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Larkin Hill
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
Dr. Hill has experience in providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families with Child-Relationship issues; ADHD; oppositional; depression; anxiety and divorce; Individuals and couples alike, dealing with but not limited to career changes, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and post traumatic stress disorders. Dr. Hill is willing to integrate biblical faith-based questions and perspectives into the counseling setting if requested by the client.
Dr. Hill has experience in providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families with Child-Relationship issues; ADHD; oppositional; depression; anxiety and divorce; Individuals and couples alike, dealing with but not limited to career changes, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and post traumatic stress disorders. Dr. Hill is willing to integrate biblical faith-based questions and perspectives into the counseling setting if requested by the client.
(540) 518-0302 View (540) 518-0302
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Courage Health & Wellness
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
I am trained and experienced in trauma, as well as anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
I help individuals and couples break unhealthy patterns and remove barriers to create the life they want. I provide you with tools of proven treatment strategies to create solutions that work for your life. The combination of my experience as a registered nurse and licensed therapist creates my person-centered and highly individualized approach. I am fortunate to be able to give couples effective tools to learn how to resolve issues and regain hope in their relationship. In addition to working with couples, I greatly enjoy working with teenagers and their parents as they navigate this challenging life phase.
I am trained and experienced in trauma, as well as anxiety, depression, and personality disorders.
I help individuals and couples break unhealthy patterns and remove barriers to create the life they want. I provide you with tools of proven treatment strategies to create solutions that work for your life. The combination of my experience as a registered nurse and licensed therapist creates my person-centered and highly individualized approach. I am fortunate to be able to give couples effective tools to learn how to resolve issues and regain hope in their relationship. In addition to working with couples, I greatly enjoy working with teenagers and their parents as they navigate this challenging life phase.
(540) 684-5319 View (540) 684-5319
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Teresa McCrossin LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, PMH-C
Verified Verified
Often, the reality of becoming pregnant and having a baby is different from what we imagined it would be. If your experience is not what you expected for your fertility journey, pregnancy, or infancy of your child, you may feel overwhelmed, alone, or lost. I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor. I have been in private practice over 20 yrs and specialize in infertility, third party reproduction (use of donor sperm, donor eggs, and donor embryo), miscarriage, stillbirth, fetal anomalies, postpartum depression and reproductive health, grief, anxiety and depression.
Often, the reality of becoming pregnant and having a baby is different from what we imagined it would be. If your experience is not what you expected for your fertility journey, pregnancy, or infancy of your child, you may feel overwhelmed, alone, or lost. I am Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor. I have been in private practice over 20 yrs and specialize in infertility, third party reproduction (use of donor sperm, donor eggs, and donor embryo), miscarriage, stillbirth, fetal anomalies, postpartum depression and reproductive health, grief, anxiety and depression.
(540) 779-1535 View (540) 779-1535
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Centre for Holistic Therapies, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy working with people who are striving to rise from a place of brokenness; those who need help seeing their innate value and worth. There can be many things that block our vision of ourselves as being great. My goal is to work with clients who need help dusting off their glasses and learning how to reframe their way of seeing the world. Whether it is depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, infidelity, self-hatred, or fear that is stopping you; if you are willing to be vulnerable, then you can experience change. The goal being a new or improved vision for a new and improved you.
I enjoy working with people who are striving to rise from a place of brokenness; those who need help seeing their innate value and worth. There can be many things that block our vision of ourselves as being great. My goal is to work with clients who need help dusting off their glasses and learning how to reframe their way of seeing the world. Whether it is depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, infidelity, self-hatred, or fear that is stopping you; if you are willing to be vulnerable, then you can experience change. The goal being a new or improved vision for a new and improved you.
(540) 698-3928 View (540) 698-3928
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Joanne Thomas
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Those symptoms of trauma, anxiety and depression are probably making it difficult to manage your relationships with others and may be negatively impacting your own self-esteem, feelings of self-worth and tend to lead to relationship conflicts.
Have you been struggling with trauma history, anxiety or depressive symptoms? Are you looking for someone with an empathetic ear? Have you been looking for the type of counselor who will be honest and interject humor while providing that encouragement to achieve your goals?
Those symptoms of trauma, anxiety and depression are probably making it difficult to manage your relationships with others and may be negatively impacting your own self-esteem, feelings of self-worth and tend to lead to relationship conflicts.
Have you been struggling with trauma history, anxiety or depressive symptoms? Are you looking for someone with an empathetic ear? Have you been looking for the type of counselor who will be honest and interject humor while providing that encouragement to achieve your goals?
(540) 724-8620 View (540) 724-8620
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Stephanie Scott-Lewis
Resident in Counseling, MS, NCC
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
Got Trauma and life is hard right now? I am here to help; Trauma is my jam! I'm a queer therapist. I am trans-affirming, poly/kink allied as well as sex worker allied. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. I've also worked with populations presenting with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar, and post-traumatic stress disorder among others. My approach is integrative where I utilize different techniques from multiple theories to best help my clients. I have been a military spouse for over 16 years. Je parles Français.
Got Trauma and life is hard right now? I am here to help; Trauma is my jam! I'm a queer therapist. I am trans-affirming, poly/kink allied as well as sex worker allied. I have worked with children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. I've also worked with populations presenting with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar, and post-traumatic stress disorder among others. My approach is integrative where I utilize different techniques from multiple theories to best help my clients. I have been a military spouse for over 16 years. Je parles Français.
(757) 774-6184 View (757) 774-6184
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Brandy Fallon
Resident in Counseling, MEd
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
I work mainly with highly motivated people who are open to change and guidance to improve their communication, establish healthy boundaries and self-care, and I help them heal and move on from painful experiences so they can work towards a future they value. If you are interested in learning new skills, are action-oriented, and are willing to question and experiment with your current beliefs about yourself, give me a call and we can discuss your individual needs!
I work mainly with highly motivated people who are open to change and guidance to improve their communication, establish healthy boundaries and self-care, and I help them heal and move on from painful experiences so they can work towards a future they value. If you are interested in learning new skills, are action-oriented, and are willing to question and experiment with your current beliefs about yourself, give me a call and we can discuss your individual needs!
(540) 274-1346 View (540) 274-1346
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Brian Suchocki
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
We're here to help you reach your therapy goals at Lifebulb! We’ll connect you with the best possible therapist for your unique goals, someone who genuinely cares about helping you. We’re all about making therapy enjoyable for both therapists and clients. Whether you prefer in-person sessions at our locations or online through telehealth, we've got you covered. Our team consists of highly trained and licensed clinicians who are passionate about the therapy process. Let's work together to achieve your goals!
We're here to help you reach your therapy goals at Lifebulb! We’ll connect you with the best possible therapist for your unique goals, someone who genuinely cares about helping you. We’re all about making therapy enjoyable for both therapists and clients. Whether you prefer in-person sessions at our locations or online through telehealth, we've got you covered. Our team consists of highly trained and licensed clinicians who are passionate about the therapy process. Let's work together to achieve your goals!
(540) 401-5439 View (540) 401-5439
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Renee Martin, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Renee Martin, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker/therapist that specializes in individual, family, and couple therapy. She works with clients to build coping strategies, to identify dysfunctional patterns in relationships within one's self and others, to build healthy relationships and to improve self esteem and confidence. Renee also helps clients manage mood disorders, anxiety, and stress.
Renee Martin, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker/therapist that specializes in individual, family, and couple therapy. She works with clients to build coping strategies, to identify dysfunctional patterns in relationships within one's self and others, to build healthy relationships and to improve self esteem and confidence. Renee also helps clients manage mood disorders, anxiety, and stress.
(540) 605-9838 View (540) 605-9838
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Dianne Bachman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
As a psychotherapist, I believe that each of us holds the capacity to utilize our personal creativity to resolve life's challenges. I seek to assist the folks I work with to find their strengths. I utilize a number of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused, Interactive Guided Imagery, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and elements of Internal Family Systems and psychological astrology. Upon the initial therapy session, we will work together to determine the most beneficial modality for you, your family, or your child. In addition, I may suggest expressive arts as a vehicle to create life changes.
As a psychotherapist, I believe that each of us holds the capacity to utilize our personal creativity to resolve life's challenges. I seek to assist the folks I work with to find their strengths. I utilize a number of therapeutic modalities, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused, Interactive Guided Imagery, Ericksonian Hypnosis, and elements of Internal Family Systems and psychological astrology. Upon the initial therapy session, we will work together to determine the most beneficial modality for you, your family, or your child. In addition, I may suggest expressive arts as a vehicle to create life changes.
(540) 302-5806 View (540) 302-5806
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Brooke Smith
Resident in Counseling, MA
Verified Verified
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
Embarking on the path of self-discovery and healing can be a transformative journey, and I am honored to accompany you every step of the way. I am Brooke, a dedicated and empathetic therapist with a passion for helping individuals navigate life's challenges and find inner peace.
Embarking on the path of self-discovery and healing can be a transformative journey, and I am honored to accompany you every step of the way. I am Brooke, a dedicated and empathetic therapist with a passion for helping individuals navigate life's challenges and find inner peace.
(540) 565-5767 View (540) 565-5767
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Kristina Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
I operate primarily from a Systems and Cognitive Behavioral perspective and acknowledge trying to balance work, family, and social lives, the individual self, the past and present, and all the events that occur within and between those spheres can lead us to a state of overwhelm and stress overload that we are sometimes not equipped to manage.
I operate primarily from a Systems and Cognitive Behavioral perspective and acknowledge trying to balance work, family, and social lives, the individual self, the past and present, and all the events that occur within and between those spheres can lead us to a state of overwhelm and stress overload that we are sometimes not equipped to manage.
(540) 625-1650 View (540) 625-1650
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Play Therapy Essentially PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, RPT-S
Verified Verified
As a parent, are you having a difficult time managing your child or adolescent's behavior? Has your child's behavior become increasingly more difficult, so that you find that your family is struggling to support each other? Are you at your wits end and find that you have no idea how to move forward? Maybe, your child has experienced a bad situation and needs additional support and coping skills to get through it?
As a parent, are you having a difficult time managing your child or adolescent's behavior? Has your child's behavior become increasingly more difficult, so that you find that your family is struggling to support each other? Are you at your wits end and find that you have no idea how to move forward? Maybe, your child has experienced a bad situation and needs additional support and coping skills to get through it?
(540) 361-6710 View (540) 361-6710
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Phases Therapy, Inc.
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
We believe everyone deserves access to compassionate, empowering & affirming care! Our practice is proudly owned & operated by queer, alternative, multiracial folx who understand the unique challenges & experiences of our diverse clients. We are deeply committed to social justice & helping with the needs of marginalized communities. We believe that each person has the ability to lead their most powerful, productive & positive life. We believe in fostering an environment that is safe, supportive, & non-judgmental. Our core values center around advocacy, authenticity, safety, being trauma informed, empowerment, & compassion.
We believe everyone deserves access to compassionate, empowering & affirming care! Our practice is proudly owned & operated by queer, alternative, multiracial folx who understand the unique challenges & experiences of our diverse clients. We are deeply committed to social justice & helping with the needs of marginalized communities. We believe that each person has the ability to lead their most powerful, productive & positive life. We believe in fostering an environment that is safe, supportive, & non-judgmental. Our core values center around advocacy, authenticity, safety, being trauma informed, empowerment, & compassion.
(540) 416-2850 View (540) 416-2850
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Courage Health & Wellness
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Waitlist for new clients
I help people overcome fear and sadness so they can have time for what matters most. I have found the most effective strategic tools which prove that change does not have to take years. With the right tools, any of us can make the change we desire. I teach you how to use tools from these proven treatment strategies so that you can spend time focusing on what matters to you. I work with all ages in additional areas of post-traumatic stress, grief and loss, low self-esteem, parenting, career transition, and life stressors.
I help people overcome fear and sadness so they can have time for what matters most. I have found the most effective strategic tools which prove that change does not have to take years. With the right tools, any of us can make the change we desire. I teach you how to use tools from these proven treatment strategies so that you can spend time focusing on what matters to you. I work with all ages in additional areas of post-traumatic stress, grief and loss, low self-esteem, parenting, career transition, and life stressors.
(540) 358-8677 View (540) 358-8677
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Lighthouse Counseling of Fredericksburg, PLC
Licensed Professional Counselor
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Lighthouse Counseling of Fredericksburg, PLC is a group practice committed to working with those who are suffering, marginalized, and feeling like no one understands. So many times, we all struggle to verbalize and contend with emotional difficulties and finding someone to walk that path with you, can be healing and hopeful. We strive to make our practice “A Place to find Hope” using evidence-based therapeutic interventions provided in a compassionate and validating environment.
Lighthouse Counseling of Fredericksburg, PLC is a group practice committed to working with those who are suffering, marginalized, and feeling like no one understands. So many times, we all struggle to verbalize and contend with emotional difficulties and finding someone to walk that path with you, can be healing and hopeful. We strive to make our practice “A Place to find Hope” using evidence-based therapeutic interventions provided in a compassionate and validating environment.
(540) 469-5033 View (540) 469-5033
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Larry J Colby
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
Stress can come into our lives at the most unexpected and inconvenient times. We may try to deny the effects of stress in our lives until it becomes overbearing. When this happens, we tend to have developed behaviors that become more damaging than they are helpful – these are maladaptive behaviors. It can be hard to pick up the pieces and begin rebuilding our lives. Our thoughts and actions can get in our way. We can get stuck with our unhelpful actions and need help learning how to replace these behaviors.
Stress can come into our lives at the most unexpected and inconvenient times. We may try to deny the effects of stress in our lives until it becomes overbearing. When this happens, we tend to have developed behaviors that become more damaging than they are helpful – these are maladaptive behaviors. It can be hard to pick up the pieces and begin rebuilding our lives. Our thoughts and actions can get in our way. We can get stuck with our unhelpful actions and need help learning how to replace these behaviors.
(540) 329-3476 View (540) 329-3476
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Compassionate Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC, RPT-S, CCTP-2
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
I have significant experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I use a strength based perspective believing that each one of us have inherent strengths that can help us manage life. My framework is based on trauma and attachment approaches which emphasize that the stress an individual experiences is usually rooted in a traumatic event that has formed negative beliefs, dysruption of lifestyle, change in family system, or that has helped to develop a less than satisfying parent child relationship. My ideal client is an individual that wants to have a happier life or a family or couple that wants more peace.
I have significant experience providing therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. I use a strength based perspective believing that each one of us have inherent strengths that can help us manage life. My framework is based on trauma and attachment approaches which emphasize that the stress an individual experiences is usually rooted in a traumatic event that has formed negative beliefs, dysruption of lifestyle, change in family system, or that has helped to develop a less than satisfying parent child relationship. My ideal client is an individual that wants to have a happier life or a family or couple that wants more peace.
(540) 684-1141 View (540) 684-1141
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Christin Guretsky
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Seeking therapeutic support can be challenging, scary, and overwhelming due to fears of being judged, uncertainty of the direction to take, and who to reach out to. My goal is to create an inviting environment where you can begin the process of addressing your goals and personal struggles. I believe we all face a time where we need extra support outside of our friends and families. Where we can focus on our own personal growth and empowerment by exploring thoughts, feelings, and life experiences to increase effective coping skills, problem solving skills, and new perspectives.
Seeking therapeutic support can be challenging, scary, and overwhelming due to fears of being judged, uncertainty of the direction to take, and who to reach out to. My goal is to create an inviting environment where you can begin the process of addressing your goals and personal struggles. I believe we all face a time where we need extra support outside of our friends and families. Where we can focus on our own personal growth and empowerment by exploring thoughts, feelings, and life experiences to increase effective coping skills, problem solving skills, and new perspectives.
(804) 375-4981 View (804) 375-4981
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Michelle R. Rooker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LISW-CP
Verified Verified
Fredericksburg, VA 22408  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
My caseload is full, but I WILL schedule past & current clients! I provide telehealth for Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina! I have significant experience with all age groups, working individually, with couples, and families. Much of my focus in recent years has been on issues of depression, anxiety, addictions, and eating disorders. I primarily work with adolescents and adults at this time. I have been a therapist since 1995, and have enjoyed every minute of it. I believe the most successful therapists have a passion for their profession! Thank you for inquiring. (Insurance accepted for clients in TN and SC is Tricare only.)
My caseload is full, but I WILL schedule past & current clients! I provide telehealth for Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina! I have significant experience with all age groups, working individually, with couples, and families. Much of my focus in recent years has been on issues of depression, anxiety, addictions, and eating disorders. I primarily work with adolescents and adults at this time. I have been a therapist since 1995, and have enjoyed every minute of it. I believe the most successful therapists have a passion for their profession! Thank you for inquiring. (Insurance accepted for clients in TN and SC is Tricare only.)
(540) 318-2157 View (540) 318-2157
Depression Therapists

What is the goal of therapy for depression?

Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.

What happens in therapy for depression?

Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.

What therapy types help with depression?

Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.

Can therapy for depression be done online?

Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.

How effective is therapy for depression?

Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.