Therapists in Leesburg, VA

I'm only seeing clients located in Maryland and fully virtual! I believe by exploring our past experiences and relationships we can find answers to better understand our own behaviors and thought processes. Our best healing happens throughout the context of a safe relationship and that is what I offer in therapy; a safe place where my client can explore their pain, trauma, hurt, and confusion in order to heal and live the most meaningful life possible. My clients know what their goals are and are excited to get to work but may need more accountability or support. Sometimes they aren't so clear and I can help with that, too!

Amy Hughes is an LPC and the founder of Connections4life Professional Therapy Services, PC. She is also a VA board approved supervisor of student interns and residents in counseling. In addition, she is trained in EMDR, EFT and is a level 2 Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Connections4life offers customized care. We specialize in C-PTSD, PTSD, developmental trauma, anxiety & depression. We believe in the power of connections and that we are all capable of change and growth. Our passion for what we do reflects in the connections we are able to make with the individuals we treat.

Life can be challenging, uncertain, and just plain hard. We all go through difficult changes, unplanned circumstances, disappointments, and, sometimes, intense pain and suffering. Our past experiences shape our behaviors, relationships, and how we function in the world. You are not your behaviors. There is always hope for healing, growth, and change in the future from the bottom-up and the inside-out. We are all on this journey together. You are not alone. I offer help to children, teens, adults, and parents who are in need of a place to heal, grow, and become the best version of themselves.

Seeking therapy is taking steps toward your well-being and can be a difficult and courageous first step. I would like to support that and to assist in empowering you to find your resiliency. I believe we all have resiliency, meaning the power to move forward, adjust, make changes and withstand the difficult times, sometimes we need help finding it within us. I can help with that! I look forward to talking with you.

Are your relationships causing you stress? Do you feel stuck and unsure how to change things? Does your child or teen struggle somehow, perhaps in school, emotionally or with peers? Or maybe you want support with parenting? We are here to help with what you need and develop a plan to build connections and emotional experiences that are fulfilling and healing. Whether you need to process through experiences or strategize through situations or big emotions, we are here to help!

If you or your child are struggling, psychological testing can provide you with immediate feedback and specific recommendations to help you see change as quickly as possible. I provide psychological evaluations for individuals of all ages, including neuropsychological, psychoeducational, and diagnostic evaluations. Reasons to seek testing include identification of learning disorders/giftedness, assessing for ADHD and PTSD, helping children having trouble in school or at home, improving career and relationship difficulties, identifying the causes of memory problems, and obtaining a clear diagnosis (e.g., depression, anxiety, etc.).

I work with adolescents, adults, and families. My style is straightforward and collaborative. I am always willing to do short-term, results-oriented work, but I relish as well the opportunity to do longer-term work, which allows for the working-through of old hurts and for the gradual discovery of new ways to relate to ourselves, others, and our lives. At its best, therapy is a creative and richly rewarding endeavor. Clients over the years have reported that they find in me warmth, pragmatism, a keen mind, and a willingness to laugh and to be human.

I work with adults who have been impacted by trauma and want to move "past the past" to be more successful in their lives and relationships. You may feel like you are repeating the same patterns in your life; having the same fights with your partner, feeling disconnected with your children or a lack of grounding in your job or relationships. You may feel anger that the things that happened in the past are still impacting you. As adults, we are often re-triggered by the things that happened in the past, even in childhood. If this sounds like you, I may be able to help.

Are you or your partner struggling with sexually compulsive behaviors, having difficulties in your relationship or experiencing limits in your ability to live the life you most deeply desire due to childhood trauma? If so, the clinical team at the Center for Relational Recovery (CRR) specializes in journeying with individuals and couples dealing with these issues to help them transform their lives and relationships. Sexual Addiction Treatment: Using a nationally recognized treatment model developed by Dr. Patrick Carnes, CRR takes clients through a task-based approach to recovery centered around relational connection and building healthy attachments with the self and others.

I believe that children have the natural ability to heal. Through expressive therapy I find that children are given a voice to express what they often times cannot through words. I am a Virginia State Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience working in the field, and have specialized training in working with children and their families, play therapy, and the expressive therapies. My areas of expertise include working with parents of challenging children, trauma, sexual/physical/emotional abuse, mood, anxiety, emotional difficulties, behavioral problems, grief and loss, and children of divorced parents.

I work with motivated individuals and families who are ready to address problem areas, develop insight, and identify what is of most value and meaning in their lives. I specialize in the treatment of trauma, especially as it relates to family system and relationship issues, life stressors and transitions, and substance use disorders. In addition to my clinical practice I speak nationally on these topics and work as a clinical consultant. I believe in providing quality, authentic, and clinically informed care that identifies and addresses the root causes of problems and barriers to living a more meaningful life.

I'm a passionate neurodiversity-affirming therapist specializing in developmental/relationship-based early intervention (DIR/Floortime & PLAY Project trained), play therapy, and strengths/interests-based approaches across the lifespan. I'm devoted to leveraging play's therapeutic potential for emotional well-being: Beyond childhood, play enriches lives! As a Certified Geek Therapist, Therapeutic Dungeon Master, and Problematic Gaming Specialist, I merge clients' passions with evidence-based approaches (ACT, CBT, Mindfulness) for growth and healing, addressing a variety of mental health needs.

Are you or your partner struggling with sexually compulsive behaviors, having difficulties in your relationship or experiencing limits in your ability to live the life you most deeply desire due to childhood trauma? If so, at the Center for Relational Recovery (CRR), I specialize in journeying with individuals and couples dealing with these issues to help them transform their lives and relationships.

Accepting new clients - The Center for Connection, Healing & Change was conceived as a sanctuary to facilitate joyful connection to ourselves and our loved ones. Our work focuses on the creation of secure, close, and satisfying relationships – within us and between us. We choose to specialize in relationships because we know the importance of satisfying relationships for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Services explore the relationship we have with both ourselves and others; how well we can live with emotional ease, know who we are, ask for what we need, and access our resilience in moments of hurt or stress.

The building blocks of your identity are rooted in the relational experiences you had as a child, the world you lived in, the resources available, and the challenges life sent your way. You may have learned that some emotions or needs were not acceptable or tolerable, some needs would need to be met indirectly through adaptations (such as perfectionism, people pleasing, playing small or withdrawing), or that some needs might not be met at all and would need to be abandoned or minimized. My role is to help you make sense of who you are, how you got here, your patterns of relating, and how to create the relationships you long for.

Reaching out for help takes so much courage! You or your child may be experiencing a crisis, difficult life transition, or just haven't been feeling like yourself lately. Whether it is depression, anxiety, addiction or behavioral problems, it can often feel exhausting and hopeless. However, I believe wholeheartedly that change is always possible, no matter how hard life gets. I create a warm, compassionate environment in which you feel heard and respected. You are the expert on your life, not me. Together we can develop insight and practical solutions that move you closer to the great life you deserve!

I love what I do! I get to help you turn your insights into action for addictions, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. We may use individual, family, or group therapy, relapse prevention, education, medication, or MAT/MOUD. Our Dual Diagnosis Recovery Program is for people struggling with both a mental health and drug/alcohol issue. We know that recovery does not always mean abstinence. Take the Alcohol Moderation Assessment to help you determine your relationship with alcohol and learn how to get your life back in balance.

I enjoy working with adults, teens and children but especially enjoy helping parents of young children exhibiting behavioral problems. When children misbehave they are trying to communicate their needs in an ineffective way. My psychodynamic training helps inform my ability to determine what’s really going on with children as well as adults. The psychotherapy I provide is conducted in a very compassionate and non-judgmental way. When people struggle they need to be heard - I’m a great listener but am adept at reading between the lines. I help bring to conscious awareness many underlying issues residing in the unconscious.

You try! You are doing the best that you can for yourself and your family and yet STILL someone is struggling. Sometimes love and researching helpful information isn’t enough to keep everyone afloat. We specialize in helping children, teens and adults calm the anxiety and stress and heal the trauma and depression from the ROOT.