Therapists in Chantilly, VA

LeRoyal Parker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Theoretical approaches I use to draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I believe that sometimes a smile can hide the pain that you would not want to share with anyone else. Anxiety issues, self-esteem issues, and even family issues can lead to difficulty forming lasting and healthy relationships, both personal and intimate.

I decided to become a therapist after dealing with the loss of my husband in 2002. I had to learn first hand, that life is not always fair, but we often do have choices to make. For me, therapy provided the tools I needed to get back on my feet and thrive. I believe that life will take us through some tough turns, and if we are willing to really experience them and learn from them, we can grow in ways we never thought possible.

It can be challenging and stressful to find a therapist and share your feelings with a stranger. I am committed to helping you be comfortable and validate your feelings to make this process easier. In my approach, I would like to explore the root of the problem and help you towards personal growth and healing. My focus would be to help you make healthy decisions through a new mindset which will help restore balance and freedom in your life.

I'm a psychologist and psychoanalyst who practices in Middleburg, Virginia and in Chevy Chase, Maryland (Friendship Heights), right on the border of Washington, DC. I provide psychological evaluation, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis to kids (ages 12 on up) and professionals. With teens and pre-teens, I have expertise in helping the anxious kid feel comfortable in their own skin. With adults, I have expertise in anxiety, work-life balance, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, self-assertion, sexuality and other difficulties.

I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and eating disorders are all that I have treated for over 30 years. I use evidence based treatments which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (specifically for eating disorders) as this is the most effective first line of treatment for the majority of eating disorders. I will provide other treatments when CBT-E is not a good fit and I am certified in Family-Based Treatment (Maudsley) for teenagers with eating disorders. .