Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Charlottesville, VA
I use mindfulness, existential-humanistic, acceptance/commitment, CBT, EMDR, narrative, and Gottman Method techniques to help individuals achieve their desired results.
While we possess many innate tools to cope effectively with adversity, there are many factors that can serve as barriers to achieving and maintaining a healthy balance in life. Whether these barriers relate to internal processes or external circumstances, I believe that it is often beneficial for us to practice vocalizing our experience to others. Doing so can serve as a protective factor, helping us to cope more effectively with any radical internal monologues that may pop up from time to time.
I use mindfulness, existential-humanistic, acceptance/commitment, CBT, EMDR, narrative, and Gottman Method techniques to help individuals achieve their desired results.
While we possess many innate tools to cope effectively with adversity, there are many factors that can serve as barriers to achieving and maintaining a healthy balance in life. Whether these barriers relate to internal processes or external circumstances, I believe that it is often beneficial for us to practice vocalizing our experience to others. Doing so can serve as a protective factor, helping us to cope more effectively with any radical internal monologues that may pop up from time to time.
I partner my training with your strengths and unique life experiences, tailoring my approach to your distinctive needs using therapeutic techniques from attachment, systems based, ACT, EMDR, CBT, DBT, somatic and mindfulness approaches.
Hello and Welcome! I specialize in treating adults struggling with anxiety, trauma, relational strain, depression, substance use, and life transitions. Choosing to engage in therapy is a potentially life changing choice and I would love to help you on your path. All individuals deserve a space to be accurately heard and a place to gain insight into the life patterns that have caused them instability and pain. I deeply believe in therapy as a joint and transformative space that can lead people to develop new skills and to discover their unique internal capacity to connect, heal, and thrive.
I partner my training with your strengths and unique life experiences, tailoring my approach to your distinctive needs using therapeutic techniques from attachment, systems based, ACT, EMDR, CBT, DBT, somatic and mindfulness approaches.
Hello and Welcome! I specialize in treating adults struggling with anxiety, trauma, relational strain, depression, substance use, and life transitions. Choosing to engage in therapy is a potentially life changing choice and I would love to help you on your path. All individuals deserve a space to be accurately heard and a place to gain insight into the life patterns that have caused them instability and pain. I deeply believe in therapy as a joint and transformative space that can lead people to develop new skills and to discover their unique internal capacity to connect, heal, and thrive.
Therapy is a safe place to rebuild, reflect, and heal. I’ll meet you where you are. Rosemary holds a BA in Psychology from Syracuse University and an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Longwood University. With over 15 years of experience across diverse mental health settings, she works with clients from teenagers to seniors. Her approach focuses on building strong, respectful therapeutic relationships and empowering clients to recognize and use their strengths to enhance well-being, overcome challenges, and achieve their personal goals.
Therapy is a safe place to rebuild, reflect, and heal. I’ll meet you where you are. Rosemary holds a BA in Psychology from Syracuse University and an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Longwood University. With over 15 years of experience across diverse mental health settings, she works with clients from teenagers to seniors. Her approach focuses on building strong, respectful therapeutic relationships and empowering clients to recognize and use their strengths to enhance well-being, overcome challenges, and achieve their personal goals.
I have been working with adolescents and adults for about 8 years. Specialities include: anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, behavior management, difficult life transitions, ADHD, and Autism. If you're wanting to improve your confidence, learn effective strategies for problem solving, or overcome difficult past, present, or future issues/concerns, I'd be happy to help you with your journey.
I have been working with adolescents and adults for about 8 years. Specialities include: anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, behavior management, difficult life transitions, ADHD, and Autism. If you're wanting to improve your confidence, learn effective strategies for problem solving, or overcome difficult past, present, or future issues/concerns, I'd be happy to help you with your journey.
I work with adolescents and adults facing anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, sexual abuse, and relationship challenges. I’m genuinely interested in who you are and what you need. My approach is active, direct, and flexible, creating a space where you feel seen and supported. We’ll honor your past while focusing on how old wounds shape current patterns, and use practical, empowering strategies to help you build a life that nurtures your emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.
I work with adolescents and adults facing anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, sexual abuse, and relationship challenges. I’m genuinely interested in who you are and what you need. My approach is active, direct, and flexible, creating a space where you feel seen and supported. We’ll honor your past while focusing on how old wounds shape current patterns, and use practical, empowering strategies to help you build a life that nurtures your emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.
Hello, I’m Elise! I work with children, adolescents, and young adults ages 3–21 navigating emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges. I create a warm, safe, and collaborative space where clients feel understood and supported. I guide clients through anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, emotional regulation, behavioral challenges, and family transitions.
Hello, I’m Elise! I work with children, adolescents, and young adults ages 3–21 navigating emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges. I create a warm, safe, and collaborative space where clients feel understood and supported. I guide clients through anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, emotional regulation, behavioral challenges, and family transitions.
I enjoy using a holistic approach that includes breath work, meditation, and guided imagery to assist with acceptance, relaxation, and mood regulation.
I am Robin Blackwell, an LCSW with 15 years of experience working with adults and children seeking help with depression, anxiety, anger management, inability to focus, and life transitions. I completed both my Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and my Master of Social Work (MSW) at Radford University.
I enjoy using a holistic approach that includes breath work, meditation, and guided imagery to assist with acceptance, relaxation, and mood regulation.
I am Robin Blackwell, an LCSW with 15 years of experience working with adults and children seeking help with depression, anxiety, anger management, inability to focus, and life transitions. I completed both my Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and my Master of Social Work (MSW) at Radford University.
Ewan provides compassionate, affirming therapy for individuals exploring identity, authenticity, and integration. His work centers on creating a safer, supportive space for clients who may feel misunderstood, marginalized, or disconnected from themselves, and who are seeking clarity, healing, and self-trust.
Ewan provides compassionate, affirming therapy for individuals exploring identity, authenticity, and integration. His work centers on creating a safer, supportive space for clients who may feel misunderstood, marginalized, or disconnected from themselves, and who are seeking clarity, healing, and self-trust.
You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve the person you are today. Maybe big emotions feel hard to manage, past experiences still weigh heavily, or you’re tired of your mind getting in the way of the life you want to live. You want relief AND real change. You’re looking for a space that feels supportive and honest, where you can better understand yourself, build effective coping skills, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, meaningful, and aligned with your values.
You may be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve the person you are today. Maybe big emotions feel hard to manage, past experiences still weigh heavily, or you’re tired of your mind getting in the way of the life you want to live. You want relief AND real change. You’re looking for a space that feels supportive and honest, where you can better understand yourself, build effective coping skills, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, meaningful, and aligned with your values.
My areas of special interest are couples therapy, acceptance-based and existential approaches with an emphasis on extending growth on the self to important relationships.
As of Winter 2025-26: Openings available for new individual clients, couples, and assessments.
Therapy can be a powerful and life-changing event in one's life. When working with clients I strive to guide them to create and continue to grow a life that has strong purpose and impact. Good therapy work includes deep exploration, but also improves essential connections with important people and consciously engaging with the world in each moment, whether it be easy or hard, full of darkness or light, in order to live more fully.
My areas of special interest are couples therapy, acceptance-based and existential approaches with an emphasis on extending growth on the self to important relationships.
As of Winter 2025-26: Openings available for new individual clients, couples, and assessments.
Therapy can be a powerful and life-changing event in one's life. When working with clients I strive to guide them to create and continue to grow a life that has strong purpose and impact. Good therapy work includes deep exploration, but also improves essential connections with important people and consciously engaging with the world in each moment, whether it be easy or hard, full of darkness or light, in order to live more fully.
Ken
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Waitlist for new clients
Therapy can be many things - processing a difficulty, feeling less alone, metabolizing emotions, recognizing defenses, expanding self-awareness, understanding your attachment history, seeing choices, clarifying needs, updating narratives, reclaiming personal responsibility, holding things more lightly, a space for self acceptance and personal development.
Welcome - I am a licensed psychotherapist specializing in relational, insight-oriented, humanistic therapy that incorporates mindfulness, depth psychology, and skills for emotional awareness and regulation. My approach draws on elements from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, narrative, and attachment-based work. I often support clients who either want to focus short-term (10-20 sessions) on a specific issue OR longer term clients who know they function best when they have a regular, warm, open-minded space for self-exploration, personal growth, and healing old relational wounds and patterns that no longer serve.
Therapy can be many things - processing a difficulty, feeling less alone, metabolizing emotions, recognizing defenses, expanding self-awareness, understanding your attachment history, seeing choices, clarifying needs, updating narratives, reclaiming personal responsibility, holding things more lightly, a space for self acceptance and personal development.
Welcome - I am a licensed psychotherapist specializing in relational, insight-oriented, humanistic therapy that incorporates mindfulness, depth psychology, and skills for emotional awareness and regulation. My approach draws on elements from psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, emotion-focused, narrative, and attachment-based work. I often support clients who either want to focus short-term (10-20 sessions) on a specific issue OR longer term clients who know they function best when they have a regular, warm, open-minded space for self-exploration, personal growth, and healing old relational wounds and patterns that no longer serve.
Hey there! I'm Jimmy, a Licensed Professional Counselor passionate about connecting with teens and young adults. Whether you're dealing with ADHD, school stress, depression, anxiety, big changes, or bending the rules, I'm here to help. I have a special place in my heart for neurodivergent kids and those with developmental disorders, offering tailored support for them and their families. I proudly work with trans clients, providing a safe, affirming space to navigate their journey. I also help adults tackle issues like addiction, life transitions, and relationship conflicts.
Hey there! I'm Jimmy, a Licensed Professional Counselor passionate about connecting with teens and young adults. Whether you're dealing with ADHD, school stress, depression, anxiety, big changes, or bending the rules, I'm here to help. I have a special place in my heart for neurodivergent kids and those with developmental disorders, offering tailored support for them and their families. I proudly work with trans clients, providing a safe, affirming space to navigate their journey. I also help adults tackle issues like addiction, life transitions, and relationship conflicts.
Did you know you are never more than 1 thought away from a different life? I suspect if you are reading this you'd probably like to know how to do that. Whether it's problems with a partner, questioning your sexuality/gender, difficulty with colleagues or family, I can help you see a different way to tackle those problems. I offer a revolutionary way of doing CBT that allows you to see things and thus feel things differently...and quickly. Let's see if we can't make your life look more like what you want and need. Let's do it with insight and laughter, both of which I provide.
Did you know you are never more than 1 thought away from a different life? I suspect if you are reading this you'd probably like to know how to do that. Whether it's problems with a partner, questioning your sexuality/gender, difficulty with colleagues or family, I can help you see a different way to tackle those problems. I offer a revolutionary way of doing CBT that allows you to see things and thus feel things differently...and quickly. Let's see if we can't make your life look more like what you want and need. Let's do it with insight and laughter, both of which I provide.
Currently accepting couples and individuals as new clients.
I help people make sense of how their early relationships, past experiences, body responses, and cultural background all show up in their lives and relationships today. I offer individual and couples therapy that’s grounded in curiosity, compassion, and zero judgment. Together, we’ll look at what you’re really feeling underneath and how those feelings might be leading to habits that actually push connection and authenticity away. Once you start to understand those patterns, change becomes possible.
Currently accepting couples and individuals as new clients.
I help people make sense of how their early relationships, past experiences, body responses, and cultural background all show up in their lives and relationships today. I offer individual and couples therapy that’s grounded in curiosity, compassion, and zero judgment. Together, we’ll look at what you’re really feeling underneath and how those feelings might be leading to habits that actually push connection and authenticity away. Once you start to understand those patterns, change becomes possible.
Hello, my name is Tina Curran-Taylor, LPC. My favorite areas of practice include trauma, addictions, depression and anxiety including all the nuanced behaviors that can present within these categories. Many people have the misconception that you must dig relentlessly into the past to release the pain or the limiting beliefs and though the past informs our current approach to life, we only want to explore as much as it takes to release the chains.
Hello, my name is Tina Curran-Taylor, LPC. My favorite areas of practice include trauma, addictions, depression and anxiety including all the nuanced behaviors that can present within these categories. Many people have the misconception that you must dig relentlessly into the past to release the pain or the limiting beliefs and though the past informs our current approach to life, we only want to explore as much as it takes to release the chains.
My approach is person-centered and flexible, drawing primarily on the modalities of EMDR, IFS, ACT, DBT, and CBT.
If you've been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns you can't quite explain, you're not alone - and you don't have to figure it out by yourself. Perhaps you're pursuing therapy due to feeling exhausted from holding it all together, wondering why certain feelings keep resurfacing despite your best efforts, or feeling unsteady during periods of growth, transition or loss. Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you're already dealing with anxiety, stress, or the impact of past experiences. My goal is to offer you a space where you feel genuinely heard, respected, and supported, just as you are.
My approach is person-centered and flexible, drawing primarily on the modalities of EMDR, IFS, ACT, DBT, and CBT.
If you've been feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns you can't quite explain, you're not alone - and you don't have to figure it out by yourself. Perhaps you're pursuing therapy due to feeling exhausted from holding it all together, wondering why certain feelings keep resurfacing despite your best efforts, or feeling unsteady during periods of growth, transition or loss. Finding a therapist can feel overwhelming, especially when you're already dealing with anxiety, stress, or the impact of past experiences. My goal is to offer you a space where you feel genuinely heard, respected, and supported, just as you are.
I am a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT), which includes DBT and ACT modalities as well.
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.
I am a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT), which includes DBT and ACT modalities as well.
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.
You may be longing to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Maybe you're ready to build confidence, feel less anxious, or ease the weight of depression and past pain. Perhaps you’re seeking clarity in your relationships, or you've noticed a pattern of caring for others while neglecting your own needs. Life can feel heavy when you're carrying so much, and it’s easy to forget that you are worthy and deserving of time and space to focus on yourself. Your experiences don’t have to define you. Whatever you're carrying, you're not alone, and you don't have to go through it by yourself.
You may be longing to feel more at peace with yourself and your life. Maybe you're ready to build confidence, feel less anxious, or ease the weight of depression and past pain. Perhaps you’re seeking clarity in your relationships, or you've noticed a pattern of caring for others while neglecting your own needs. Life can feel heavy when you're carrying so much, and it’s easy to forget that you are worthy and deserving of time and space to focus on yourself. Your experiences don’t have to define you. Whatever you're carrying, you're not alone, and you don't have to go through it by yourself.
Applying my expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I help clients cope with difficult emotions and thoughts so that they can do more of what matters to them.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and stress? Do you feel as though your worries, fears, and self-doubt are taking over your life? Perhaps you’ve noticed that self-criticism or fear of failure is holding you back. You may be struggling to manage stress from a high-pressure job or trying to balance caring for others (kids, aging parents) and yourself. If you’re feeling stuck in any of these ways, therapy can help you better manage anxiety and stress, more skillfully navigate challenges, and build a more fulfilling life.
Applying my expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ( ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), I help clients cope with difficult emotions and thoughts so that they can do more of what matters to them.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety and stress? Do you feel as though your worries, fears, and self-doubt are taking over your life? Perhaps you’ve noticed that self-criticism or fear of failure is holding you back. You may be struggling to manage stress from a high-pressure job or trying to balance caring for others (kids, aging parents) and yourself. If you’re feeling stuck in any of these ways, therapy can help you better manage anxiety and stress, more skillfully navigate challenges, and build a more fulfilling life.
Everybody hurts and everybody struggles at some point in their lives. Sometimes we all need a helping hand. I believe it is how we respond to and learn from these experiences that defines who we are as human beings. In my practice, I work beside my clients to develop personalized solutions to promote healing, resolve lingering pain, and integrate trauma and loss. I care deeply about helping people to heal, grow, and understand themselves.
Everybody hurts and everybody struggles at some point in their lives. Sometimes we all need a helping hand. I believe it is how we respond to and learn from these experiences that defines who we are as human beings. In my practice, I work beside my clients to develop personalized solutions to promote healing, resolve lingering pain, and integrate trauma and loss. I care deeply about helping people to heal, grow, and understand themselves.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.