Shana Averyva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Gainesville, VA 20155
Let's Connect (571) 540-8717
I work with both individuals and couples who are longing for deeper connection, healing, and understanding. Relationships can be hard, especially when old hurts or well-worn patterns keep showing up. If you and your partner find yourselves stuck in cycles of conflict, distance, or misunderstanding, I want you to know you’re not alone. Often, partners bring different attachment styles into a relationship. One may lean in, pushing for closeness, resolution, or reassurance, while the other pulls away, hoping to calm things down or avoid making it worse. Over time, this pattern creates further disconnection, distrust, and distress.
My role is to help you slow this cycle down, tune into what you really need, and begin sharing your inner world in a way that feels safe, clear, and connecting. Step by step, we’ll build a bridge between your different ways of being in the world and create a new shared language where both of you can feel heard, seen, and supported.
For individuals, I help you explore how past and present relationships have shaped you - the early messages you received about love, worth, and security, and how these experiences show up now. We’ll make sense of your attachment strategies, process their origins, and explore how to create relationships that feel more nourishing, secure, and true to you.
Call or Email Shana Averyva now for a free 15 minute consultation - (571) 540-8717
Let's Connect (571) 540-8717
Finances
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
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Shana Averyva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 540-8717
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0717002246 Shana Avery
- In Practice for 7 years
- Attended Abilene Christian University, MS Marriage and Family Therapy
- Certificate from Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Shana Averyva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 540-8717
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Marital and Premarital
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Cancer
- Chronic Illness
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- First Responders
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Shana Averyva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 540-8717
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Shana Averyva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 540-8717
Location
Additional Location
Haymarket, VA 20169
(571) 540-8717