Black and African American Therapists in Great Falls, VA
Are intimacy challenges holding you back from the deep connections you deserve? Whether it's in your relationship with yourself, your partner, or your family, emotional wounds can quietly erode intimacy, leaving you feeling disconnected or unfulfilled. These challenges are often normalized, but healing is possible!
Are intimacy challenges holding you back from the deep connections you deserve? Whether it's in your relationship with yourself, your partner, or your family, emotional wounds can quietly erode intimacy, leaving you feeling disconnected or unfulfilled. These challenges are often normalized, but healing is possible!
Welcome! I have 15 years of experience helping others with navigating life challenges (the good and not so great). Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck? I work with women, adults, veterans, first responders, couples, & adolescents navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions. My approach is culturally competent, collaborative, tailored to your needs & goals. I offer secure virtual therapy. My fee reflects personalized, high-quality care, and I believe financial conversations should be open, transparent, and respectful. Let's move forward together in your healing journey.
Welcome! I have 15 years of experience helping others with navigating life challenges (the good and not so great). Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck? I work with women, adults, veterans, first responders, couples, & adolescents navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, and life transitions. My approach is culturally competent, collaborative, tailored to your needs & goals. I offer secure virtual therapy. My fee reflects personalized, high-quality care, and I believe financial conversations should be open, transparent, and respectful. Let's move forward together in your healing journey.
At Release Wellness, we offer flexible VIP telehealth sessions — early-morning or late-night appointments.
We believe growth starts with feeling seen, safe, and supported.
Our team of licensed therapists provides trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families across Virginia. Whether you’re managing anxiety, healing from the past, or rebuilding connection in your relationships, we’ll match you with a therapist who fits your goals and schedule.
With flexible telehealth options and compassionate care, we help you release the weight of what’s been holding you back — and step into lasting wellness.
At Release Wellness, we offer flexible VIP telehealth sessions — early-morning or late-night appointments.
We believe growth starts with feeling seen, safe, and supported.
Our team of licensed therapists provides trauma-informed, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families across Virginia. Whether you’re managing anxiety, healing from the past, or rebuilding connection in your relationships, we’ll match you with a therapist who fits your goals and schedule.
With flexible telehealth options and compassionate care, we help you release the weight of what’s been holding you back — and step into lasting wellness.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental approach to therapy and am happy to help my clients learn and grow through their experiences. I am trained in EMDR and use this technique to help clients with a trauma work through and heal from their past. I also do marriage and couples counseling with all types of couples including those in non-monogamous relationships and a part of the kink community.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental approach to therapy and am happy to help my clients learn and grow through their experiences. I am trained in EMDR and use this technique to help clients with a trauma work through and heal from their past. I also do marriage and couples counseling with all types of couples including those in non-monogamous relationships and a part of the kink community.
Finding Your Way Back: for Individuals, Couples, & Families
Does it feel like you—or your child—are carrying a weight no one else can see? Maybe you’re exhausted from battling a racing mind, watching your child struggle emotionally, or facing constant friction in your relationship. Whether you are a parent seeking support for your child, an individual struggling to quiet a nervous system in overdrive from trauma and OCD, or a couple trying to bridge the distance, you don't have to carry the load alone. Using specialized clinical frameworks like the research-backed Gottman Method, we will start the work of repair together.
Finding Your Way Back: for Individuals, Couples, & Families
Does it feel like you—or your child—are carrying a weight no one else can see? Maybe you’re exhausted from battling a racing mind, watching your child struggle emotionally, or facing constant friction in your relationship. Whether you are a parent seeking support for your child, an individual struggling to quiet a nervous system in overdrive from trauma and OCD, or a couple trying to bridge the distance, you don't have to carry the load alone. Using specialized clinical frameworks like the research-backed Gottman Method, we will start the work of repair together.
I work with adults and young professionals facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. Together, we identify obstacles, build practical coping skills, and create meaningful change so you can feel more confident, balanced, and aligned with your goals and values.
To ensure ethical care, appropriate professional boundaries, and continuity of treatment, I am unable to provide psychotherapy services to active-duty military members or reservists due to my current status as an active-duty service-member.
I work with adults and young professionals facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions. Together, we identify obstacles, build practical coping skills, and create meaningful change so you can feel more confident, balanced, and aligned with your goals and values.
To ensure ethical care, appropriate professional boundaries, and continuity of treatment, I am unable to provide psychotherapy services to active-duty military members or reservists due to my current status as an active-duty service-member.
Healing Through Therapy, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, LCSW, LCSW-C
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Life brings meaningful highs—and inevitable lows. Stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout often emerge through parenting demands, intergenerational or vicarious trauma, relationship challenges, family conflict, women’s issues, and major life transitions. I offer a space to slow down, process these experiences, and reconnect with your sense of purpose, balance, and emotional well-being. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and intentional. Together, we can focus on clarity, emotional regulation, and sustainable strategies that support lasting change.
It's time to Let's Heal for Real!
Contact me today for a consultation!
Life brings meaningful highs—and inevitable lows. Stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout often emerge through parenting demands, intergenerational or vicarious trauma, relationship challenges, family conflict, women’s issues, and major life transitions. I offer a space to slow down, process these experiences, and reconnect with your sense of purpose, balance, and emotional well-being. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and intentional. Together, we can focus on clarity, emotional regulation, and sustainable strategies that support lasting change.
It's time to Let's Heal for Real!
Contact me today for a consultation!
Are you feeling stuck or unsure of your next steps? Have you lost motivation and found it difficult to know where to begin? Are life’s stressors feeling overwhelming, leaving you uncertain about how to manage them? If any of this resonates with you, I warmly invite you to reach out. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 5+ years of experience supporting individuals through meaningful change. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents, and I am passionate about helping clients heal from both past and present trauma. I also have experience supporting individuals navigating persona
Are you feeling stuck or unsure of your next steps? Have you lost motivation and found it difficult to know where to begin? Are life’s stressors feeling overwhelming, leaving you uncertain about how to manage them? If any of this resonates with you, I warmly invite you to reach out. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 5+ years of experience supporting individuals through meaningful change. I work with adults, couples, and adolescents, and I am passionate about helping clients heal from both past and present trauma. I also have experience supporting individuals navigating persona
For Black women especially, I hold the cultural context as the foundation, not a footnote.
You're the one everyone calls. The capable one, the dependable one, the one who just figures it out. And you do, every single time. But lately? It's heavier than it used to be.
You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You're functioning, but you know you're not really living. If you're honest, you've been putting yourself last for so long you're not even sure what you actually need anymore. A lot of my clients grew up learning early that their feelings and needs weren't important. Sound familiar? Then you're in exactly the right place.
For Black women especially, I hold the cultural context as the foundation, not a footnote.
You're the one everyone calls. The capable one, the dependable one, the one who just figures it out. And you do, every single time. But lately? It's heavier than it used to be.
You're tired in a way that sleep doesn't fix. You're functioning, but you know you're not really living. If you're honest, you've been putting yourself last for so long you're not even sure what you actually need anymore. A lot of my clients grew up learning early that their feelings and needs weren't important. Sound familiar? Then you're in exactly the right place.
I am passionate about helping active duty military and Veterans, the African-American community, the LGBTQIA community, Neurodivergent individuals, immigrants, and other minority groups.
I use a combination of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Existential Therapy to help people see that they are not alone in their suffering. Suffering/crisis, etc, is an opportunity to learn about your behaviors and to grow into a more loving and empathetic person.
I am passionate about helping active duty military and Veterans, the African-American community, the LGBTQIA community, Neurodivergent individuals, immigrants, and other minority groups.
I use a combination of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Existential Therapy to help people see that they are not alone in their suffering. Suffering/crisis, etc, is an opportunity to learn about your behaviors and to grow into a more loving and empathetic person.
Elevated Therapy for Emotional Mastery and Relational Depth—
The journey to wholeness and intimacy is not always a linear path—but it can be a transformative one. For high-achieving professionals and couples, external success often coexists with internal strain—disconnection, emotional fatigue, or unresolved relational wounds. My work is centered on helping you move beyond performative and perfectionism into deeper connection, emotional mastery, and authentic living.
Elevated Therapy for Emotional Mastery and Relational Depth—
The journey to wholeness and intimacy is not always a linear path—but it can be a transformative one. For high-achieving professionals and couples, external success often coexists with internal strain—disconnection, emotional fatigue, or unresolved relational wounds. My work is centered on helping you move beyond performative and perfectionism into deeper connection, emotional mastery, and authentic living.
Are worries feeling like a never-ending cycle? Struggling to cope with life's challenges? Experiencing transitions that lead you to question your identity? I believe that every individual brings something unique to the therapeutic relationship. Regardless of any diagnosis, each person has their own experiences and an identity shaped over a lifetime. My goal is to accompany you on your journey, helping you explore new possibilities, engage with the present, and reflect on the past.
Are worries feeling like a never-ending cycle? Struggling to cope with life's challenges? Experiencing transitions that lead you to question your identity? I believe that every individual brings something unique to the therapeutic relationship. Regardless of any diagnosis, each person has their own experiences and an identity shaped over a lifetime. My goal is to accompany you on your journey, helping you explore new possibilities, engage with the present, and reflect on the past.
I provide counseling services to adults. I see people for individual, family, and couples counseling. I also provide grief and substance abuse counseling. My services for individuals address anxiety, depression; bipolar disorder; trauma, grief; and substance abuse.
I provide counseling services to adults. I see people for individual, family, and couples counseling. I also provide grief and substance abuse counseling. My services for individuals address anxiety, depression; bipolar disorder; trauma, grief; and substance abuse.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor offering in-person therapy in Hampton Roads, Virginia and secure Telehealth sessions across the state of Virginia. Many of my clients are high functioning but struggle with anxiety, people pleasing, emotional shutdown, or feeling stuck in survival mode. I believe trauma is not only about what happened, but how the nervous system learned to cope. My approach is warm, collaborative, and paced to help clients build emotional regulation, healthier boundaries, and a stronger connection to themselves. I currently offer virtual therapy, providing accessible support in a safe, comfortable space.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor offering in-person therapy in Hampton Roads, Virginia and secure Telehealth sessions across the state of Virginia. Many of my clients are high functioning but struggle with anxiety, people pleasing, emotional shutdown, or feeling stuck in survival mode. I believe trauma is not only about what happened, but how the nervous system learned to cope. My approach is warm, collaborative, and paced to help clients build emotional regulation, healthier boundaries, and a stronger connection to themselves. I currently offer virtual therapy, providing accessible support in a safe, comfortable space.
Would it help to lean on someone as you work your way out of feeling overwhelmed, lonely, scattered, numb, scared, sad, or stuck in conflict? If you choose to, together, we'll get over to the side where connection, calm, and self-worth can thrive. I truly believe we all have what it takes to foster well-being if we lean on our strengths and supports. In an accepting and attuned therapy space, I help clients access and bolster their skills for mindful self-compassion, empathy, insights, and resilience. And the culturally sensitive and attachment-informed techniques we practice get tailored to your situation, values, and capabilities.
Would it help to lean on someone as you work your way out of feeling overwhelmed, lonely, scattered, numb, scared, sad, or stuck in conflict? If you choose to, together, we'll get over to the side where connection, calm, and self-worth can thrive. I truly believe we all have what it takes to foster well-being if we lean on our strengths and supports. In an accepting and attuned therapy space, I help clients access and bolster their skills for mindful self-compassion, empathy, insights, and resilience. And the culturally sensitive and attachment-informed techniques we practice get tailored to your situation, values, and capabilities.
Center for Wise Counsel, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP, CSAC, MAC
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Do you feel "stuck" or find yourself overwhelmed by life's responsibilities? Do you desire to reconnect with your true self? If this is you, then therapy may be a good option to help you gain a deeper understanding of your individual needs, patterns and limiting beliefs while becoming the person you were created to be. I believe that everyone holds the power to change, and like a seed that needs favorable conditions to thrive, personal growth must be nurtured and skillfully developed. My goal is to facilitate a trusting, and sometimes challenging but powerful partnership that supports your desire for positive change.
Do you feel "stuck" or find yourself overwhelmed by life's responsibilities? Do you desire to reconnect with your true self? If this is you, then therapy may be a good option to help you gain a deeper understanding of your individual needs, patterns and limiting beliefs while becoming the person you were created to be. I believe that everyone holds the power to change, and like a seed that needs favorable conditions to thrive, personal growth must be nurtured and skillfully developed. My goal is to facilitate a trusting, and sometimes challenging but powerful partnership that supports your desire for positive change.
You may have tried therapy before and found it helpful for a while, but not enough. Or you've been told what's wrong without being given real tools to change it. At Plum BHS, we offer something more structured: full DBT and RO-DBT programs delivered by a trained clinical team via telehealth across eight states. DBT is designed for adults who struggle with intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, unstable relationships, or chronic self-harm. RO-DBT is for the opposite, adults who cope by shutting down, overcontrolling, or holding everything together while feeling empty inside.
If either of those sounds like you, we'd like to talk.
You may have tried therapy before and found it helpful for a while, but not enough. Or you've been told what's wrong without being given real tools to change it. At Plum BHS, we offer something more structured: full DBT and RO-DBT programs delivered by a trained clinical team via telehealth across eight states. DBT is designed for adults who struggle with intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, unstable relationships, or chronic self-harm. RO-DBT is for the opposite, adults who cope by shutting down, overcontrolling, or holding everything together while feeling empty inside.
If either of those sounds like you, we'd like to talk.
Your feelings and thoughts get the best of you and you have trouble managing them. You don't need to suffer alone; there are effective treatments to improve your quality of life. If you want to feel like you know where your treatment is going and work with a collaborative, empathic person by your side, call now for a free 15-minute consultation. I work with you to develop a resilient mind filled with the knowledge and skills needed to better manage your thoughts and regulate your emotions.
Your feelings and thoughts get the best of you and you have trouble managing them. You don't need to suffer alone; there are effective treatments to improve your quality of life. If you want to feel like you know where your treatment is going and work with a collaborative, empathic person by your side, call now for a free 15-minute consultation. I work with you to develop a resilient mind filled with the knowledge and skills needed to better manage your thoughts and regulate your emotions.
No-Nonsense Therapy for Anxiety, Grief, and MidLife Pivots.
If you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck and you want more than just talking, you found the right therapist.
I work with adults who are ready to feel better and move forward with clarity and confidence. My approach is practical, structured, and compassionate, blending evidence-based therapy with clear, actionable steps that create real, lasting change.
Sessions are active and focused. We work intentionally on what’s keeping you stuck, and you’ll leave with personalized tools you can use between sessions so therapy continues beyond just the therapy hour!
No-Nonsense Therapy for Anxiety, Grief, and MidLife Pivots.
If you’re feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck and you want more than just talking, you found the right therapist.
I work with adults who are ready to feel better and move forward with clarity and confidence. My approach is practical, structured, and compassionate, blending evidence-based therapy with clear, actionable steps that create real, lasting change.
Sessions are active and focused. We work intentionally on what’s keeping you stuck, and you’ll leave with personalized tools you can use between sessions so therapy continues beyond just the therapy hour!
I specialize in working with children, teens, and young adults with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including depression, anxiety, mood, trauma, self-harm, ADHD, defiance/oppositionality, stress/adjustment and life transitions. I also have specialized expertise in providing gender-affirming care and am passionate about working with individuals who identify as transgender, are gender expansive, actively exploring gender and identity, and who may be experiencing the complex emotional concerns that may coincide such as feelings of isolation and depression.
I specialize in working with children, teens, and young adults with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns, including depression, anxiety, mood, trauma, self-harm, ADHD, defiance/oppositionality, stress/adjustment and life transitions. I also have specialized expertise in providing gender-affirming care and am passionate about working with individuals who identify as transgender, are gender expansive, actively exploring gender and identity, and who may be experiencing the complex emotional concerns that may coincide such as feelings of isolation and depression.
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As an African American, why might I wish to see a therapist who is African American?
Working with an African American therapist can often mean that you start from a place of shared understanding with a therapist rather than having to explain your experience from scratch. A therapist who shares your racial identity is more likely to understand the specific pressures shaping your mental health, including navigating racism, cultural identity, and the overall experience of being Black in the United States. They are also more likely to understand the role that family, community, and cultural expectations play in your life without requiring a lengthy explanation. This shared foundation can create a greater sense of safety in the therapeutic relationship and make it easier to open up at the start of therapy.
Are there Black therapists who specialize in working with Black men or Black women?
Yes, many Black therapists have specific experience working with Black men or Black women. While therapists who work with Black clients broadly address concerns relevant to all genders, like anxiety or depression, those with a gender-specific focus are equipped to work with you on the particular ways that race and gender may intersect. For example, some therapists may specialize in working with Black women on topics like body image or maternal mental health, while other therapists may work with Black men on topics such as relationships or masculinity.
Do Black therapists offer marriage and couples counseling?
Yes, many Black therapists are trained in couples and marriage counseling and can work with partners navigating a wide range of relationship challenges. Therapists who identify as Black may have a better understanding of the cultural dynamics surrounding marriage, family roles, and conflict that are specific to African American communities and can work with you and your partner without making assumptions about your background.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with Black clients?
The initial consultation, which is typically a brief phone or video call, is the right time to raise a therapist’s experience working with Black clients. You can ask specific questions, such as "Do you have experience working with Black clients?" or more broad questions, such as "How do you approach cultural identity in your practice?". During the initial consultation, you can also ask whether they have undertaken training in cultural competence and how they would handle a situation where a cultural misunderstanding arose in therapy. A therapist who responds to these questions thoughtfully and without defensiveness is a good sign they are equipped to work with you effectively.
Who is included in Psychology Today's directory of Black therapists?
The directory of Black therapists includes therapists who have self-identified their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profile, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. In situations where the number of therapists who have identified as Black is limited, the directory will also show therapists who have undergone specific multicultural training or have extensive experience working with clients from relevant cultural backgrounds.