Therapists for Adults in Barboursville, VA
I work with adults, teens and children who are dealing with a variety of challenges such as depression, anxiety, emotional reactivity, transition concerns, need for self-understanding, parental stressors, family stressors, anger issues, overwhelm, vocational stressors, relationship concerns, conflict resolution and more.
A family orientation coupled with rigorous training requirements make Marriage and Family Therapists uniquely qualified to provide mental health services. Family Therapists are trained in various modes of therapy in order to assist clients with relationship, career and various other life stressors. I am also Level Two Gottman Method certified.
I work with adults, teens and children who are dealing with a variety of challenges such as depression, anxiety, emotional reactivity, transition concerns, need for self-understanding, parental stressors, family stressors, anger issues, overwhelm, vocational stressors, relationship concerns, conflict resolution and more.
A family orientation coupled with rigorous training requirements make Marriage and Family Therapists uniquely qualified to provide mental health services. Family Therapists are trained in various modes of therapy in order to assist clients with relationship, career and various other life stressors. I am also Level Two Gottman Method certified.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience working with individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, veterans, and the LGBTQIA+ community. I believe in creating a space that supports true self-expression, leading to personal growth, transformation, and healing. I meet clients where they are, helping them navigate their journey of self-discovery with empathy, collaboration, and respect for their unique stories.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience working with individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities, veterans, and the LGBTQIA+ community. I believe in creating a space that supports true self-expression, leading to personal growth, transformation, and healing. I meet clients where they are, helping them navigate their journey of self-discovery with empathy, collaboration, and respect for their unique stories.
I offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents, and specialize in working with women and teens dealing with the impact of sexual assault, childhood abuse, or other trauma.
My work is shaped by psychodynamic and somatic approaches. I have completed extensive training in the treatment of trauma and attachment injuries, including training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR, allowing me to bring an integrative, mind-body approach to my work that my clients find profoundly helpful. For those who have tried therapy before, yet still feel stuck, my training in somatic psychology can provide a missing link, helping you tap into your innate capacity for healing and growth.
I offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents, and specialize in working with women and teens dealing with the impact of sexual assault, childhood abuse, or other trauma.
My work is shaped by psychodynamic and somatic approaches. I have completed extensive training in the treatment of trauma and attachment injuries, including training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR, allowing me to bring an integrative, mind-body approach to my work that my clients find profoundly helpful. For those who have tried therapy before, yet still feel stuck, my training in somatic psychology can provide a missing link, helping you tap into your innate capacity for healing and growth.
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Based in Charlottesville, VA, I specialize in treating symptoms of trauma in adults and teens.
My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and somatic approaches. These modalities allow us to process trauma and help to reduce distress while strengthening self-trust and emotional stability.
I also support clients exploring gender identity and self-understanding in an affirming, pressure-free space.
Based in Charlottesville, VA, I specialize in treating symptoms of trauma in adults and teens.
My work is grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and somatic approaches. These modalities allow us to process trauma and help to reduce distress while strengthening self-trust and emotional stability.
I also support clients exploring gender identity and self-understanding in an affirming, pressure-free space.
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Focusing on couples' strengths and attachment styles, I help partners understand the normal ups and downs of attunement and misattunement, learn and practice mindfulness and emotional regulation, how to heal ruptures and build deeper emotional and physical intimacy and trust. I have experience assisting partners repair their relationship after a breach of trust. If reconciliation is not possible, I help couples through the separation or divorce process.
If you are interested in being contacted for a preliminary intake, click on 'My Website' button.
Focusing on couples' strengths and attachment styles, I help partners understand the normal ups and downs of attunement and misattunement, learn and practice mindfulness and emotional regulation, how to heal ruptures and build deeper emotional and physical intimacy and trust. I have experience assisting partners repair their relationship after a breach of trust. If reconciliation is not possible, I help couples through the separation or divorce process.
In my therapy practice, I work collaboratively with children, adolescents, adults, and families to identify and counter unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and ultimately help them to live happier, more successful lives.
I primarily use cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches in therapy, with the aim of helping individuals to recognize the interplay between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and help them to better manage the stresses of life. I also have extensive experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum.
In my therapy practice, I work collaboratively with children, adolescents, adults, and families to identify and counter unhelpful thinking and behavioral patterns and ultimately help them to live happier, more successful lives.
I primarily use cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches in therapy, with the aim of helping individuals to recognize the interplay between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and help them to better manage the stresses of life. I also have extensive experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum.
I work with adults, but I do see older adolescents on a case by case basis.
If things are hard right now, it doesn’t have to stay that way. Life can be a whirlwind, full of highs and lows. It can also be lonely sometimes. I believe that we all deserve to have someone accompany us on life’s journeys, particularly when it is a difficult or dark time. There is more to life than just existing in survival mode. Together, we can find a place of hope, resilience, and peace. My expertise is in addressing depression, stress, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD/trauma, autism, and life transitions. Change is possible. Things can get better.
I work with adults, but I do see older adolescents on a case by case basis.
If things are hard right now, it doesn’t have to stay that way. Life can be a whirlwind, full of highs and lows. It can also be lonely sometimes. I believe that we all deserve to have someone accompany us on life’s journeys, particularly when it is a difficult or dark time. There is more to life than just existing in survival mode. Together, we can find a place of hope, resilience, and peace. My expertise is in addressing depression, stress, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD/trauma, autism, and life transitions. Change is possible. Things can get better.
What if the challenges you’re facing today hold important clues to deeper healing and lasting change?
Priscilla brings over a decade of experience helping clients better understand themselves, explore how their past influences their present, and create meaningful, authentic transformation. She works with individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, work-related stress, and major life transitions who are ready to deepen their healing journey.
What if the challenges you’re facing today hold important clues to deeper healing and lasting change?
Priscilla brings over a decade of experience helping clients better understand themselves, explore how their past influences their present, and create meaningful, authentic transformation. She works with individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, work-related stress, and major life transitions who are ready to deepen their healing journey.
I work with college and graduate students, adults, and couples facing issues involving stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, body image dissatisfaction, feeling stuck, and shame.
Many people arrive at therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to carry everything they are holding. Therapy can be a place to slow down, feel genuinely met, and begin again with care.
I offer supportive, evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs, integrating mindfulness and self-compassion–informed approaches. My work supports resilience, communication, and healthy coping, and welcomes spiritual questions and meaning-making as they arise. Trauma-informed sessions help process difficult experiences, and couples therapy focuses on strengthening connection, trust, and partnership.
I work with college and graduate students, adults, and couples facing issues involving stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, body image dissatisfaction, feeling stuck, and shame.
Many people arrive at therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure how to carry everything they are holding. Therapy can be a place to slow down, feel genuinely met, and begin again with care.
I offer supportive, evidence-based therapy tailored to your needs, integrating mindfulness and self-compassion–informed approaches. My work supports resilience, communication, and healthy coping, and welcomes spiritual questions and meaning-making as they arise. Trauma-informed sessions help process difficult experiences, and couples therapy focuses on strengthening connection, trust, and partnership.
I enjoy working with all types of people.
I enjoy working with all types of people.
I help individuals and families to face challenges in their lives and grapple with emotional suffering. . I have extensive experience in trauma, anxiety, addiction, depression. I employ the evidence-based theories of Neuropsychological-Informed CBT, Internal Family Systems, (IFS) Motivational Interviewing- which all help in improving insight and both life and coping skills. LGTBQ+ allied. I have 17 years of experience as an individual therapist across many settings, hospitals, private practice, in home therapy. etc.
I help individuals and families to face challenges in their lives and grapple with emotional suffering. . I have extensive experience in trauma, anxiety, addiction, depression. I employ the evidence-based theories of Neuropsychological-Informed CBT, Internal Family Systems, (IFS) Motivational Interviewing- which all help in improving insight and both life and coping skills. LGTBQ+ allied. I have 17 years of experience as an individual therapist across many settings, hospitals, private practice, in home therapy. etc.
Life can be complicated, and it may be hard to ask for help when you're stressed or confused about what supports you need as you go through high-pressure life changes. Let's start here. My background includes experience as an attorney (inactive), a doula, breastfeeding educator, and a holistic somatic psychotherapist. I incorporate my past professional experience to support individuals and families facing relationship and life shifts including menopause, divorce, parenting, coparenting and court systems, empty-nesting, and "sandwich" demands in a collaborative, embodied and neuro-affirming and trauma-informed space.
Life can be complicated, and it may be hard to ask for help when you're stressed or confused about what supports you need as you go through high-pressure life changes. Let's start here. My background includes experience as an attorney (inactive), a doula, breastfeeding educator, and a holistic somatic psychotherapist. I incorporate my past professional experience to support individuals and families facing relationship and life shifts including menopause, divorce, parenting, coparenting and court systems, empty-nesting, and "sandwich" demands in a collaborative, embodied and neuro-affirming and trauma-informed space.
I'm a staff therapist at White Oak Counseling, a group practice providing evidence-based mental health treatment for individual adults in Central Virginia.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and strengths-based. I believe everyone has unique abilities and inner resources that can be nurtured and expanded through the therapeutic process. I help clients identify the challenges standing in their way, build practical skills for navigating life’s ups and downs, and make the most of the strengths they already possess. Together, we’ll work to better understand your experiences, develop effective coping strategies, and create meaningful, solution-focused changes that support your personal growth and goals.
I'm a staff therapist at White Oak Counseling, a group practice providing evidence-based mental health treatment for individual adults in Central Virginia.
My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and strengths-based. I believe everyone has unique abilities and inner resources that can be nurtured and expanded through the therapeutic process. I help clients identify the challenges standing in their way, build practical skills for navigating life’s ups and downs, and make the most of the strengths they already possess. Together, we’ll work to better understand your experiences, develop effective coping strategies, and create meaningful, solution-focused changes that support your personal growth and goals.
My name is Alexandria Schenk, you can call me Alex, my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a licensed professional counselor licensed in Virginia. I work with individuals with a wide range of needs including depression, anxiety, overcoming life stressors, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, sexual, physical and collective/generational traumas and abuse, emotional growth, communication needs, boundary setting, identity questions, serious mental illness, and family of origin wounds.
My name is Alexandria Schenk, you can call me Alex, my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a licensed professional counselor licensed in Virginia. I work with individuals with a wide range of needs including depression, anxiety, overcoming life stressors, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, sexual, physical and collective/generational traumas and abuse, emotional growth, communication needs, boundary setting, identity questions, serious mental illness, and family of origin wounds.
I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with youth, teens, young adults, and parents to support a variety of mental health challenges.
I utilize a relational, collaborative approach to therapy. I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to tailor treatment to each individual. I am also trained in SPACE- Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.
I am a licensed clinical social worker who works with youth, teens, young adults, and parents to support a variety of mental health challenges.
I utilize a relational, collaborative approach to therapy. I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to tailor treatment to each individual. I am also trained in SPACE- Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions.
Gabe has experience working with individuals, families, couples, and groups spanning all ages, from children to older adults.
Change starts with curiosity—and the courage to take the first step. I’m Gabe, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps individuals, couples, and families explore what’s holding them back and build lives that feel more fulfilling. With eight years in the mental health field, I create a supportive space for growth, healing, and self-discovery at every stage of life.
Gabe has experience working with individuals, families, couples, and groups spanning all ages, from children to older adults.
Change starts with curiosity—and the courage to take the first step. I’m Gabe, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps individuals, couples, and families explore what’s holding them back and build lives that feel more fulfilling. With eight years in the mental health field, I create a supportive space for growth, healing, and self-discovery at every stage of life.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. Also, I successfully completed Brené Brown’s Daring Way Certification in September 2017. My treatment approach is to provide support with insight and feedback to help clients address current challenges and long-standing issues. With sensitivity and compassion, I draw from different styles and techniques to incorporate what is most helpful for each individual. Together with each client, I work to build on strengths and achieve life goals.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor specializing in individual, couples and family therapy. Also, I successfully completed Brené Brown’s Daring Way Certification in September 2017. My treatment approach is to provide support with insight and feedback to help clients address current challenges and long-standing issues. With sensitivity and compassion, I draw from different styles and techniques to incorporate what is most helpful for each individual. Together with each client, I work to build on strengths and achieve life goals.
Real change starts with the right therapist who truly cares about your progress. Lifebulb connects you with licensed, experienced clinicians who are passionate about helping clients succeed. We offer therapy both in-person and online, providing a flexible and personalized approach to ensure you feel supported and empowered throughout your journey.
Real change starts with the right therapist who truly cares about your progress. Lifebulb connects you with licensed, experienced clinicians who are passionate about helping clients succeed. We offer therapy both in-person and online, providing a flexible and personalized approach to ensure you feel supported and empowered throughout your journey.
IPV/CC, physical/sexual/psychological trauma for adults and children, has measurable negative effects on mental and physical health.
I specialize in Expert Witness Testimony and assessment involving Intimate Partner Violence/Coercive Control cases, child physical/sexual abuse, trauma, testimony, and assessments. I understand your fear and your needs to protect you and your children. I am quite well versed on personality traits of abusers that shift the focus of your case to risk to you and your children. I rely on data and peer-reviewed research that provides legitimacy to your case. My background also involves evaluations of victims as well as criminal offenders, which adds experience in identifying patterns of abuse.
IPV/CC, physical/sexual/psychological trauma for adults and children, has measurable negative effects on mental and physical health.
I specialize in Expert Witness Testimony and assessment involving Intimate Partner Violence/Coercive Control cases, child physical/sexual abuse, trauma, testimony, and assessments. I understand your fear and your needs to protect you and your children. I am quite well versed on personality traits of abusers that shift the focus of your case to risk to you and your children. I rely on data and peer-reviewed research that provides legitimacy to your case. My background also involves evaluations of victims as well as criminal offenders, which adds experience in identifying patterns of abuse.
I enjoy working with adults in individual therapy across all identities and backgrounds.
I view the relationship between the client and therapist as the most important aspect of therapy. I value creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space in which clients feel comfortable being open about their experiences. I spend time getting to know my clients, listening to their needs, and meeting them where they are. I utilize an integrative approach to treatment, emphasizing emotion-focused and interpersonal process theories, along with evidence-based techniques.
I enjoy working with adults in individual therapy across all identities and backgrounds.
I view the relationship between the client and therapist as the most important aspect of therapy. I value creating a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space in which clients feel comfortable being open about their experiences. I spend time getting to know my clients, listening to their needs, and meeting them where they are. I utilize an integrative approach to treatment, emphasizing emotion-focused and interpersonal process theories, along with evidence-based techniques.
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FAQ - About Adult Counseling
Why should adults see a therapist?
Adults may benefit from therapy for a wide range of reasons—whether it’s managing symptoms of a diagnosed mental health condition like anxiety or depression, navigating life transitions, coping with grief or trauma, or simply seeking support during a challenging life period. Many adults find that therapy helps them build healthier coping skills and better process their emotions, which may lead to better relationships and reduced stress. It’s important to note that, unlike psychiatrists or primary care physicians, therapists do not prescribe psychiatric medication. However, they will often work alongside prescribing clinicians to ensure coordinated care and can provide behavioral therapy as an important addition to psychiatric medication. Mental health concerns can look different in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence, so finding a therapist with expertise working with adult clients is important. Conditions like major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for instance, may present or resurface differently in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence. Adult-specific stressors, such as job strain, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges, financial stress, or identity transitions, can also influence the onset and type of symptoms an individual experiences. Adult-focused therapists, therefore, are trained to understand these complexities and tailor care accordingly.
How do I know if a therapist is the right fit for me?
When seeking care, it’s important to understand a therapist’s treatment specialties and their overall approach to treatment . Some therapists focus on common adult conditions like anxiety or depression, while others specialize in areas such as trauma, substance use disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s also important to consider a therapist’s training when seeking care. Therapists hold various licenses depending on their training and state requirements. Common therapy credentials include Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs). Psychologists (PhD or PsyD) receive additional doctoral-level training and may focus on assessments or more specialized therapeutic approaches. All of these professionals can provide talk therapy but do not prescribe medication. When searching for a therapist, consider their credentials and training background to ensure a good fit.
How do I find a therapist who sees adults?
Psychology Today’s online directory allows you to search specifically for therapists who work with adults. Each provider profile includes key information such as clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, licensure, accepted insurance plans, languages spoken, and session fees. Reviewing these details can help you determine whether a particular provider aligns with your needs and can indicate whether they are a good match for adult clients.