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Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
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Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection

Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC

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12751 Marblestone Drive, Woodbridge, VA 22192
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Available both in-person and online
12751 Marblestone Drive Woodbridge, VA 22192
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When your love relationship feels strained, the ache of disconnection can be hard to bear. One of you wants to talk and resolve, while the other needs space to breathe. One reaches out for reassurance, the other retreats to keep the peace. Over time, these moments become a familiar and painful dance of pursuit and withdrawal that leaves you both feeling alone, misunderstood, and unseen. We specialize in adult love relationships and the science of secure attachment. Through Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), we help you slow down, understand your cycle, and name what lies beneath - a longing to feel close, valued, and heard.
Where you are vulnerable to over-functioning, hustling for your worth, or pursuing, we can help you to ask for what you need, tend to your fears, and risk being softer and more open. Where you have learned to be an island, problem solve, or withdraw, we can help you tap into your needs and emotions, let love in, and be more accessible and responsive.
We’ll help you move from reacting to reaching, from distance to connection. We’ll explore how your stories, histories, and attachment needs shape your patterns and build new ways of relating that feel connected, intimate, and secure. When you can find your way back to each other, love begins to feel not just possible — but real, resourcing, and reliable.
Call or Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection now for a free 15 minute consultation - (703) 546-9644

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

12751 Marblestone Drive

Woodbridge, VA 22192 map

 (703) 546-9644

Manassas, VA 20110

Website
Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in Marital and Premarital, Relationship Issues and Sex Therapy 
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (703) 546-9644
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

12751 Marblestone Drive

Woodbridge, VA 22192 map

 (703) 546-9644

Manassas, VA 20110

Website
Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in Marital and Premarital, Relationship Issues and Sex Therapy 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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Fees range from $137-$250, depending on the therapist. We are an out-of-network provider and can provide superbills for submission to insurance for reimbursement. We work with Thrizer Billing, who can submit insurance claims on your behalf. We accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644
"
Fees range from $137-$250, depending on the therapist. We are an out-of-network provider and can provide superbills for submission to insurance for reimbursement. We work with Thrizer Billing, who can submit insurance claims on your behalf. We accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644

Qualifications

    Pre-Licensed Professional: Anwar Taylor
  • Verified by Psychology Today Supervised by Elayne Smith (Virginia / 0717001367) Anwar Taylor

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 11 years

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Sex Therapy
  • Certificate from Family Systems, Integenerational Cycle Breaking, EMDR
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Our therapists complete advanced clinical training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, a well-researched, evidence-based model for creating lasting relationship change. Our practice invests in ongoing EFT consultation, training, and Self-of-the-Therapist work to ensure high quality client care.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644
"
Our therapists complete advanced clinical training in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, a well-researched, evidence-based model for creating lasting relationship change. Our practice invests in ongoing EFT consultation, training, and Self-of-the-Therapist work to ensure high quality client care.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Marital and Premarital
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sex Therapy

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Cancer
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Military Life
  • Peer Relationships
  • Self Esteem
  • Shame and Guilt
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
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We specialize in love relationships, connection, attachment, and trauma. We know that relationship experiences have great power to shape us - what is lovable about us, what emotions are acceptable, and if someone will be there in our moments of need. We support clients to unpack these messages, heal unresolved pain, and create new ways of reaching for and responding to their partner.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644
"
We specialize in love relationships, connection, attachment, and trauma. We know that relationship experiences have great power to shape us - what is lovable about us, what emotions are acceptable, and if someone will be there in our moments of need. We support clients to unpack these messages, heal unresolved pain, and create new ways of reaching for and responding to their partner.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Intergenerational Cycle Breaking
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Narrative
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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We lean into the science of attachment - the mechanics and process of building emotionally intimate relationships. Whether you have an anxious or avoidant attachment style, we can help you move towards greater security. We work with individuals and couples invested in transforming the maps they have for connecting to themselves and their most precious people.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644
"
We lean into the science of attachment - the mechanics and process of building emotionally intimate relationships. Whether you have an anxious or avoidant attachment style, we can help you move towards greater security. We work with individuals and couples invested in transforming the maps they have for connecting to themselves and their most precious people.
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 546-9644

Location

Primary Location

12751 Marblestone Drive

Woodbridge, VA 22192

(703) 546-9644

Email Us

Website

Additional Location

Manassas, VA 20110

(703) 546-9644

Nearby Areas

Cities

Counties

Zips

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Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call for a free consultation now - (703) 546-9644
"
Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Elayne Smithcplsva - Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection, Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
Call for a free consultation now - (703) 546-9644