes the foundation for lasting change.
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I am Nationally Certified in EMDR and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trained in IFS, DBT, and Play Therapy.
I am a trauma-informed licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who is dedicated to helping people from diverse backgrounds reach their personal goals and lead more satisfying lives. My areas of clinical expertise include supporting clients with issues related to mood, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, addiction, attention, stress management, substance abuse and life transitions.
I am Nationally Certified in EMDR and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trained in IFS, DBT, and Play Therapy.
I am a trauma-informed licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who is dedicated to helping people from diverse backgrounds reach their personal goals and lead more satisfying lives. My areas of clinical expertise include supporting clients with issues related to mood, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem, addiction, attention, stress management, substance abuse and life transitions.
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Rachel Rosenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015
I believe everybody has a story and it is my intention to create a healing and safe space for you to tell yours. We all have learned ways of seeing and navigating the world. My hope is that through our work together, you discover and access the strategies and resilience to live and experience life optimally. I strongly value the therapeutic relationship as a means to work through difficulties and uncover your unique strengths. I am a strong proponent of using play and expressive therapies to help you learn more about your inner world & reach your therapeutic goals. I am also trained in EMDR & use that to inform my work with adults.
I believe everybody has a story and it is my intention to create a healing and safe space for you to tell yours. We all have learned ways of seeing and navigating the world. My hope is that through our work together, you discover and access the strategies and resilience to live and experience life optimally. I strongly value the therapeutic relationship as a means to work through difficulties and uncover your unique strengths. I am a strong proponent of using play and expressive therapies to help you learn more about your inner world & reach your therapeutic goals. I am also trained in EMDR & use that to inform my work with adults.
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Carrie Holland-Lee
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22009
I use a client centered approach where I help the client focus on the skills and resources they have in order to help solve the problems they have in their life. I offer a warm, non-judgmental approach to therapy and am happy to help my clients learn and grow through their experiences. I am trained in EMDR and use this technique to help clients with a trauma work through and heal from their past. I also do marriage and couples counseling with all types of couples including those in non-monogamous relationships.
I use a client centered approach where I help the client focus on the skills and resources they have in order to help solve the problems they have in their life. I offer a warm, non-judgmental approach to therapy and am happy to help my clients learn and grow through their experiences. I am trained in EMDR and use this technique to help clients with a trauma work through and heal from their past. I also do marriage and couples counseling with all types of couples including those in non-monogamous relationships.
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Margeaux Stryker Groene
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015 (Online Only)
Margeaux is skilled in the treatment of depression, anxiety, substance use, and co-occurring disorders such as (but not limited to) depression and trauma. Margeaux has years of experience working in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient settings specializing in the treatment of co-occuring substance use disorders and PTSD. Margeaux’s passion for working with clients suffering from unresolved trauma and clinically diagnosable PTSD prompted her to obtain training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR) through the EMDRIA-approved Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy in January 2022.
Margeaux is skilled in the treatment of depression, anxiety, substance use, and co-occurring disorders such as (but not limited to) depression and trauma. Margeaux has years of experience working in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient settings specializing in the treatment of co-occuring substance use disorders and PTSD. Margeaux’s passion for working with clients suffering from unresolved trauma and clinically diagnosable PTSD prompted her to obtain training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR) through the EMDRIA-approved Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy in January 2022.
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I am EMDR trained.
Do you feel like you've "checked all the boxes" yet something is still missing? Are you a high achiever, doing all the right things, yet find yourself still struggling to feel fulfilled? I am a therapist who helps teens and adults struggling with understanding themselves and those with trauma histories to build self-trust to feel more peaceful and live more authentically. I strive to provide a safe, warm, and even fun environment where you can feel understood and challenged to create positive change in your life.
I am EMDR trained.
Do you feel like you've "checked all the boxes" yet something is still missing? Are you a high achiever, doing all the right things, yet find yourself still struggling to feel fulfilled? I am a therapist who helps teens and adults struggling with understanding themselves and those with trauma histories to build self-trust to feel more peaceful and live more authentically. I strive to provide a safe, warm, and even fun environment where you can feel understood and challenged to create positive change in your life.
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Yuko C Constas
Resident in Marriage and Family Therapy, MSMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Life can be challenging. Perhaps you are feeling stuck in your marital or relational issues. Maybe, you are feeling hopeless after the loss of a loved one or job. When you need help and direction most, therapy can guide you through challenges. I believe that anyone can excel with sufficient guidance and support. My areas of concentration are couples’ issues, family conflicts, life transitions, self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, emotional healing, spiritual issues, and more. Also, I use EMDR to help you with trauma and childhood experiences.
Life can be challenging. Perhaps you are feeling stuck in your marital or relational issues. Maybe, you are feeling hopeless after the loss of a loved one or job. When you need help and direction most, therapy can guide you through challenges. I believe that anyone can excel with sufficient guidance and support. My areas of concentration are couples’ issues, family conflicts, life transitions, self-esteem, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, emotional healing, spiritual issues, and more. Also, I use EMDR to help you with trauma and childhood experiences.
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry McLean
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
Burke, VA 22009
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Popular approaches include CBT, DBT, EMDR, Christian Counseling, PCT, Motivational Interviewing, EFT, Positive Psychology, Psychodynamic therapy, Relational therapy, Narrative therapy, and more.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
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I am a systems trained therapist and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR).
We know that humans are wired for resilience and connection. My expertise is in helping people and relationships heal from difficult experiences to find a way to thrive. I work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families and whether you are struggling from issues involving anxiety or depression, relationship issues, or processing past wounds, I guide clients from a strength-based approach. I would be happy to talk with you about we can address specific goals you are hoping to work through in a calm, safe place.
I am a systems trained therapist and certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR).
We know that humans are wired for resilience and connection. My expertise is in helping people and relationships heal from difficult experiences to find a way to thrive. I work with adults, adolescents, couples, and families and whether you are struggling from issues involving anxiety or depression, relationship issues, or processing past wounds, I guide clients from a strength-based approach. I would be happy to talk with you about we can address specific goals you are hoping to work through in a calm, safe place.
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Michelle Dickerson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015
I am trained in EMDR and working towards EMDR certification.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who enjoys working with teens and adults. My work has focused on anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem and relationship issues. I utilize a Client-Centered approach in therapy which offers a safe, empathetic and nonjudgmental space for you to explore your personal struggles and create change you are seeking in your life.
I am trained in EMDR and working towards EMDR certification.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who enjoys working with teens and adults. My work has focused on anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, self-esteem and relationship issues. I utilize a Client-Centered approach in therapy which offers a safe, empathetic and nonjudgmental space for you to explore your personal struggles and create change you are seeking in your life.
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I am trained on EMDR interventions.
I have over eight years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds in a variety of environments. I work with individuals, families, and couples to provide help coping with the stresses of everyday life as well as crisis situations. If you are paying out of pocket, please ask me about my sliding scale fees. I look forward to meeting you.
I am trained on EMDR interventions.
I have over eight years of experience working with people from diverse backgrounds in a variety of environments. I work with individuals, families, and couples to provide help coping with the stresses of everyday life as well as crisis situations. If you are paying out of pocket, please ask me about my sliding scale fees. I look forward to meeting you.
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Tranquil Mind Therapy, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT, EMDR, LLC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015
Our specialities include general & trauma approaches: CBT, Play Therapy, EMDR, EMDR Intensives, IFS parts work, DBT & other modalities to address anxiety, depression, PTSD/CPTSD, OCD, ASD, parenting, relationship issues, narcissistic abuse, school/work issues, grief/loss, etc.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant, and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) with over 25 years experience working with youth & adults in a wide variety of settings across the treatment continuum. I started our practice, Tranquil Mind Therapy, LLC in 2016, and we have 5 talented therapists providing general and trauma therapy for clients of all ages, from children to older adults! We partner with clients to process and heal from past and present wounds, achieve balance & resilience, & address various challenges with empowering solutions in a warm, safe, confidential therapeutic space.
Our specialities include general & trauma approaches: CBT, Play Therapy, EMDR, EMDR Intensives, IFS parts work, DBT & other modalities to address anxiety, depression, PTSD/CPTSD, OCD, ASD, parenting, relationship issues, narcissistic abuse, school/work issues, grief/loss, etc.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified EMDR Therapist & Consultant, and Registered Play Therapist (RPT) with over 25 years experience working with youth & adults in a wide variety of settings across the treatment continuum. I started our practice, Tranquil Mind Therapy, LLC in 2016, and we have 5 talented therapists providing general and trauma therapy for clients of all ages, from children to older adults! We partner with clients to process and heal from past and present wounds, achieve balance & resilience, & address various challenges with empowering solutions in a warm, safe, confidential therapeutic space.
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Lisa McCarthy
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CBIST
Verified Verified
Burke, VA 22015 (Online Only)
My goal is to provide a comfortable therapeutic environment where a safe space, mutual respect, and emotional support are the foundation of our work together. I focus on helping clients better understand and manage the emotions they encounter in their daily lives, utilizing solution-oriented and cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approaches. Through a collaborative and holistic approach, I work with clients to build and enhance their therapeutic toolkit, empowering them to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease.
My goal is to provide a comfortable therapeutic environment where a safe space, mutual respect, and emotional support are the foundation of our work together. I focus on helping clients better understand and manage the emotions they encounter in their daily lives, utilizing solution-oriented and cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approaches. Through a collaborative and holistic approach, I work with clients to build and enhance their therapeutic toolkit, empowering them to navigate life’s challenges with greater ease.
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Johnny S Duplesssis-Powell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCTP
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Burke, VA 22015
Have you had a car accident or other life event that interupts life? Are you feeling stuck, abandoned, a failure or just confused about life? Are you struggling to get over a break-up? Use shopping, gambling, eating or smoking for fun or coping? Have you have been diagnosed with PTSD or experienced a challenging childhood? Do you need to improve preformance at work or in a sport?
Have you had a car accident or other life event that interupts life? Are you feeling stuck, abandoned, a failure or just confused about life? Are you struggling to get over a break-up? Use shopping, gambling, eating or smoking for fun or coping? Have you have been diagnosed with PTSD or experienced a challenging childhood? Do you need to improve preformance at work or in a sport?
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EMDR Therapists
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.