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Emrielle VanCleave

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII

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Newport News, VA 23608
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 Emrielle VanCleave now - (757) 290-8634

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 290-8634

Hand in Hand Couples & Family Therapy LLC

Petersburg, VA 23803

My website
Online therapy for relationship issues, trauma, emotional intensity, and attachment in CO, FL, MI, & VA.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD, Personality Disorders and Dissociative Disorders (DID) 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Let's Connect (757) 290-8634
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII

My Practice at a Glance

Available online only

Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 290-8634

Hand in Hand Couples & Family Therapy LLC

Petersburg, VA 23803

My website
Online therapy for relationship issues, trauma, emotional intensity, and attachment in CO, FL, MI, & VA.
I specialize in Trauma and PTSD, Personality Disorders and Dissociative Disorders (DID) 
$150 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $150
  • Couple Sessions $175
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Optum
  • Oscar Health
  • Oxford
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
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I offer private pay services and accept select insurance plans. Superbills and courtesy claims are available for out-of-network reimbursement. A limited number of sliding scale appointments are available based on financial need and scheduling availability.
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Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
"
I offer private pay services and accept select insurance plans. Superbills and courtesy claims are available for out-of-network reimbursement. A limited number of sliding scale appointments are available based on financial need and scheduling availability.
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Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 717002642 Emrielle VanCleave
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended Touro University Worldwide, MA Marriage and Family Therapy, Graduated 2022
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I have over 12 years of experience working across community mental health, residential treatment, inpatient care, and partial hospitalization programs, including work with severe and persistent mental health concerns, trauma, brain injury, and personality disorders.
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Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
"
I have over 12 years of experience working across community mental health, residential treatment, inpatient care, and partial hospitalization programs, including work with severe and persistent mental health concerns, trauma, brain injury, and personality disorders.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
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
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I help clients struggling with emotional overwhelm, relationship conflict, attachment wounds, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and painful relational patterns. Therapy focuses on understanding emotions, relationships, and coping patterns while building healthier relationships, stronger boundaries, emotional stability, and deeper self-understanding.
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Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
"
I help clients struggling with emotional overwhelm, relationship conflict, attachment wounds, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders, and painful relational patterns. Therapy focuses on understanding emotions, relationships, and coping patterns while building healthier relationships, stronger boundaries, emotional stability, and deeper self-understanding.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634


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
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My approach is warm, relational, and depth-oriented. Therapy is collaborative, reflective, and focused on helping you better understand your emotions, relationship patterns, coping styles, and reactions. Sessions may involve exploring both present challenges and longstanding patterns so that meaningful, lasting emotional and relational change becomes possible.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634
"
My approach is warm, relational, and depth-oriented. Therapy is collaborative, reflective, and focused on helping you better understand your emotions, relationship patterns, coping styles, and reactions. Sessions may involve exploring both present challenges and longstanding patterns so that meaningful, lasting emotional and relational change becomes possible.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
or call with questions - (757) 290-8634

Location

Primary Location

Newport News, VA 23608

(757) 290-8634

Additional Location

Hand in Hand Couples & Family Therapy LLC

Petersburg, VA 23803

(757) 290-8634
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Online therapy for relationship issues, trauma, emotional intensity, and attachment in CO, FL, MI, & VA.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Take the first step to help. Call now - (757) 290-8634
"
Online therapy for relationship issues, trauma, emotional intensity, and attachment in CO, FL, MI, & VA.
Photo of Emrielle VanCleave, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Emrielle VanCleave
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, C-PD, CCTPII
Take the first step to help. Call now - (757) 290-8634