EMDR Therapists in Charlottesville, VA
I am currently forming a Men's Separation/Divorce Support Group.
I work with people who are struggling with a range of problems and wish to better understand their thoughts, feelings and behavior; they might be at a crossroads and want help thinking about the impact of a significant change on self and others. I am experienced working with people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as LGBTQ+ individuals. I'm compassionate and non judgmental and tailor my work to each patient's needs. I received my PhD from Yale University and have worked in community clinics, hospitals and extensively with UVA students and faculty.
I am currently forming a Men's Separation/Divorce Support Group.
I work with people who are struggling with a range of problems and wish to better understand their thoughts, feelings and behavior; they might be at a crossroads and want help thinking about the impact of a significant change on self and others. I am experienced working with people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds as well as LGBTQ+ individuals. I'm compassionate and non judgmental and tailor my work to each patient's needs. I received my PhD from Yale University and have worked in community clinics, hospitals and extensively with UVA students and faculty.
I use IFS as a means of understanding and working with parts of Self that think or act in unhelpful ways, body-centered practices, EMDR, and other techniques that help clients develop the capacity to move through the world with greater ease and joy.
I believe that all people have the innate capacity to heal from painful experiences, adapt to difficult situations, alter unhealthy behavior, and find true happiness. Sometimes, however, we need help developing this capacity or clearing the obstacles that prevent us from accessing our most capable Self. This is when therapy can help.
In my many years of providing therapy to a wide range of people struggling with a variety of challenges, I have found that bringing a kind, curious and accepting presence to bear on difficulties (and with ourselves for the ways we have tried to cope) creates the container in which change can occur.
I use IFS as a means of understanding and working with parts of Self that think or act in unhelpful ways, body-centered practices, EMDR, and other techniques that help clients develop the capacity to move through the world with greater ease and joy.
I believe that all people have the innate capacity to heal from painful experiences, adapt to difficult situations, alter unhealthy behavior, and find true happiness. Sometimes, however, we need help developing this capacity or clearing the obstacles that prevent us from accessing our most capable Self. This is when therapy can help.
In my many years of providing therapy to a wide range of people struggling with a variety of challenges, I have found that bringing a kind, curious and accepting presence to bear on difficulties (and with ourselves for the ways we have tried to cope) creates the container in which change can occur.
I am Sharon Davis, a nationally certified Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LPC, LMFT-NCC) with over 41 years of practice in a variety of settings and with diverse clients. I received my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Mary Washington College, my Master's degree in Counseling, and completed a Counseling Practicum from the University of Georgia. I also served a three-year term on the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor Board.
I am Sharon Davis, a nationally certified Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LPC, LMFT-NCC) with over 41 years of practice in a variety of settings and with diverse clients. I received my Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Mary Washington College, my Master's degree in Counseling, and completed a Counseling Practicum from the University of Georgia. I also served a three-year term on the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor Board.
I tailor treatment plans for clarity and confidence, and integrate Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral, and Trauma-Informed techniques including EMDR.
Short-term therapy for adults feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed. Gain stability and clarity in just a few sessions. I help individuals connect insight with action, helping clients turn self-awareness into practical tools that reduce stress and support meaningful, sustainable change. Click on the weblink to the right to book your appointment. Therapy Done Differently. Change Happens Here.
I tailor treatment plans for clarity and confidence, and integrate Attachment Theory, Cognitive Behavioral, and Trauma-Informed techniques including EMDR.
Short-term therapy for adults feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed. Gain stability and clarity in just a few sessions. I help individuals connect insight with action, helping clients turn self-awareness into practical tools that reduce stress and support meaningful, sustainable change. Click on the weblink to the right to book your appointment. Therapy Done Differently. Change Happens Here.
Our minds can make us better or they can create tremendous problems. Can you use your mind to reduce your suffering, rather than increase it? Or to increase meaning and depth in your life? Sometimes a sympathetic family member or wise friend can help a great deal; other times a knowledgeable, compassionate professional is a better choice. Perhaps your internal life feels out of control, or you're feeling stuck, repeating ineffective patterns of relating to yourself and others. I work with people to help them understand themselves and their situation, manage stress better, and make positive changes happen.
Our minds can make us better or they can create tremendous problems. Can you use your mind to reduce your suffering, rather than increase it? Or to increase meaning and depth in your life? Sometimes a sympathetic family member or wise friend can help a great deal; other times a knowledgeable, compassionate professional is a better choice. Perhaps your internal life feels out of control, or you're feeling stuck, repeating ineffective patterns of relating to yourself and others. I work with people to help them understand themselves and their situation, manage stress better, and make positive changes happen.
The best of my advanced training includes EMDR/trauma work, Somatic therapies, Attachment/relationship therapy, Mindfulness, Guided imagery/Hypnosis, and Creative Arts healing.
I love helping people find their true freedom in life! To be all that you truly are with confidence. You may be feeling stressed, overwhelmed, afraid, anxious, confused, sad, depressed, hopeless, angry ... or something else. Together we'll create a safe space for you to land with what's bothering you. We'll start with where you are, draw strength from the things that are already working well in your life, unravel and release what's got you stuck and keeping you from living the life you want.
The best of my advanced training includes EMDR/trauma work, Somatic therapies, Attachment/relationship therapy, Mindfulness, Guided imagery/Hypnosis, and Creative Arts healing.
I love helping people find their true freedom in life! To be all that you truly are with confidence. You may be feeling stressed, overwhelmed, afraid, anxious, confused, sad, depressed, hopeless, angry ... or something else. Together we'll create a safe space for you to land with what's bothering you. We'll start with where you are, draw strength from the things that are already working well in your life, unravel and release what's got you stuck and keeping you from living the life you want.
Using a variety of evidence-based techniques, including EMDR, CBT, Mindfulness, and ERP, I tailor therapy to your unique needs and goals.
I am a trauma-informed therapist with extensive experience counseling adolescents and adults. I have advanced training in evidence-based treatments, including EMDR for trauma and specialized training in ERP for OCD and anxiety. Beyond OCD and ADHD, I have also supported clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, ODD and Depression.
Using a variety of evidence-based techniques, including EMDR, CBT, Mindfulness, and ERP, I tailor therapy to your unique needs and goals.
I am a trauma-informed therapist with extensive experience counseling adolescents and adults. I have advanced training in evidence-based treatments, including EMDR for trauma and specialized training in ERP for OCD and anxiety. Beyond OCD and ADHD, I have also supported clients with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, ODD and Depression.
Ann Tourangeau
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
1 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Waitlist for new clients
When appropriate, I also integrate EMDR to help process difficult experiences in a safe, structured way.
Do you feel weighed down by anxiety, past hurts, or stress that makes it hard to move forward? Maybe you’ve been coping the best you can—juggling relationships, parenting, or life transitions—but inside, it still feels like too much, or simply not quite right.
My first priority is creating a safe, connected space where you don’t have to carry it all alone. We’ll work at a pace that feels right for you, noticing what’s helping while gently exploring what’s getting in the way. Together, we’ll build awareness, strengthen your inner resources, and move toward a way of living that feels more grounded, easeful, and authentic.
When appropriate, I also integrate EMDR to help process difficult experiences in a safe, structured way.
Do you feel weighed down by anxiety, past hurts, or stress that makes it hard to move forward? Maybe you’ve been coping the best you can—juggling relationships, parenting, or life transitions—but inside, it still feels like too much, or simply not quite right.
My first priority is creating a safe, connected space where you don’t have to carry it all alone. We’ll work at a pace that feels right for you, noticing what’s helping while gently exploring what’s getting in the way. Together, we’ll build awareness, strengthen your inner resources, and move toward a way of living that feels more grounded, easeful, and authentic.
I offer EMDR, a trauma-focused therapy that helps process difficult experiences.
I’m so glad you’re here, because you deserve support. You are deeply valued, and if you’re struggling to believe that, exhausted by your relationship with food, movement, or your body, or carrying the weight of trauma and anxiety, you are not alone. There is hope. I’m a resident in counseling based in Charlottesville, VA, passionate about walking alongside teens, college students, and adults navigating eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and self-esteem challenges. Therapy with me is holistic, trauma-informed, and aligned with Health at Every Size (HAES). Here, you’re allowed to feel, be yourself, and even have fun.
I offer EMDR, a trauma-focused therapy that helps process difficult experiences.
I’m so glad you’re here, because you deserve support. You are deeply valued, and if you’re struggling to believe that, exhausted by your relationship with food, movement, or your body, or carrying the weight of trauma and anxiety, you are not alone. There is hope. I’m a resident in counseling based in Charlottesville, VA, passionate about walking alongside teens, college students, and adults navigating eating disorders, trauma, anxiety, and self-esteem challenges. Therapy with me is holistic, trauma-informed, and aligned with Health at Every Size (HAES). Here, you’re allowed to feel, be yourself, and even have fun.
CBT and EMDR are extremely effective in treating addiction disorders, but I use whatever techniques are required to help individuals overcome their addiction and face the underlying issues that are being medicated by their behaviors.
I've worked as a full-time therapist at the Farley Center, working in both the Thirty-Day and Long-Term Treatment Programs, Program Manager/Director at Region Ten’s Dual Recovery Center (DRC) and Director of the Mohr Center. I am currently Clinical Director at Orchard Mountain Recovery IOP where I facilitate Group Therapy and conduct Clinical Assessments.
CBT and EMDR are extremely effective in treating addiction disorders, but I use whatever techniques are required to help individuals overcome their addiction and face the underlying issues that are being medicated by their behaviors.
I've worked as a full-time therapist at the Farley Center, working in both the Thirty-Day and Long-Term Treatment Programs, Program Manager/Director at Region Ten’s Dual Recovery Center (DRC) and Director of the Mohr Center. I am currently Clinical Director at Orchard Mountain Recovery IOP where I facilitate Group Therapy and conduct Clinical Assessments.
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.
We are accepting new clients! Skyline Family Therapy serves children, teenagers, couples, and families in-person and via telehealth at our office conveniently located in Charlottesville, VA. Our team of providers use an integrative approach to meet each client where they're at in their therapeutic journey, and collaborate with each individual to create a healthy path forward.
We are accepting new clients! Skyline Family Therapy serves children, teenagers, couples, and families in-person and via telehealth at our office conveniently located in Charlottesville, VA. Our team of providers use an integrative approach to meet each client where they're at in their therapeutic journey, and collaborate with each individual to create a healthy path forward.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am continually inspired by the transformative moment that happens in the counseling process. There is a sacredness in being present to another as a guide on this journey we call life. Whether it is exploring inner resources for healing and growth or the possibilities for deep and lasting change, it is an honor to work with people that are desiring a better way to be themselves in the world. My own journey has taught me that being truly present and engaged allows space for the unknown to be revealed, acknowledged, and eventually integrated into the service of the whole self.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I am continually inspired by the transformative moment that happens in the counseling process. There is a sacredness in being present to another as a guide on this journey we call life. Whether it is exploring inner resources for healing and growth or the possibilities for deep and lasting change, it is an honor to work with people that are desiring a better way to be themselves in the world. My own journey has taught me that being truly present and engaged allows space for the unknown to be revealed, acknowledged, and eventually integrated into the service of the whole self.
My approach includes Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, IFS, and brain science therapies to include neurofeedback.
If you are experiencing intense anxiety, relationship issues, depression, and/or just feeling stuck, change is possible. I believe that the relationship between client and therapist opens pathways to healing and clients can discover the truth of their own inner strength and resources. I would like to help you on your journey to explore, learn, and encourage movement towards greater self-awareness, deeper peace, and achieve more meaning and joy from relationships. To achieve these goals, I believe that a customized approach in therapy is most effective in helping people make positive changes in their lives.
My approach includes Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing ( EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, IFS, and brain science therapies to include neurofeedback.
If you are experiencing intense anxiety, relationship issues, depression, and/or just feeling stuck, change is possible. I believe that the relationship between client and therapist opens pathways to healing and clients can discover the truth of their own inner strength and resources. I would like to help you on your journey to explore, learn, and encourage movement towards greater self-awareness, deeper peace, and achieve more meaning and joy from relationships. To achieve these goals, I believe that a customized approach in therapy is most effective in helping people make positive changes in their lives.
She uses evidence-based practices such as CBT, Exposure Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness, and EMDR for trauma.
Angela advocates for a holistic and integrated approach to therapy, addressing biological, psychological, physiological, & spiritual needs to foster lasting change. Drawing from a multidisciplinary perspective, she employs evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), & mindfulness.
She uses evidence-based practices such as CBT, Exposure Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness, and EMDR for trauma.
Angela advocates for a holistic and integrated approach to therapy, addressing biological, psychological, physiological, & spiritual needs to foster lasting change. Drawing from a multidisciplinary perspective, she employs evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), & mindfulness.
It's hard for anyone to talk about personal issues. Anyone brave enough to do this launches themselves into a life giving process that increases the possibilities of their lives forever. It brings about unbelievable changes opening possibilities never thought of. It's hard work. It's scary. But it teaches one to live effectively with what life has brought and create changes that enhance the life that is. It's a journey into the good and the bad that takes a person to new heights. It's an exploration that creates love and light in a life.
It's hard for anyone to talk about personal issues. Anyone brave enough to do this launches themselves into a life giving process that increases the possibilities of their lives forever. It brings about unbelievable changes opening possibilities never thought of. It's hard work. It's scary. But it teaches one to live effectively with what life has brought and create changes that enhance the life that is. It's a journey into the good and the bad that takes a person to new heights. It's an exploration that creates love and light in a life.
I also enjoy working with older teens and adults, and I find EMDR a useful modality to include no matter the age of the client.
I appreciate working with clients (or parents of clients) who are motivated to make positive changes. If you're seeking reflective support, I may not be the best fit for you. But if you're committed to exploring painful patterns that cause you distress and you're ready to address blocks and habits that no longer serve you, I'm your girl.
I also enjoy working with older teens and adults, and I find EMDR a useful modality to include no matter the age of the client.
I appreciate working with clients (or parents of clients) who are motivated to make positive changes. If you're seeking reflective support, I may not be the best fit for you. But if you're committed to exploring painful patterns that cause you distress and you're ready to address blocks and habits that no longer serve you, I'm your girl.
My work always includes the body and this includes NLP, EMDR, vagus nerve work, and somatic experiencing.
I enjoy working with adults who are on the edge of a life transition. We will work together to learn regulation skills, set goals, and enjoy health on all levels-mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.
These transitions could be in any dimension of life. This includes relationships, work related, spiritual growth, or life stage changes.
I have a lot of experience working with creatives and love helping others get their creative juices flowing.
My work always includes the body and this includes NLP, EMDR, vagus nerve work, and somatic experiencing.
I enjoy working with adults who are on the edge of a life transition. We will work together to learn regulation skills, set goals, and enjoy health on all levels-mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.
These transitions could be in any dimension of life. This includes relationships, work related, spiritual growth, or life stage changes.
I have a lot of experience working with creatives and love helping others get their creative juices flowing.
My mission is to assist a wide variety of clients in working through issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, self esteem issues, and general life stressors in order to allow clients to examine and explore ways in which to live their best lives. My services include working with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety and stress management, depression, grief counseling, self esteem and assertiveness training, working with children and adolescents struggling with interpersonal stress and behavioral issues.
My mission is to assist a wide variety of clients in working through issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, self esteem issues, and general life stressors in order to allow clients to examine and explore ways in which to live their best lives. My services include working with individuals struggling with trauma, anxiety and stress management, depression, grief counseling, self esteem and assertiveness training, working with children and adolescents struggling with interpersonal stress and behavioral issues.
As an EMDR therapist, I am passionate about focusing on experiences and relationships that have caused people to sustain negative beliefs about themselves.
In sessions, I use a trauma-focused and strengths-based lens. I also utilize the strength of the therapeutic relationship, as I believe it is a crucial part of the healing process.
As an EMDR therapist, I am passionate about focusing on experiences and relationships that have caused people to sustain negative beliefs about themselves.
In sessions, I use a trauma-focused and strengths-based lens. I also utilize the strength of the therapeutic relationship, as I believe it is a crucial part of the healing process.
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EMDR Therapists
Who is EMDR for?
EMDR was initially developed as a treatment for individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for whom memories of a deeply distressing experience can be inadvertently triggered by random everyday events. The procedure has since been applied in the treatment of many other conditions. For example, it is used by some therapists to treat anxiety disorders including panic and phobias, depression, dissociative disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and some personality disorders. It is suitable for adolescents and adults.
Why do people need EMDR?
People need EMDR as a way to manage distressing memories that in some way hamper the ability to function in the present. The procedure is believed to target the way memories are stored in the brain. Evidence indicates that past disturbing experiences cause ongoing distress because they were not adequately processed, and when such memories are triggered in the present, they are accompanied by all the emotions, thoughts, and physical sensations as the initial experience.
What problems does EMDR treat?
First and foremost, EMDR is intended as a treatment for PTSD, to defuse distressing memories that intrude on and impair everyday functioning. It is also often used to help those who are subject to panic attacks, phobias, and other forms of anxiety. In addition, EMDR has been used to treat individuals with depression, eating disorders, and personality disorders.
What happens in EMDR therapy?
First the therapist takes an individual’s history, and then the therapist and client decide which distressing experience(s) will be the target(s) of the exercise, delivered via a side-to-side visual stimulus requiring lateral eye movements. The client will be asked to activate thoughts, feelings, and any body sensations related to the troubling experience. The eye movements are said to reduce the emotional charge of the memory, so that the experience can then be safely discussed with the therapist and digested, minimizing its ability to trigger anxiety.