Therapists in Tappahannock, VA

I want to assist clients recognize and manifest their full potential. Given the appropriate and adequate support, no matter how difficult the situation, you can change/heal and thrive. Even if we are working with difficult subjects, therapy is meant to engage a part of us that loves to know the truth about ourselves.

Accompaniment matters. Relationships transform. We sit together to access the health that is at the center of every human being, even when one of us can’t feel it. We sit because healing happens in relationship, access to true self is made easier in the presence of another person’s settled nervous system, and because your healing matters for the health of all of us. Whether you are facing overwhelm, anger, a frozen feeling, compulsions, depression, trauma, anxiety, or facing other difficult experience, we can touch it with awareness and respect. Our experience includes joy, includes pain, and includes connection and compassion.

I am an integrated therapist who uses traditional Western and Eastern mental health and wellness approaches to help you overcome anxiety, and depression, or work through layers of trauma that you may have experienced in your life. As a Level 3 Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, I can help you to connect to your self-energy, unburden wounds, and further your healing process. If you want to experience a greater sense of self-confidence and inner calm I can help you.

You've achieved a lot in your life, and at a high level and fast pace, but yet today you're facing trauma, grief, addiction or interpersonal conflict that you just can't seem to shake - and you are brave enough to ask for help. I believe your body, mind, and relationships want to heal from grief, trauma, addiction, and conflict - you and your relationships just need a confidential, brave space in which to do that. I use techniques drawn from addiction treatment, EMDR, and trauma therapy, as well as couples therapy (Gottman Method), to help you achieve your goal of healing. I also welcome your feedback to ensure I'm helping you.

Folks that come to me for support struggle to manage the thoughts and feelings that lead to relapse and mental health crises. My experience tells me that these folks feel disconnected from themselves and their community. Establishing connectivity to their friends, family, and their broader social setting is crucial for wellness and for healing. Everyone has the goal of contentment and peace of mind, and substance abuse more than most challenges undermines the fulfillment of these basic needs. To heal and prosper, substance abusers and trauma survivors need to practice self care in the bio psychosocial-spiritual way of life.

Are you are struggling with alcohol or substance use, dependency or abuse, or finding yourself anxious, depressed, facing life situations that are overwhelming? Do you want to unburden yourself from past challenges or trauma, or create new pathways to the future? Perhaps you just need to be able to re-calibrate and adjust your lifestyle to achieve your goals? My practice addresses these issues in a compassionate, cutting edge approach, using East-West modalities, and grounded in a spiritual framework.

If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, substance use, or the lingering effects of trauma, you are not alone. We all face stress and uncertainty and sometimes our usual coping mechanisms just aren't enough. In counseling, you will have the space to freely process your thoughts and feelings while working on new skills that can help you improve your mental health and relationships. As a therapist, I take a collaborative and person-centered approach designed to empower you to reach your goals. I also work from a multicultural, anti-racist, neurodiverse and LGBTQIA+ affirmative framework with my clients.

Urban living 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 the area or maybe you have lived here all of your life? Are you having relationship problems? Going through a break-up, separation or divorce? Are you 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?

Pema brings over 5 years of experience working with individuals, adolescents, children, groups, families, and couples in community mental health, in-home, and outpatient settings. His experience also includes supporting individuals with complex diagnoses, neurodivergence and judicial-connected care needs. His willingness to learn and grow serves as a key asset in helping patients improve. Pema earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Psychology from U.C. – Davis, School of Medicine. He then completed his M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology at SOFIA University.

MySpectrum is an outpatient therapy practice located at 707 North Courthouse Road in North Chesterfield, Virginia. We offer outpatient counseling and coaching to any person, on any spectrum. We focus on the Autism Spectrum, Mental Health Spectrum, Substance Use Spectrum, and the Whole Life Spectrum. Our philosophy is that any person, regardless of situation, should have access to skilled Therapists who will truly meet you where you are at in your journey. To that end, each Therapist specializes in certain areas so that we can capture the needs of any person. We serve all of Virginia through Teletherapy.

Do you feel overwhelmed by your emotions, sensitivity, or past or present traumas? Does your life feel like it's been taken over by grief, addiction, or anxiety? If you feel a readiness to take the next step in your healing journey, you won't be alone. I'm here to support you. Through learning to deeply listen to yourself with love, presence, compassion, and courage, you can begin to connect with your innate healing capacity, and wholeness of being. Gradually learning to live from this place in yourself invites a soft joy, relief from suffering, transformative healing, and insight into how to live your best life.

Do you have to force yourself to get through the day? Do you feel disconnected from your life, as if just going through the motions? Familial and cultural conditioning often cast us in limiting roles. Whether we know it or not, we find ourselves falling into these same familiar patterns even when they undermine our best efforts towards a happy life. I help clients build an awareness to the relationship they have with themselves starting by identifying the character traits they've strengthened in order to survive. This ultimately allows them to move towards more self-compassion, freedom, and purpose in their lives.