Therapists for Seniors in Hanover, VA
Hey there! My name is Jess and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Virginia. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist and will soon receive certification as a Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Specialist. I specialize in helping my clients work through issues such as varying traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, relational issues, career stress/burnout, severe mental illness, & other challenges that life may bring. I offer a free virtual consultation so we can chat and hone in on what you are wanting to achieve within therapy. Book a virtual appointment via the website link on this page!
Hey there! My name is Jess and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Virginia. I am a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist and will soon receive certification as a Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Specialist. I specialize in helping my clients work through issues such as varying traumatic experiences, depression, anxiety, ADHD, grief, relational issues, career stress/burnout, severe mental illness, & other challenges that life may bring. I offer a free virtual consultation so we can chat and hone in on what you are wanting to achieve within therapy. Book a virtual appointment via the website link on this page!
Does your past still haunt you, affecting your relationships, work, or even your sense of self? Trauma doesn’t just stay in the past—it lingers in your thoughts, reactions, and the way you see the world. You might feel trapped in cycles of anxiety, guilt, or self-doubt, unsure how to move forward. The weight of it all can be exhausting, making it hard to see a way out. I help adults and teens gently unpack their trauma, process its impact, and rebuild their sense of safety, confidence, and inner peace. Healing is possible, and you deserve to feel whole again.
Does your past still haunt you, affecting your relationships, work, or even your sense of self? Trauma doesn’t just stay in the past—it lingers in your thoughts, reactions, and the way you see the world. You might feel trapped in cycles of anxiety, guilt, or self-doubt, unsure how to move forward. The weight of it all can be exhausting, making it hard to see a way out. I help adults and teens gently unpack their trauma, process its impact, and rebuild their sense of safety, confidence, and inner peace. Healing is possible, and you deserve to feel whole again.
I'm here to help you resolve your challenges and move forward. Sometimes life can feel overwhelming and making changes can feel like an impossibility. Relationships, trauma, health issues, life transitions, grief, complicated family dynamics, and childhood wounds can keep us feeling stuck. They can rob us of our joy and even dim the vision we have for our lives. By applying complementary therapy approaches, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), together we can unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
I'm here to help you resolve your challenges and move forward. Sometimes life can feel overwhelming and making changes can feel like an impossibility. Relationships, trauma, health issues, life transitions, grief, complicated family dynamics, and childhood wounds can keep us feeling stuck. They can rob us of our joy and even dim the vision we have for our lives. By applying complementary therapy approaches, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), together we can unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Are you grieving a loss, experiencing transitional stress, relationship issues or adjustment difficulties? Grief doesn't only follow death. Grief comes with life transitions, health changes, strained relationships, career shifts, moves, estrangement, or the quiet loss of the life you thought you would have. Sometimes it's obvious and acute; other times it's subtle and lingering. Loss, stressors and adjustment difficulties can leave you feeling disoriented, heavy, anxious, irritable, numb, or unsure of who you are now. You may feel pressure to "move on" before you're ready and wonder why this feels harder than you expected.
Are you grieving a loss, experiencing transitional stress, relationship issues or adjustment difficulties? Grief doesn't only follow death. Grief comes with life transitions, health changes, strained relationships, career shifts, moves, estrangement, or the quiet loss of the life you thought you would have. Sometimes it's obvious and acute; other times it's subtle and lingering. Loss, stressors and adjustment difficulties can leave you feeling disoriented, heavy, anxious, irritable, numb, or unsure of who you are now. You may feel pressure to "move on" before you're ready and wonder why this feels harder than you expected.
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I primarily work with couples. Im guided by in depth training in Couples Therapy & Relationships, Forest Therapy, Meditation/Mindfulness, Ecology (Herbs, Plants and Trees), Aromatherapy, Exploring Dreams, Shamanic Astrology, Jungian Analysis, Ceremony & Journey Practices.
I primarily work with couples. Im guided by in depth training in Couples Therapy & Relationships, Forest Therapy, Meditation/Mindfulness, Ecology (Herbs, Plants and Trees), Aromatherapy, Exploring Dreams, Shamanic Astrology, Jungian Analysis, Ceremony & Journey Practices.
For over twenty years in working with teens, adults, and seniors learning how to process emotions and identify success is key.
Life isn't always what is imagined, but that doesn't mean you have to face it's challenges alone. As a counselor with over two decades of experience, clients are empowered to manage anxiety, heal from trauma, and navigate significant life changes for success. Together, we will focus on strengths to build coping skills and achieve your desired life.
For over twenty years in working with teens, adults, and seniors learning how to process emotions and identify success is key.
Life isn't always what is imagined, but that doesn't mean you have to face it's challenges alone. As a counselor with over two decades of experience, clients are empowered to manage anxiety, heal from trauma, and navigate significant life changes for success. Together, we will focus on strengths to build coping skills and achieve your desired life.
Thrive & Shine Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LCSW-C, CCATP, CTMH
2 Endorsed
Online Only
Accepting New Clients Immediately! Reach out today!
My belief for therapy is that everyone has a life in mind, a way they want to be, a way they want to live. Sometimes there are barriers or difficulties along the journey to becoming our ideal self. I want to work with you as you navigate these struggles. My goal is to create a safe place for you to be open, explore yourself, learn, grow and, most importantly, heal. I use a variety of techniques that will help guide our work together.
Accepting New Clients Immediately! Reach out today!
My belief for therapy is that everyone has a life in mind, a way they want to be, a way they want to live. Sometimes there are barriers or difficulties along the journey to becoming our ideal self. I want to work with you as you navigate these struggles. My goal is to create a safe place for you to be open, explore yourself, learn, grow and, most importantly, heal. I use a variety of techniques that will help guide our work together.
I have a decade of experience working with clients who want to better understand themselves, explore how their past shapes their present, and create authentic change. Many of the people I support are navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, work related stress, and life transitions and are ready to deepen their healing. My approach is collaborative and attuned. I seek to understand what matters most to you while supporting you in building insight, clarity, and forward movement.
I have a decade of experience working with clients who want to better understand themselves, explore how their past shapes their present, and create authentic change. Many of the people I support are navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, work related stress, and life transitions and are ready to deepen their healing. My approach is collaborative and attuned. I seek to understand what matters most to you while supporting you in building insight, clarity, and forward movement.
Everyone deserves a safe space to discover their voice and write the next chapter of their story. My mission is to guide you through connection, reflection, and growth as we work together to define and achieve your goals. I am committed to fostering a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, transparency, and authenticity. My approach blends trauma-informed and evidence-based practices with personalized care curated to your unique needs. Mental health wellness is a journey, and I would be honored to walk alongside you on yours.
Please note - I have limited daytime availability only at this time.
Everyone deserves a safe space to discover their voice and write the next chapter of their story. My mission is to guide you through connection, reflection, and growth as we work together to define and achieve your goals. I am committed to fostering a therapeutic relationship grounded in trust, transparency, and authenticity. My approach blends trauma-informed and evidence-based practices with personalized care curated to your unique needs. Mental health wellness is a journey, and I would be honored to walk alongside you on yours.
Please note - I have limited daytime availability only at this time.
Have you been struggling with what you want and how to get there? Is it Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Poor Sleep, Grief or maybe you don't even know? Let's figure it out together and get your life moving in a different direction. I am available virtually and in person. Your life is worth living and living to the fullest. Teenage years can be difficult to navigate. I see youth in my practice working on many of the challenges they face. We also offer a camp for victims of bullying that includes sessions twice per week (not paid by insurance). These sessions empower adolescents to confront social cruelty, bullying and injustice.
Have you been struggling with what you want and how to get there? Is it Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Poor Sleep, Grief or maybe you don't even know? Let's figure it out together and get your life moving in a different direction. I am available virtually and in person. Your life is worth living and living to the fullest. Teenage years can be difficult to navigate. I see youth in my practice working on many of the challenges they face. We also offer a camp for victims of bullying that includes sessions twice per week (not paid by insurance). These sessions empower adolescents to confront social cruelty, bullying and injustice.
I provide individual counseling for adults and have experience working with elderly needs, veterans issues, and adapting to major life changes.
Congratulations on beginning your journey towards your wellness goals! By connecting with a therapist, which can be stressful in itself and requires trust, you've taken the first, very important, positive step. I offer support in navigating life's challenges, from depression and anxiety to the everyday stressors of relationships or careers.
I provide individual counseling for adults and have experience working with elderly needs, veterans issues, and adapting to major life changes.
Congratulations on beginning your journey towards your wellness goals! By connecting with a therapist, which can be stressful in itself and requires trust, you've taken the first, very important, positive step. I offer support in navigating life's challenges, from depression and anxiety to the everyday stressors of relationships or careers.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, families, and adults. I have extensive in patient and outpatient clinical experience working with adolescents and adults who have significant trauma histories. In addition, I have worked in Emergency Services for over a decade, helping clients navigate life threatening crisis situations. I am a level 3 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. I use this strengths based approach to help my clients reconnect to/nurture disowned parts of themselves that carry emotional pain.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 25 years of experience providing psychotherapy to children, families, and adults. I have extensive in patient and outpatient clinical experience working with adolescents and adults who have significant trauma histories. In addition, I have worked in Emergency Services for over a decade, helping clients navigate life threatening crisis situations. I am a level 3 trained Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist. I use this strengths based approach to help my clients reconnect to/nurture disowned parts of themselves that carry emotional pain.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Virginia and Massachusetts currently accepting new clients, via TeleHealth, in both states. While I do tend to work more within a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and/or Solution-Focused Treatment framework, I prefer a collaborative, individualized approach with each of my clients and their families to best meet their personal mental health goals. Given my experience as an attorney, I am also open to serving those who have been or continue to be affected by the legal system.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in both Virginia and Massachusetts currently accepting new clients, via TeleHealth, in both states. While I do tend to work more within a Cognitive Behavioral Treatment and/or Solution-Focused Treatment framework, I prefer a collaborative, individualized approach with each of my clients and their families to best meet their personal mental health goals. Given my experience as an attorney, I am also open to serving those who have been or continue to be affected by the legal system.
Have you gone through something painful and wondered why you aren’t feeling “back to normal” yet? Or maybe you've started to wonder why you can’t stop certain patterns in your life, despite all your best efforts? Wondering about these things is normal, and therapy can be helpful in helping you find answers to these questions.
Have you gone through something painful and wondered why you aren’t feeling “back to normal” yet? Or maybe you've started to wonder why you can’t stop certain patterns in your life, despite all your best efforts? Wondering about these things is normal, and therapy can be helpful in helping you find answers to these questions.
My ideal clients are individuals, couples, and families seeking support for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, grief, or life transitions. They often want more than symptom relief—they want healing, personal growth, stronger relationships, and a greater sense of balance and purpose. I help clients move forward by providing compassionate, holistic, and evidence-based care tailored to their unique needs. Together, we build coping skills, increase self-awareness, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change that supports overall well-being.
My ideal clients are individuals, couples, and families seeking support for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, stress, grief, or life transitions. They often want more than symptom relief—they want healing, personal growth, stronger relationships, and a greater sense of balance and purpose. I help clients move forward by providing compassionate, holistic, and evidence-based care tailored to their unique needs. Together, we build coping skills, increase self-awareness, strengthen resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change that supports overall well-being.
Healing is possible. You don’t have to carry this alone. Life can be overwhelming—especially when you’ve experienced trauma, loss, or major life transitions. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, past wounds, family challenges, or just feeling stuck, you deserve a space to heal and move forward. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with individuals and families who have faced trauma, immigration-related stress, and emotional hardship.
Healing is possible. You don’t have to carry this alone. Life can be overwhelming—especially when you’ve experienced trauma, loss, or major life transitions. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, past wounds, family challenges, or just feeling stuck, you deserve a space to heal and move forward. As a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with individuals and families who have faced trauma, immigration-related stress, and emotional hardship.
Reaching out for therapy often means you’re exhausted from carrying things that others can’t see. You may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how you got here—and still be expected to keep going. Whether this is your first experience with counseling or you’re trying again, you deserve a place where your pain makes sense and nothing has to be minimized. I offer a warm, steady space to slow down, be honest, and feel understood. Even when life feels heavy or confusing, healing is possible, and there can be meaning, relief, and moments of light ahead.
Reaching out for therapy often means you’re exhausted from carrying things that others can’t see. You may feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how you got here—and still be expected to keep going. Whether this is your first experience with counseling or you’re trying again, you deserve a place where your pain makes sense and nothing has to be minimized. I offer a warm, steady space to slow down, be honest, and feel understood. Even when life feels heavy or confusing, healing is possible, and there can be meaning, relief, and moments of light ahead.
I have worked in a myriad of different counseling realms, including work with children, adolescents, adults, geriatric clients, families, couples, residential facilities for individuals with severe mental illness, intellectual disabilities and eating disorders; and the complex array of concerns that overlap these diverse individuals.
I am an EMDR trauma therapist in Henrico, VA, who strives to support client’s ability to not only survive, but thrive. Her specialty areas include complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, substance use disorders, eating disorders, adult attachment disorders, and neurodivergence.
I have worked in a myriad of different counseling realms, including work with children, adolescents, adults, geriatric clients, families, couples, residential facilities for individuals with severe mental illness, intellectual disabilities and eating disorders; and the complex array of concerns that overlap these diverse individuals.
I am an EMDR trauma therapist in Henrico, VA, who strives to support client’s ability to not only survive, but thrive. Her specialty areas include complex trauma, intergenerational trauma, substance use disorders, eating disorders, adult attachment disorders, and neurodivergence.
Do you quietly wonder why you're still carrying burdens you thought you had already surrendered? Do you carry fear, exhaustion, or emotional heaviness and wonder if your faith should feel stronger? Do you long for peace and direction but still feel stuck?
I am a Christ-focused Licensed Professional Counselor (BA Theology) with 15+ years of experience. I provide biblically grounded therapy for Christian women navigating anxiety, depression, anger, burnout, faith struggles, and life transitions. As a mother and grandmother, I offer Christ-focused support rooted in Scripture and clinical care.
Do you quietly wonder why you're still carrying burdens you thought you had already surrendered? Do you carry fear, exhaustion, or emotional heaviness and wonder if your faith should feel stronger? Do you long for peace and direction but still feel stuck?
I am a Christ-focused Licensed Professional Counselor (BA Theology) with 15+ years of experience. I provide biblically grounded therapy for Christian women navigating anxiety, depression, anger, burnout, faith struggles, and life transitions. As a mother and grandmother, I offer Christ-focused support rooted in Scripture and clinical care.
I teach you how to help your Self by strengthening your awareness, esteem and power skills. Using a rapid insight tool, you will be able to “see” your emotional process and become an active manager of your emotions, thoughts and choices through your self-relationship. You will learn to understand and interpret your emotional pain, which actually illuminates unmet emotional needs. I will guide you in developing enough awareness and emotional competence to make intentional and informed choices, creating emotional balance and well-being. You meet your own emotional needs with healthy supply while internalizing resilience.
I teach you how to help your Self by strengthening your awareness, esteem and power skills. Using a rapid insight tool, you will be able to “see” your emotional process and become an active manager of your emotions, thoughts and choices through your self-relationship. You will learn to understand and interpret your emotional pain, which actually illuminates unmet emotional needs. I will guide you in developing enough awareness and emotional competence to make intentional and informed choices, creating emotional balance and well-being. You meet your own emotional needs with healthy supply while internalizing resilience.
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- Ashland
- Bellevue
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- Henrico
- King William
- Manquin
- Mechanicsville
- Quinton
- Richmond
- Ruther Glen
- University Of Richmond
- West End
FAQ - About Therapy for Seniors
Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.
How is counseling for seniors and the elderly different from counseling for other age groups?
In general, counseling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialize in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counseling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.
How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.
What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counselors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counselors specializing in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counselors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.