Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Let's Connect (757) 290-8634

Despite insight, self-awareness, or previous therapy, you may still feel stuck in painful relationship patterns, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, self-criticism, instability, or cycles you cannot seem to break. Most of the people I work with are thoughtful and emotionally aware, yet continue to struggle with fear of abandonment, intense relationships, low self-worth, mood swings, or chronic emptiness. I help clients understand and change the deeper emotional and relational patterns driving these experiences so they can build healthier relationships, greater emotional stability, and a stronger sense of self.
I work with individuals, teens, couples, and families facing relationship conflict, trauma, anxiety, personality disorders, and emotional overwhelm. Now offering The Holding Room—a virtual reflective process group for adults seeking deeper self-understanding and healthier relationships.
Reaching out for therapy can feel difficult, especially if you’ve been carrying painful emotions or relationship struggles for a long time. You do not have to navigate it alone. Therapy can be a place to better understand yourself, feel more grounded emotionally, and begin creating healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Emrielle VanCleave now - (757) 290-8634
Let's Connect (757) 290-8634

Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $175
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Email me or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 717002642 Emrielle VanCleave
- Attended Touro University Worldwide, MA Marriage and Family Therapy, Graduated 2022
Education and Years In Practice
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Email me or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Personality Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Codependency
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Marital and Premarital
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Suicidal Ideation
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Email me or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mentalization-Based Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Schema Therapy
- Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
- Trauma Focused
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Email me or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
Location
Additional Location
Hand in Hand Couples & Family Therapy LLC
Petersburg, VA 23803
(757) 290-8634Nearby Areas
Neighborhoods
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Take the first step to help. Call now - (757) 290-8634