Codependency Therapists in Fairfax, VA

As a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice in Virginia and D.C, I specialize in helping clients with issues that keep them from feeling and performing at their best. Using an holistic and interpersonal approach allows me to integrate aspects of the whole self. I help clients with anxiety & transition issues that surround relationship conflicts, stress, job, grief and health concerns, etc. We can examine feeling overwhelmed, while looking at past and current patterns and how they may be affecting your life. If you are looking for more meaning and purpose in your life, I am happy to walk that path with you, as well.

It is safe to say that no person is the same as another, and no one should be. My focus in therapy is to use supportive, therapeutic, and collaborative approaches that are tailored to you. Together we will ensure that you integrate deep-rooted insights and self-awareness in your behaviors patterns, so you can form processed and healthy emotional reactions. In therapy, I will assist you to overcome the difficult life experience that won’t seem to resolve itself. You will learn how to gain control over your choices, heal from the past, and develop coping strategies to overcome the obstacle and progress to your full potential.

I have been in the counseling field for over 30 years! I specialize in trauma therapy and relational issues. I have extensive experience with anxiety and depressive disorders, codependency , and women's issues. I encourage clients to use their strengths to combat sabotaging beliefs & find new ways of coping and grounding. I provide a customized treatment approach for the unique needs of each client. I integrate traditional & current therapy techniques to help clients make lasting, positive changes. My clients report greater confidence, restored relationships, increased emotional support from within, and more happiness.

I believe change happens when clients harness their own motivation and make the decision to change for themselves. I see my role as your partner on that journey. It is both an honor and a privilege for me to do so. The human spirit is resilient only sometimes we don’t see our own resiliency. Self-compassion and self care are essential for growth. Having a sense of purpose in life brings joy. I use techniques from positive psychology and motivational interviewing and value looking at the cup as half full rather then half empty.

Do you find yourself feeling sad or anxious for no particular reason? Do you sometimes wish you had help managing life and all of its challenges? I can help you by providing a compassionate, safe,and non-judgemental place to express your deepest thoughts and feelings and explore options to resolve the problems you are facing.

It is time for you to begin showing up for yourself. I help individuals who have spent their entire life taking care of everyone but themselves. The people who find their value by pleasing others. Unlike all the people in your life, I recognize what is really going on. I can see behind the curtain and know the nightmare you continue to live of never being enough. The story usually ends the same, with you feeling betrayed, frustrated and hurt. Are you ready to stop doing everything for everyone else and start living for you? Together, we will learn who you REALLY are and help you learn to meet your own needs.

If you've said to yourself, "I can't keep living like this. Something has to change," we can help you make that change. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and stuck, anxious and worried; if you're working through gender and sexuality and feel alone and confused; if you're curious about or ready to quit drinking/using, overly critical of yourself and others; if you're sick of putting others before you, paralyzed by perfectionism, and are losing yourself while people-pleasing the world - then notice the voice inside saying, "Something has to change.” If you answer "yes" to any of these, reach out below to get help.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker originally from Southern California and moved to Virginia Beach 17 years ago. I strive to create a safe space for my clients to express and validate their emotions. I enjoy working through daily life stressors through creative problem solving, setting boundaries and strengthening relationships. I customize each treatment for the person and their unique goals. I have an eclectic approach and use a variety of treatment models. Coming to therapy is hard work, and i acknowledge the great first step you have taken!

Thank you for making the decision to seek out help. This is not an easy choice and I am thrilled that you are willing to take this journey to being better and I hope that I am able to help. Work can be stressful, school can be hard, raising children is challenging and relationships are ever changing. All of these challenges can have an intense impact on your mood, thoughts, behaviors and motivation; I would be happy to help you maneuver through it. I want to meet you where you are and help you get to where you want to be, to find resolution regardless to what that may look like.

Iron Vines Counseling, LLC is now and shall remain a safe space for all marginalized persons to receive care. We provide therapeutic services for adolescents and adults, as well as couples/partnerships in both in-person and telehealth format. We treat mood disorders, trauma, betrayal/ forgiveness, and those impacted by another's addiction. Please visit our website for more information about our supervised clinicians! www.ironvinescounseling.com

I am a trauma-informed resident therapist in Northern Virginia and I specialize in trauma, PTSD, abuse and mood disorders. I work with adults, youth and families both virtually and in-person. I also work extensively with the immigrant population providing support in areas like acculturation and resettlement, relationship issues, multicultural issues, intergenerational trauma, and social advocacy.

What on earth is going on these days? It's no wonder more people are seeking mental health support as we have collectively experienced multiple transitions, losses, and trauma over the years. Due to these large-scale changes we have experienced as a community, many of our individual struggles (whether current or past) are (re)surfacing and needing attention.

Currently seeing clients via Telehealth only. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, and substance abuse related issues. I also helped many people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. My goal in life is to assist any person/s in need of recovery or growth. I focus on inner strength and self exploration by providing counseling services to individuals, couples and families.

I enjoy any opportunity to work with a individual psychotherapy clients (adolescents,adult, older adults and enjoy the challenge of sitting with couples/families. I do take the opportunity to conduct psychological evaluations and wish to expand this in my practice. Many of my clients are challenged by depression, anxiety, relation ship, low self-esteem, mood disorders, eating disorders, grief and life transition struggles. I work with a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic theory, and attachment-based couples treatment and to work with the client collaboratively in the treatment process.

Accepting new clients - The Center for Connection, Healing & Change focuses on the creation of secure, close, and satisfying relationships- within us and between us. We choose to specialize in relationships because we know the importance of satisfying connections for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Services explore the relationship we have with both ourselves and others; how well we can live with emotional ease, know who we are, ask for what we need, be responsive to loved ones, set boundaries, deal with loss, move through stressful experiences, find our purpose, and access resilience in moments of need.

Accepting new clients - The Center for Connection, Healing & Change focuses on the creation of secure, close, and satisfying relationships- within us and between us. We choose to specialize in relationships because we know the importance of satisfying connections for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Services explore the relationship we have with both ourselves and others; how well we can live with emotional ease, know who we are, ask for what we need, be responsive to loved ones, set boundaries, deal with loss, move through stressful experiences, find our purpose, and access resilience in moments of need.

Sandhya Sharma is a South Asian Indian LPC and certified addictions specialist who works with: Adults, Teens, LGBTQ community, and International Communities. Sandhya will help create a safe and supportive therapy environment and work with you collaboratively to both accurately assess your strengths as well as areas of struggle. She will develop a treatment plan with you to help you facilitate behavioral changes that more successfully meet your goals. Sandhya will help you look at the ways you have been currently coping with life’s problems and help you to develop new strategies from a strengths-based perspective. 

I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in psychological testing and assessment as well as psychotherapy. I have a wide range of experiences that enable me to listen, assess, and diagnose a variety of psychological and educational issues. I also provide therapeutic services in which I encourage and support a variety of people. I use an integrative approach to therapy which allows me to tailor overall therapeutic goals as well as target each individual session to meet your needs at that point in time.