Female Therapists in Fairfax, VA
Using a compassionate and sincere approach, I welcome helping adults cope with life's challenges, conflicts and relationships to endure and learn how best to grow themselves and skills to reduce their distress. I offer experience with families and relationships, aging, caregiving, life transitions, mental health conditions, stress, illness and disability, cognitive/neuro impairment, loss and grief, trauma and relationship/conflict resolution. I use interventions tailored to best meet your needs. I use a person centered and strengths-based approach to offer hope and coping strategies to thrive, find your resiliency and healing.
Using a compassionate and sincere approach, I welcome helping adults cope with life's challenges, conflicts and relationships to endure and learn how best to grow themselves and skills to reduce their distress. I offer experience with families and relationships, aging, caregiving, life transitions, mental health conditions, stress, illness and disability, cognitive/neuro impairment, loss and grief, trauma and relationship/conflict resolution. I use interventions tailored to best meet your needs. I use a person centered and strengths-based approach to offer hope and coping strategies to thrive, find your resiliency and healing.
Melissa Addessi
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22030 (Online Only)
Seeking a compassionate guide for your journey? Look no further. I offer empathetic, judgment-free support to help you navigate challenges and embark on transformation. My person-centered approach ensures a tailored experience. By actively listening and asking thoughtful questions, I empower you to discover solutions that resonate with your unique needs, fostering autonomy. Using cognitive-behavioral therapy, I assist in gaining control over thoughts and behaviors. Together, we reshape negative patterns, cultivating a positive mindset. Mindfulness enhances self-awareness, providing tools for stress management.
Seeking a compassionate guide for your journey? Look no further. I offer empathetic, judgment-free support to help you navigate challenges and embark on transformation. My person-centered approach ensures a tailored experience. By actively listening and asking thoughtful questions, I empower you to discover solutions that resonate with your unique needs, fostering autonomy. Using cognitive-behavioral therapy, I assist in gaining control over thoughts and behaviors. Together, we reshape negative patterns, cultivating a positive mindset. Mindfulness enhances self-awareness, providing tools for stress management.
I get it. You're tired of feeling stuck but don't know where to begin making changes to help you feel better–more resilient, confident, and self-assured. You're tired of the anxiety spirals, the overthinking, the second-guessing. You want to be able to rest without feeling guilty! To enjoy socializing without worrying about how you're being perceived. To leave work at work and enjoy your hard-earned time off. You're ready to be able to speak your truth with kindness and clarity so you can have the kinds of relationships you're craving and deserve!
I get it. You're tired of feeling stuck but don't know where to begin making changes to help you feel better–more resilient, confident, and self-assured. You're tired of the anxiety spirals, the overthinking, the second-guessing. You want to be able to rest without feeling guilty! To enjoy socializing without worrying about how you're being perceived. To leave work at work and enjoy your hard-earned time off. You're ready to be able to speak your truth with kindness and clarity so you can have the kinds of relationships you're craving and deserve!
Anne Robertson - Painful Relationships | Trauma
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Fairfax, VA 22031 (Online Only)
Book session: headway.co/providers/anne-robertson. Whether you're healing from narcissistic abuse, mending a broken heart, battling burnout, or wrestling with anxiety and depression, I want you to know one thing: you're not alone on this journey. My practice is a safe haven for those who've weathered these storms by creating a judgment-free space where your story matters and your feelings are valid. I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. Instead, we'll work together to find an approach that resonates so that you feel heard and understood. We'll unpack it all and develop coping strategies that actually work for you.
Book session: headway.co/providers/anne-robertson. Whether you're healing from narcissistic abuse, mending a broken heart, battling burnout, or wrestling with anxiety and depression, I want you to know one thing: you're not alone on this journey. My practice is a safe haven for those who've weathered these storms by creating a judgment-free space where your story matters and your feelings are valid. I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. Instead, we'll work together to find an approach that resonates so that you feel heard and understood. We'll unpack it all and develop coping strategies that actually work for you.
Accepting Virtual Clients! Today is a perfect day to decide to make a change. Whether you need help navigating life's challenges, having someone to keep you accountable with the habits you want to implement in your life, or are ready to jump into exploring all the parts that make you your unique self, I am ready to work alongside you to help you get wherever the therapy journey takes you. Please reach out for a free consult to see if I would be the best fit for you:)
Accepting Virtual Clients! Today is a perfect day to decide to make a change. Whether you need help navigating life's challenges, having someone to keep you accountable with the habits you want to implement in your life, or are ready to jump into exploring all the parts that make you your unique self, I am ready to work alongside you to help you get wherever the therapy journey takes you. Please reach out for a free consult to see if I would be the best fit for you:)
I provide counseling services for children, teens, and adults, focusing on life changes, conflict resolution, relationships, goal setting, family dynamics, depression, anxiety, and stress management. I have experience working with clients on issues such as bullying, healthy relationships, setting boundaries, understanding when those boundaries have been crossed, and how negative cognitions work in producing core personal shame. I also incorporate case management and provide resources for a holistic approach to mental health care.
I provide counseling services for children, teens, and adults, focusing on life changes, conflict resolution, relationships, goal setting, family dynamics, depression, anxiety, and stress management. I have experience working with clients on issues such as bullying, healthy relationships, setting boundaries, understanding when those boundaries have been crossed, and how negative cognitions work in producing core personal shame. I also incorporate case management and provide resources for a holistic approach to mental health care.
ZenMind Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22031 (Online Only)
Do you wake up in the mornings with a feeling of dread? Does it seem like you can never fully let your guard down? I know these struggles, because I’ve helped people work through them for over 15 years. Many of my clients have dealt with traumas, anxiety, depression, or relationship issues. I find they often go hand in hand. At some point it all becomes too much, and it’s time to get support. I offer treatment for those who want to overcome high stress, effects of trauma, depression, and more. As you begin this road of healing, you can find the relief and confidence to live your life with more confidence and less fear.
Do you wake up in the mornings with a feeling of dread? Does it seem like you can never fully let your guard down? I know these struggles, because I’ve helped people work through them for over 15 years. Many of my clients have dealt with traumas, anxiety, depression, or relationship issues. I find they often go hand in hand. At some point it all becomes too much, and it’s time to get support. I offer treatment for those who want to overcome high stress, effects of trauma, depression, and more. As you begin this road of healing, you can find the relief and confidence to live your life with more confidence and less fear.
I am a founding partner of Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education, LLC. Gil Institute is a private group practice committed to providing evidence- and practice-informed mental health services for traumatized children, youth, and adults. My clinical career has focused on facilitating emotional healing for at-risk children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic experiences. I have worked in various clinical and educational settings in the Northern Virginia area providing guidance and support to bilingual and bi-cultural children (and families) experiencing socio-emotional and educational challenges.
I am a founding partner of Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education, LLC. Gil Institute is a private group practice committed to providing evidence- and practice-informed mental health services for traumatized children, youth, and adults. My clinical career has focused on facilitating emotional healing for at-risk children and adolescents exposed to multiple traumatic experiences. I have worked in various clinical and educational settings in the Northern Virginia area providing guidance and support to bilingual and bi-cultural children (and families) experiencing socio-emotional and educational challenges.
Krista Clark
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22031 (Online Only)
Feeling disconnected can happen in any loving relationship. Sometimes couples find themselves in patterns that leave them feeling stuck, frustrated, and unsure of what to do next. Through EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), couples can restructure their bond by learning to reach and respond in new ways. While experiencing relationship distress, couples often struggle to turn toward one another and utilize each other as a resource for strength and healing. Couple therapy can be the perfect place to find your way back to your partner.
Feeling disconnected can happen in any loving relationship. Sometimes couples find themselves in patterns that leave them feeling stuck, frustrated, and unsure of what to do next. Through EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy), couples can restructure their bond by learning to reach and respond in new ways. While experiencing relationship distress, couples often struggle to turn toward one another and utilize each other as a resource for strength and healing. Couple therapy can be the perfect place to find your way back to your partner.
Rachel Rosenberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22031
I believe everybody has a story and it is my intention to create a healing and safe space for you to tell yours. We all have learned ways of seeing and navigating the world. My hope is that through our work together, you discover and access the strategies and resilience to live and experience life optimally. I strongly value the therapeutic relationship as a means to work through difficulties and uncover your unique strengths. I am a strong proponent of using play and expressive therapies to help you learn more about your inner world & reach your therapeutic goals. I am also trained in EMDR & use that to inform my work with adults.
I believe everybody has a story and it is my intention to create a healing and safe space for you to tell yours. We all have learned ways of seeing and navigating the world. My hope is that through our work together, you discover and access the strategies and resilience to live and experience life optimally. I strongly value the therapeutic relationship as a means to work through difficulties and uncover your unique strengths. I am a strong proponent of using play and expressive therapies to help you learn more about your inner world & reach your therapeutic goals. I am also trained in EMDR & use that to inform my work with adults.
I offer warmth, compassion, and non-judgmental kindness from the first consultation call to the moment you decide you are ready for our time together to end. My clients are teens & adults seeking support in cultivating resilience, peace, joy & connection in a busy world. I provide a calm space to get curious about understanding & addressing anxiety, depression, and trauma - including parents who want to help their kids & teens break free from anxiety, OCD & related struggles. Interrupting cycles of using perfectionism, overwork, disordered eating, or using substances to hide, numb, or cope is not something you need to do alone.
I offer warmth, compassion, and non-judgmental kindness from the first consultation call to the moment you decide you are ready for our time together to end. My clients are teens & adults seeking support in cultivating resilience, peace, joy & connection in a busy world. I provide a calm space to get curious about understanding & addressing anxiety, depression, and trauma - including parents who want to help their kids & teens break free from anxiety, OCD & related struggles. Interrupting cycles of using perfectionism, overwork, disordered eating, or using substances to hide, numb, or cope is not something you need to do alone.
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Navigating life's uncertainties and stressors can be challenging, but you don’t have to face them alone. In therapy, I aim to create a caring and understanding space where you can explore your experiences, identities, and values without judgment. Together, we’ll navigate challenges, uncover your strengths, and work towards your personal goals and growth.
Navigating life's uncertainties and stressors can be challenging, but you don’t have to face them alone. In therapy, I aim to create a caring and understanding space where you can explore your experiences, identities, and values without judgment. Together, we’ll navigate challenges, uncover your strengths, and work towards your personal goals and growth.
Kim Rippy, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MA
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22030
Are you feeling overwhelmed or anxious in your daily life? Do simple tasks feel daunting, leaving you drained and stressed? These feelings impact your well-being and prevent you from living a fulfilling life. Whether you’re dealing with constant worry, difficulty concentrating, or a sense of impending doom, you don't have to navigate these challenges alone. When working with my clients, I focus on identity and values work, helping you understand who you are and what truly matters to you. By aligning your actions with your core values, we can minimize fear, enhance emotional well-being and empower you to lead a more authentic life!
Are you feeling overwhelmed or anxious in your daily life? Do simple tasks feel daunting, leaving you drained and stressed? These feelings impact your well-being and prevent you from living a fulfilling life. Whether you’re dealing with constant worry, difficulty concentrating, or a sense of impending doom, you don't have to navigate these challenges alone. When working with my clients, I focus on identity and values work, helping you understand who you are and what truly matters to you. By aligning your actions with your core values, we can minimize fear, enhance emotional well-being and empower you to lead a more authentic life!
Understanding an individual’s cognitive profile goes beyond getting just one IQ score. Obtaining a comprehensive picture of one’s strengths and weaknesses is the best approach to identify exceptionalities and to understand how one’s abilities are interrelated to executive functioning skills, attentional control, academic achievement profiles, and emotional functioning.
Understanding an individual’s cognitive profile goes beyond getting just one IQ score. Obtaining a comprehensive picture of one’s strengths and weaknesses is the best approach to identify exceptionalities and to understand how one’s abilities are interrelated to executive functioning skills, attentional control, academic achievement profiles, and emotional functioning.
Mental health is a journey, and sometimes it can be a challenging one, especially if you are not sure where to begin. However, you do not have to travel on this journey alone. I believe in the power of collaboration and I would be honored to work with you. Together we can work through life’s challenges and find ways to overcome them. Guided by empathy and a commitment to foster positive change, it is important for me to create a safe, supportive, as well as a non-judgmental space where you will feel heard, understood, and empowered while you navigate through your feelings and experiences.
Mental health is a journey, and sometimes it can be a challenging one, especially if you are not sure where to begin. However, you do not have to travel on this journey alone. I believe in the power of collaboration and I would be honored to work with you. Together we can work through life’s challenges and find ways to overcome them. Guided by empathy and a commitment to foster positive change, it is important for me to create a safe, supportive, as well as a non-judgmental space where you will feel heard, understood, and empowered while you navigate through your feelings and experiences.
Sabrina Martinez
Pre-Licensed Professional, MSW, LMHP-S
Verified Verified
Fairfax, VA 22030 (Online Only)
Struggling to function at work and at home, meet deadlines, as well as the expectations of relationships, while also experiencing anxiety, depression or substance abuse-whatever the challenge may be-can be hard to explain to friends and family. At times explaining what's happening in our heads actually feels more exhausting than what's really happening and can lead us to isolation and loneliness.
Struggling to function at work and at home, meet deadlines, as well as the expectations of relationships, while also experiencing anxiety, depression or substance abuse-whatever the challenge may be-can be hard to explain to friends and family. At times explaining what's happening in our heads actually feels more exhausting than what's really happening and can lead us to isolation and loneliness.
I specialize in working with adults and young women who have experienced traumatic events (childhood sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, physical abuse, car accidents, military trauma, etc) and are experiencing trauma symptoms. The traumatic event may also lead to emotional dysregulation, self harm behaviors, hospitalizations and/or a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, among many other disorders. I also have a passion for working with veterans of post 9/11 wars who have a diagnosis of PTSD. My goal is to help others find and achieve their "life worth living".
I specialize in working with adults and young women who have experienced traumatic events (childhood sexual abuse, rape, domestic violence, physical abuse, car accidents, military trauma, etc) and are experiencing trauma symptoms. The traumatic event may also lead to emotional dysregulation, self harm behaviors, hospitalizations and/or a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, among many other disorders. I also have a passion for working with veterans of post 9/11 wars who have a diagnosis of PTSD. My goal is to help others find and achieve their "life worth living".
Jackie Sargent
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, ATR-BC, LCPAT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Fairfax, VA 22030
I specialize in women’s issues, attachment, trauma-based disorders, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
The journey towards healing is a path marked by resilience and courage. It is one of self-discovery, growth, and transformation—a voyage of understanding and mending wounds, both seen and unseen. My name is Jackie, and I am here, ready and willing to walk beside you on this meaningful journey towards healing. I am a trauma-informed board certified art therapist and licensed professional counselor with over 14 years of clinical and supervisory experience. I integrate art therapy, sand tray therapy, and IFS into my practice. As such, I am dedicated to a therapeutic intervention that is rooted in nurturance and creative expression.
I specialize in women’s issues, attachment, trauma-based disorders, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
The journey towards healing is a path marked by resilience and courage. It is one of self-discovery, growth, and transformation—a voyage of understanding and mending wounds, both seen and unseen. My name is Jackie, and I am here, ready and willing to walk beside you on this meaningful journey towards healing. I am a trauma-informed board certified art therapist and licensed professional counselor with over 14 years of clinical and supervisory experience. I integrate art therapy, sand tray therapy, and IFS into my practice. As such, I am dedicated to a therapeutic intervention that is rooted in nurturance and creative expression.
At times we may feel unheard, lost, or in need of a return home to self. You may be seeking a calming, stable space to explore self or a grounding source of support for yourself or your child. It can be difficult to seek help, but I am here to remind you of the courage it takes to make this vulnerable step. My name is Callen and I am dedicated to creating a place for your story to be held and seen through a lens of empathy and empowerment. I often define therapy as a process of welcoming home parts of self that have been set aside or forgotten. It is through this process that an integrated and compassionate self can be reborn.
At times we may feel unheard, lost, or in need of a return home to self. You may be seeking a calming, stable space to explore self or a grounding source of support for yourself or your child. It can be difficult to seek help, but I am here to remind you of the courage it takes to make this vulnerable step. My name is Callen and I am dedicated to creating a place for your story to be held and seen through a lens of empathy and empowerment. I often define therapy as a process of welcoming home parts of self that have been set aside or forgotten. It is through this process that an integrated and compassionate self can be reborn.
Dr. Shekila Melchior
Licensed Professional Counselor, PhD, LPC
Verified Verified
Fairfax, VA 22033
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Mindful Legacy is a holistic practice grounded in liberatory and somatic approaches. We believe that our liberation is tied together and can be found through healing. We provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment.
Mindful Legacy is a holistic practice grounded in liberatory and somatic approaches. We believe that our liberation is tied together and can be found through healing. We provide a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.