Therapists in Arlington, VA

I understand many clients come to therapy for the first time full of anxiety as they are wary of talking to a stranger about personal issues. I am often told by clients that I make them feel comfortable and relaxed, and by the end of the first visit they often feel a sense of relief and hope. I work with clients who suffer from depression, anxiety, anger, substance abuse, and other issues that deter them from living life to the fullest. I can help you understand what's happening and offer assistance to cope with these feelings while working on ways to feel better.

I have over 20 years of experience as a therapist, working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma; and stressors related to related difficult life transitions, unhealthy relationships, and family conflict. I believe a productive therapeutic experience should focus less on the bad choices you have made in your life and more on the right choices you decide to make going forward. Your past is important but not as important as your future. You will leave therapy, empowered with new tools and feeling confident about the new direction of your life.

Francinne Anez is a Certified Brain Health Coach and clinical supervisee who specializes in helping clients enhance their ability to effectively cope with life's stressors .

Welcome, my name is Ian Rivera and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 5 years of experience in the field. I work with individuals with all types of issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, men's issues, and mood disorders. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, solution-focused brief, and motivational interviewing to help elicit change from within to become the best you. I have a warm and interactive counseling style and believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Hello! My name is Tamer Mattar, and I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. My approach in therapy focuses on helping you take charge of your life. You will learn about yourself, the world, and the tools you will need to grow and to heal. I work with adult clients dealing with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, job stress, difficulties with adapting to new situations, as well as phase of life changes.

Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.

Society bombards us with expectations of how we should look, act, and feel in order to belong. We endlessly search for the next diet, workout routine, relationship, promotion, house, car, etc to fill this emptiness inside that's saying, "I'm not enough". We feel distant from our emotions, our bodies, and our true selves in this pursuit of external validation. This "not enough" feeling sits deeply below protective patterns that might appear as an eating disorder, body shame, substance abuse, toxic relationships, anxiety, depression, OCD, etc.

We all struggle from time to time. Whether you are struggling with short-term stresses or long term issues like depression or anxiety, taking the step to ask for help is huge. I would be honored to join you on your journey to wellness and feeling better.

Audrey provides services for children, individuals, couples, and families. She aims to offer her clients a safe, empathic, and non-judgmental space to explore thoughts, behaviors, and emotions with the goal of developing more effective coping and problem-solving skills to promote more satisfying intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. Her approach as a person-centered counselor is to meet each client and their unique needs exactly where they are upon beginning counseling. She utilizes techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and family systems theory to approach clients in a holistic manner.

Hope Robinson is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia who has been practicing since 2022. She has a B.S. in Psychology from Valdosta State University and an M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Walden University. Hope offers crisis stabilization and safety planning for clients who struggle with emotional dysregulation, depression and suicidal ideation, anxiety, and anger. She works with families experiencing recurrent parent/child, sibling, multi-generational conflict, and disturbances.

Hello! I am so glad you are here! My name is Melanie Williams. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina. I have been in the mental health field for over 23 years. I work with individuals ages 5 and up. My areas of expertise are: Anxiety, OCD, Depression, Autism/ADHD- Emotion Regulation, and Women's Issues- perinatal, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause. My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. We achieve this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to your concerns, and working on a plan together.

Hi. I'm Lisa Smith, a Clinical Social Worker. I like our therapy to be a time of creating what next steps you are willing to try. Together we think of the barrier. I act as a coach for accountability with awareness of any diagnosis or past struggles you've had. I highlight your strengths and together we celebrate victories. The therapy I use is research-based. I'll show you the logic and ease of following incremental steps. I will share the traits of your personality or diagnosis that are working for or hindering progress. When plans don't work, we begin again.

My name is Megan Wills and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LSCW) and certified trauma therapist working with clients statewide via telehealth. I primarily work with young adults and specialize in clients with anxiety, trauma responses, depression, and life transitions. I am certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and also use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to help clients gain specific skills and make tangible progress.

Hi! My name is Aneta Piasecki, and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults and couples and specialize in military, cultural/ethnicities, marital issues, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I mostly work with adults, adolescents ages 14+, and couples. I have experience with a broad spectrum of mental health issues and life transitions, including severe anxiety, panic attacks, GAD, depression, and PTSD. I also have worked with clients from many different cultures, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.

My name is Keshanda Garland. Please feel free to call me Kesha. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. and a Virginia Native. I have over 15 years of experience working with clients who have mental health issues. I enjoy working with adults and adolescents, and my specialty lies in working with clients with anxiety disorders, panic attacks, depression, stress and relationship issues, and trauma-related disorders. I am dedicated to helping her client's foster growth and healing through a collaborative therapeutic relationship.

I believe that behind every problem lies the powerful desire for something better. In addition to specializing couples counseling and adults, my expertise is in therapy with adolescents (14+) and families. I use research-based therapies that offer practical methods and skills that build emotional flexibility, self-awareness and resilience. Many of my clients are working to become free of self-defeating patterns resulting from emotional neglect in early or adolescent development. My typical client is intelligent and responsible as well as anxious and stressed, lonely, depressed or angry.

Hello, my name is Mindy Eaves and I am a licensed professional counselor in the state of Virginia and West Virginia. Additionally, I am a level two Certified Complex Trauma Provider (CCTP-II). I work with adults, individuals, couples, and families that have or had experienced adverse childhood experiences (abuse, neglect, etc.), a traumatic event, or events. I work with clients, couples, and families where one or more persons in the household have experienced adverse childhood events, abuse, work-related trauma, personality disorders, dissociative disorders, anxiety, panic, depression, PTSD, CPTSD, phobias, and relationship issues.

Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.

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