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The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
21495 Ridgetop Circle, Suite 200, Sterling, VA 20166
(703) 952-3496
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We support clients to feel connected, worthy, and whole, both within themselves and in their love relationships. We specialize in the power of relationships and the profound way they shape us - through comfort, validation, and joy, as well as pain, unmet needs, or patterns that keep us from the secure connections we long for. You may notice yourself always putting others first, striving to be perfect, or working harder than anyone else just to feel “enough.” You might avoid conflict, silence your needs, or carry everything on your own. Perhaps you’ve endured too much for too long or gone without the comfort or protection you need.
You may notice painful relationship cycles, such as pursuing for closeness and reassurance, or shutting down to avoid criticism and rejection. Our skilled therapists can help you explore the pain you have carried and the protective strategies that helped you survive. Here, you don’t have to perform or hold it together, but be met with care and curiosity.
We go beyond symptom relief to help you make sense of your experiences, get to the roots of struggles, and deepen your ability to love and be loved as yourself. We specialize in individual and couples therapy, focusing on loosening old patterns, sharing feelings and needs openly, and creating new ways of relating that feel authentic, secure, and connected.
Call or The Center for Connection, Healing and Change now for a free 15 minute consultation - (703) 952-3496

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Center for Connection, Healing & Change

21495 Ridgetop Circle

Suite 200

Sterling, VA 20166 map

 (703) 952-3496

Leesburg, VA 20176

Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in Anxiety, Marital and Premarital and Trauma and PTSD 
I see individuals and couples  
Let's Connect (703) 952-3496
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Center for Connection, Healing & Change

21495 Ridgetop Circle

Suite 200

Sterling, VA 20166 map

 (703) 952-3496

Leesburg, VA 20176

Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in Anxiety, Marital and Premarital and Trauma and PTSD 
I see individuals and couples  

Finances

Payment Methods

American Express, Cash, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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Fees range from $137-$250, depending on the therapist. We are an out-of-network provider and can provide superbills for submission to insurance for reimbursement. We work with Thrizer Billing, who can submit insurance claims on your behalf. We accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496
"
Fees range from $137-$250, depending on the therapist. We are an out-of-network provider and can provide superbills for submission to insurance for reimbursement. We work with Thrizer Billing, who can submit insurance claims on your behalf. We accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496

Qualifications

    Marriage & Family Therapist: Elayne Smithf
  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0717001367 Elayne Smithf

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 10 years

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Intergenerational Cycle Breaking, EMDR, Somatic Psychotherapy, Financial Therapy
  • Certificate from Emotionally Focused Couples and Individual Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Sex Therapy
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Our therapists are all trained in evidence-based models of therapy allowing us to offer clear clinical maps for the process of creating lasting change. We provide ongoing supervision and consultation in these models to ensure high-quality, model-specific care to our clients.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496
"
Our therapists are all trained in evidence-based models of therapy allowing us to offer clear clinical maps for the process of creating lasting change. We provide ongoing supervision and consultation in these models to ensure high-quality, model-specific care to our clients.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Trauma and PTSD

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Adult Attachment
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Life Transitions
  • Men's Issues
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Stress
  • Veterans
  • Women's Issues
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We specialize in relationships, connection, attachment, and trauma. Our relationship experiences have great power to shape us - what is lovable about us, what emotions are acceptable, what needs we can hope to have met, and if someone will be there in moments of need. We help couples and individuals to unpack these messages, heal unresolved pain, and access the possibilities available to them.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496
"
We specialize in relationships, connection, attachment, and trauma. Our relationship experiences have great power to shape us - what is lovable about us, what emotions are acceptable, what needs we can hope to have met, and if someone will be there in moments of need. We help couples and individuals to unpack these messages, heal unresolved pain, and access the possibilities available to them.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496

Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American , 
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples

Communities

Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied

Ethnicity

Black and African American , 
Other Racial or Ethnic Background

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Emotionally Focused Individual and Couples Therapy
  • Existential
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Intergenerational Cycle Breaking
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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Our therapists complete advanced clinical training in the evidence-based models that are most relevant to their chosen area of clinical practice. All therapists are trained in both individual and relational models, trauma, and attachment allowing us to offer deep, change-worthy therapy services. We specialize in Self of the Therapist work so our therapists are always investing in their own growth.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496
"
Our therapists complete advanced clinical training in the evidence-based models that are most relevant to their chosen area of clinical practice. All therapists are trained in both individual and relational models, trauma, and attachment allowing us to offer deep, change-worthy therapy services. We specialize in Self of the Therapist work so our therapists are always investing in their own growth.
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (703) 952-3496

Location

Primary Location

The Center for Connection, Healing & Change

21495 Ridgetop Circle

Suite 200

Sterling, VA 20166

(703) 952-3496

Email us

Website

Additional Location

Leesburg, VA 20176

(703) 952-3496

Nearby Areas

Cities

Counties

Zips

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Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (703) 952-3496
"
Accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Elayne Smith - The Center for Connection, Healing and Change, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (703) 952-3496