Therapists in Charleston, WV
Jamie Downs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW, AADC, CCJP
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25304
I provide care for a variety of issues including stress, trauma, anxiety, PTSD, grief, anger, family issues, adjustment issues, depression, and addictions.
Wanting to make positive changes in your life? Ready to overcome limiting beliefs, strengthen self-acceptance, and live more fully in the present moment? I look forward to walking with you on your personal journey to living a more fulfilling life. My name is Jamie Downs and I am a LICSW and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor providing psychotherapy services and individualized addictions counseling to those living in Morgantown, WV and the surrounding areas. Licensed in WV and PA. Telehealth appointments are also available for individuals in both WV and PA.
I provide care for a variety of issues including stress, trauma, anxiety, PTSD, grief, anger, family issues, adjustment issues, depression, and addictions.
Wanting to make positive changes in your life? Ready to overcome limiting beliefs, strengthen self-acceptance, and live more fully in the present moment? I look forward to walking with you on your personal journey to living a more fulfilling life. My name is Jamie Downs and I am a LICSW and Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor providing psychotherapy services and individualized addictions counseling to those living in Morgantown, WV and the surrounding areas. Licensed in WV and PA. Telehealth appointments are also available for individuals in both WV and PA.
Ascension Recovery Services
Counselor
Not Verified Not Verified
Charleston, WV 25304
Have a family member struggling with addiction? Our team of intervention professionals have decades of experience and are extremely proud Ascension's interventions having over a 96% success rate. We find the most appropriate treatment center for your loved one and will negotiate any out of pocket costs on your behalf to keep costs to a minimum. We don't just get your loved one into treatment; we work with the entire family system during the person of concern's inpatient stay so that the family can begin to heal and develop healthy boundaries. Call us today!
Have a family member struggling with addiction? Our team of intervention professionals have decades of experience and are extremely proud Ascension's interventions having over a 96% success rate. We find the most appropriate treatment center for your loved one and will negotiate any out of pocket costs on your behalf to keep costs to a minimum. We don't just get your loved one into treatment; we work with the entire family system during the person of concern's inpatient stay so that the family can begin to heal and develop healthy boundaries. Call us today!
Joan Alden Pickett
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC , CSAC, EMDR
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25302
I am here to help you heal the distress you are feeling coming from anxiety, depression addiction, trauma, PTSD or family problems. It can be hard to connect with a therapist at first. You don't know this person and how are you going to feel trusting and secure with a stranger? Yet you are in pain and need help. It is just a first step, one that does not have to lead to commitment. You are in charge and are simply "auditioning" to see if this connection feels good and helpful.
I am here to help you heal the distress you are feeling coming from anxiety, depression addiction, trauma, PTSD or family problems. It can be hard to connect with a therapist at first. You don't know this person and how are you going to feel trusting and secure with a stranger? Yet you are in pain and need help. It is just a first step, one that does not have to lead to commitment. You are in charge and are simply "auditioning" to see if this connection feels good and helpful.
Melba Natasha Sanchez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LIMHP, LICSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Charleston, WV 25301 (Online Only)
She has also completed specialized training in Trauma-Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR, Mind-Body Techniques, Acudetox, and Functional Family Therapy.
M. Natasha Sanchez, MSW, LIMHP, LICSW, is a community based therapist providing services to those seeking to improve their relationships with others, change or eliminate troubling behaviors and habits, improve their control over mood and anxiety, perform better at school or work, adjust to difficult life events/transitions, and those who simply wish to gain insight into their personal past in order to welcome a bright and more honest future. Natasha's orientation to counseling is relationship based (collaborative), flexible, respectful and confidential.
She has also completed specialized training in Trauma-Focused CBT, Motivational Interviewing, EMDR, Mind-Body Techniques, Acudetox, and Functional Family Therapy.
M. Natasha Sanchez, MSW, LIMHP, LICSW, is a community based therapist providing services to those seeking to improve their relationships with others, change or eliminate troubling behaviors and habits, improve their control over mood and anxiety, perform better at school or work, adjust to difficult life events/transitions, and those who simply wish to gain insight into their personal past in order to welcome a bright and more honest future. Natasha's orientation to counseling is relationship based (collaborative), flexible, respectful and confidential.
Dwayne Franklin Masters
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, AADC-S, SAP, ALPS
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301
Pyramid Counseling LLC has been providing services to southern WV since 1997. We have 3 locations: Lewisburg, Beckley and Saint Albans. Providing the following services: Individual group, and family/marriage counseling, DOT/SAP Evaluation, MAT services, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, DUI safety/treatment, drug/alcohol testing and EAP services. See our website for full line of services.
Pyramid Counseling LLC has been providing services to southern WV since 1997. We have 3 locations: Lewisburg, Beckley and Saint Albans. Providing the following services: Individual group, and family/marriage counseling, DOT/SAP Evaluation, MAT services, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, DUI safety/treatment, drug/alcohol testing and EAP services. See our website for full line of services.
Inspiring Horizons Counseling & Wellness, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ALPS, NCC, BC-TMH, ASDCS,
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25302
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life should feel somehow better? Happier? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, careers and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. We believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life! Our passion is to help others find positive ways to live a balanced life, reduce mental health stigma, and to promote healing.
Do you struggle with feeling disconnected from yourself and others? Do you put your needs at the bottom of the to-do list? Do you wonder if life should feel somehow better? Happier? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed and uncertain about how they are supposed to manage their relationships, careers and their lives. Pushing away your needs and not taking time for yourself can lead to long-term issues for your mind and body. We believe it shouldn’t be so hard to live a better life! Our passion is to help others find positive ways to live a balanced life, reduce mental health stigma, and to promote healing.
Life Strategies Counseling
Pre-Licensed Professional, PLPC
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25304
Since 2001 we have helped thousands of people navigate life challenges on a path to betterment. We have a multi-discipline team spanning a plethora of services including help for the following challenges: Relational, Behavioral, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Trauma, Marriage, Grief, Attention Deficit, Adjustment, Stress, Dysphoria, Post Traumatic Stress, Loneliness, Career Development, Job-Related Stress, School Problems, Learning Issues, Autism.
Since 2001 we have helped thousands of people navigate life challenges on a path to betterment. We have a multi-discipline team spanning a plethora of services including help for the following challenges: Relational, Behavioral, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, Trauma, Marriage, Grief, Attention Deficit, Adjustment, Stress, Dysphoria, Post Traumatic Stress, Loneliness, Career Development, Job-Related Stress, School Problems, Learning Issues, Autism.
Amanda Tarbett
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LGSW
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25311
My ideal client would be anyone that is in need and receptive to accepting the help that they have initiated. The client would be engaging in session, honest, motivated, and willing to be held accountable for their actions, reactions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They would be willing to hear things that they may not initially agree with or fully understand but interested in learning how to change the negative aspects that they have sought change for.
My ideal client would be anyone that is in need and receptive to accepting the help that they have initiated. The client would be engaging in session, honest, motivated, and willing to be held accountable for their actions, reactions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. They would be willing to hear things that they may not initially agree with or fully understand but interested in learning how to change the negative aspects that they have sought change for.
Samantha Files
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LGSW
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25311
I strive to create a safe, personal, and supportive environment. My approach is empathy, respect, and nonjudgment. I tailor my therapeutic technique to each specific client. I am here to provide support, guidance, and help the client better understand themselves and their environment.
I strive to create a safe, personal, and supportive environment. My approach is empathy, respect, and nonjudgment. I tailor my therapeutic technique to each specific client. I am here to provide support, guidance, and help the client better understand themselves and their environment.
Donna Murray
Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Donna Murray and I look forward to connecting with you. I’ve had the joy of working in the counseling field for over 25 years in multiple settings including: private practice, inpatient and outpatient, home-based, school-based and residential detox. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the states of Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina and have been offering counseling services since 1996. Currently, I also serve on the West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction & Prevention Professionals.
Hello! My name is Donna Murray and I look forward to connecting with you. I’ve had the joy of working in the counseling field for over 25 years in multiple settings including: private practice, inpatient and outpatient, home-based, school-based and residential detox. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the states of Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina and have been offering counseling services since 1996. Currently, I also serve on the West Virginia Certification Board for Addiction & Prevention Professionals.
River Valley Associates
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301 (Online Only)
I started River Valley Associates in 2007. We now have 3 clinicians, with a range of specialties and styles. Please see our website to see more information at rivervalleyassociates.com. I enjoy helping my clients discover more productive and healthier ways of dealing with issues in their lives. I help them increase their self-awareness and find a more authentic center, which creates confidence in making better choices in their lives. My approach is client-centered, and I utilized a variety of techniques including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapies.
I started River Valley Associates in 2007. We now have 3 clinicians, with a range of specialties and styles. Please see our website to see more information at rivervalleyassociates.com. I enjoy helping my clients discover more productive and healthier ways of dealing with issues in their lives. I help them increase their self-awareness and find a more authentic center, which creates confidence in making better choices in their lives. My approach is client-centered, and I utilized a variety of techniques including cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapies.
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William P Hall III
Psychologist, MA
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25305
I am Willian"Perry" Hall. As a licensed psychologist, I offer individuals, couples and families psychological evaluation and treatment for difficulties and/or disturbances of mood, behavior and thought. Whether one is experiencing problems with anger, depression, anxiety, relationships, school/work performance, substance abuse, or several other common issues, I follow an individualized evaluation with aggressive efforts to efficiently resolve one's distress in a personally meaningful way. Ongoing maintenance, personal growth/development and utilization of available resources are then encouraged to support your therapeutic progress and guard against relapse.
I am Willian"Perry" Hall. As a licensed psychologist, I offer individuals, couples and families psychological evaluation and treatment for difficulties and/or disturbances of mood, behavior and thought. Whether one is experiencing problems with anger, depression, anxiety, relationships, school/work performance, substance abuse, or several other common issues, I follow an individualized evaluation with aggressive efforts to efficiently resolve one's distress in a personally meaningful way. Ongoing maintenance, personal growth/development and utilization of available resources are then encouraged to support your therapeutic progress and guard against relapse.
Christina Renzler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301
I like to create a safe space for you to feel comfortable opening up about the most difficult topics in your life or on your mind; meet you where you are in your healing journey in order to gain an understanding of your stressors, what has been poking those emotional bruises, and help identify the goals you wish to achieve. I'm passionate about helping you identify your current triggers, stressors and conflicts in order to help you develop healthier coping strategies to improve those areas of your life.
I like to create a safe space for you to feel comfortable opening up about the most difficult topics in your life or on your mind; meet you where you are in your healing journey in order to gain an understanding of your stressors, what has been poking those emotional bruises, and help identify the goals you wish to achieve. I'm passionate about helping you identify your current triggers, stressors and conflicts in order to help you develop healthier coping strategies to improve those areas of your life.
Zachariah Williams
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301 (Online Only)
Life often presents moments where, for various reasons, we find ourselves entangled in conflicts affecting our mental well-being. In these instances, we are faced with a crucial choice—to either turn towards or away from a deeper understanding of ourselves. I firmly believe that every emotion and symptom serves as a key, unlocking doors through which we journey into the unconscious and shine a light into the darkest parts of ourselves.
Life often presents moments where, for various reasons, we find ourselves entangled in conflicts affecting our mental well-being. In these instances, we are faced with a crucial choice—to either turn towards or away from a deeper understanding of ourselves. I firmly believe that every emotion and symptom serves as a key, unlocking doors through which we journey into the unconscious and shine a light into the darkest parts of ourselves.
Shuantia Barber
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LICSWCP, LCSWC
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25302 (Online Only)
Now Accepting Weekend Appointments! Heartbreaks can feel unbearable. Wanting to be close with someone, but it doesn’t seem to work can feel devastating. You put forth every effort to love them, only to be met with disappointment as you watch them slowly walk away and abandon you. The worst part isn’t that they’ve broken your heart. It’s the feeling that you’ve broken your own heart… again. Do you feel anxious, depressed, stuck or lonely? Do you struggle with trusting people and/or concerned about their motives? Maybe you've never felt like you belong.
Now Accepting Weekend Appointments! Heartbreaks can feel unbearable. Wanting to be close with someone, but it doesn’t seem to work can feel devastating. You put forth every effort to love them, only to be met with disappointment as you watch them slowly walk away and abandon you. The worst part isn’t that they’ve broken your heart. It’s the feeling that you’ve broken your own heart… again. Do you feel anxious, depressed, stuck or lonely? Do you struggle with trusting people and/or concerned about their motives? Maybe you've never felt like you belong.
True Vine LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ALPS, NCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Charleston, WV 25302
As a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist, let me help be your guide to build a stronger bond with your partner. Seeing couples heal and repair and become secure is a beautiful dance.
As a Certified Emotionally Focused Therapist, let me help be your guide to build a stronger bond with your partner. Seeing couples heal and repair and become secure is a beautiful dance.
Tim Whetzel
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Charleston, WV 25301 (Online Only)
“Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path." This sentence encapsulates the feelings many clients bring to therapy, the culmination of years of existential angst, an accumulation of guilt, anxiety, loss, among a myriad of other experiences which have inflicted pain and suffering. My experience working with clients in exploring their unique symptoms, be it depression, anxiety, etc., is to not rush headlong into an immediate remedy of the symptoms, rather the exploration of how these symptoms may be trying to inform in new ways of approaching life.
“Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood, for I had wandered off from the straight path." This sentence encapsulates the feelings many clients bring to therapy, the culmination of years of existential angst, an accumulation of guilt, anxiety, loss, among a myriad of other experiences which have inflicted pain and suffering. My experience working with clients in exploring their unique symptoms, be it depression, anxiety, etc., is to not rush headlong into an immediate remedy of the symptoms, rather the exploration of how these symptoms may be trying to inform in new ways of approaching life.
Renee Minx | Metta Holistic Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CSI
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Charleston, WV 25303
Are you tired of being the strong one ALL the time? Does your inner child need to be seen and understood? Therapy can help you learn to love yourself, feel safe in your body and let go of the past. We will tackle the root causes of your present day struggles to heal not only in the short term but also the long term.
Are you tired of being the strong one ALL the time? Does your inner child need to be seen and understood? Therapy can help you learn to love yourself, feel safe in your body and let go of the past. We will tackle the root causes of your present day struggles to heal not only in the short term but also the long term.
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Michelle LeGault
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified Verified
Cross Lanes, WV 25313
We, as human beings, share common ground in that living is full of both joys and sorrows, challenges and changes. Sometimes things happen in life that you would have preferred not happen. As a result, you may feel scared and confused, either because of the events themselves or perhaps because of how you view these events.
We, as human beings, share common ground in that living is full of both joys and sorrows, challenges and changes. Sometimes things happen in life that you would have preferred not happen. As a result, you may feel scared and confused, either because of the events themselves or perhaps because of how you view these events.
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Olga E Gioulis MS Licensed Psychologist
Psychologist, MS
Verified Verified
Sutton, WV 26601 (Online Only)
I can help people move through the deep sadness that accompanies family conflicts, grief, emotional problems and transitions.
As a therapist, I see my role as one of helping you change the things you want to change, teaching you some ways to do this and helping explore your life. Old ways can be changed, new ways can be learned. Looking at the way you think about you and your individual experiences, using methods such as CBT and alternative techniques, is part of my therapy work. I am not married to one particular style, but to what works and is effective for you as an individual. I work iprimarily ndividually, amd with some couples. I see teens who are over 17. I am easy to talk to.
I can help people move through the deep sadness that accompanies family conflicts, grief, emotional problems and transitions.
As a therapist, I see my role as one of helping you change the things you want to change, teaching you some ways to do this and helping explore your life. Old ways can be changed, new ways can be learned. Looking at the way you think about you and your individual experiences, using methods such as CBT and alternative techniques, is part of my therapy work. I am not married to one particular style, but to what works and is effective for you as an individual. I work iprimarily ndividually, amd with some couples. I see teens who are over 17. I am easy to talk to.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.