Therapists for Seniors in Poquoson, VA
I work with a generational spectrum of clients, from adolescents to retirees, who are navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, or addiction. My ideal clients are often those who feel "stuck" in old patterns and are looking for a direct, authentic approach to healing. Whether you are facing old traumas, anxiety, work-related stress, or major life transitions, I help you move forward by integrating the immediate self-regulation skills of DBT with the deep processing of EMDR. Together, we work to transform the maladaptive memories into adaptive ones, giving you both the practical tools and the cognitive clarity needed to reclaim your life.
I work with a generational spectrum of clients, from adolescents to retirees, who are navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, or addiction. My ideal clients are often those who feel "stuck" in old patterns and are looking for a direct, authentic approach to healing. Whether you are facing old traumas, anxiety, work-related stress, or major life transitions, I help you move forward by integrating the immediate self-regulation skills of DBT with the deep processing of EMDR. Together, we work to transform the maladaptive memories into adaptive ones, giving you both the practical tools and the cognitive clarity needed to reclaim your life.
I have been a clinical psychologist since 1999,primarily working in the areas of PTSD, mood disorders, family conflict, crisis intervention, conduct disorders in children and adolescents, and addiction. In addition, I have specialized training in the treatment of PTSD in a wide range of populations. Specifically, I have been trained in and provided Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure, both evidenced based treatments for PTSD.
I have been a clinical psychologist since 1999,primarily working in the areas of PTSD, mood disorders, family conflict, crisis intervention, conduct disorders in children and adolescents, and addiction. In addition, I have specialized training in the treatment of PTSD in a wide range of populations. Specifically, I have been trained in and provided Cognitive Processing Therapy and Prolonged Exposure, both evidenced based treatments for PTSD.
I believe in you. I believe in your ability to change. I believe you can overcome challenges. I believe you can live the life you were always meant to have. I specialize in trauma and also have experience supporting individuals who live with PTSD, OCD, hoarding, ADHD, Autism, emotional eating, anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, and relationship and family difficulties. Clients have shared how, in me, they feel they have found someone who helps them feel safe, supported, and understood. Discover how to live life the way that best works for you. You are worth the journey. You deserve happiness.
I believe in you. I believe in your ability to change. I believe you can overcome challenges. I believe you can live the life you were always meant to have. I specialize in trauma and also have experience supporting individuals who live with PTSD, OCD, hoarding, ADHD, Autism, emotional eating, anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, and relationship and family difficulties. Clients have shared how, in me, they feel they have found someone who helps them feel safe, supported, and understood. Discover how to live life the way that best works for you. You are worth the journey. You deserve happiness.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (LPC, CSAC) in the state of Virginia with over 18 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and veterans in a variety of settings. I earned my Master’s degree in Counseling from Norfolk State University and specialize in cognitive behavioral (CBT), behavior modification, client-centered, rational-emotive, family systems (FST), and brief solution-focused therapies (BSFT).
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (LPC, CSAC) in the state of Virginia with over 18 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and veterans in a variety of settings. I earned my Master’s degree in Counseling from Norfolk State University and specialize in cognitive behavioral (CBT), behavior modification, client-centered, rational-emotive, family systems (FST), and brief solution-focused therapies (BSFT).
Maria Weaver
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, BCN
4 Endorsed
Serves Area
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I provide an encouraging and non-judgmental space to share your difficulties. No matter what your challenges are in life, you CAN make positive changes! I tailor my approach to help you find YOUR path and inner strength to meet YOUR goals. I use a combination of trauma informed therapy, mindfulness techniques, and cognitive-behavioral therapy to build resilience and insight, to assist you with resolving your challenges. If you desire swift, and lasting change, I offer Neurofeedback and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Flash Technique, and Target2zero, a faster EMDR-like therapy to help you conquer your challenges.
I provide an encouraging and non-judgmental space to share your difficulties. No matter what your challenges are in life, you CAN make positive changes! I tailor my approach to help you find YOUR path and inner strength to meet YOUR goals. I use a combination of trauma informed therapy, mindfulness techniques, and cognitive-behavioral therapy to build resilience and insight, to assist you with resolving your challenges. If you desire swift, and lasting change, I offer Neurofeedback and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Flash Technique, and Target2zero, a faster EMDR-like therapy to help you conquer your challenges.
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My ideal clients are adults who may look like they have things under control, but inside feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or constantly on edge. Therapy often starts when anxiety, panic, ADHD, chronic stress, racing thoughts, perfectionism, or burnout begin interfering with daily life. The focus is on slowing things down, understanding patterns more clearly, and building practical tools that support a greater sense of calm, confidence, and control.
My ideal clients are adults who may look like they have things under control, but inside feel overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, or constantly on edge. Therapy often starts when anxiety, panic, ADHD, chronic stress, racing thoughts, perfectionism, or burnout begin interfering with daily life. The focus is on slowing things down, understanding patterns more clearly, and building practical tools that support a greater sense of calm, confidence, and control.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with over 15 years of experience, in the field of Social Work. I've been in private practice as a licensed professional since 2015. I have experience working with children and families with a range of mental health disorders. Throughout my career I have had experience with facilitating substance abuse groups with adolescents and adults as well as administering individual assessments and SASSI-A2.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with over 15 years of experience, in the field of Social Work. I've been in private practice as a licensed professional since 2015. I have experience working with children and families with a range of mental health disorders. Throughout my career I have had experience with facilitating substance abuse groups with adolescents and adults as well as administering individual assessments and SASSI-A2.
There are some who may feel stuck. Maybe they're struggling with overwhelming anxiety or adjusting to a major life change like an empty nest or career shift. They need a safe, supportive space to explore their feelings and gain clarity. Ultimately, they want to regain confidence, find purpose, and live with more balance and joy.
There are some who may feel stuck. Maybe they're struggling with overwhelming anxiety or adjusting to a major life change like an empty nest or career shift. They need a safe, supportive space to explore their feelings and gain clarity. Ultimately, they want to regain confidence, find purpose, and live with more balance and joy.
Struggling with anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges? I’m Keshia Slack-Ingram, LPC, with 20 years of experience supporting adults and couples through life transitions and emotional challenges. I provide a compassionate, collaborative space to explore your concerns, develop practical strategies, and build stronger relationships. Together, we’ll work toward understanding, growth, and lasting positive change, helping you navigate life’s ups and downs with confidence and clarity.
Struggling with anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges? I’m Keshia Slack-Ingram, LPC, with 20 years of experience supporting adults and couples through life transitions and emotional challenges. I provide a compassionate, collaborative space to explore your concerns, develop practical strategies, and build stronger relationships. Together, we’ll work toward understanding, growth, and lasting positive change, helping you navigate life’s ups and downs with confidence and clarity.
You already know how to push yourself and you're all set with coping skills. You need someone skilled enough to identify exactly what needs to shift for you and is experienced enough to get you there for good. Let's graduate therapy.
You already know how to push yourself and you're all set with coping skills. You need someone skilled enough to identify exactly what needs to shift for you and is experienced enough to get you there for good. Let's graduate therapy.
At Peace of Mind Therapeutic Solutions, we are dedicated to helping individuals of all ages—children, teens, adults, and seniors—find balance and healing through personalized mental health care.
For your convenience, we offer in-person and telehealth appointments, with same day walk-ins available from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Our compassionate providers take time to listen, evaluate, and create individualized treatment plans tailored to your unique needs.
At Peace of Mind Therapeutic Solutions, we are dedicated to helping individuals of all ages—children, teens, adults, and seniors—find balance and healing through personalized mental health care.
For your convenience, we offer in-person and telehealth appointments, with same day walk-ins available from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Our compassionate providers take time to listen, evaluate, and create individualized treatment plans tailored to your unique needs.
Whether your life is going "pretty well" yet you still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck, or you're navigating a significant crisis, counseling can help. My clients often struggle with depression, anxiety, perfectionism, performance anxiety, self-harm, and feelings of purposelessness. I also enjoy working with business professionals, athletes, and high achievers who want to optimize performance, strengthen resilience, and align their success with a meaningful life. As a mother of five and military spouse, I'm especially passionate about supporting mothers, families, and the military community.
Whether your life is going "pretty well" yet you still feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck, or you're navigating a significant crisis, counseling can help. My clients often struggle with depression, anxiety, perfectionism, performance anxiety, self-harm, and feelings of purposelessness. I also enjoy working with business professionals, athletes, and high achievers who want to optimize performance, strengthen resilience, and align their success with a meaningful life. As a mother of five and military spouse, I'm especially passionate about supporting mothers, families, and the military community.
I am a firm believer that humans are doing the best with what they know at any given time. I'm also very aware that our contexts, both small-scale within our living situations, and large-scale within our society, shape how we feel and what we experience. My job is to help you better know yourself so you can live more aligned with your values and your goals while also creating space for the impact your contexts have on you. My therapeutic approach is dynamic and strength-based. I will help you find repetitive dynamics within your life and assist you in making the mental and behavioral changes you want to see.
I am a firm believer that humans are doing the best with what they know at any given time. I'm also very aware that our contexts, both small-scale within our living situations, and large-scale within our society, shape how we feel and what we experience. My job is to help you better know yourself so you can live more aligned with your values and your goals while also creating space for the impact your contexts have on you. My therapeutic approach is dynamic and strength-based. I will help you find repetitive dynamics within your life and assist you in making the mental and behavioral changes you want to see.
Whether you come in with troubles and challenges in your work life, interpersonal relationships, finding a sense of meaning and purpose, or any other of the many struggles that all humans experience from time to time, I am here to encourage positive growth from you. I specialize in career decision-making, family, friendship, or romantic relationship issues, men's issues, and managing anxiety and stress. I am also skilled in working with internet and marijuana addiction. Nonetheless, I enjoy building strong relationships and supporting all of my clients regardless of the challenges they face.
Whether you come in with troubles and challenges in your work life, interpersonal relationships, finding a sense of meaning and purpose, or any other of the many struggles that all humans experience from time to time, I am here to encourage positive growth from you. I specialize in career decision-making, family, friendship, or romantic relationship issues, men's issues, and managing anxiety and stress. I am also skilled in working with internet and marijuana addiction. Nonetheless, I enjoy building strong relationships and supporting all of my clients regardless of the challenges they face.
If you’re used to being the one who holds it together, therapy can feel like the only place you’re allowed to stop. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, stuck in anxious thought loops, emotionally exhausted, or carrying old family wounds that still show up in their relationships and self-talk. You may know why you feel the way you do, but knowing hasn’t been enough to create real change. I work with adults who want more than insight; they want relief. My approach is direct, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based care.
If you’re used to being the one who holds it together, therapy can feel like the only place you’re allowed to stop. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside but internally overwhelmed, stuck in anxious thought loops, emotionally exhausted, or carrying old family wounds that still show up in their relationships and self-talk. You may know why you feel the way you do, but knowing hasn’t been enough to create real change. I work with adults who want more than insight; they want relief. My approach is direct, supportive, and grounded in evidence-based care.
Great to meet you! I go by the nickname, Jay. I'm a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 10+ yrs of experience in diverse settings (rural, military, college, inpatient, & VA C&P exams). I believe in our natural strength and that we all need help sometimes. I will listen, support, and provide a trusted space for you to explore your feelings and concerns. I will teach you how to approach difficult and necessary conversations within yourself and with others. I will help untangle what feels messy. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, military/veteran stress, LGBTQ+, grief, & family / relationships issues.
Great to meet you! I go by the nickname, Jay. I'm a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with 10+ yrs of experience in diverse settings (rural, military, college, inpatient, & VA C&P exams). I believe in our natural strength and that we all need help sometimes. I will listen, support, and provide a trusted space for you to explore your feelings and concerns. I will teach you how to approach difficult and necessary conversations within yourself and with others. I will help untangle what feels messy. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, military/veteran stress, LGBTQ+, grief, & family / relationships issues.
I enjoy working with individuals of all ages, as well as couples and families. My approach is holistic, solution-focused, and grounded in the belief that you already carry the inner resources needed for growth. Using an evidence-based, culturally responsive lens, I support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. I strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where we can explore your experiences, build resilience, and support meaningful, lasting change.
I enjoy working with individuals of all ages, as well as couples and families. My approach is holistic, solution-focused, and grounded in the belief that you already carry the inner resources needed for growth. Using an evidence-based, culturally responsive lens, I support clients experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. I strive to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where we can explore your experiences, build resilience, and support meaningful, lasting change.
Life can be challenging, and sometimes it helps to have guidance along the way. I’m Celina Pearson, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with three years of experience supporting individuals in community mental health and outpatient settings. I take an eclectic, personalized approach to therapy, drawing from person-centered therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help you navigate life’s challenges and build the skills to move forward with confidence.
Life can be challenging, and sometimes it helps to have guidance along the way. I’m Celina Pearson, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with three years of experience supporting individuals in community mental health and outpatient settings. I take an eclectic, personalized approach to therapy, drawing from person-centered therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help you navigate life’s challenges and build the skills to move forward with confidence.
My treatment method is to aid progress and provide feedback to help clients address current life challenges. My priority is to listen, understand, design therapy around my clients’ needs, and help individuals find resolution to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. I believe the foundation of success in therapy is based on the creation of the relationship between the client and the therapist. My goal is to make sure each person feels comfortable, heard, understood, and is working toward healing.
My treatment method is to aid progress and provide feedback to help clients address current life challenges. My priority is to listen, understand, design therapy around my clients’ needs, and help individuals find resolution to a wide range of personal concerns and psychological issues. I believe the foundation of success in therapy is based on the creation of the relationship between the client and the therapist. My goal is to make sure each person feels comfortable, heard, understood, and is working toward healing.
Do you feel like you are holding onto a lot? The mental load, the pressure to keep it together, the feeling of being stuck even when you’re doing “everything right.” Maybe you’re navigating a change in life or trying to untangle patterns in a relationship. Maybe you’re trying to make sense of intense emotions that can feel unmanageable.
Life is a lot like playing cards. Everyone gets dealt a different hand, and we never know what we are going to get. Yet somehow, we are expected to do the most with the hand we are given, even if it’s not the one we wanted.
Do you feel like you are holding onto a lot? The mental load, the pressure to keep it together, the feeling of being stuck even when you’re doing “everything right.” Maybe you’re navigating a change in life or trying to untangle patterns in a relationship. Maybe you’re trying to make sense of intense emotions that can feel unmanageable.
Life is a lot like playing cards. Everyone gets dealt a different hand, and we never know what we are going to get. Yet somehow, we are expected to do the most with the hand we are given, even if it’s not the one we wanted.
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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.