Therapists in McLean, VA
Barbara earned her BA from Michigan State University, her MA in Counseling from George Washington University in 1983, and an advanced certificate in Counseling from GWU in 2014. She has over 30 years of counseling experience. She worked as a school counselor for Fairfax County Public Schools until2016 and has since worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has worked primarily with children and families, and is also seeing adults. She uses solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered therapy.
Barbara earned her BA from Michigan State University, her MA in Counseling from George Washington University in 1983, and an advanced certificate in Counseling from GWU in 2014. She has over 30 years of counseling experience. She worked as a school counselor for Fairfax County Public Schools until2016 and has since worked as a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has worked primarily with children and families, and is also seeing adults. She uses solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral, client-centered therapy.
Every person deserves therapy that inspires growth and lasting change. At Lifebulb, we empower our clinicians to do what they do best, which is to help people heal. Our team of licensed, compassionate therapists will meet you where you are, offering personalized care both in person and online that’s designed around your goals and your story.
Every person deserves therapy that inspires growth and lasting change. At Lifebulb, we empower our clinicians to do what they do best, which is to help people heal. Our team of licensed, compassionate therapists will meet you where you are, offering personalized care both in person and online that’s designed around your goals and your story.
You love your child, but you’re exhausted. You spend your days braced for the next explosion, bargaining over the simplest tasks, and feeling the judgment of others who think you just aren’t "firm" enough. You’re exhausted from the constant defiance and you’re heartbroken that your home has become a battlefield. You don’t recognize this reactive, frustrated version of yourself. I’m here to tell you that you aren’t failing; you are simply dealing with a level of behavior that standard parenting advice can’t touch.
You love your child, but you’re exhausted. You spend your days braced for the next explosion, bargaining over the simplest tasks, and feeling the judgment of others who think you just aren’t "firm" enough. You’re exhausted from the constant defiance and you’re heartbroken that your home has become a battlefield. You don’t recognize this reactive, frustrated version of yourself. I’m here to tell you that you aren’t failing; you are simply dealing with a level of behavior that standard parenting advice can’t touch.
Welcome! My name is Delaney (she/her), and I am committed to providing affirming, evidence-based therapy by creating a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I’m honored to provide a judgment-free environment where you can process, feel, and heal at your own pace. Together, we can address current challenges as well as past experiences and underlying patterns to deepen your self-understanding and make lasting changes. As an LGBTQ+-affirming provider, I ensure that clients’ identities are celebrated and supported throughout the therapeutic journey.
Welcome! My name is Delaney (she/her), and I am committed to providing affirming, evidence-based therapy by creating a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I’m honored to provide a judgment-free environment where you can process, feel, and heal at your own pace. Together, we can address current challenges as well as past experiences and underlying patterns to deepen your self-understanding and make lasting changes. As an LGBTQ+-affirming provider, I ensure that clients’ identities are celebrated and supported throughout the therapeutic journey.
My practice is designed to help children, adolescents, and adults with healthy development, personal confidence, and more satisfying relationships. I offer individual and group therapy to help kids with labeling and identifying feelings, developing and maintaining friendships, reading social cues, and increasing self-esteem. In working with adults, I create a supportive environment to explore a better life balance, manage stress, and improve close relationships. I value comprehensive treatment, and work with schools and other professionals to assure positive treatment outcomes.
My practice is designed to help children, adolescents, and adults with healthy development, personal confidence, and more satisfying relationships. I offer individual and group therapy to help kids with labeling and identifying feelings, developing and maintaining friendships, reading social cues, and increasing self-esteem. In working with adults, I create a supportive environment to explore a better life balance, manage stress, and improve close relationships. I value comprehensive treatment, and work with schools and other professionals to assure positive treatment outcomes.
I, Jesse Byers, am an LPC in the state of Virginia. The client-centered and cognitive approach that I use has proven to be helpful for clients facing issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addiction, relationship conflicts, infidelity, men's issues, impulse control, life changes, and premarital counseling. I maintain that people are multifaceted and that spiritual, physical, physiological, emotional, and historical factors can play a role in whether we are living healthy, fulfilling lives.
I, Jesse Byers, am an LPC in the state of Virginia. The client-centered and cognitive approach that I use has proven to be helpful for clients facing issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, addiction, relationship conflicts, infidelity, men's issues, impulse control, life changes, and premarital counseling. I maintain that people are multifaceted and that spiritual, physical, physiological, emotional, and historical factors can play a role in whether we are living healthy, fulfilling lives.
I work with individuals, families and couples to improve their life situation and address the problems they are facing in a positive and compassionate manner. I also am fairly direct and get to the heart of the matter quickly, not only addressing the problem, but the factors and processes that contribute to it, therefore making long standing changes. My goal is to help the client develop the tools necessary to address their own problems and live a happier, more fulfilling life.
I work with individuals, families and couples to improve their life situation and address the problems they are facing in a positive and compassionate manner. I also am fairly direct and get to the heart of the matter quickly, not only addressing the problem, but the factors and processes that contribute to it, therefore making long standing changes. My goal is to help the client develop the tools necessary to address their own problems and live a happier, more fulfilling life.
The cornerstone of successful therapy is the relationship developed between the client and therapist. I pride myself on developing trusting, supportive, and collaborative working relationships with clients. I tailor my approach to individual clients by helping them to identify and develop goals specific to their personal needs. In targeting identified areas of need, I utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities. Families play a crucial role in the therapeutic process. I actively collaborate with parents to help them support their children working through their particular challenges. I work collaboratively with schools and other involved care providers to facilitate optimal treatment outcomes.
The cornerstone of successful therapy is the relationship developed between the client and therapist. I pride myself on developing trusting, supportive, and collaborative working relationships with clients. I tailor my approach to individual clients by helping them to identify and develop goals specific to their personal needs. In targeting identified areas of need, I utilize a variety of therapeutic modalities. Families play a crucial role in the therapeutic process. I actively collaborate with parents to help them support their children working through their particular challenges. I work collaboratively with schools and other involved care providers to facilitate optimal treatment outcomes.
Are you finding it difficult to manage life’s challenges? Whether you’re an adult or teen, I’m here to help you explore these issues and work toward meaningful change. I specialize in Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy—each tailored to your unique needs.
Are you finding it difficult to manage life’s challenges? Whether you’re an adult or teen, I’m here to help you explore these issues and work toward meaningful change. I specialize in Person-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy—each tailored to your unique needs.
It is my belief that by creating a caring, nonjudgmental, authentic and safe therapeutic relationship, clients can feel empowered to create the life they want to lead. I work with children, adolescents, and adults in various life stages through a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and person-centered therapy, Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic approaches. I have an extensive background in working with children of all ages and their families. I love helping clients to realize they have many of the skills needed to get themselves where they want to go.
It is my belief that by creating a caring, nonjudgmental, authentic and safe therapeutic relationship, clients can feel empowered to create the life they want to lead. I work with children, adolescents, and adults in various life stages through a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and person-centered therapy, Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic approaches. I have an extensive background in working with children of all ages and their families. I love helping clients to realize they have many of the skills needed to get themselves where they want to go.
Thank you for viewing my profile. I am currently booked and unavailable to see new clients... If you are an adult with anxiety or low self-esteem or if you are feeling stuck and unable to make progress, I can offer you insights, support, and practical strategies needed to overcome these challenges.
Thank you for viewing my profile. I am currently booked and unavailable to see new clients... If you are an adult with anxiety or low self-esteem or if you are feeling stuck and unable to make progress, I can offer you insights, support, and practical strategies needed to overcome these challenges.
Hello. It is a pleasure to introduce my practice to you. I specialize in treating relationship problems, developmental adjustment difficulties, depression, anxiety and survivors of trauma. All of us need support from time to time to develop new ways of living fuller, richer and more satisfying lives. Contact me so that we may discuss how I may be of help.
Hello. It is a pleasure to introduce my practice to you. I specialize in treating relationship problems, developmental adjustment difficulties, depression, anxiety and survivors of trauma. All of us need support from time to time to develop new ways of living fuller, richer and more satisfying lives. Contact me so that we may discuss how I may be of help.
As adults we sometimes find ourselves overwhelmed with the complexity of our lives. Maybe our relationships aren't turning out as we had hoped, or our career isn't quite what we had expected. Perhaps we discover that the way we feel inside is generally uncomfortable to us. Or maybe we find that we are engaging in unhealthy activities that contradict with who we want to be. At these times, seeing an experienced therapist whom we trust can be extremely beneficial.
As adults we sometimes find ourselves overwhelmed with the complexity of our lives. Maybe our relationships aren't turning out as we had hoped, or our career isn't quite what we had expected. Perhaps we discover that the way we feel inside is generally uncomfortable to us. Or maybe we find that we are engaging in unhealthy activities that contradict with who we want to be. At these times, seeing an experienced therapist whom we trust can be extremely beneficial.
I'm a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience helping adults remove the obstacles to achieving their life goals - self-attacks, passive behavior, negative assumptions, delaying difficult life decisions, and repetitive, destructive relationship patterns. Our work together is collaborative, respectful, and goal-focused. It is also, at times, challenging - as is often the case with growth and learning, but the end result is the joy of increased freedom. Therapy gives a unique opportunity to examine our emotional life and re-evaluate the beliefs and presuppositions that affect our perceptions of ourselves and others.
I'm a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience helping adults remove the obstacles to achieving their life goals - self-attacks, passive behavior, negative assumptions, delaying difficult life decisions, and repetitive, destructive relationship patterns. Our work together is collaborative, respectful, and goal-focused. It is also, at times, challenging - as is often the case with growth and learning, but the end result is the joy of increased freedom. Therapy gives a unique opportunity to examine our emotional life and re-evaluate the beliefs and presuppositions that affect our perceptions of ourselves and others.
Are you successful on the outside but feel mentally overloaded or uncertain about direction? You manage deadlines and responsibilities well enough that others assume you are fine. But internally, there may be anxiety that will not quiet, focus that feels harder than it should, or a sense of fatigue.
Some clients are professionals managing leadership responsibility or navigating burnout. Some are high-achieving young adults questioning identity, or direction.
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well. They simply want to function more intentionally and with greater clarity.
Are you successful on the outside but feel mentally overloaded or uncertain about direction? You manage deadlines and responsibilities well enough that others assume you are fine. But internally, there may be anxiety that will not quiet, focus that feels harder than it should, or a sense of fatigue.
Some clients are professionals managing leadership responsibility or navigating burnout. Some are high-achieving young adults questioning identity, or direction.
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well. They simply want to function more intentionally and with greater clarity.
Are you or loved one in need of finding answers? Do you wonder what might be causing you (or your loved one) to have difficulty navigating the day to day tasks? Or perhaps you are looking to speak with someone who can provide a safe and understanding place to explore questions that you may have in order to find solutions, support, or a direction. Whether you are seeking a psychological evaluation or therapy/counseling services, the questions or reasons that have brought you to where you are now may be addressed.
Are you or loved one in need of finding answers? Do you wonder what might be causing you (or your loved one) to have difficulty navigating the day to day tasks? Or perhaps you are looking to speak with someone who can provide a safe and understanding place to explore questions that you may have in order to find solutions, support, or a direction. Whether you are seeking a psychological evaluation or therapy/counseling services, the questions or reasons that have brought you to where you are now may be addressed.
Welcome, I’m really glad you found your way here! Therapy with me is honest, supportive, and surprisingly enjoyable. You don’t need the perfect backstory or the “right” words, I’ll help you slow down, get present, and figure out what actually matters. I’m warm but direct, and I love using small, intentional challenges to help you build real confidence - not just insight, but change you can feel in your daily life. I center presence, confidence, and fun, because growth works best when it feels human and motivating. Clients often say they leave sessions feeling clearer, lighter, and more like themselves, and that’s exactly the point
Welcome, I’m really glad you found your way here! Therapy with me is honest, supportive, and surprisingly enjoyable. You don’t need the perfect backstory or the “right” words, I’ll help you slow down, get present, and figure out what actually matters. I’m warm but direct, and I love using small, intentional challenges to help you build real confidence - not just insight, but change you can feel in your daily life. I center presence, confidence, and fun, because growth works best when it feels human and motivating. Clients often say they leave sessions feeling clearer, lighter, and more like themselves, and that’s exactly the point
Therapy is a chance to slow down and step into a safe, confidential space away from the external world to explore your inner one. To sit in a quiet room with another human being who is unconditionally kind but honest, and also trained to recognize patterns of unhealthy behavior, irrational thinking, and the invisible blocks that keep you from being the best version of yourself. I invite you to begin your counseling journey with me and start this process of untangling emotional knots and using these insights to make positive changes in your life.
Therapy is a chance to slow down and step into a safe, confidential space away from the external world to explore your inner one. To sit in a quiet room with another human being who is unconditionally kind but honest, and also trained to recognize patterns of unhealthy behavior, irrational thinking, and the invisible blocks that keep you from being the best version of yourself. I invite you to begin your counseling journey with me and start this process of untangling emotional knots and using these insights to make positive changes in your life.
I have experience working with adolescents, teenagers, and adults in individual and group settings. I believe in tailoring treatment based upon their strengths and goals. I am dedicated to maximizing a client's strengths in order to address issues such as depression, anxiety, life transitions, women's issues, postpartum, body image issues, eating disorders, and peer relations.
I have experience working with adolescents, teenagers, and adults in individual and group settings. I believe in tailoring treatment based upon their strengths and goals. I am dedicated to maximizing a client's strengths in order to address issues such as depression, anxiety, life transitions, women's issues, postpartum, body image issues, eating disorders, and peer relations.
Now accepting clients. To empower individuals so that they may live a resilient, fulfilled life is my goal. I am passionate about helping others cope with day to day stressors and the anxieties of life. I am a strong proponent of the power that counseling can have on the individual. I believe that it can be life-changing, and that through individual and group counseling, an individual can learn the power of honesty, empathy and self-acceptance.
Now accepting clients. To empower individuals so that they may live a resilient, fulfilled life is my goal. I am passionate about helping others cope with day to day stressors and the anxieties of life. I am a strong proponent of the power that counseling can have on the individual. I believe that it can be life-changing, and that through individual and group counseling, an individual can learn the power of honesty, empathy and self-acceptance.
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Number of Therapists in McLean, VA
700+
Average cost per session
$190
Therapists in McLean, VA who prioritize treating:
| 95% | Anxiety |
| 88% | Depression |
| 78% | Relationship Issues |
| 73% | Self Esteem |
| 69% | Stress |
| 66% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Life Transitions |
Average years in practice
14 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 74% | BlueCross and BlueShield |
| 63% | Aetna |
| 61% | Anthem |
How Therapists in McLean, VA see their clients
| 60% | In Person and Online | |
| 40% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |