Buddhist Therapists in Richmond, VA
W. Tracy Atkinson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC
7 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
As for my counseling style, I use an integrative approach, blending many different types and schools of thought, with strong roots in humanism, existentialism, and Buddhist psychology.
Please note that I am only doing telehealth right now, I do not file insurance claims for clients (but can provide the information needed to do so), my current fee is $200 per session, and I am only licensed to work with Virginia residents. If you are outside of Virginia and would like to work with me as a life coach, please let me know in your inquiry.
As for my counseling style, I use an integrative approach, blending many different types and schools of thought, with strong roots in humanism, existentialism, and Buddhist psychology.
Please note that I am only doing telehealth right now, I do not file insurance claims for clients (but can provide the information needed to do so), my current fee is $200 per session, and I am only licensed to work with Virginia residents. If you are outside of Virginia and would like to work with me as a life coach, please let me know in your inquiry.
Eating Disorders create suffering for those who experience them and everyone around. Finding a treatment team can be daunting task. As an ED Specialist I see my role as both educator orienting folks to the treatment process as well as treatment provider. As your therapist my work is to help you understand and work with emotion skillfully, so that maladaptive coping skills such as avoidance, aggression, disordered eating and self harm do not run roughshod over your life. As a meditator and experienced E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher I can help you to find the present moment and put you back in your life, no matter the issue you face.
Eating Disorders create suffering for those who experience them and everyone around. Finding a treatment team can be daunting task. As an ED Specialist I see my role as both educator orienting folks to the treatment process as well as treatment provider. As your therapist my work is to help you understand and work with emotion skillfully, so that maladaptive coping skills such as avoidance, aggression, disordered eating and self harm do not run roughshod over your life. As a meditator and experienced E-RYT 500 Yoga Teacher I can help you to find the present moment and put you back in your life, no matter the issue you face.
Hi, my name is Angie, I am a licensed professional counselor in Richmond, Virginia. I have over 20 years of experience working in the mental health field. My clinical experiences include working in acute care settings, inpatient settings, community settings, and as an outpatient therapist in solo private practice. I enjoy working with adults and couples who are navigating through transitional periods in their lives. I enjoy helping people develop and strengthen their sense of self and helping them meet their personal goals.
Hi, my name is Angie, I am a licensed professional counselor in Richmond, Virginia. I have over 20 years of experience working in the mental health field. My clinical experiences include working in acute care settings, inpatient settings, community settings, and as an outpatient therapist in solo private practice. I enjoy working with adults and couples who are navigating through transitional periods in their lives. I enjoy helping people develop and strengthen their sense of self and helping them meet their personal goals.
If therapy hasn’t worked for you before you’re not alone & it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Opening up can feel overwhelming. Trust, vulnerability, & meaningful change are not easy, especially when past therapy experiences have been discouraging. Effective therapy requires the right approach, applied with skill and intention.
My work focuses on identifying and moving through the barriers that keep clients stuck, creating meaningful and lasting change. With advanced training in a wide range of evidence-based and holistic modalities, treatment is precisely tailored, so you feel understood & supported with steady progress.
If therapy hasn’t worked for you before you’re not alone & it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Opening up can feel overwhelming. Trust, vulnerability, & meaningful change are not easy, especially when past therapy experiences have been discouraging. Effective therapy requires the right approach, applied with skill and intention.
My work focuses on identifying and moving through the barriers that keep clients stuck, creating meaningful and lasting change. With advanced training in a wide range of evidence-based and holistic modalities, treatment is precisely tailored, so you feel understood & supported with steady progress.
I love working with people who feel pushed out of mainstream society due to their wonderful uniqueness- such as persons who are LGBTQ+, BIPOC, neurodivergent, or chronic physical or mental concerns. Telehealth therapy is really wonderful so you can meet from the comfort of your home.
I love working with people who feel pushed out of mainstream society due to their wonderful uniqueness- such as persons who are LGBTQ+, BIPOC, neurodivergent, or chronic physical or mental concerns. Telehealth therapy is really wonderful so you can meet from the comfort of your home.
Are you feeling dragged down by life? The Zen proverb "Let go, or be dragged" reminds us that in order to be free of suffering, we must learn to let go. I am inspired by secular Buddhism and believe that suffering is an innate human experience, not created from life's problems, but from our clinging to "the way things should be" and resisting impermanence and change. I help individuals develop acceptance through mindfulness techniques and other holistic practices. I will help you discover how to let go of unnecessary thoughts and beliefs and how to find equanimity within, even amongst the most chaotic storms.
Are you feeling dragged down by life? The Zen proverb "Let go, or be dragged" reminds us that in order to be free of suffering, we must learn to let go. I am inspired by secular Buddhism and believe that suffering is an innate human experience, not created from life's problems, but from our clinging to "the way things should be" and resisting impermanence and change. I help individuals develop acceptance through mindfulness techniques and other holistic practices. I will help you discover how to let go of unnecessary thoughts and beliefs and how to find equanimity within, even amongst the most chaotic storms.
My work is particularly influenced by Buddhist Psychology.
Registered Supervisor, Accepting New Clients, Telehealth: My clinical work has consisted of treating a variety of clients with different backgrounds and concerns. I am particularly interested and experienced in treating interpersonal relationship problems, self-esteem, family of origin issues, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and LGBTQAI+ issues. I enjoy facilitating individual and couples therapy with adults. As a compassionate, assertive clinician, I work with clients to meet self-identified goals. I view myself more as a guide and mentor than expert. My clients have described me as "down to earth," "personable," and "real."
My work is particularly influenced by Buddhist Psychology.
Registered Supervisor, Accepting New Clients, Telehealth: My clinical work has consisted of treating a variety of clients with different backgrounds and concerns. I am particularly interested and experienced in treating interpersonal relationship problems, self-esteem, family of origin issues, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and LGBTQAI+ issues. I enjoy facilitating individual and couples therapy with adults. As a compassionate, assertive clinician, I work with clients to meet self-identified goals. I view myself more as a guide and mentor than expert. My clients have described me as "down to earth," "personable," and "real."
Chris E Carson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW
5 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23220
Waitlist for new clients
Im guided by in depth training in Relationships, Forest Therapy, Meditation/Mindfulness, Ecology (Herbs, Plants and Trees), Aromatherapy, Exploring Dreams, Shamanic Astrology, Jungian Analysis, Ceremony & Journey Practices.
Im guided by in depth training in Relationships, Forest Therapy, Meditation/Mindfulness, Ecology (Herbs, Plants and Trees), Aromatherapy, Exploring Dreams, Shamanic Astrology, Jungian Analysis, Ceremony & Journey Practices.
As a collaborative therapist, my focus is on meeting the client where they are and helping them identify goals in treatment that will allow them to achieve optimum functioning in their lives. I have had experience in a variety of treatment settings which allows me to work with clients presenting with an array of issues including, but not limited to: anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, substance abuse, Trauma and PTSD, life transitions, existential crisis, exploring spirituality, grief and loss, low self-image, and health concerns. I also enjoy working with individuals looking to find meaning and a sense of connection in their lives.
As a collaborative therapist, my focus is on meeting the client where they are and helping them identify goals in treatment that will allow them to achieve optimum functioning in their lives. I have had experience in a variety of treatment settings which allows me to work with clients presenting with an array of issues including, but not limited to: anxiety and mood disorders, OCD, substance abuse, Trauma and PTSD, life transitions, existential crisis, exploring spirituality, grief and loss, low self-image, and health concerns. I also enjoy working with individuals looking to find meaning and a sense of connection in their lives.
My ideal client is someone who feels overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, ADHD, or life transitions and wants to regain balance and direction. They may struggle with motivation, relationships, or emotional control, and are seeking a safe space to process, heal, and grow. Many are high-achieving but exhausted, parents trying to understand their child’s needs, or young adults navigating identity and purpose. They want tools to manage stress, strengthen self-confidence, and reconnect with their authentic self in a healthy, sustainable way.
My ideal client is someone who feels overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, ADHD, or life transitions and wants to regain balance and direction. They may struggle with motivation, relationships, or emotional control, and are seeking a safe space to process, heal, and grow. Many are high-achieving but exhausted, parents trying to understand their child’s needs, or young adults navigating identity and purpose. They want tools to manage stress, strengthen self-confidence, and reconnect with their authentic self in a healthy, sustainable way.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, navigating a major life transition, or seeking deeper self-understanding? Are you looking to learn better coping skills and management techniques for mental health symptoms or daily life stresses? I offer a safe, supportive space where healing feels natural and empowering. With more than 25 years of experience, I specialize in helping individuals reconnect with their inner wisdom and create lives that feel intentional and nourishing.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, navigating a major life transition, or seeking deeper self-understanding? Are you looking to learn better coping skills and management techniques for mental health symptoms or daily life stresses? I offer a safe, supportive space where healing feels natural and empowering. With more than 25 years of experience, I specialize in helping individuals reconnect with their inner wisdom and create lives that feel intentional and nourishing.
I enjoy working with clients on self-exploration and personal growth through a person-centered and trauma-informed lens. I've worked as a counselor for over 8 years and focus on working with people in recovery, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with challenges like ADHD, PTSD, major depression, and anxiety.
I enjoy working with clients on self-exploration and personal growth through a person-centered and trauma-informed lens. I've worked as a counselor for over 8 years and focus on working with people in recovery, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with challenges like ADHD, PTSD, major depression, and anxiety.
Each of us carries the profound responsibility of making the most of our lives, often in the face of uncertainty and struggle. Therapy can offer the support and clarity needed to navigate this journey. With each daily decision, we shape the direction of our lives, and meaningful change often begins with small, intentional steps. Let’s ensure the compass that guides you is of your making.
Each of us carries the profound responsibility of making the most of our lives, often in the face of uncertainty and struggle. Therapy can offer the support and clarity needed to navigate this journey. With each daily decision, we shape the direction of our lives, and meaningful change often begins with small, intentional steps. Let’s ensure the compass that guides you is of your making.
Often difficult life experiences like pain, suffering, confusion, intense emotions, and things just not going right bring us to therapy. Sometimes it's our relationship with ourselves, or with significant others or family members that creates the pain point. It can also be a specific event (breakup, move, feeling left out socially) or a specific felt experience (sad, lonely, angry, scared). AND although it can feel otherwise, there's no shame in receiving support. My hope is that therapy helps you experience greater self-acceptance, compassion, and ease with yourself and your life - it's a worthy and doable endeavor.
Often difficult life experiences like pain, suffering, confusion, intense emotions, and things just not going right bring us to therapy. Sometimes it's our relationship with ourselves, or with significant others or family members that creates the pain point. It can also be a specific event (breakup, move, feeling left out socially) or a specific felt experience (sad, lonely, angry, scared). AND although it can feel otherwise, there's no shame in receiving support. My hope is that therapy helps you experience greater self-acceptance, compassion, and ease with yourself and your life - it's a worthy and doable endeavor.
I don't believe in practicing from a distance, I bring my real self into the room in an accessible and open way. I am wholeheartedly invested in the people I work with and believe that therapy works best when it's a collaborative process. Ultimately, you just want a therapist who gets you, and I get that. I know it is a daunting task to select someone to support your mental health needs and for me no one is "just a client." I would be honored to work with you. My clinical specialization is Trauma.
I don't believe in practicing from a distance, I bring my real self into the room in an accessible and open way. I am wholeheartedly invested in the people I work with and believe that therapy works best when it's a collaborative process. Ultimately, you just want a therapist who gets you, and I get that. I know it is a daunting task to select someone to support your mental health needs and for me no one is "just a client." I would be honored to work with you. My clinical specialization is Trauma.
McClain Owens
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSSW, LCSW, RYT200
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I am a trauma therapist that pulls from eastern and western modalities to offer holistic therapeutic services. Believing that trauma memory is stored beyond the mind and deep into the body, I weave cognitive, somatic and nature-based approaches for highly effective treatment. It is vital to understand how systemic, cultural and individual circumstances influence the mind-body connection. To better grasp what is bringing you into session, my anti-oppressive perspective is influenced by systems, and feminist theory.
I am a trauma therapist that pulls from eastern and western modalities to offer holistic therapeutic services. Believing that trauma memory is stored beyond the mind and deep into the body, I weave cognitive, somatic and nature-based approaches for highly effective treatment. It is vital to understand how systemic, cultural and individual circumstances influence the mind-body connection. To better grasp what is bringing you into session, my anti-oppressive perspective is influenced by systems, and feminist theory.
I support growth-oriented people (including therapists, healers, and caregivers) who feel anxious, disconnected, or burned out. If you find yourself constantly holding space for others (your clients, family, community, or work) while feeling exhausted underneath it all, you are not alone. On the outside, you may seem grounded and capable, yet internally your nervous system feels like it is always on. Through integrative psychotherapy (blending mindfulness, somatic awareness, and talk therapy), you can reconnect with yourself, harmonize your nervous systems, and move toward greater calm and wellbeing.
I support growth-oriented people (including therapists, healers, and caregivers) who feel anxious, disconnected, or burned out. If you find yourself constantly holding space for others (your clients, family, community, or work) while feeling exhausted underneath it all, you are not alone. On the outside, you may seem grounded and capable, yet internally your nervous system feels like it is always on. Through integrative psychotherapy (blending mindfulness, somatic awareness, and talk therapy), you can reconnect with yourself, harmonize your nervous systems, and move toward greater calm and wellbeing.
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 10 years of experience working in addiction treatment, trauma recovery, and mental health care. I work with adults navigating burnout, identity shifts, grief, and relationship struggles, as well as those seeking clarity after trauma or transition. I support individuals who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or disconnected and are ready to rediscover themselves in a space that fosters growth, healing, and self-awareness.
I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 10 years of experience working in addiction treatment, trauma recovery, and mental health care. I work with adults navigating burnout, identity shifts, grief, and relationship struggles, as well as those seeking clarity after trauma or transition. I support individuals who feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or disconnected and are ready to rediscover themselves in a space that fosters growth, healing, and self-awareness.
Life can be hard for all of us - pain, disappointment, and loss are inevitable. Luckily, we humans are wired for growth, resilience, and survival. As a counselor, I offer a supportive environment in which to explore yourself, to feel connected and understood. I am to make counseling a safe place to unburden yourself of the things you've been carrying around, to learn more about yourself, imagine a better life, and try out new ways of being and doing.
Life can be hard for all of us - pain, disappointment, and loss are inevitable. Luckily, we humans are wired for growth, resilience, and survival. As a counselor, I offer a supportive environment in which to explore yourself, to feel connected and understood. I am to make counseling a safe place to unburden yourself of the things you've been carrying around, to learn more about yourself, imagine a better life, and try out new ways of being and doing.
Paul Willson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Richmond, VA 23220
Waitlist for new clients
I'm a licensed Clinical Social Worker; I also have a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Guitar from Virginia Commonwealth University. As you may guess I feel creativity can be a huge asset in therapy but also more broadly in life!
I use mindfulness techniques and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music in addition to more traditional talk therapy methods to offer several different avenues for healing.
I also love working with artists, musicians and meditators
For Artist Coaching and or Spiritual Direction contact me via my music website by a quick web search of 'Paul Willson Music'
I'm a licensed Clinical Social Worker; I also have a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Guitar from Virginia Commonwealth University. As you may guess I feel creativity can be a huge asset in therapy but also more broadly in life!
I use mindfulness techniques and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music in addition to more traditional talk therapy methods to offer several different avenues for healing.
I also love working with artists, musicians and meditators
For Artist Coaching and or Spiritual Direction contact me via my music website by a quick web search of 'Paul Willson Music'
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Is buddhism beneficial for mental health?
While Buddhism itself is not a treatment for mental health conditions, its practices can greatly enhance mental well-being by introducing coping skills and ideas that promote overall wellness. Key Buddhist practices, such as mindfulness, have been shown to alleviate symptoms of various mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. Moreover, Buddhism's focus on self-compassion, non-judgment, and acceptance can benefit individuals with particularly negative or self-critical thought patterns.
What are the concepts and principles of buddhism as a therapeutic approach?
Core Buddhist principles are often used in therapy to help clients gain insight into their thoughts and emotions. Concepts such as suffering (dukkha) and impermanence (anicca) are applied to help clients recognize that common forms of suffering, like repetitive negative thought patterns, can be accepted and viewed as impermanent. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path are additional core concepts utilized frequently in Buddhist therapy sessions. The Four Noble Truths highlight the existence of suffering as an inherent part of the human experience—an insight frequently used to move clients toward greater acceptance. The Eightfold Path, which includes right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right concentration, and right mindfulness, offers practical skills to alleviate suffering.
What is the buddhist approach and practice during a therapy session?
Therapists informed by Buddhist principles often integrate mindfulness and meditation practices into therapy sessions to help clients cultivate greater acceptance, compassion, and non-judgment toward themselves and others. Typically, Buddhist therapists guide clients through mindfulness exercises, such as breathing exercises or body scans, and encourage them to practice similar exercises outside of sessions. Additionally, many Buddhist therapists utilize elements of Positive Psychology or Compassion-Focused Therapy, which can help reduce symptoms of self-criticism and shame common among clients with various mental health conditions. In general, Buddhist therapists strive to embody the compassion and non-judgmental approach they promote, often incorporating exercises aimed at developing compassion in session, such as loving-kindness meditation (Metta).
Is mindfulness the same as buddhism in the context of therapy?
While Buddhist therapists frequently integrate mindfulness practices into therapy sessions, the terms mindfulness and Buddhism are not synonymous in the context of therapy. Therapists may use mindfulness techniques, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), without identifying as a Buddhist therapist. In contrast, those practicing within a Buddhist belief framework typically encourage mindfulness therapies, in addition to foundational Buddhist beliefs, such as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. These therapists may also guide clients toward a deeper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, unlike those who use Buddhist mindfulness principles without the broader spiritual context.