Therapists in Charlottesville, VA

I have been working with adolescents and adults for 5 years with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, behavior management, and difficult life transitions. I have utilized a variety of therapy techniques to help clients overcome conflict and improve functioning.

I'm Keshia Slack-Ingram, an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of practice. My expertise lies in collaborating with adults and couples facing challenges such as depression, anxiety, life transitions, and relationship issues. I earned my Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology from Hampton University and pursued my Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling at South University. Currently, I'm working towards completing my PhD in Advanced Human Studies. My therapeutic approach prioritizes the present moment, focusing on understanding your priorities and devising strategies to propel you toward your mental wellness.

Do you long to spend more time outdoors? Do you feel more in touch with yourself or have a renewed sense of vitality after time in the natural world? Have you struggled to access your emotions or share them in traditional talk therapy? Could you imagine inviting in the gentle breeze or sturdy sycamore tree into your therapy session? On our first ecotherapy session, I’ll invite you to to consider our time outdoors as time building a relationship with nature, similar as you might with a new friend. Instead of the four walls of a waiting room, we will meet at the trailhead and begin exploring the goals and aspirations you have.

Hello, I'm Momilani Williams, a Licensed Professional Counselor with extensive experience in the Mental Health field. My background includes advocacy in school settings, support for foster youth, and assisting military children and families. I specialize in aiding individuals overwhelmed by life's challenges or their emotions, guiding them towards positive processing. Together, we'll devise strategies to manage emotions and reconnect with your authentic self. Whether you're navigating complex relationship dynamics or grappling with anxiety and depression, I'm here to support you.

Welcome! I am a resident in counseling specializing in serving youth, adolescents, young adults, adults, and parents who are facing a range of mental health challenges. I have specific expertise working with people experiencing, externalizing behaviors, life transitions, verbal/physical aggression, anxiety, trauma, and emotional dysregulation. My most recent work site provided me extensive experience with young adult clients who experienced significant life events, trauma, anxiety, or were just feeling lost and confused while trying to navigate the transition to adulthood. I offer individual, family, and group therapy!

As a counselor, I understand that trauma occurs at any age, in many different forms. It can be overt, in the case of physical abuse and death; ambiguous, in the form of divorce, break-ups, peer pressure, bullying and the impact of social media. It can also be entirely hidden from our consciousness. Counseling is a way to approach and connect with trauma in a safe place. It is a way to help yourself heal.

Everyone can improve and succeed regardless of any struggles or trauma a person may encounter. I aim to help clients heal past traumas, strengthen relationships with themselves and others, work through difficult emotions, and find their inner strength. I believe inherently in the resiliency of the human spirit. We have the power to recover, to heal, to grow, and to learn. My goal is to help you understand the problems that you are facing and allow you the space to solve them so that you may transform into the best version of yourself.

I work primarily with adults and older teens with depression, anxiety and difficult life transitions. I specialize in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) because I believe deeply in the importance of alleviating suffering and increasing happiness, and this approach has repeatedly been proven to be the most effective way of achieving results.

Working with couples and men is awesome. My clients always surprise me with their intelligence and strength, even if muted by their immediate troubles. Focusing on the connection the couple does have, we can work on the skills to being our own individual within the relationship. Working with men often involves negotiating the contradictions the world presents, attending to power differentials and how they impact our inner world, discovering where our habits developed and how we want to change and grow who we are in the world. I utilize a multitude of maps to offer my clients impactful and effective interventions.

We're confident we can help you achieve your therapy goals. We believe you're best served by a therapist passionate about not only their work, but who they work with as well. That's why we started Lifebulb - We're committed to helping therapists to get back to enjoying their work, so you, our client, can receive the highest quality therapy services, whether in person at one of our locations or online through telehealth. We hire only highly trained and educated, licensed clinicians dedicated to the therapy process. Working with us, you'll get results.

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.

I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Using a Behavioral, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Solution-Focused approach, I believe that by providing a positive and supportive setting, young people are capable of changing those behaviors that are causing them and/or their family distress. Through discussion and play, young people and their families are able to learn new ways of understanding their problems and to practice new techniques to change their thoughts, behaviors, and beliefs to more positive and productive ones.

Marriage and Family Therapist (Resident), Couples/Throuples/Polyamory relationship counselor. Whether it is an immediate crisis or digging deep into old issues, I am happy to be on your team. Whether you seek help with parenting your children or reparenting yourself, I am here to help you down the path toward your more satisfied and peaceful self. I have a huge passion for enhancing relationship evolution, exploring how childhood development influences adult behaviors, and finding the golden nuggets hidden in our discomfort. I also offer integrative therapy for people who use psychedelics.

I am excited to start your journey toward a healthier self and I'm so glad that you're looking to make positive change in your life. I am passionate about helping others through their mental health struggles and have a solution-focused approach to therapy. I am here to listen and support you through your struggles while providing gentle guidance toward problem-solving. I have experience working with adolescents, families, and adults from many backgrounds. I have worked with addictions, trauma, family issues, LGBTQIA+ folks, anxiety, depression, and much more. I look forward to connecting with you soon!

We all feel stuck sometimes, uncertain of what to do to feel better. Maybe you are navigating a difficult relationship, struggling with anxiety and fear, or wanting to change a behavior. Together we'll identify what is getting in your way toward greater wellness and tune into your unique needs and values. You'll gain practical coping skills, experience a greater sense of peace, and become grounded in your authentic self.

***Please note that calls and emails are answered by my intake coordinator, Madeline Schultz.*** I work with individuals, couples and families collaborating with them to reach their goals. These goals range from finding relief from depression, anxiety, past trauma, and addiction to finding deeper joy and satisfaction in work, leisure and relationships. I have specialized training in individual and family therapy, couples therapy, and sex therapy. I provide a safe environment for people to reflect on their lives with curiosity and compassion and make desired changes based on this reflection.

As a resident in counseling, my approach is to meet you where you are, empower you to create goals, and I will provide you with support along the way. Counseling is all about you and what you need.

I'll help you build trust in your ability to make the best choices for yourself. This means creating awareness of ways you can be more gentle and accepting of yourself as you are now, in addition to identifying areas that you are ready to change. I work with adults of all ages, and have a particular affinity for working with college-aged individuals and young professionals. I strive to meet people with where they are at by providing trauma-informed, culturally-humble support using evidenced-based modalities. This may include a mix of interpersonal, strengths-based, mindfulness, CBT and DBT techniques.

People who benefit from therapy with me have often felt misunderstood or even harmed by the mental health system. Whether because of sexuality, gender identity, spirituality, neurodivergence, or non-mainstream relationships, they have found therapy to be unwelcoming or unsafe. This means I try never to take your trust for granted. I engage as fully as possible with your values, needs, and preferences, and I adapt my approach based on your response and feedback. You're always steering the ship in your therapy—I am only a guide.