Alcohol Use Therapists in Richmond, VA

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Dominion Care - Teen and Adult Substance Use
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Richmond, VA 23229
We are committed to serving teens and adults from all backgrounds and treatment histories. Our mission is deeply rooted in meeting each client exactly where they are on their journey. Through a collaborative process, we focus on client-centered goal setting, providing the essential support and resources—whether in individual therapy, specialized group therapy, or a combination of both—to help you establish and attain your personal, self-directed recovery objectives. Dominion Care is dedicated to providing the unique care you need.
We are committed to serving teens and adults from all backgrounds and treatment histories. Our mission is deeply rooted in meeting each client exactly where they are on their journey. Through a collaborative process, we focus on client-centered goal setting, providing the essential support and resources—whether in individual therapy, specialized group therapy, or a combination of both—to help you establish and attain your personal, self-directed recovery objectives. Dominion Care is dedicated to providing the unique care you need.
(804) 251-3621 View (804) 251-3621
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Jenny Kelly
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Life is hard—and you don’t have to face it alone. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by daily stress, anxiety, depression, or struggling with self-worth, I’m here to support you. I’m a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and board-approved therapist in Virginia, offering a compassionate space to help you heal.
Life is hard—and you don’t have to face it alone. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by daily stress, anxiety, depression, or struggling with self-worth, I’m here to support you. I’m a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and board-approved therapist in Virginia, offering a compassionate space to help you heal.
(804) 391-0778 View (804) 391-0778
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Amira Turner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MS
Richmond, VA 23229
As an integrative therapist, Amira incorporates therapeutic techniques, including EMDR, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems informed, and Equine interactions in psychotherapy.
As an integrative therapist, Amira incorporates therapeutic techniques, including EMDR, Brainspotting, Internal Family Systems informed, and Equine interactions in psychotherapy.
(804) 575-7598 View (804) 575-7598
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Dr. Bryan R Boyles
Verified Verified
Richmond, VA 23220
Doesn't it make sense to talk with someone who has actually experienced what you are going through? Someone who understands drinking and/or substance use can both cause problems AND provide much needed relief. I have been where you are, or somewhere close, and together we can find a way out. My ability to help is grounded in 10 years of active addiction, followed by 27 years of continuous recovery and 14 years of academic training (MSW, PhD). I understand the science, and I know the suffering. I work with others who have suffered, their families and loved ones.
Doesn't it make sense to talk with someone who has actually experienced what you are going through? Someone who understands drinking and/or substance use can both cause problems AND provide much needed relief. I have been where you are, or somewhere close, and together we can find a way out. My ability to help is grounded in 10 years of active addiction, followed by 27 years of continuous recovery and 14 years of academic training (MSW, PhD). I understand the science, and I know the suffering. I work with others who have suffered, their families and loved ones.
(804) 432-1474 View (804) 432-1474
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Samantha Ericson
Counselor, LMHC, LPC, LPCC
7 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or struggling to reconnect in your relationships? You don’t have to carry it all on your own. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can begin to untangle what’s weighing on you and move toward meaningful change at your own pace. With over 20 years of experience as a licensed counselor in Florida, Vermont, and Virginia, I work with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, substance use, and relationship challenges.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stuck in patterns that no longer serve you, or struggling to reconnect in your relationships? You don’t have to carry it all on your own. I offer a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can begin to untangle what’s weighing on you and move toward meaningful change at your own pace. With over 20 years of experience as a licensed counselor in Florida, Vermont, and Virginia, I work with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, substance use, and relationship challenges.
(941) 265-1584 View (941) 265-1584
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Chesterfield Counseling Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CSAC
Serves Area
CCG is group practice with locations in Chesterfield and Fredricksburg, Va. The primary mission of Chesterfield Counseling Group LLC is to help clients improve their lives through introspection, self examination, and heightened insight. We work with individuals of all walks of life. We pride ourselves on being down to earth, reasonable, sober, and sensible therapists. So many times we hear of people who have had negative experiences with past therapists, with that in mind we strive to be flexible and the focus is always on what is important to the individual client. The purpose of the first therapy session is to get to know you.
CCG is group practice with locations in Chesterfield and Fredricksburg, Va. The primary mission of Chesterfield Counseling Group LLC is to help clients improve their lives through introspection, self examination, and heightened insight. We work with individuals of all walks of life. We pride ourselves on being down to earth, reasonable, sober, and sensible therapists. So many times we hear of people who have had negative experiences with past therapists, with that in mind we strive to be flexible and the focus is always on what is important to the individual client. The purpose of the first therapy session is to get to know you.
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Ascension Recovery Services
Verified Verified
Serves Area
Have a family member struggling with addiction? Our team of intervention professionals have decades of experience and are extremely proud Ascension's interventions having over a 96% success rate. We find the most appropriate treatment center for your loved one and will negotiate any out of pocket costs on your behalf to keep costs to a minimum. We don't just get your loved one into treatment; we work with the entire family system during the person of concern's inpatient stay so that the family can begin to heal and develop healthy boundaries. Call us today!
Have a family member struggling with addiction? Our team of intervention professionals have decades of experience and are extremely proud Ascension's interventions having over a 96% success rate. We find the most appropriate treatment center for your loved one and will negotiate any out of pocket costs on your behalf to keep costs to a minimum. We don't just get your loved one into treatment; we work with the entire family system during the person of concern's inpatient stay so that the family can begin to heal and develop healthy boundaries. Call us today!
(304) 621-9306 View (304) 621-9306
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Kristin Vitko
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, REAT
1 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23230
I bring 20+ years of experience as an expressive arts therapist and counselor. I provide a safe space to face challenges and celebrate strengths as we join together in courage, humility, humor and artistic inquiry. I work with children (5+), teens and adults, supporting healing through creative exploration integrated with evidence based methods. I have a special focus working with LGBTQ+, gender expansive and neurodiverse clients of all ages. My training includes play therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
I bring 20+ years of experience as an expressive arts therapist and counselor. I provide a safe space to face challenges and celebrate strengths as we join together in courage, humility, humor and artistic inquiry. I work with children (5+), teens and adults, supporting healing through creative exploration integrated with evidence based methods. I have a special focus working with LGBTQ+, gender expansive and neurodiverse clients of all ages. My training includes play therapy, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavioral therapy, and Accelerated Resolution Therapy.
(804) 886-2027 View (804) 886-2027
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Parker Bowling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling stuck in your healing journey and overwhelmed by the state of the world? I specialize in supporting people who are ready to take a different approach to therapy that gets to the root causes of your challenges, including inner struggles like depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts and trauma, as well as their intersection with external stressors like climate change, political instability and systemic injustice. Rather than focusing solely on a diagnosis, we will work together to understand the origins of your suffering and co-create an actionable path towards both healing and living a more meaningful life.
Are you feeling stuck in your healing journey and overwhelmed by the state of the world? I specialize in supporting people who are ready to take a different approach to therapy that gets to the root causes of your challenges, including inner struggles like depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts and trauma, as well as their intersection with external stressors like climate change, political instability and systemic injustice. Rather than focusing solely on a diagnosis, we will work together to understand the origins of your suffering and co-create an actionable path towards both healing and living a more meaningful life.
(502) 218-4255 View (502) 218-4255
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Charlise Jones
Licensed Professional Counselor, LSATP, CCTP-II, C-DBT, ASDCS, CSTIP
1 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23225
Waitlist for new clients
Sometimes, our “figure it out” can feel broken, and “happily ever after” may seem out of reach. Emotional pain, relationship struggles, and patterns of disconnection often develop from earlier attachment wounds and traumatic experiences that shaped how we learned to survive, protect ourselves, and relate to others. Past trauma can leave us feeling empty, lonely, ashamed, anxious, or afraid of abandonment. We may push others away to avoid being hurt, struggle with overwhelming emotions, feel trapped in cycles of guilt and self-criticism, or believe we can never meet expectations.
Sometimes, our “figure it out” can feel broken, and “happily ever after” may seem out of reach. Emotional pain, relationship struggles, and patterns of disconnection often develop from earlier attachment wounds and traumatic experiences that shaped how we learned to survive, protect ourselves, and relate to others. Past trauma can leave us feeling empty, lonely, ashamed, anxious, or afraid of abandonment. We may push others away to avoid being hurt, struggle with overwhelming emotions, feel trapped in cycles of guilt and self-criticism, or believe we can never meet expectations.
(804) 395-6132 View (804) 395-6132
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Tomecaa Renee Rowe
Resident in Counseling, Tomeca, Rowe, LPC-R
1 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23223
I believe effective therapy begins with a genuine, human connection. My approach is interactive, supportive, and empathic, viewing therapy as a creative, collaborative process. Using CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and trauma-informed practices, I help clients understand patterns, build insight, and strengthen emotional awareness. My goal is to provide a safe, empowering space where you can rediscover your voice, rebuild confidence, and move toward a grounded, meaningful life.
I believe effective therapy begins with a genuine, human connection. My approach is interactive, supportive, and empathic, viewing therapy as a creative, collaborative process. Using CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and trauma-informed practices, I help clients understand patterns, build insight, and strengthen emotional awareness. My goal is to provide a safe, empowering space where you can rediscover your voice, rebuild confidence, and move toward a grounded, meaningful life.
(804) 689-4017 View (804) 689-4017
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Erika Brooks
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CSAC
4 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23228
I provide sound therapeutic counseling and support to people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse concerns. Using an ecclectic therapeutic approach, I will help you rediscover effective coping skills (and maybe learn new ones) to faces challenges and make change in your life. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults in an individual, family, or group setting. If you are ready to begin the journey, please call or email me.
I provide sound therapeutic counseling and support to people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma, and substance abuse concerns. Using an ecclectic therapeutic approach, I will help you rediscover effective coping skills (and maybe learn new ones) to faces challenges and make change in your life. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults in an individual, family, or group setting. If you are ready to begin the journey, please call or email me.
(804) 457-6689 View (804) 457-6689
Photo of Ronald T Lowery - Lowery Coaching & Consulting Services, LLC, QMHP-A, QMHP-C , CCTP
Mission Statement: The mission of Lowery Coaching & Consulting Services, LLC is to cultivate an empowering coaching atmosphere that helps individuals identify and pursue the true desires of their lives—moving beyond continual contemplation into meaningful action. As your professional life coach, I am dedicated to helping you bridge the gap between your current reality and the visionary plan you hold for your life. I specialize in clinical, spiritual, and holistic life coaching, and I am committed to serving a diverse community of adolescents and adults, across all genders, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Mission Statement: The mission of Lowery Coaching & Consulting Services, LLC is to cultivate an empowering coaching atmosphere that helps individuals identify and pursue the true desires of their lives—moving beyond continual contemplation into meaningful action. As your professional life coach, I am dedicated to helping you bridge the gap between your current reality and the visionary plan you hold for your life. I specialize in clinical, spiritual, and holistic life coaching, and I am committed to serving a diverse community of adolescents and adults, across all genders, races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
(804) 207-7513 View (804) 207-7513
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Lucy Vicioso-Harris
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Online Only
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) dedicated to helping children, teens, and adults find healing and renewed strength. With a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Gdańsk, Poland, and a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, I am licensed in Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, and Texas. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish. Hope can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. Rediscover it through self-exploration and renewal.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) dedicated to helping children, teens, and adults find healing and renewed strength. With a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Gdańsk, Poland, and a Master’s in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, I am licensed in Arizona, Florida, South Carolina, Virginia, and Texas. I provide therapy in both English and Spanish. Hope can be discovered in the most unexpected of places. Rediscover it through self-exploration and renewal.
(804) 808-1737 View (804) 808-1737
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Martin Wein
Psychologist, EdD
Richmond, VA 23236
Are you motivated to change your life, but don't quite know where to start? My clients come for help to deal with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and loss. With counseling you can begin improving close loving relationships, manage difficult emotions calmly, replace negative thinking with positive rational thoughts, and let go of old fears and pain to more easily enjoy life. As a licensed clinical psychologist I have worked in schools, prisons, community mental health centers and for the last twenty-five years in private practice. I enjoy working with couples in my home office.
Are you motivated to change your life, but don't quite know where to start? My clients come for help to deal with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and loss. With counseling you can begin improving close loving relationships, manage difficult emotions calmly, replace negative thinking with positive rational thoughts, and let go of old fears and pain to more easily enjoy life. As a licensed clinical psychologist I have worked in schools, prisons, community mental health centers and for the last twenty-five years in private practice. I enjoy working with couples in my home office.
(804) 491-9974 View (804) 491-9974
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Leanora J Harkless
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Online Only
Hello, my name is Leanora! Please call me “Lea.” I would like to ask you two questions, “Are you sick-n-tired of being sick-n-tired?” “Are you ready to make positive change? Let me help you take a journey and explore what is preventing you from moving forward. Please know that I am non-judgmental, reliable, compassionate, and committed to my clients. I adhere to ethical principles and treat people with dignity and respect. Whether its depression, anxiety, fear of change, stress, trauma, relationship issues, oppression, excessive use of substances. I believe that by working together, we can develop a treatment plan for you!
Hello, my name is Leanora! Please call me “Lea.” I would like to ask you two questions, “Are you sick-n-tired of being sick-n-tired?” “Are you ready to make positive change? Let me help you take a journey and explore what is preventing you from moving forward. Please know that I am non-judgmental, reliable, compassionate, and committed to my clients. I adhere to ethical principles and treat people with dignity and respect. Whether its depression, anxiety, fear of change, stress, trauma, relationship issues, oppression, excessive use of substances. I believe that by working together, we can develop a treatment plan for you!
(804) 465-9882 View (804) 465-9882
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David W Hoover
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MDiv
Richmond, VA 23235
I am interested in helping people overcome old messages that interfere with life today.I am especially good at incorporating spiritual healing into my practice. Anxiety and depression are often the result of habitual negative self talk. I can help people focus on ways to manage depression, anxiety and sexual compulsions.
I am interested in helping people overcome old messages that interfere with life today.I am especially good at incorporating spiritual healing into my practice. Anxiety and depression are often the result of habitual negative self talk. I can help people focus on ways to manage depression, anxiety and sexual compulsions.
(301) 684-5363 View (301) 684-5363
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Rebecca Kaderli
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LSATP, NCC, ACS, C-DBT
4 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23226
Welcome couples and singles! Imediate openings. Facing loneliness, depression, anger, infidelity, lack of desire, conflict, or divorce? Counseling helps. I treat adults with a variety of symptoms, am a mid-life specialist, couples counselor, and Certified Sex Therapy Informed Treatment Professional. It has been my honor to study with Master Therapist Demetrios Peratsakis, teach at VCU, and to be a past president of the Virginia Counselors Association. Whether navigating mood or anxiety, empty nesting, hormonal shifts, or fading passion, I help men and women revive confidence, purpose, and vitality. You are worth the investment.
Welcome couples and singles! Imediate openings. Facing loneliness, depression, anger, infidelity, lack of desire, conflict, or divorce? Counseling helps. I treat adults with a variety of symptoms, am a mid-life specialist, couples counselor, and Certified Sex Therapy Informed Treatment Professional. It has been my honor to study with Master Therapist Demetrios Peratsakis, teach at VCU, and to be a past president of the Virginia Counselors Association. Whether navigating mood or anxiety, empty nesting, hormonal shifts, or fading passion, I help men and women revive confidence, purpose, and vitality. You are worth the investment.
(804) 485-1972 View (804) 485-1972
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Irene Ervin Bullock
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
Hi there, I'm Irene! Emotions like anger, sadness, or worry can feel overwhelming when life becomes uncertain. In therapy, I can help clients uncover what's beneath those feelings and find peace through understanding, compassion, and faith. I work with Veterans, older adults, and individuals facing trauma, life transitions, or spiritual challenges. Using CBT, DBT, and Interpersonal Therapy within a trauma-informed and Christian counseling framework, I focus on restoring balance, strengthening relationships, and rebuilding hope. If you're ready to begin the healing process, I'd be honored to walk alongside you.
Hi there, I'm Irene! Emotions like anger, sadness, or worry can feel overwhelming when life becomes uncertain. In therapy, I can help clients uncover what's beneath those feelings and find peace through understanding, compassion, and faith. I work with Veterans, older adults, and individuals facing trauma, life transitions, or spiritual challenges. Using CBT, DBT, and Interpersonal Therapy within a trauma-informed and Christian counseling framework, I focus on restoring balance, strengthening relationships, and rebuilding hope. If you're ready to begin the healing process, I'd be honored to walk alongside you.
(804) 575-7642 View (804) 575-7642
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Arlene Pitchford
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Richmond, VA 23235
Welcome to Arlene’s Rula Portal page. I am dedicated to providing a safe space for individuals to explore and navigate their mental well-being. With a compassionate and understanding approach, I aim to share valuable resources, insights, and support. Let’s embark on a journey towards emotional resilience and inner peace together.
Welcome to Arlene’s Rula Portal page. I am dedicated to providing a safe space for individuals to explore and navigate their mental well-being. With a compassionate and understanding approach, I aim to share valuable resources, insights, and support. Let’s embark on a journey towards emotional resilience and inner peace together.
(757) 760-3651 View (757) 760-3651

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Alcohol Use Therapists
Are there specific medications for alcohol use?
There are oral medications approved to treat alcohol use disorder—such as disulfiram, acamprosate, and naltrexone, which also comes in an injectable form. These medications do help people reduce their drinking as well as avoid the problem of relapse. Naltrexone helps reduce cravings, disulfiram can make a person feel sick when they drink, and acamprosate may help ease symptoms like poor sleep and anxious feelings.

How do alcohol recovery or rehabilitation programs work?
In inpatient programs, individuals live in a facility with other patients in recovery; in outpatient programs,individuals live at home. These facilities are staffed with healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, psychologists, counselors, and psychotherapists. Staff can also include people who have recovered themselves, serving as mentors and guides. These programs may use abstinence, harm reduction, detoxification, psychotherapy, and other tools for recovery.

How do 12-step programs combined with psychotherapy work?
Members of 12-step programs help each other reach abstinence and work to maintain it. These programs promote complete change in the individual’s emotional, mental, physical, and even spiritual perspectives. Some programs require that new members attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Many people do attend these programs in conjunction with their work in psychotherapy; the combination of therapy along with 12-step can be extremely effective.

How does harm reduction combined with psychotherapy work?
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, harm reduction prevents death, injury, disease, overdose, and substance misuse. People who choose harm reduction for alcohol use reduce the amount of alcohol they intake. It is not abstinence-based like a 12-step program, but combining harm reduction with psychotherapy proves to be effective for many people.