Couples Therapists in Charlottesville, VA
John Robert Carpenter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, MSW
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Waitlist for new clients
I help teens, young adults, and committed couples identify pathways toward relief from a number of personal and professional struggles.
My approach is guided by advanced training in Narrative Therapy, but I utilize a range of models, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and more.
I help teens, young adults, and committed couples identify pathways toward relief from a number of personal and professional struggles.
My approach is guided by advanced training in Narrative Therapy, but I utilize a range of models, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), and more.
Well Marriage Center - Charlottesville
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD
4 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Our ideal clients are ready to put in the time and effort and work towards a common goal with their partner.
We help couples using our strengths-based approach. Your relationship is our client and we work together to help your relationship succeed. When a commitment is made to therapy, there are very few couples we cannot help. Our counselors are trained to handle all issues such as communication, infidelity, conflict, trauma, intimacy, divorce adjustment & more.
Our ideal clients are ready to put in the time and effort and work towards a common goal with their partner.
We help couples using our strengths-based approach. Your relationship is our client and we work together to help your relationship succeed. When a commitment is made to therapy, there are very few couples we cannot help. Our counselors are trained to handle all issues such as communication, infidelity, conflict, trauma, intimacy, divorce adjustment & more.
I work with teens, adults, and couples who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally disconnected, and who often find themselves stuck in patterns like overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or ongoing relationship struggles.
I offer a collaborative, personalized approach where you can show up as you are. Together, we explore what you’re experiencing and gently notice patterns that may be keeping you stuck, with care and curiosity. We build insight into your emotional and relational patterns, then focus on realistic, supportive changes so you feel grounded and balanced.
I work with teens, adults, and couples who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally disconnected, and who often find themselves stuck in patterns like overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or ongoing relationship struggles.
I offer a collaborative, personalized approach where you can show up as you are. Together, we explore what you’re experiencing and gently notice patterns that may be keeping you stuck, with care and curiosity. We build insight into your emotional and relational patterns, then focus on realistic, supportive changes so you feel grounded and balanced.
I have had the privilege of working with families, individuals and couples for many years.
My counseling style is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I see my clients as the true experts of their own lives, and my role is to provide support, clarity, and understanding as they navigate their unique journeys. I especially enjoy working with individuals who are ready to explore deeper layers of themselves and cultivate a sense of wholeness.
I have had the privilege of working with families, individuals and couples for many years.
My counseling style is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I see my clients as the true experts of their own lives, and my role is to provide support, clarity, and understanding as they navigate their unique journeys. I especially enjoy working with individuals who are ready to explore deeper layers of themselves and cultivate a sense of wholeness.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in painful relationship patterns.
I have a special interest in supporting neurodivergent individuals and mixed-neuro type couples. We'll explore sensory experiences and relational patterns from an attachment perspective in ways that honor your nervous system, communication style, and ways of making sense of your experiences.
You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, burned out, disconnected from yourself, or stuck in painful relationship patterns.
I have a special interest in supporting neurodivergent individuals and mixed-neuro type couples. We'll explore sensory experiences and relational patterns from an attachment perspective in ways that honor your nervous system, communication style, and ways of making sense of your experiences.
I help clients manage anxiety, lift the weight of depression, and navigate relationship challenges.
Looking to make meaningful, lasting changes in your life? I’m Emily, and I work with adults and adolescents to create a supportive, trauma-informed space. I focus on building a strong therapeutic alliance and understanding you fully—your experiences, culture, and goals. Using a variety of inclusive techniques, together we’ll explore challenges, develop practical strategies, and work toward growth, balance, and lasting positive change.
I help clients manage anxiety, lift the weight of depression, and navigate relationship challenges.
Looking to make meaningful, lasting changes in your life? I’m Emily, and I work with adults and adolescents to create a supportive, trauma-informed space. I focus on building a strong therapeutic alliance and understanding you fully—your experiences, culture, and goals. Using a variety of inclusive techniques, together we’ll explore challenges, develop practical strategies, and work toward growth, balance, and lasting positive change.
Our working relationship is a place where you have the freedom to discover your authentic self, free from fear or judgment, or the need to perform.
I view my role as that of a guide because I truly believe that you know your needs, desires, and truth better than anyone else does. I have experience working with adults facing various needs including divorce, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, peri and postpartum, relationship issues, and more.
Our working relationship is a place where you have the freedom to discover your authentic self, free from fear or judgment, or the need to perform.
I view my role as that of a guide because I truly believe that you know your needs, desires, and truth better than anyone else does. I have experience working with adults facing various needs including divorce, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, peri and postpartum, relationship issues, and more.
My work with adults, children, couples, and families has focused on issues related to stress and coping, transition and identity-related issues, communication skills, anger management, grief, loss, perfectionism, social anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, depression, and substance abuse.
I earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York-Albany in 1993. In sessions, I utilize personalized treatment plans while remaining centered in an integrative, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and positive psychology-based approach. I am also a longstanding member of the American Psychological Association (APA).
My work with adults, children, couples, and families has focused on issues related to stress and coping, transition and identity-related issues, communication skills, anger management, grief, loss, perfectionism, social anxiety, panic disorders, OCD, depression, and substance abuse.
I earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York-Albany in 1993. In sessions, I utilize personalized treatment plans while remaining centered in an integrative, cognitive behavioral (CBT), and positive psychology-based approach. I am also a longstanding member of the American Psychological Association (APA).
Ariel is a Marine Corps Veteran and military spouse with 17+ years of experience navigating military life.
I help clients build self-advocacy, set healthy boundaries, and develop coping skills. Sessions provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore experiences and collaborate on reaching personal goals.
Ariel is a Marine Corps Veteran and military spouse with 17+ years of experience navigating military life.
I help clients build self-advocacy, set healthy boundaries, and develop coping skills. Sessions provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore experiences and collaborate on reaching personal goals.
I provide evidence-based care for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, and major life transitions.
I have led workshops and presentations on parenting without fear, managing anxiety, and overcoming depression. I have advanced training in perinatal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal health, as well as in attachment theory and couples counseling, allowing me to offer specialized support across important stages of life and relationships.
I provide evidence-based care for individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, and major life transitions.
I have led workshops and presentations on parenting without fear, managing anxiety, and overcoming depression. I have advanced training in perinatal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal health, as well as in attachment theory and couples counseling, allowing me to offer specialized support across important stages of life and relationships.
Psychotherapy is a tool to help you understand yourself more deeply and uncover unconscious patterns, defensive structures and boundaries that impact your relationship with self, others and the world around you.
The Discovery program is another therapeutic option. Discovery is a series of self-paced short programs designed to uncover what is getting in the way of achieving your goals and what you want out of life. Whether you want to expedite therapeutic discovery or experience self-discovery in a clinically organized way, this program is for you.
Psychotherapy is a tool to help you understand yourself more deeply and uncover unconscious patterns, defensive structures and boundaries that impact your relationship with self, others and the world around you.
The Discovery program is another therapeutic option. Discovery is a series of self-paced short programs designed to uncover what is getting in the way of achieving your goals and what you want out of life. Whether you want to expedite therapeutic discovery or experience self-discovery in a clinically organized way, this program is for you.
I bring knowledge of neurobiology and belief in post-traumatic growth to each therapeutic relationship, trusting in the power of co-regulation and resourcing to create a fertile ground for your transformation.
I have experience helping individuals navigate difficult life transitions, relational conflict, loneliness, depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, and lingering impacts of traumatic experiences. My practice is rooted in the Advanced Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy framework.
I bring knowledge of neurobiology and belief in post-traumatic growth to each therapeutic relationship, trusting in the power of co-regulation and resourcing to create a fertile ground for your transformation.
I have experience helping individuals navigate difficult life transitions, relational conflict, loneliness, depression, anxiety, neurodivergence, and lingering impacts of traumatic experiences. My practice is rooted in the Advanced Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy framework.
Zae specializes in treating PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Grief, Climate Anxiety, Conflict Management, Identity Formation, Parent-Child Relations, Communication/ Relationship issues, and Spiritual Trauma.
Zae (they/them) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who provides Ecotherapy. With 7 years of clinical experience, Zae has an eclectic approach to health and healing, making their therapeutic approach accessible to a wide variety of unique presenting problems. They encourage clients to practice gratitude, contemplation, self-compassion, and to stay attuned to their sense of imagination.
Zae specializes in treating PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Grief, Climate Anxiety, Conflict Management, Identity Formation, Parent-Child Relations, Communication/ Relationship issues, and Spiritual Trauma.
Zae (they/them) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who provides Ecotherapy. With 7 years of clinical experience, Zae has an eclectic approach to health and healing, making their therapeutic approach accessible to a wide variety of unique presenting problems. They encourage clients to practice gratitude, contemplation, self-compassion, and to stay attuned to their sense of imagination.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
We offer individual counseling, psychiatry/medication management (virtual only), family counseling, couples therapy/marriage counseling, and child & teen therapy.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
Tova Sularz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Waitlist for new clients
I enjoy working with couples and individuals on a wide range of concerns and goals, including attachment and intimacy, emotional regulation, self-worth, decision-making, identity exploration, and healing from trauma.
The therapy process is a co-creation between your therapist and you. My role is to be a present, curious, and compassionate guide, offering support and insight. Your role is to arrive as authentically and honestly as you can each session. I aim to offer a calm, compassionate, connected and playful space. With the right support, we can all do brave things.
I enjoy working with couples and individuals on a wide range of concerns and goals, including attachment and intimacy, emotional regulation, self-worth, decision-making, identity exploration, and healing from trauma.
The therapy process is a co-creation between your therapist and you. My role is to be a present, curious, and compassionate guide, offering support and insight. Your role is to arrive as authentically and honestly as you can each session. I aim to offer a calm, compassionate, connected and playful space. With the right support, we can all do brave things.
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. My approach to therapy is collaborative and relational, meaning the space is co-created, and each client’s perspective and experience are honored.
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. My approach to therapy is collaborative and relational, meaning the space is co-created, and each client’s perspective and experience are honored.
We help clients manage anxiety, lift the weight of depression, and navigate relationship challenges.
You deserve a therapist who is as dedicated to helping you as they are to their work. We’ve created a practice where clinicians love what they do, ensuring you receive the highest quality care. Our licensed, highly trained therapists are committed to supporting your growth and helping you reach your goals, whether in person or through online sessions.
We help clients manage anxiety, lift the weight of depression, and navigate relationship challenges.
You deserve a therapist who is as dedicated to helping you as they are to their work. We’ve created a practice where clinicians love what they do, ensuring you receive the highest quality care. Our licensed, highly trained therapists are committed to supporting your growth and helping you reach your goals, whether in person or through online sessions.
One of my specialities is on intimacy and relationship counseling, as we often do not have a safe place to explore, process, and expand our sexual self.
You deserve support that brings peace and comfort to your mind, body, and heart. You and your story deserve to be heard and held as you heal. No matter what part of life you are currently in, you deserve a therapist that you connect with. I help clients in all stages of life process feelings of anxiety, depression, loss, and post-traumatic stress. I offer a holistic method through a combination of mindfulness, movement, spirituality, and psychotherapy. My goal is for you to gain helpful coping skills, emotional processing, and a deeper sense of self. All parts of you are welcome and honored!
One of my specialities is on intimacy and relationship counseling, as we often do not have a safe place to explore, process, and expand our sexual self.
You deserve support that brings peace and comfort to your mind, body, and heart. You and your story deserve to be heard and held as you heal. No matter what part of life you are currently in, you deserve a therapist that you connect with. I help clients in all stages of life process feelings of anxiety, depression, loss, and post-traumatic stress. I offer a holistic method through a combination of mindfulness, movement, spirituality, and psychotherapy. My goal is for you to gain helpful coping skills, emotional processing, and a deeper sense of self. All parts of you are welcome and honored!
I work with Adults, Couples, Children and Families and provide Individual, Marital, Group and Family Therapy.
Psychotherapy helps people achieve what they want in their lives by mobilizing their energy in a positive way and problem solving the things that stand in their way. Emotional issues from the past can be worked through to happier healthier functioning. Improved mood and functioning without anxiety can be achieved.
I work with Adults, Couples, Children and Families and provide Individual, Marital, Group and Family Therapy.
Psychotherapy helps people achieve what they want in their lives by mobilizing their energy in a positive way and problem solving the things that stand in their way. Emotional issues from the past can be worked through to happier healthier functioning. Improved mood and functioning without anxiety can be achieved.
I support individuals, couples, and families navigating challenges like trauma, military-related stress, and difficulties at home, work, or in relationships.
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore emotions, gain insight, and build coping strategies. Using a strengths-based, client-centered approach, I help clients leave sessions feeling heard, validated, and empowered to take meaningful steps toward their goals.
I support individuals, couples, and families navigating challenges like trauma, military-related stress, and difficulties at home, work, or in relationships.
I provide a safe, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore emotions, gain insight, and build coping strategies. Using a strengths-based, client-centered approach, I help clients leave sessions feeling heard, validated, and empowered to take meaningful steps toward their goals.
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