Emotionally Focused Therapists in Fairfax, VA

My passion for therapy stems from my empathetic curiosity for you and your family’s unique story and the countless factors influencing your current state of well-being. Together, we will explore past experiences and present patterns and notice the ways you have learned to adapt and protect yourself in ways that might be limiting or keeping you stuck. I with individuals and families to create space for open, accessible, and responsive connection where you can feel secure to share your experience. Together, we can alter your trajectory, so you are freed up to design meaningful and satisfying relationships with those you love the most.

Washingtonian Magazine Top Therapist, 20 yrs + experience. I'm passionate about helping people overcome conflict, anxiety, depression, loss, addictions, anger, trauma, ADHD, OCD, phobias and hurts. My goal and motivation in therapy is helping individuals and couples find solutions that get them through the tough times of life. Personalities and brains are flexible and adaptive. Everyone can change and move from helplessness to optimism. I'm ready to use my expertise, experience, and compassion to get you through this difficult season in your life. There is hope!

It takes courage to reach out for help and change can be hard. It’s also important to feel like you’re working with a therapist you can trust and connect with. My approach as a therapist is to come alongside you and provide a non-judgmental space in which we can work through the issues that are creating distress in your life. I will work collaboratively with you to help you better understand yourself in ways that lead to meaningful growth and change. In my work with couples, I help people to untangle themselves from negative recurring patterns and find their way back to one another, experiencing greater intimacy and connection.

I work with adolescents and adults experiencing disordered eating and people seeking to make peace with food and their body. My work also includes people in relationships and individuals experiencing sexual problems, separation and divorce, infidelity, and co-parenting. I use a nonjudgemental, collaborative, person-centered approach to address the individual's needs. I work with individuals to help them recognize their own strengths and incorporate positive coping strategies as they move forward. I believe that creating trust and a little bit of humor go a long way in working through the struggles we face in life.

Life can be a roller coaster. It takes us high with the birth of a child, falling in love, or reaching new goals. It may drop us low mourning a death, suffering abuse, grappling with sexual issues, feeling isolated. Sometimes we feel stuck with no hope on the horizon. You are unique but not alone. Whatever your struggles might be, fighting these battles on your own can be difficult, painful and overwhelming. Your struggles are your journey and sometimes it feels like that road comes to a dead end. Because each journey is unique, I use an integration of therapies to seek other inroads into your healing. One size does not fit all.

In the midst of transitions, stress and hardship, therapy can be an integral part of healing and hope. By meeting together, we can process how your expectations are different than reality and discover insights and energy to move forward. I utilize an integrative approach with individuals and couples facing issues related to stress, anxiety, grief, infertility, infidelity, complex work environments, and more. It can be of great value to carve out time in one's schedule to process whatever they've been pondering throughout the week, but may not have even realized until they started therapy.

(JoshuaCrocker.com) Specializing in Couples Counseling and youth/young adults, my commitment is to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere where we face hard issues to grow and find more peace in your life. Leaving shame at the door, we dig into what is keeping you "stuck" and find practical tools to move forward. The therapist-client relationship gives one freedom, maybe beyond any other setting, to be fully open, honest and press forward.

Crista specializes in ages 12 to 40 and is experienced and open to the unique challenges and anxieties these ages can bring. From major life transitions like starting college or new careers to new relationships and marriages, Crista will sit with you through your worries and fears and teach you techniques that you can take with you through life. As some begin their journey of self-discovery, they can find themselves stuck in cycles or beginning to notice negative patterns. Crista uses multiple evidenced-based interventions to assist clients in unlocking their blind spots and unresolved experiences.

I work with all couples and relationships and has special interests helping couples recover from infidelity and helping couples caught in high conflict or communication breakdowns.

Are you challenged by disconnects in relationships, life events, transitions, communication issues, or the “stuff” of life? Are you feeling disappointed, worried, sad or helpless? Do you feel stuck?

I am available for tele-therapy sessions at this time using a secure platform. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Northern Virginia for 20 years, I attend to many areas of mental health including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, career problems, grief, trauma, and life phases that are challenging. I have a collaborative, pragmatic, respectful counseling style that promotes self reflection, understanding and tolerance.

Relationship problems are among the most difficult we face. Good connections with our partners, children, extended family members, and friends are crucial to our emotional well-being and contribute to healthier and stronger communities. The majority of my professional life has been dedicated to learning how relationships work and helping my clients form nurturing attachments with their loved ones. I specialize in working with couples to deepen their connection and establish more effective communication patterns.

The Sex Therapist you never knew you needed! When client’s come to my office to seek therapy, the one part of themselves that is most often neglected is sexuality! Most people don’t even mention sexual beliefs, curiosities, behaviors, or attitudes until I ask. I believe that sexuality is so much a part of who we are, there is no way to fully heal and truly be at peace if our sexuality is not explored! As well as specializing in Sex Therapy, I’m also a clinical trauma therapist!

Teen Groups Open for Registration! Accepting new clients! I have over 16 years of clinical experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship problems, and divorce struggles. I'm relaxed and easy to talk to and ask thought-provoking questions that helps you think through issues without being judgmental. Helping people is my passion and I enjoy seeing clients feel better. It's hard to know where to set boundaries, as 'helping' those we love can often hinder their growth. Do we let go or is that a cop-out? I can help you take small steps towards effective changes.