Sleep or Insomnia Therapists in Charlottesville, VA
I help you to make changes that can also improve sleep and mood.
My experience of 15 years at the University of Virginia Cancer Center and 4 years at the UVA Pain Management Center combine to allow me to help patients and families at any stage or phase of cancer diagnosis, treatment, recovery or ongoing illness.
I help you to make changes that can also improve sleep and mood.
My experience of 15 years at the University of Virginia Cancer Center and 4 years at the UVA Pain Management Center combine to allow me to help patients and families at any stage or phase of cancer diagnosis, treatment, recovery or ongoing illness.
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.
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?
Whether you’re carrying the quiet ache of low self-worth, struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, or symptoms of ADHD, suffering from the deep pain of infidelity or betrayal, grieving the end of a marriage or the loss of a loved one, or lacking confidence when facing high-conflict personalities such as narcissism — you don’t have to navigate this alone. With compassion, I hold a warm, empathic space for you to work through the complex emotions that come with the human experience. My work is primarily grounded in attachment theory, which explores how early events shaped the way we perceive ourselves & relate to others.
Whether you’re carrying the quiet ache of low self-worth, struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, or symptoms of ADHD, suffering from the deep pain of infidelity or betrayal, grieving the end of a marriage or the loss of a loved one, or lacking confidence when facing high-conflict personalities such as narcissism — you don’t have to navigate this alone. With compassion, I hold a warm, empathic space for you to work through the complex emotions that come with the human experience. My work is primarily grounded in attachment theory, which explores how early events shaped the way we perceive ourselves & relate to others.
I work with individuals and couples to help them actualize their innate qualities of goodness and wholeness. I support people who are overwhelmed with stress, anxiety, or depression, in order to help them learn to transform their life challenges into opportunities for healing and growth. Individuals and couples will learn to recognize behaviors that keep them stuck and are provided with tools to help them process difficult emotions and connect and communicate more effectively and lovingly. Through establishing a caring therapeutic relationship clients can become more confident and secure within themselves.- I am certified in AEDP.
I work with individuals and couples to help them actualize their innate qualities of goodness and wholeness. I support people who are overwhelmed with stress, anxiety, or depression, in order to help them learn to transform their life challenges into opportunities for healing and growth. Individuals and couples will learn to recognize behaviors that keep them stuck and are provided with tools to help them process difficult emotions and connect and communicate more effectively and lovingly. Through establishing a caring therapeutic relationship clients can become more confident and secure within themselves.- I am certified in AEDP.
I believe in the human spirit and our capacity to make positive changes in all aspects of our lives, even in the face of adversity. By exploring our thought patterns, we can better identify feelings that affect our actions on a daily basis. We can then make effective changes that improve the quality of our lives, decreasing stress, anxiety, and depression and providing us with a more peaceful and joyful life. I also believe in the benefit of human interaction with other loving creatures; you will meet my little Yorkie-Poo therapy partner, Mojo, when you come to visit me. He loves children and adults.
I believe in the human spirit and our capacity to make positive changes in all aspects of our lives, even in the face of adversity. By exploring our thought patterns, we can better identify feelings that affect our actions on a daily basis. We can then make effective changes that improve the quality of our lives, decreasing stress, anxiety, and depression and providing us with a more peaceful and joyful life. I also believe in the benefit of human interaction with other loving creatures; you will meet my little Yorkie-Poo therapy partner, Mojo, when you come to visit me. He loves children and adults.
With specialized training in trauma, depression, anxiety, sleep, gender and sexual identity, and adjustment to chronic medical illness, I bring years of clinical experience to assist in managing life’s challenges.
I work with adults and adolescents (age 16+) and offer flexible hours to accommodate busy schedules. I am also a PSY-PACT approved provider and able to provide telehealth services to clients in over 35 states. Please visit my website for a list of specific states.
With specialized training in trauma, depression, anxiety, sleep, gender and sexual identity, and adjustment to chronic medical illness, I bring years of clinical experience to assist in managing life’s challenges.
I work with adults and adolescents (age 16+) and offer flexible hours to accommodate busy schedules. I am also a PSY-PACT approved provider and able to provide telehealth services to clients in over 35 states. Please visit my website for a list of specific states.
I approach the therapeutic relationship with creativity and a person-centered focus, fostering a safe environment where clients can share authentically. My work blends evidence-based counseling techniques with expressive and imaginative supports, including music-based interventions when helpful. I support both children and adults navigating ADHD, autism, intellectual disabilities, and anxiety. Grounded in a strengths-based perspective, I incorporate creative approaches to enhance well-being, daily functioning, and overall quality of life.
I approach the therapeutic relationship with creativity and a person-centered focus, fostering a safe environment where clients can share authentically. My work blends evidence-based counseling techniques with expressive and imaginative supports, including music-based interventions when helpful. I support both children and adults navigating ADHD, autism, intellectual disabilities, and anxiety. Grounded in a strengths-based perspective, I incorporate creative approaches to enhance well-being, daily functioning, and overall quality of life.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself? I support individuals navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, discrimination, life transitions, and challenges with self-worth, relationships, and identity. My approach blends psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic techniques to help clients understand the roots of their struggles and build a stronger, more empowered sense of self.
I am currently pursuing my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. I believe therapy is not just about surviving life’s storms—but learning how to dance in the rain.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself? I support individuals navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, discrimination, life transitions, and challenges with self-worth, relationships, and identity. My approach blends psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic techniques to help clients understand the roots of their struggles and build a stronger, more empowered sense of self.
I am currently pursuing my doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University. I believe therapy is not just about surviving life’s storms—but learning how to dance in the rain.
Morgan (Soper) Hickman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22902
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who specializes in working with adults (18+) who struggle with depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and difficulty coping with medical issues. As a therapist, I believe that everyone is capable of growth and healing, regardless of your circumstances. I utilize a strengths-based and systems approach, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral and solutions-focused interventions. For clients struggling with OCD, my primary treatment approach is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who specializes in working with adults (18+) who struggle with depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and difficulty coping with medical issues. As a therapist, I believe that everyone is capable of growth and healing, regardless of your circumstances. I utilize a strengths-based and systems approach, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral and solutions-focused interventions. For clients struggling with OCD, my primary treatment approach is Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Kacey Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Wilson integrates therapeutic modalities across somatic, trauma-informed, relational, and psychodynamic approaches. She offers EMDR, somatic, and mindfulness techniques for individuals seeking recovery from traumatic experiences. Specialty areas include developmental trauma, interpersonal challenges, grief and loss, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cross-cultural integration, and existential inquiries. Her approach encourages self-discovery, compassionate inquiry, growth, and integration.
Dr. Kacey Wilson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Wilson integrates therapeutic modalities across somatic, trauma-informed, relational, and psychodynamic approaches. She offers EMDR, somatic, and mindfulness techniques for individuals seeking recovery from traumatic experiences. Specialty areas include developmental trauma, interpersonal challenges, grief and loss, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, cross-cultural integration, and existential inquiries. Her approach encourages self-discovery, compassionate inquiry, growth, and integration.
As a Dominican-American therapist I am dedicated to the Latino community mental health providing services in English and Spanish. In the last 18 years I have worked with individuals and families offering culturally responsive and Trauma Informed services. I have dedicated my practice to support women in healing from abuse and trauma, and to learn to cope with life stressors by building upon their strength and resilience. Healing from trauma allow us to be more present in our lives, relate better with our loved ones, and move forward to achieve our full potential. I am trained in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, mindfulness, and CBT.
As a Dominican-American therapist I am dedicated to the Latino community mental health providing services in English and Spanish. In the last 18 years I have worked with individuals and families offering culturally responsive and Trauma Informed services. I have dedicated my practice to support women in healing from abuse and trauma, and to learn to cope with life stressors by building upon their strength and resilience. Healing from trauma allow us to be more present in our lives, relate better with our loved ones, and move forward to achieve our full potential. I am trained in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, IFS, mindfulness, and CBT.
Beginning the counseling process takes courage. In our time together, you will have a safe space to express your concerns, heal from unresolved pain from the past, and rediscover your inner resilience & joy so that you can live more fully and healthy in the present. Through a collaborative process, I seek to help you to cope with the challenges you face, to resolve tension, trauma, or loss you may be carrying, and to experience your world and relationships with greater contentment, fulfillment, and intention. I also provide doctoral level skilled & supportive clinical supervision for post-graduate counselors seeking licensure.
Beginning the counseling process takes courage. In our time together, you will have a safe space to express your concerns, heal from unresolved pain from the past, and rediscover your inner resilience & joy so that you can live more fully and healthy in the present. Through a collaborative process, I seek to help you to cope with the challenges you face, to resolve tension, trauma, or loss you may be carrying, and to experience your world and relationships with greater contentment, fulfillment, and intention. I also provide doctoral level skilled & supportive clinical supervision for post-graduate counselors seeking licensure.
I help individuals find desired change, relief, and insight by increasing understanding and awareness of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I teach practical coping skills and guide clients in reprocessing distressing experiences and memories. With a mindfulness and strength-based approach, one technique I offer, as needed, is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing). Through this work together, you'll connect more with your inner, positive voice and truths, and decrease automatic behaviors and thoughts that make "small" issues feel overwhelming, that cause "freezing" or fighting. This results in more comfort with yourself and more confidence with other people or situations.
I help individuals find desired change, relief, and insight by increasing understanding and awareness of their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. I teach practical coping skills and guide clients in reprocessing distressing experiences and memories. With a mindfulness and strength-based approach, one technique I offer, as needed, is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing). Through this work together, you'll connect more with your inner, positive voice and truths, and decrease automatic behaviors and thoughts that make "small" issues feel overwhelming, that cause "freezing" or fighting. This results in more comfort with yourself and more confidence with other people or situations.
I am passionate about providing a welcoming and safe environment to empower clients to explore trauma and life experiences. If you are experiencing feelings of depression and anxiety, struggling with past trauma, feeling challenged by romantic relationships or friendships, having a hard time processing race-related stress or concerns being a first-generation college student or simply feel that you have been unable to prioritize self-care, develop coping skills, or set boundaries consider participating in individual counseling to help you refocus your life.
I am passionate about providing a welcoming and safe environment to empower clients to explore trauma and life experiences. If you are experiencing feelings of depression and anxiety, struggling with past trauma, feeling challenged by romantic relationships or friendships, having a hard time processing race-related stress or concerns being a first-generation college student or simply feel that you have been unable to prioritize self-care, develop coping skills, or set boundaries consider participating in individual counseling to help you refocus your life.
Are you looking for support? Welcome! I would love to hear from you. I'm here to help you improve your relationship with yourself (and those around you) by truly getting to know all of you - yes, even the parts of you that scare or embarrass you. Together we can work toward a more integrated whole, where you can exist with yourself in more harmony. The results are less shame and self-criticism, more self-compassion, more manageable moods and behaviors, and less reliance on patterns that aren't working for you any longer. I also work with adult sibling pairs who are struggling with their connection and/or conflict.
Are you looking for support? Welcome! I would love to hear from you. I'm here to help you improve your relationship with yourself (and those around you) by truly getting to know all of you - yes, even the parts of you that scare or embarrass you. Together we can work toward a more integrated whole, where you can exist with yourself in more harmony. The results are less shame and self-criticism, more self-compassion, more manageable moods and behaviors, and less reliance on patterns that aren't working for you any longer. I also work with adult sibling pairs who are struggling with their connection and/or conflict.
Tina R
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ACS, ICADC, BC-TMH, NCC
1 Endorsed
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Waitlist for new clients
Do you struggle to have strong connections with loved ones, to progress in your life and career? Sometimes you might find that you are tired, struggling to motivate, feel keyed up, react defensively, or use alcohol to relax. Memories of past experiences may find their way into your mind only to distract and create distress. It’s likely you understand what is going on but feel overwhelmed about how to change it or worse, you have tried but haven’t been able to make significant or longstanding changes. This can leave you discouraged and the subject of your inner critic.
Do you struggle to have strong connections with loved ones, to progress in your life and career? Sometimes you might find that you are tired, struggling to motivate, feel keyed up, react defensively, or use alcohol to relax. Memories of past experiences may find their way into your mind only to distract and create distress. It’s likely you understand what is going on but feel overwhelmed about how to change it or worse, you have tried but haven’t been able to make significant or longstanding changes. This can leave you discouraged and the subject of your inner critic.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been in the mental health private practice industry since 1998 and licensed since 2000. I provide psychotherapy to adults to help them achieve personal growth, balance, and wellness. I have spent much of my experience working with adolescents and adults. My approach to therapy is primarily cognitive-behavioral emphasizing solution-focused therapy. I include clients in the development of personalized treatment plans and will use a holistic approach, which means I may use different methods to help you meet your goals including reality therapy, family systems therapy and homework.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been in the mental health private practice industry since 1998 and licensed since 2000. I provide psychotherapy to adults to help them achieve personal growth, balance, and wellness. I have spent much of my experience working with adolescents and adults. My approach to therapy is primarily cognitive-behavioral emphasizing solution-focused therapy. I include clients in the development of personalized treatment plans and will use a holistic approach, which means I may use different methods to help you meet your goals including reality therapy, family systems therapy and homework.
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Sleep or Insomnia Therapists
How effective is treatment for insomnia?
The most effective treatments for insomnia are behavioral techniques that reduce anxiety, including anxiety about falling asleep, and allow the body’s natural cycles to be recalibrated. The most common treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which researchers have found to be more useful than medication, with rates of success as high as 80 percent.
Are there specific medications for sleep problems?
There are many medications, both over-the-counter and prescription that treat sleep problems. Supplements such as melatonin are popular and may help, though there is little evidence that it is more effective than a placebo. Prescription medications such as zolpidem are sometimes prescribed.
Are there natural treatments for sleep problems?
There are many natural treatments for everyday sleep problems. Reducing blue-light emitting screens, setting a regular bedtime, regular exercise, reducing caffeine and nicotine consumption, and keeping the bedroom dark and cool at night are all lifestyle changes that can help those who struggle with sleep but may not reach the level of an insomnia diagnosis.
What’s the difference between having trouble falling asleep and insomnia?
Life events, stress, and anxiety can lead to sleepless nights for everyone from time to time. To be diagnosed with insomnia, a patient must experience trouble falling asleep, trouble remaining asleep, waking up too early, or non-restorative sleep at least three nights per week for at least one month. Sleep problems affect one-third to one-half of the population, while chronic insomnia affects about 10 to 15 percent of people.