Attachment-based Therapists in Charlottesville, VA
My goal is to make you feel supported, understood, and empowered. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space, where we will explore thoughts and feelings, engage in self-reflection, and ultimately gain greater self-acceptance and sense of self.
My goal is to make you feel supported, understood, and empowered. I provide a safe, non-judgmental space, where we will explore thoughts and feelings, engage in self-reflection, and ultimately gain greater self-acceptance and sense of self.
I specialize in helping adults, couples and older teens (16+) who are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem and trauma.
As a couples therapist, I help partners reconnect with the felt experience of love—the emotional bond that drew them together. My work is grounded in attachment theory, which views our closest relationships as vital to emotional safety. Together, we gently uncover and heal the underlying hurts, resentments, and past traumas that may be driving reactive patterns or emotional distance. Through this process, couples learn to build new patterns of connection—ones that foster trust.
I specialize in helping adults, couples and older teens (16+) who are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, self-esteem and trauma.
As a couples therapist, I help partners reconnect with the felt experience of love—the emotional bond that drew them together. My work is grounded in attachment theory, which views our closest relationships as vital to emotional safety. Together, we gently uncover and heal the underlying hurts, resentments, and past traumas that may be driving reactive patterns or emotional distance. Through this process, couples learn to build new patterns of connection—ones that foster trust.
Allison P O'Grady
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LCSW-C
3 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22902
My work integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including attachment-based, mindfulness, trauma-informed, and emotionally focused modalities.
For couples, I offer Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, (EFCT), a research-supported approach that helps partners strengthen trust, communication, and connection. I help couples recognize their negative cycles that keep them stuck and guide them toward rebuilding security, closeness, and emotional intimacy.
My work integrates evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including attachment-based, mindfulness, trauma-informed, and emotionally focused modalities.
For couples, I offer Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, (EFCT), a research-supported approach that helps partners strengthen trust, communication, and connection. I help couples recognize their negative cycles that keep them stuck and guide them toward rebuilding security, closeness, and emotional intimacy.
Lanz Travers
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
2 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Waitlist for new clients
I support individuals in building a bridge to a place within where they feel a deep sense of connection. I provide a gentle, compassionate presence for you to explore your inner experience—your emotions, thoughts, memories, and physical feelings. We work collaboratively to illuminate and integrate both conscious and less conscious experiences to achieve more congruence. I hold great respect for all aspects of your identity, your beliefs, and the wisdom you have for your own life.
I support individuals in building a bridge to a place within where they feel a deep sense of connection. I provide a gentle, compassionate presence for you to explore your inner experience—your emotions, thoughts, memories, and physical feelings. We work collaboratively to illuminate and integrate both conscious and less conscious experiences to achieve more congruence. I hold great respect for all aspects of your identity, your beliefs, and the wisdom you have for your own life.
I work with adults who are thoughtful and capable yet feel stuck in patterns that no longer feel aligned with who they are. You may find yourself navigating relational dynamics, self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, or longstanding internal conflicts despite insight and effort. Often, there is a sense that you’ve lost connection with a steadier, wiser part of yourself. Therapy offers space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and reconnect with the strength, wisdom and resilience that already live within you.
I work with adults who are thoughtful and capable yet feel stuck in patterns that no longer feel aligned with who they are. You may find yourself navigating relational dynamics, self-criticism, emotional overwhelm, or longstanding internal conflicts despite insight and effort. Often, there is a sense that you’ve lost connection with a steadier, wiser part of yourself. Therapy offers space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and reconnect with the strength, wisdom and resilience that already live within you.
Hi! I am glad you’re here. I believe healing happens through connection with ourselves, others, and the world around us. I'm honored to walk alongside you as you navigate various challenges, seasons, and emotions that life may bring. My specialties include healing attachment styles & wounds affecting relationships with self, friends, family, and partners; infidelity & betrayal trauma; grief from divorce or loss of loved ones; empowering firm boundaries (especially with high-conflict or narcissistic personalities); and anxiety linked to perfectionism and/or ADHD. My therapy approach is primarily grounded in attachment theory.
Hi! I am glad you’re here. I believe healing happens through connection with ourselves, others, and the world around us. I'm honored to walk alongside you as you navigate various challenges, seasons, and emotions that life may bring. My specialties include healing attachment styles & wounds affecting relationships with self, friends, family, and partners; infidelity & betrayal trauma; grief from divorce or loss of loved ones; empowering firm boundaries (especially with high-conflict or narcissistic personalities); and anxiety linked to perfectionism and/or ADHD. My therapy approach is primarily grounded in attachment theory.
I specialize in attachment-based and relational therapy, helping adults, older teens, parents, and couples move from conflict and distance toward security, healing, and deeper connection.
Are you feeling stuck in the same painful patterns — in your relationships, with your partner, your family, or even with yourself? Many of us carry old attachment wounds that quietly shape how we connect, leading to anxiety, conflict, or a sense of disconnection.
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, repeating relationship struggles, or wanting to strengthen bonds with the people you love, therapy can help you break old cycles and build healthier ways of relating.
If you’re ready to feel more grounded in yourself and more connected in your relationships, I’d be honored to walk alongside you in that journey.
I specialize in attachment-based and relational therapy, helping adults, older teens, parents, and couples move from conflict and distance toward security, healing, and deeper connection.
Are you feeling stuck in the same painful patterns — in your relationships, with your partner, your family, or even with yourself? Many of us carry old attachment wounds that quietly shape how we connect, leading to anxiety, conflict, or a sense of disconnection.
Whether you’re navigating anxiety, repeating relationship struggles, or wanting to strengthen bonds with the people you love, therapy can help you break old cycles and build healthier ways of relating.
If you’re ready to feel more grounded in yourself and more connected in your relationships, I’d be honored to walk alongside you in that journey.
Ready for change but unsure where to start? Whether you are new to therapy or are jumping back into it after a break, I can help you make sense of your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts and find a new sense of peace. I provide therapy to adolescents (10+) and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and the effects of trauma. My typical client's goals include learning coping skills, relationship skills, and processing unresolved feelings. As a therapist, I provide evidence-based and client-centered counseling.
Ready for change but unsure where to start? Whether you are new to therapy or are jumping back into it after a break, I can help you make sense of your emotions, behaviors, and thoughts and find a new sense of peace. I provide therapy to adolescents (10+) and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and the effects of trauma. My typical client's goals include learning coping skills, relationship skills, and processing unresolved feelings. As a therapist, I provide evidence-based and client-centered counseling.
I'm EMDR trained and also use IFS/parts work, DBT, and an attachment-based framework.
I believe that everyone has the capacity for healing. My goal as a therapist is to help you find safety and stability within yourself and in the world around you. I provide a warm, nonjudgmental approach to support adults, teens, and children in managing life and relationship stress, anxiety, depression, school issues, and trauma. My work with clients often includes exploring how present challenges are connected to our past experiences.
I'm EMDR trained and also use IFS/parts work, DBT, and an attachment-based framework.
I believe that everyone has the capacity for healing. My goal as a therapist is to help you find safety and stability within yourself and in the world around you. I provide a warm, nonjudgmental approach to support adults, teens, and children in managing life and relationship stress, anxiety, depression, school issues, and trauma. My work with clients often includes exploring how present challenges are connected to our past experiences.
I am a Resident in Counseling with a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I offer a unique perspective with an extensive and varied background from my 28-year career in the United States Air Force in fighter aircraft maintenance. I am trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, and other strengths-based modalities such as DBT, person-centered, and solution-focused therapies. I enjoy multi-dimensional approaches to treatment founded on evidence-based practices tailored to each client’s individual needs.
I am a Resident in Counseling with a master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I offer a unique perspective with an extensive and varied background from my 28-year career in the United States Air Force in fighter aircraft maintenance. I am trained in Trauma-Focused CBT, and other strengths-based modalities such as DBT, person-centered, and solution-focused therapies. I enjoy multi-dimensional approaches to treatment founded on evidence-based practices tailored to each client’s individual needs.
Your mental health gets in the way of the tasks you need to do to move your life forward; maybe you struggle with loneliness. Sometimes you feel overwhelmed by a monster to-do list that spans several areas of your life; you struggle to adopt positive habits or manage negative ones; you feel paralyzed by challenges like cleaning out a storage unit, finding a job, or negotiating a bill with a health insurance company. Sometimes you get stuck in patterns of procrastination and shame. Sometimes you don't know who to trust; sometimes you struggle to manage relationships in a healthy way.
Your mental health gets in the way of the tasks you need to do to move your life forward; maybe you struggle with loneliness. Sometimes you feel overwhelmed by a monster to-do list that spans several areas of your life; you struggle to adopt positive habits or manage negative ones; you feel paralyzed by challenges like cleaning out a storage unit, finding a job, or negotiating a bill with a health insurance company. Sometimes you get stuck in patterns of procrastination and shame. Sometimes you don't know who to trust; sometimes you struggle to manage relationships in a healthy way.
I also draw from trauma-informed, attachment-based, and somatic approaches.
If you’ve been “holding it together” while feeling anxious, numb, or stuck in the same loops, I get it. You get through the day, then crash—overthinking, doom-scrolling, or feeling weirdly numb. Maybe you’ve been carrying old trauma, masking neurodivergent traits, or feeling directionless while your needs stay unspoken and unmet. You want your energy back, steadier moods, and a life that feels like yours—not just one you’re getting through. If any of that resonates with you, I think I can help.
I also draw from trauma-informed, attachment-based, and somatic approaches.
If you’ve been “holding it together” while feeling anxious, numb, or stuck in the same loops, I get it. You get through the day, then crash—overthinking, doom-scrolling, or feeling weirdly numb. Maybe you’ve been carrying old trauma, masking neurodivergent traits, or feeling directionless while your needs stay unspoken and unmet. You want your energy back, steadier moods, and a life that feels like yours—not just one you’re getting through. If any of that resonates with you, I think I can help.
I provide one on one psychotherapy for adults who are struggling with anxiety or depression. I provide EFT couples counseling to committed couples experiencing relationship distress.
I provide one on one psychotherapy for adults who are struggling with anxiety or depression. I provide EFT couples counseling to committed couples experiencing relationship distress.
Jessica Ketola
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
2 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22911
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a licensed professional counselor with a background in Art Therapy and Family Therapy and 17 years experience in the field. I specialize in working with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, postpartum issues, life transitions, and unresolved trauma. My approach incorporates training in EMDR, Parts Work, Art Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Reiki, blending evidence-based practices with creative holistic care to support your healing journey. Whether you're seeking clarity, confidence, or healing, I'm here to walk alongside you on this journey.
I'm a licensed professional counselor with a background in Art Therapy and Family Therapy and 17 years experience in the field. I specialize in working with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, neurodivergence, postpartum issues, life transitions, and unresolved trauma. My approach incorporates training in EMDR, Parts Work, Art Therapy, Attachment Theory, and Reiki, blending evidence-based practices with creative holistic care to support your healing journey. Whether you're seeking clarity, confidence, or healing, I'm here to walk alongside you on this journey.
Welcome - I'm Michelle.
I’m a licensed therapist who supports adults who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or long-standing relational patterns that no longer feel manageable.
Many of the individuals I work with are highly capable, thoughtful, and resilient — yet find themselves feeling stuck, emotionally reactive, disconnected from their bodies, or unsure why certain relationships or situations feel so activating.
Welcome - I'm Michelle.
I’m a licensed therapist who supports adults who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, trauma, or long-standing relational patterns that no longer feel manageable.
Many of the individuals I work with are highly capable, thoughtful, and resilient — yet find themselves feeling stuck, emotionally reactive, disconnected from their bodies, or unsure why certain relationships or situations feel so activating.
With increased awareness of our inner worlds, we will look at how thoughts and feelings influence how we live, the choices we make and the patterns that develop in our relationships. My work centers on assisting people to access and utilize their own innate wisdom and strength, to ultimately experience life with greater ease and more joy.
With increased awareness of our inner worlds, we will look at how thoughts and feelings influence how we live, the choices we make and the patterns that develop in our relationships. My work centers on assisting people to access and utilize their own innate wisdom and strength, to ultimately experience life with greater ease and more joy.
I enjoy helping people establish and maintain relationships. It could be a relationship with your significant other, colleagues, or your family where values, beliefs, expectations, or even the cultures may be different. I also help people maintain a positive relationship with themselves by achieving an internal balance and being at peace with their past experiences.
I enjoy helping people establish and maintain relationships. It could be a relationship with your significant other, colleagues, or your family where values, beliefs, expectations, or even the cultures may be different. I also help people maintain a positive relationship with themselves by achieving an internal balance and being at peace with their past experiences.
I operate from an attachment perspective, and I believe that we must establish safety in order to change, heal, and grow. I aim to help clients heal past traumas, work through difficult emotions, and find their inner strength and core self. I help clients build and strengthen relationships with themselves and others for transformation and healing.
I operate from an attachment perspective, and I believe that we must establish safety in order to change, heal, and grow. I aim to help clients heal past traumas, work through difficult emotions, and find their inner strength and core self. I help clients build and strengthen relationships with themselves and others for transformation and healing.
I draw from a wide range of evidence-based approaches—including attachment-based work, CBT, CPT, DBT, EMDR, somatic therapies, family systems, and trauma-informed practices—to create a personalized, integrated path toward healing.
Therapy for adults experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. I specialize in trauma therapy and couples therapy, helping individuals and partners navigate relationship challenges, attachment wounds, and life transitions. Using evidence-based treatments including EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), I provide trauma-informed therapy to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, strengthen relationships, and create lasting emotional healing. I'm here to support you in anyway I can.
I draw from a wide range of evidence-based approaches—including attachment-based work, CBT, CPT, DBT, EMDR, somatic therapies, family systems, and trauma-informed practices—to create a personalized, integrated path toward healing.
Therapy for adults experiencing trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. I specialize in trauma therapy and couples therapy, helping individuals and partners navigate relationship challenges, attachment wounds, and life transitions. Using evidence-based treatments including EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), I provide trauma-informed therapy to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms, strengthen relationships, and create lasting emotional healing. I'm here to support you in anyway I can.
Do you feel chronically disconnected or stuck in unhelpful patterns despite "knowing better"? This misalignment might be affecting your physical health, your relationships, your sense of self, and your visions for the future. While many of the strategies you relied upon in early life were both necessary and adaptive, they can also become what hold you back later in life. What if we explore some of your origin stories and update those defaults to better reflect who you are, instead of who you believed you had to be? What if we deepen your self-belonging, thereby strengthening your capacity to connect more effortlessly with others?
Do you feel chronically disconnected or stuck in unhelpful patterns despite "knowing better"? This misalignment might be affecting your physical health, your relationships, your sense of self, and your visions for the future. While many of the strategies you relied upon in early life were both necessary and adaptive, they can also become what hold you back later in life. What if we explore some of your origin stories and update those defaults to better reflect who you are, instead of who you believed you had to be? What if we deepen your self-belonging, thereby strengthening your capacity to connect more effortlessly with others?
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.