Domestic Abuse Therapists in Leesburg, VA
Bella Youssef
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I will be on maternity leave mid June through October 5, 2026.
Therapy is about finding healing - it is a space for rectifying our past with our present. What happened before with who we are today. When that reconciliation happens, we find healing and begin to walk in freedom. My purpose is to help you do exactly that. And it starts with you feeling seen and known. When you walk into my office, you will find a welcoming, safe, relaxed environment, and, hopefully, you will feel at home. As your therapist, my goal will be to help you navigate how to walk in true authenticity towards who you are meant to be.
I will be on maternity leave mid June through October 5, 2026.
Therapy is about finding healing - it is a space for rectifying our past with our present. What happened before with who we are today. When that reconciliation happens, we find healing and begin to walk in freedom. My purpose is to help you do exactly that. And it starts with you feeling seen and known. When you walk into my office, you will find a welcoming, safe, relaxed environment, and, hopefully, you will feel at home. As your therapist, my goal will be to help you navigate how to walk in true authenticity towards who you are meant to be.
I help my clients with depression and mood disorders, stress, self-confidence, eating disorders, relationship problems, trauma or child abuse, loss, and life transitions.
Psychotherapy profoundly changes lives, and I believe the relationship or "fit" between the therapist and client is one of the most important factors in a successful psychotherapy. My hope is to create a trusting, compassionate relationship, and a private experience in which you feel understood. I can help you better understand the underlying issues which may be contributing to your struggles. You will begin to feel relieved, feel better about yourself, create better relationships, make clearer decisions, resolve painful past experiences, and feel more in control of your life.
I help my clients with depression and mood disorders, stress, self-confidence, eating disorders, relationship problems, trauma or child abuse, loss, and life transitions.
Psychotherapy profoundly changes lives, and I believe the relationship or "fit" between the therapist and client is one of the most important factors in a successful psychotherapy. My hope is to create a trusting, compassionate relationship, and a private experience in which you feel understood. I can help you better understand the underlying issues which may be contributing to your struggles. You will begin to feel relieved, feel better about yourself, create better relationships, make clearer decisions, resolve painful past experiences, and feel more in control of your life.
My philosophy centers around the belief that underlying personal issues often contribute to the challenges that bring individuals to seek counseling. Recognizing this, I work closely with individuals to address not only conflicts within partnerships and parent-child relationships but also other areas of concern such as job stress, employment struggles, and unresolved childhood issues.
My philosophy centers around the belief that underlying personal issues often contribute to the challenges that bring individuals to seek counseling. Recognizing this, I work closely with individuals to address not only conflicts within partnerships and parent-child relationships but also other areas of concern such as job stress, employment struggles, and unresolved childhood issues.
Eleanor Huff
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RN, NCC, CCTP, CATP
2 Endorsed
Leesburg, VA 20176
Seeking therapy is taking steps toward your well-being and can be a difficult and courageous first step. I would like to support that and to assist in empowering you to find your resiliency. I believe we all have resiliency, meaning the power to move forward, adjust, make changes and withstand the difficult times, sometimes we need help finding it within us. I can help with that! I look forward to talking with you.
Seeking therapy is taking steps toward your well-being and can be a difficult and courageous first step. I would like to support that and to assist in empowering you to find your resiliency. I believe we all have resiliency, meaning the power to move forward, adjust, make changes and withstand the difficult times, sometimes we need help finding it within us. I can help with that! I look forward to talking with you.
Our healing team works to be your listening ears. Every session is tailored to help you identify the individual issues we need to help with and design a plan to help you move forward I'm a healthy daily lifestyle. We utilize individual and group depending on your needs and preferences. We utilize meditation, mindfulness if you desire. No medication is prescribed, we have partners to refer if needed.
Our healing team works to be your listening ears. Every session is tailored to help you identify the individual issues we need to help with and design a plan to help you move forward I'm a healthy daily lifestyle. We utilize individual and group depending on your needs and preferences. We utilize meditation, mindfulness if you desire. No medication is prescribed, we have partners to refer if needed.
I work with adults who have been impacted by trauma and want to move "past the past" to be more successful in their lives and relationships. You may feel like you are repeating the same patterns in your life; having the same fights with your partner, feeling disconnected with your children or a lack of grounding in your job or relationships. You may feel anger that the things that happened in the past are still impacting you. As adults, we are often re-triggered by the things that happened in the past, even in childhood. If this sounds like you, I may be able to help.
I work with adults who have been impacted by trauma and want to move "past the past" to be more successful in their lives and relationships. You may feel like you are repeating the same patterns in your life; having the same fights with your partner, feeling disconnected with your children or a lack of grounding in your job or relationships. You may feel anger that the things that happened in the past are still impacting you. As adults, we are often re-triggered by the things that happened in the past, even in childhood. If this sounds like you, I may be able to help.
I've authored group therapy books and direct a certified Domestic Violence Intervention Program.
Most of us seek therapy in search of happiness; we know it exists, but we can't seem to get there. I provide honest, straightforward feedback because your time is valuable. While therapy is validating and supportive, meaningful change requires moving beyond comfort zones. My expertise is couples and adult individuals. I specialize in helping people heal trauma, gain insight, correct problem patterns, regulate emotions, develop personal agency, and survive profound loss. As a licensed marriage and family therapist since 1995, I know the importance of healthy relationships with ourselves and others. Working with people is my passion.
I've authored group therapy books and direct a certified Domestic Violence Intervention Program.
Most of us seek therapy in search of happiness; we know it exists, but we can't seem to get there. I provide honest, straightforward feedback because your time is valuable. While therapy is validating and supportive, meaningful change requires moving beyond comfort zones. My expertise is couples and adult individuals. I specialize in helping people heal trauma, gain insight, correct problem patterns, regulate emotions, develop personal agency, and survive profound loss. As a licensed marriage and family therapist since 1995, I know the importance of healthy relationships with ourselves and others. Working with people is my passion.
Starting therapy is a courageous step, whether you’re navigating the impact of a major life event or feeling weighed down by ongoing challenges. Wherever you find yourself, the right therapeutic fit can make all the difference. I take a holistic approach in my work with adolescents and adults, supporting concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, life transitions, and substance use. My experience includes years of working with both teens and adults in community mental health, schools, and private practice.
Starting therapy is a courageous step, whether you’re navigating the impact of a major life event or feeling weighed down by ongoing challenges. Wherever you find yourself, the right therapeutic fit can make all the difference. I take a holistic approach in my work with adolescents and adults, supporting concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family issues, life transitions, and substance use. My experience includes years of working with both teens and adults in community mental health, schools, and private practice.
Specializing in trauma therapy and EMDR for women recovering from narcissistic abuse, betrayal trauma, and PTSD.
I specialize in trauma therapy for women and integrate EMDR, IFS therapy, attachment-focused therapy, and nervous system regulation. My approach helps clients process painful experiences, heal trauma, restore confidence in their inner experience, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Specializing in trauma therapy and EMDR for women recovering from narcissistic abuse, betrayal trauma, and PTSD.
I specialize in trauma therapy for women and integrate EMDR, IFS therapy, attachment-focused therapy, and nervous system regulation. My approach helps clients process painful experiences, heal trauma, restore confidence in their inner experience, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
You are insightful, self-aware, and have likely already done a lot of work on yourself. Yet, you still feel stuck. Perhaps you find yourself in the same painful relational patterns, caught in a loop of self-sabotage, or you feel a persistent anxiety or sadness that surface-level approaches haven't been able to touch. You understand the 'what' of your struggle, but you're ready to heal the 'why'. If you're looking for a therapy that offers depth, curiosity, and a path to real, lasting change, you are in the right place.
The journey of therapy is a courageous one. I invite you to reach out for a free 15-minute consultation with me.
You are insightful, self-aware, and have likely already done a lot of work on yourself. Yet, you still feel stuck. Perhaps you find yourself in the same painful relational patterns, caught in a loop of self-sabotage, or you feel a persistent anxiety or sadness that surface-level approaches haven't been able to touch. You understand the 'what' of your struggle, but you're ready to heal the 'why'. If you're looking for a therapy that offers depth, curiosity, and a path to real, lasting change, you are in the right place.
The journey of therapy is a courageous one. I invite you to reach out for a free 15-minute consultation with me.
I provide compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including the Latinx community, who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use. I recognize that our experiences are shaped by family, culture, migration stories, and systemic challenges. Whether you’re balancing multiple roles, facing family expectations, or carrying unspoken pain, therapy can be a space where you don’t have to do it alone.
I provide compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for individuals from diverse backgrounds, including the Latinx community, who are navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance use. I recognize that our experiences are shaped by family, culture, migration stories, and systemic challenges. Whether you’re balancing multiple roles, facing family expectations, or carrying unspoken pain, therapy can be a space where you don’t have to do it alone.
My clients to this day come from various backgrounds and ages (20 to 94 years old). The older set of patients I see, often feeling alone or 'invisible' relish their time to feel validated. French speaking patients like to be able to speak their native language in a safe environment alongside other ethnic groups.
My new patients are often referred to me by long term existing patients as well as other providers in law enforcement and courts.
My clients to this day come from various backgrounds and ages (20 to 94 years old). The older set of patients I see, often feeling alone or 'invisible' relish their time to feel validated. French speaking patients like to be able to speak their native language in a safe environment alongside other ethnic groups.
My new patients are often referred to me by long term existing patients as well as other providers in law enforcement and courts.
I am passionate about helping clients to gain deeper understanding of their history so that they are able to have healthy relationships throughout their life. Many of us have struggled with family members or in dating due to not having an understanding of our own emotional wounds and how they manifest. You may have heard about attachment styles as an adult but there isn't a class on healthy relationships in school. We all learn what "normal" is by trial and error or watching our family. It makes sense why so many of us struggle! I have helped people navigate this deep work for more than 10 years and I would be honored to help you.
I am passionate about helping clients to gain deeper understanding of their history so that they are able to have healthy relationships throughout their life. Many of us have struggled with family members or in dating due to not having an understanding of our own emotional wounds and how they manifest. You may have heard about attachment styles as an adult but there isn't a class on healthy relationships in school. We all learn what "normal" is by trial and error or watching our family. It makes sense why so many of us struggle! I have helped people navigate this deep work for more than 10 years and I would be honored to help you.
Loudoun Counseling Services, Tracy Carter LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
3 Endorsed
Leesburg, VA 20175
Loudoun Counseling Services Provides:
Individual, Family, Couples, and Group Therapy
Psychiatric Medication Evaluations and Management
Mental Health Workshops
Specialties:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Certified Substance Abuse Counseling (CSAC)
Bilingual Therapy (Spanish and Korean)
Therapy Dog
Premarital Counseling
Pre/Postnatal Therapy
Our clinicians use research-based interventions to provide compassionate, personalized therapeutic services that empower clients to grow, heal, and meet their mental health goals.
LCS has Immediate Openings.
All of our Clinicians offer In Person and Telehealth Appointments.
Daytime, After School, Evening, and Weekend Appointments Available
Loudoun Counseling Services Provides:
Individual, Family, Couples, and Group Therapy
Psychiatric Medication Evaluations and Management
Mental Health Workshops
Specialties:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Certified Substance Abuse Counseling (CSAC)
Bilingual Therapy (Spanish and Korean)
Therapy Dog
Premarital Counseling
Pre/Postnatal Therapy
Our clinicians use research-based interventions to provide compassionate, personalized therapeutic services that empower clients to grow, heal, and meet their mental health goals.
LCS has Immediate Openings.
All of our Clinicians offer In Person and Telehealth Appointments.
Daytime, After School, Evening, and Weekend Appointments Available
We work with all couples and relationships including couples who have experienced an affair, couples who are “fighting all the time”, and couples who have lost that “spark” for each other.
We work with all couples and relationships including couples who have experienced an affair, couples who are “fighting all the time”, and couples who have lost that “spark” for each other.
Connections4life Professional Therapy Services, PC
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHP, CCTP
1 Endorsed
Leesburg, VA 20176
Amy Hughes is an LPC and the founder of Connections4life Professional Therapy Services, PC. She is also a VA board approved supervisor of student interns and residents in counseling. In addition, she is trained in EMDR, EFT and is a level 2 Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Connections4life offers customized care. We specialize in C-PTSD, PTSD, developmental trauma, anxiety & depression. We believe in the power of connections and that we are all capable of change and growth. Our passion for what we do reflects in the connections we are able to make with the individuals we treat.
Amy Hughes is an LPC and the founder of Connections4life Professional Therapy Services, PC. She is also a VA board approved supervisor of student interns and residents in counseling. In addition, she is trained in EMDR, EFT and is a level 2 Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Connections4life offers customized care. We specialize in C-PTSD, PTSD, developmental trauma, anxiety & depression. We believe in the power of connections and that we are all capable of change and growth. Our passion for what we do reflects in the connections we are able to make with the individuals we treat.
Life is rarely straight forward and relationships can get complicated and messy. Life has its moments of turbulence and peace; times of stability and uncertainty; joy and pain. That's the paradox of life. Maybe your teenager is navigating a tough transition, or the pressures of parenthood has you feeling exhausted. Perhaps you're a young adult trying to manage that stuck feeling. If so, you could be my ideal client.
Together, we can make sense of what's causing you distress and find your pathway to stability, joy, and peace. My promise to you: we'll work on what matters most to you and your family.
Life is rarely straight forward and relationships can get complicated and messy. Life has its moments of turbulence and peace; times of stability and uncertainty; joy and pain. That's the paradox of life. Maybe your teenager is navigating a tough transition, or the pressures of parenthood has you feeling exhausted. Perhaps you're a young adult trying to manage that stuck feeling. If so, you could be my ideal client.
Together, we can make sense of what's causing you distress and find your pathway to stability, joy, and peace. My promise to you: we'll work on what matters most to you and your family.
Scarlet Lovejoy
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
3 Endorsed
Leesburg, VA 20175
Waitlist for new clients
My clinical areas of focus include sex, kink/BDSM, polyamory/ENM, LGBTQIA+, and trauma (including domestic and sexual violence, C-PTSD, and dissociative disorders).
I provide services to individuals who are looking to explore the vulnerable parts of themselves using a person-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed approach. I believe in meeting a client wherever they are in the healing process and promoting healing and growth in every aspect of the client’s life.
My clinical areas of focus include sex, kink/BDSM, polyamory/ENM, LGBTQIA+, and trauma (including domestic and sexual violence, C-PTSD, and dissociative disorders).
I provide services to individuals who are looking to explore the vulnerable parts of themselves using a person-centered, humanistic, and trauma-informed approach. I believe in meeting a client wherever they are in the healing process and promoting healing and growth in every aspect of the client’s life.
Two of the most important things in life are to feel understood and have a sense of belonging. However, when we experience challenges in our lives, it’s difficult to feel this way. My role as a bilingual therapist is to provide support and hold a safe space for you while discovering ways to cope with these challenges and develop skills to promote awareness, growth and healing in your life. During my career in the human services field for over 18 years, my passion has been to assist individuals and families cope with depression, anxiety, stress, mood challenges, acculturation and adjustment as a result of migration, and trauma.
Two of the most important things in life are to feel understood and have a sense of belonging. However, when we experience challenges in our lives, it’s difficult to feel this way. My role as a bilingual therapist is to provide support and hold a safe space for you while discovering ways to cope with these challenges and develop skills to promote awareness, growth and healing in your life. During my career in the human services field for over 18 years, my passion has been to assist individuals and families cope with depression, anxiety, stress, mood challenges, acculturation and adjustment as a result of migration, and trauma.
Accepting New Clients. Is your teen struggling? It’s hard to be a teen in todays world. They are managing stress, anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and relationships. Sometimes having an outside perspective can help. Helping teens with strategies to help with these important issues is a passion of mine. I also know how important the relationship is between teens and their families. As a parent of two grown children, I know how important this connection is and how challenging it can be as our children become teens.
Accepting New Clients. Is your teen struggling? It’s hard to be a teen in todays world. They are managing stress, anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and relationships. Sometimes having an outside perspective can help. Helping teens with strategies to help with these important issues is a passion of mine. I also know how important the relationship is between teens and their families. As a parent of two grown children, I know how important this connection is and how challenging it can be as our children become teens.
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Domestic Abuse Therapists
What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?
Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognize that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.
When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?
Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.
What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?
Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.
How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?
It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.