Compassion Focused Therapists in Kilmarnock, VA

There are so many changes in your life - both big and small - that can bring about feelings of anxiety, depression and loss. Navigating these changes can feel so overwhelming at times, sometimes beyond what you might feel capable of holding on your own. You may be in uncharted territory and wonder about the uncertainty of the road ahead. You are looking for ways to process past experiences, cope with the present, and manage future challenges. I offer a space to express the thoughts and feelings you might not feel comfortable sharing with friends and family. I work from a compassion-focused, strengths-based approach.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 11 years of experience in the field. I have worked with youth, adults, couples, and families with diverse mental health concerns. I specialize in relationship issues, family conflict, coping skills, and life transitions alongside anxiety, depression, and grief. During sessions, I utilize a mix of strength-based, culturally sensitive, person-centered, humanistic,and compassion-focused therapies. I ensure that I answer any questions my clients have for me as a therapist or the therapy process and get a sense of their expectations and goals for treatment.

I welcome those who are experiencing grief/loss, life adjustments, stress, anxiety, and PTSD. Sometimes we can find ourselves not wanting to burden those around us with our worries, or we just don't feel understood. Know that my space is one where you will be heard, validated, and seen. Common goals I work on with people can include: developing healthy coping skills, decreasing the presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms, and increasing people's ability for self-compassion. The individuals I work with are just trying to show up for themselves and the people that are in their lives, and that starts with taking care of themselves.

My hope is that people of all identities and walks of life can feel safe with me. I offer unconditional support no matter who you are, what you’ve done, or what you’ve been through. My clinical experience has predominantly been in treating adults with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Other areas of focus include grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma. It is my passion to support people experiencing shame and guilt, as these feelings can be too much to handle alone. I hope to be a listening ear when it’s needed most.

Hi there, I'm Dawn! I have been a Licensed Clinical Social worker for over 25 years and have been working as a Behavioral Health Clinician providing individual, couples, and family therapy since then. I focus in areas such as anxiety, coping skills, depression, stress, life transitions, and self esteem, amongst others. I have extensive knowledge and experience in providing trauma focused therapeutic work, and work towards my client's treatment goals while building on my client's strengths and abilities.

Dr. Kristin Zauel is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in treating eating disorders, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, self-esteem concerns, relationship concerns, and adjustment to various life transitions. Dr. Zauel has worked within a variety of settings (outpatient private practice, residential treatment, and college counseling center) providing individual, family and group psychotherapy to adolescents and adults. She is passionate about supporting clients in furthering their well-being and living a life more fully aligned with their values.

I believe the relationship between therapist and client supports the client's capacity for self-understanding, insight, and change. Therapy is also a space for clients to learn how to establish a healthy connection with their life experiences. Cultivating a healthy connection with life is an important factor; it helps clients reduce a range of negative and overwhelming thoughts and feelings associated with anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief. Ultimately, therapy can help clients reconcile difficult emotions and experiences, so they can restore a sense self-worth, and an ability to feel safe and trust (others and themselves).

I conceptualize psychotherapy from a humanistic approach, which entails holistically understanding your background, identities, strengths, growth areas, interpersonal relationships, goals, values, etc. I strive to create a culturally sensitive, inclusive, and affirming space to facilitate growth and insights. This allows you to implement what you have gained in therapy in your everyday life. I specialize in trauma treatment and empowerment, identity exploration and integration, and working with folx from marginalized communities (i.e. LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, faith crisis/transition, immigrant/international background, etc. )

Anxiety, depression, severe stress, trauma, addiction, and other mental or emotional health struggles can prevent us from living our best, most fulfilling life. I am a firm believer in meeting a person where they are at when it comes to supporting them in their journey towards healing. Working collaboratively, we can heal old wounds and implement skills that can be effective, stabilizing, and healing. These skills can assist in improving your quality of life and better coping with life’s ongoing challenges.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Maryland and Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. Since 1986, I have been working with children, teenagers, and adults who experience depression, anxiety, trauma, family and relationship challenges, and adults with a serious mental illness. I have worked in foster care, hospital, outpatient, and community-based settings. I strive to be warm, open, encouraging, and direct and combine experience, education, creativity, and sense of humor with a humane, down-to-earth approach.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Art Therapist trained in a variety of expressive therapy techniques and EMDR. I love helping people discover their best self and work through healing from the past. Though I utilize traditional talk therapy, I also love using art as a method to help access emotions or experiences for which there may not be words.

Nice to meet you! My name is Joseph Autry and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 8 years of experience. I have worked with clients with anxiety, depression, substance use, personality, mood regulation, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, PTSD, eating disorders, and problems with trauma. I will often use a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Therapy are forms of therapy I usually like to use as well. I believe that being a therapist has allowed me to work and help clients who are feeling depressed and having thoughts of wanting to hurt

Over the last fifteen years, my goal is to help others embrace life’s journeys and promote wellness. I have worked both in the public and private sectors with a broad spectrum of clients. I provide therapy services to clients of all ages, from children through geriatric, in addition to couples and families. I am a bilingual psychotherapist who provides treatment in both English and Spanish. I have experience in treating a wide variety of psychological disorders. I have worked with clients who are dually diagnosed with mental health and substance use disorders, PTSD/trauma, domestic violence victims, depression, anxiety and more.

Are you a teenager or young adult struggling to connect with others? Is your anxiety so crippling it interferes with the quality of your life? Do you find that you lack social skills development and would like the chance to learn new skills and have support? You are not alone! Through the group process we can help you understand these struggles, learn new skills, and practice connecting with peers within the safety of a group that understands what you are going through and in turn can help you lead a more fulfilling life.

I enjoy working with high achievers who are navigating the vicissitudes of life; people who want to understand themselves better; and people who, at their core want to grow in consciousness and heal heart-breaking experiences. I believe that we are spiritual beings having human experiences. The journey in consciousness involves the healing of the heart, soul, mind, and body. Such healing and integration serve to illuminate our genuine selves and brighten our inner spiritual light; a light that illuminates our true selves as soul, and by extension, our unique creativity, work, and contributions to the world.

I consider myself a facilitator of change. Making steps to change parts of life that seem "fixed" or hopeless is an incredibly exhausting task. Getting stuck in a ''lather, rinse, repeat" lifestyle creates complacency and can lead to a comfort that can be stifling. Through collaboration, connection, processing, and exercising vulnerability, I aim to help clients find a path that is suited for the type of success they choose. I consider myself a balance of being warm, empathetic, but direct in order to assist others figure out where their personal contradictions lie and to remove barriers.

Hello, I'm Stacie. As a licensed clinical social worker, I bring extensive experience across various healthcare settings, including inpatient psychiatric facilities and outpatient psychiatric/substance use treatment centers. My focus lies in empowering individuals to discover their inner drive for transformation, fostering stress management techniques, and nurturing self-assurance. My counseling approach is characterized by authenticity, support, genuineness, kindness, compassion, and responsiveness.

My clients are searching for meaning and a sense of wholeness in their lives, sometimes in the midst of crisis, sometimes traveling through times of normative change. Although I am an ordained Presbyterian minister and consider my work a ministry of counseling, I value the diversity of our community and seek to meet people wherever they identify themselves to be and honor their unique stories, beliefs and perspectives.

Life can be difficult to navigate with challenges from the past and ongoing stressors which feels as if we're in a constant state of survival. Sound familiar? You are not alone. Therapy can be a safe space to explore and process these stressors, feelings, thoughts, etc. I work from a person-centered perspective to process your feelings, identify strengths, and help you access the tools you need to take back control to navigate the direction of your life. Through the art of processing information and applying evidence-based interventions, we will work together to meet your therapy goals and get a better grip on life.