Therapists in Charlottesville, VA

Do you get caught up in negative or irrational thoughts? Are your reactions exaggerated and ruin your relationships? Do you get overwhelmed easily and feel stuck in life? Do you self-blame and critical of yourself? Together, we will identify and explore your intense emotions and experiences that keep you feeling like you're in a hamster well. I provide an empathic space that is judgment-free. My experience includes working with children, adolescents, and adults who struggle with intense emotions, mood disorders, trauma, self-harm, anxiety, and depression.

Teri Crawford is a masters-level clinician who has been in the mental health field since 2014. Her experience as a teacher and mother of five, as well as growing up in Latin America, provides her with true empathetic understanding and a multicultural perspective. She is a native English speaker but is also fluent in Spanish. Her work utilizes evidenced based approaches that focus on increasing the attachment, communication, and relationships between family members. She also truly believes in treating the whole person and when requested by the client, this can include incorporating physical and spiritual health as well.

Welcome! I am accepting new clients. Whether you’re considering therapy for the first time or returning, finding a provider that you can connect with and develop trust with is important. I work with adolescents, adults and couples to address a range of concerns (e.g. anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, life transitions, relationships, and addictions). I help clients develop greater self-understanding and better relate in relationships.

There are some changes and losses in life that break us. Completely. Totally. Every area is fragmented, jagged and raw. Sometimes the hurt is so overwhelming that we become numb, afraid, avoiding things that we used to enjoy. It’s hard to put those pieces back together again. They don’t fit the way they did before. While time may heal some wounds, moving from being functional in your pain to being free from that hurt takes effort and therapy. As a licensed clinical social worker with over ten years of experience, I’m here to assist you in moving from function to freedom.

What would it be like for you to feel less stress, worry, anxiety, hopelessness, anger, guilt, overwhelm, or all the other difficult emotions that are bubbling up to the surface for you right now? Does it feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Do you feel like no matter what you do, or how hard you try, you still feel emotionally exhausted and stressed? Are you feeling so overwhelmed with everything that’s going on in your life that you don’t know what to do? I can provide a compassionate space for you to be seen, heard, and understood. I use approachable strategies and support to help you find relief.

Are you tired of feeling like you're just going through the motions, outwardly appearing fine but inwardly struggling with feelings of being stuck, overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, or depressed? You're not alone. Perhaps your story includes experiences of trauma, loss, burnout, mistreatment, dysfunction, chronic illness, emotional pain, or spiritual struggles. Whatever your story may be, you're seeking support because you recognize the importance of addressing your needs. Searching for a counselor is one of the many brave steps you are taking, and I congratulate you for taking this important step.

I'm a Licensed Mental Health Professional with over twenty years experience developing and leading successful therapeutic programs; as well as clinical experience specializing in trauma, anxiety, behavioral issues, and crisis management. I work to ensure that resources to clients are accessible and that clients feel supported while navigating the journey to healing. In addition to being a Licensed Professional Counselor, I possess degrees in Education, Behavioral Science, and Clinical Counseling.

Welcome! My name is Marissa and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in the states of VA and D.C. (virtually). I am so glad that you started your journey to wellness. Therapist are not "one size fits all," and it's important to find the best fit for you along the way. My counseling style is client lead, supportive, yet firm. Working with children, teens, adults, I am intentional about building trust equity as the main component of the therapeutic relationship. I am intentional about creating brave spaces for people of color and the LGBTQI+ community.

Working with couples and men is awesome. My clients always surprise me with their intelligence and strength, even if muted by their immediate troubles. Focusing on the connection the couple does have, we can work on the skills to being our own individual within the relationship. Working with men often involves negotiating the contradictions the world presents, attending to power differentials and how they impact our inner world, discovering where our habits developed and how we want to change and grow who we are in the world. I utilize a multitude of maps to offer my clients impactful and effective interventions.

I have provided Counseling Services for over 25 years in our Charlottesville community. I work with a variety of individuals, presenting problems, and life span issues. From adolescence to later life years; there are circumstances and predispositions which offer incredible challenges in life. I have training in many forms of techniques and approaches. I offer services including Cognitive Behavioral Techniques, Dream Analysis ,Mindfulness practices, Guided Imagery in Music, Mediation, Coaching & Career Development, Self-Exploration & Expanding Definition practices. My intention and role as a Therapist is to use my training and experience to help my Clients manifest a better life experience.

We all experience times of feeling disconnected from family, friends, or coworkers. When this human experience is prolonged or frequent it may lead to unskillfull coping and greater suffering. I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONNECTION WITH OTHERS AND I KNOW THIS PROCESS MUST START WITH CONNECTING TO OURSELVES. With over 15 years of experience in the field of mental health and wellness, I have supported countless people on their journey to a more full and authentic life. My clients range from teenagers to older adults who seek support with relationships, grief/loss, depression, anxiety, and life transitions.

No matter your difficulty, no matter your challenge, through our work together, you can begin to take control. In a validating, safe, and accepting space, we challenge your old thinking patterns in order to create new ones; gain insight into the past to better understand behavior and decisions in the present; and allow you to take control of your life so you can have a more fulfilling future.

Licensed in North Carolina and Virginia, and located in the Roanoke, Virginia, area, I provide Parental Capacity Evaluations, Parent Coaching, Parent Coordination and Consultation, civil and criminal assessments in court cases such as psychological/psychosexual evaluations, mental status, insanity, competency, and trauma therapy/assessment. I specialize in forensic and clinical assessments, domestic violence cases, child physical/sexual abuse, trauma, and law enforcement/corrections pre-employment assessments. My therapy focuses on trauma, dissociative disorders, and domestic violence.

We are accepting new clients! Skyline Family Therapy serves children, teenagers, couples, and families in-person and via telehealth at our office conveniently located in Charlottesville, VA. Our team of providers use an integrative approach to meet each client where they're at in their therapeutic journey, and collaborate with each individual to create a healthy path forward.

My practice focuses on supporting people who are seeking to improve their lives through understanding identity, relationships, family of origin issues, as well as anxiety and depression.

Far too often, life does not go as we hope or plan. It is at those times that we can truly benefit from supportive others showing us that we are not alone, and the powerful experience of someone validating, while also empowering us to overcome, our challenges. I believe that therapy is a space that can offer this support, and I value the chance to help individuals navigate life's transitions and obstacles. Through my training and work experiences, I have learned to empathize, and work effectively, with college students and individuals across the lifespan, from diverse backgrounds, and with a wide-range of concerns.

Traveling down a road alone can leave us feeling lonely, unprotected, unsafe, and unvalidated: as if we must face the world and the unknown alone. Through the counseling process, we can build a safe space to explore and journey beyond the dark times in our lives and work to bring light and color back to the dark areas that I believe are designed to help us grow. Counseling is a journey and a process: one that you do not have to walk alone. As a Resident in Counseling, I aim to walk with you and help you to use your strengths to overcome the challenges in your life.

I am a Trauma Informed-Bilingual clinician focused on providing mental health services to the local community. I have worked in the mental health field since 2011 through various agencies such: as Region Ten, ReadyKids, Albemarle County, Charlottesville City Schools, Mary Ainsworth Attachment Clinic, and The Women's Initiative. I have experience in treating adults, and teens with complex trauma, anxiety, depression, domestic violence, sexual abuse, attachment disorders, neglect, and immigration trauma.