Anger Management Therapists in South Riding, VA
I treat depression, anxiety, trauma (abuse and/or single incident trauma); anger problems, grief/loss, ADHD, in adults and minors, adjustment to life transitions, and relationship/interpersonal issues, and I typically incorporate an exploration of the impact on current functioning in these areas from earlier life experiences and relationships.
My treatment approach is person-centered. I bring an empathic, genuine, active and non-judgmental attitude to my encounter with each client to facilitate a safe and collaborative exploration of contributing factors to the problem (s) addressed in therapy, which in turn allows me to draw from interventions that best fit the client. My treatment philosophy is that the aim of psychotherapy is to help clients feel better and become empowered with gained awareness of themselves and their life situation (s) and skills with which to lead a more satisfying life.
I treat depression, anxiety, trauma (abuse and/or single incident trauma); anger problems, grief/loss, ADHD, in adults and minors, adjustment to life transitions, and relationship/interpersonal issues, and I typically incorporate an exploration of the impact on current functioning in these areas from earlier life experiences and relationships.
My treatment approach is person-centered. I bring an empathic, genuine, active and non-judgmental attitude to my encounter with each client to facilitate a safe and collaborative exploration of contributing factors to the problem (s) addressed in therapy, which in turn allows me to draw from interventions that best fit the client. My treatment philosophy is that the aim of psychotherapy is to help clients feel better and become empowered with gained awareness of themselves and their life situation (s) and skills with which to lead a more satisfying life.
I am here to remind you that your story matters!
Every person’s story is different, unique, and deeply valuable. In a world that often feels rushed, judged, or disconnected, I offer a space rooted in compassion, curiosity, and deep respect. I believe every person carries a story that deserves to be heard, without shame, without fear, and without hiding. Whether you’re feeling stuck, searching for meaning, purpose, or simply longing to be heard, you are not alone. My work is grounded in the belief that healing begins with love and acceptance, beautiful core values that often go unnoticed.
I am here to remind you that your story matters!
Every person’s story is different, unique, and deeply valuable. In a world that often feels rushed, judged, or disconnected, I offer a space rooted in compassion, curiosity, and deep respect. I believe every person carries a story that deserves to be heard, without shame, without fear, and without hiding. Whether you’re feeling stuck, searching for meaning, purpose, or simply longing to be heard, you are not alone. My work is grounded in the belief that healing begins with love and acceptance, beautiful core values that often go unnoticed.
Do you feel overwhelmed and emotionally depleted by the demands of your home, career, and relationships? Or perhaps you’ve wondered how you got so far from the life and relationship you envisioned. I want you to know– feeling stuck isn’t a failure. It’s a signal that you’re ready for a change. Choosing to pause and say, "These patterns no longer serve me," is a profound act of courage.
I offer a calm, compassionate space to help you feel understood, grounded and calm. I like to help my clients dig deeper and understand those “auto-pilot” patterns —like people-pleasing or over-functioning—that are no longer serving you.
Do you feel overwhelmed and emotionally depleted by the demands of your home, career, and relationships? Or perhaps you’ve wondered how you got so far from the life and relationship you envisioned. I want you to know– feeling stuck isn’t a failure. It’s a signal that you’re ready for a change. Choosing to pause and say, "These patterns no longer serve me," is a profound act of courage.
I offer a calm, compassionate space to help you feel understood, grounded and calm. I like to help my clients dig deeper and understand those “auto-pilot” patterns —like people-pleasing or over-functioning—that are no longer serving you.
Second Sight Counseling Services, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NBCC, DBT, OCDCC, CMCC
4 Endorsed
South Riding, VA 20152
My ideal client is one who is willing to explore more effective strategies for navigating their challenges. I would enjoy working with someone curious about improving the quality of their life and motivated to explore change. I believe anyone can fearlessly divorce behaviors that compromise a healthy lifestyle. Through client-centered care, I seek to help my clients develop their definition of success and begin working toward it by building confidence and generalizing skill use. My hope is to empower those I serve to examine their truths from different perspectives and to challenge their own perceptions.
My ideal client is one who is willing to explore more effective strategies for navigating their challenges. I would enjoy working with someone curious about improving the quality of their life and motivated to explore change. I believe anyone can fearlessly divorce behaviors that compromise a healthy lifestyle. Through client-centered care, I seek to help my clients develop their definition of success and begin working toward it by building confidence and generalizing skill use. My hope is to empower those I serve to examine their truths from different perspectives and to challenge their own perceptions.
Are you successful on the outside but feel mentally overwhelmed or unsure of what's next? You manage deadlines and responsibilities so well that others assume you're doing fine. But internally, anxiety may be hard to quiet, focus may feel more difficult than it should, or you may simply feel exhausted. Some clients are professionals balancing leadership, pressure, or burnout. Others are high-achieving young adults navigating identity, purpose, or major life transitions. You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well—they simply want to live with more clarity, intention, and alignment.
Are you successful on the outside but feel mentally overwhelmed or unsure of what's next? You manage deadlines and responsibilities so well that others assume you're doing fine. But internally, anxiety may be hard to quiet, focus may feel more difficult than it should, or you may simply feel exhausted. Some clients are professionals balancing leadership, pressure, or burnout. Others are high-achieving young adults navigating identity, purpose, or major life transitions. You don't have to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. Many of my clients are functioning well—they simply want to live with more clarity, intention, and alignment.
The professionals at the Resilience Network understand that we all learn best through creative play and positive interactions. Our goal is to teach and practice the skills necessary for families to be the best they can be. We work from a Studio filled with art, crafts, and activity yet our work is seriously important. We teach children about relationship, compassion, problem solving, situational awareness, persisting when things become difficult and how to complete tasks. Many of our clients are recovering from trauma, adverse events or behavior challenges. We work with the whole family to create support and understanding.
The professionals at the Resilience Network understand that we all learn best through creative play and positive interactions. Our goal is to teach and practice the skills necessary for families to be the best they can be. We work from a Studio filled with art, crafts, and activity yet our work is seriously important. We teach children about relationship, compassion, problem solving, situational awareness, persisting when things become difficult and how to complete tasks. Many of our clients are recovering from trauma, adverse events or behavior challenges. We work with the whole family to create support and understanding.
I have worked with clients struggling to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationships for the duration of my career. From elementary aged children to senior citizens, I've helped clients identify the source(s) of these challenges, assess the right techniques to best address the symptoms, create achievable goals, and determine the skills that will help maintain those positive changes. My clients are often motivated to make positive improvement across multiple areas of their lives. We also discuss being intentional in how to approach situations, allowing for clients to consistently show up as the best version of themselves.
I have worked with clients struggling to manage anxiety, depression, stress, and relationships for the duration of my career. From elementary aged children to senior citizens, I've helped clients identify the source(s) of these challenges, assess the right techniques to best address the symptoms, create achievable goals, and determine the skills that will help maintain those positive changes. My clients are often motivated to make positive improvement across multiple areas of their lives. We also discuss being intentional in how to approach situations, allowing for clients to consistently show up as the best version of themselves.
In my 15+ years of being a therapist I have found that the traditional face to face support works wonders for some, but is not a good fit for others. Some of my clients have found sitting in one place for 45 minutes a challenge, or feel too much pressure to truly open up and share what they are thinking and feeling. With this in mind, I hope that my practice will serve as a new space for people seeking support in a slightly different manner. I hope to use "walk and talk therapy" to give an outlet to those who would usually outright avoid counseling, or not fully invest as it doesn't work for them.
In my 15+ years of being a therapist I have found that the traditional face to face support works wonders for some, but is not a good fit for others. Some of my clients have found sitting in one place for 45 minutes a challenge, or feel too much pressure to truly open up and share what they are thinking and feeling. With this in mind, I hope that my practice will serve as a new space for people seeking support in a slightly different manner. I hope to use "walk and talk therapy" to give an outlet to those who would usually outright avoid counseling, or not fully invest as it doesn't work for them.
High-performance lives demand high-performance relationships. For driven professionals, navigating complex systems is second nature—yet intimacy and conflict often follow a different set of rules. If you’re feeling misaligned or misunderstood in your personal life, it’s time to bridge the gap between your professional success and your relational health. You deserve a space as strategic and nuanced as your career. Let’s evolve your personal world to match your professional excellence.
High-performance lives demand high-performance relationships. For driven professionals, navigating complex systems is second nature—yet intimacy and conflict often follow a different set of rules. If you’re feeling misaligned or misunderstood in your personal life, it’s time to bridge the gap between your professional success and your relational health. You deserve a space as strategic and nuanced as your career. Let’s evolve your personal world to match your professional excellence.
Are you tired of being stuck in the same cycles of worry, fear, sadness, or anger?
I utilize evidence-based treatment approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, and dialectical behavioral therapy. As a trained EMDR therapist, I can also help you process with past trauma.
Are you tired of being stuck in the same cycles of worry, fear, sadness, or anger?
I utilize evidence-based treatment approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy, internal family systems, and dialectical behavioral therapy. As a trained EMDR therapist, I can also help you process with past trauma.
Do you experience intense emotions that interfere with your relationships, personal goals or values? Do you turn to unhealthy coping strategies to feel better? The world around us can be overwhelming. We often turn to harmful behaviors because they make us feel better in the moment and give us a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation. Yet overusing behaviors such as binge-eating, shopping, drinking alcohol, using substances, or acting impulsively often cause long-term damage that we are later responsible for cleaning up.
Do you experience intense emotions that interfere with your relationships, personal goals or values? Do you turn to unhealthy coping strategies to feel better? The world around us can be overwhelming. We often turn to harmful behaviors because they make us feel better in the moment and give us a sense of control in an uncontrollable situation. Yet overusing behaviors such as binge-eating, shopping, drinking alcohol, using substances, or acting impulsively often cause long-term damage that we are later responsible for cleaning up.
Seeking help is the most challenging thing that most of us will ever do. Armed with life skills, information, and knowledge, we are expected to have all the right answers. Even if we have endured familial, racial, or socio-economic struggles and barriers, we hesitate to seek assistance because of our conditioning to perfection. This pressure makes it that much harder to speak with an absolute stranger and pour out all our life’s troubles. However, if that stranger is a genuine listener, makes us feel safe, and compassionately transitions us from pain to healing, it becomes easier to let that person in on our helplessness.
Seeking help is the most challenging thing that most of us will ever do. Armed with life skills, information, and knowledge, we are expected to have all the right answers. Even if we have endured familial, racial, or socio-economic struggles and barriers, we hesitate to seek assistance because of our conditioning to perfection. This pressure makes it that much harder to speak with an absolute stranger and pour out all our life’s troubles. However, if that stranger is a genuine listener, makes us feel safe, and compassionately transitions us from pain to healing, it becomes easier to let that person in on our helplessness.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) that hold a Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I have over ten years of experience working with clients that display a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, substance addiction, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, low self-esteem, mood disorder, career challenges, eating disorders, and poor self-image. My counseling style is warm, collaborative, non-judgmental, and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) that hold a Master of Arts Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. I have over ten years of experience working with clients that display a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, substance addiction, Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia, low self-esteem, mood disorder, career challenges, eating disorders, and poor self-image. My counseling style is warm, collaborative, non-judgmental, and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
If you are struggling with painful emotions, interpersonal problems, substance use challenges, or difficult life transitions, I am here to help. You will find that I work hard to understand you and to help you better understand yourself and your relationships. I believe that every person has an inner potential for healthy growth and development, and my role as a counselor is to facilitate that growth. I provide a safe and nonjudgmental space to share and better understand your thoughts, feelings, and challenges. I see clients by telehealth throughout Virginia.
If you are struggling with painful emotions, interpersonal problems, substance use challenges, or difficult life transitions, I am here to help. You will find that I work hard to understand you and to help you better understand yourself and your relationships. I believe that every person has an inner potential for healthy growth and development, and my role as a counselor is to facilitate that growth. I provide a safe and nonjudgmental space to share and better understand your thoughts, feelings, and challenges. I see clients by telehealth throughout Virginia.
I am licensed mental health clinician trained to treat children, adolescents and adults from a variety of backgrounds. Additionally, I am trained to work with couples and families experiencing relationship and communication challenges.
I am licensed mental health clinician trained to treat children, adolescents and adults from a variety of backgrounds. Additionally, I am trained to work with couples and families experiencing relationship and communication challenges.
Life does have many stressful issues like loss, relationship dynamics, family conflict, work concerns, divorce, and medical crisis. These types of stressors greatly influence our ability to cope with our everyday responsibilities. My focus in therapy is to identify your current stressors and how they can either be resolved or develop the ability to decrease the severity of symptoms. Together, we will develop goals and steps tailored to you.
Life does have many stressful issues like loss, relationship dynamics, family conflict, work concerns, divorce, and medical crisis. These types of stressors greatly influence our ability to cope with our everyday responsibilities. My focus in therapy is to identify your current stressors and how they can either be resolved or develop the ability to decrease the severity of symptoms. Together, we will develop goals and steps tailored to you.
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Persons seek therapy when they experience stress, conflict, or loss that cause unhappiness and reduce effectiveness. They are affected negatively by pressure and problems at work, family, and relationships. Individuals come into therapy with their own particular needs shaped by disappointments and failures in some aspect of living in their world. With my guidance, together we create a treatment program which addresses their specific concerns. My approach is interpersonal, supportive and direct. I focus on helping my clients obtain relief from emotional distress and develop strength and awareness to deal successfully with events that confront them day to day.
Persons seek therapy when they experience stress, conflict, or loss that cause unhappiness and reduce effectiveness. They are affected negatively by pressure and problems at work, family, and relationships. Individuals come into therapy with their own particular needs shaped by disappointments and failures in some aspect of living in their world. With my guidance, together we create a treatment program which addresses their specific concerns. My approach is interpersonal, supportive and direct. I focus on helping my clients obtain relief from emotional distress and develop strength and awareness to deal successfully with events that confront them day to day.
I, Tami Light, have over 25 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples experiencing crises. My practice is based in authenticity, fostering a safe space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported. I am committed to guiding individuals toward their unique paths of healing, utilizing a kind and empathetic approach that acknowledges the mind-body-spirit connection. I earned my BSW at George Mason University and my MSE at the University of Southern California.
I, Tami Light, have over 25 years of experience working with individuals, families, and couples experiencing crises. My practice is based in authenticity, fostering a safe space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported. I am committed to guiding individuals toward their unique paths of healing, utilizing a kind and empathetic approach that acknowledges the mind-body-spirit connection. I earned my BSW at George Mason University and my MSE at the University of Southern California.
I specialize in working with issues related to trauma/PTSD, intimate partner abuse, sexual trauma, anxiety/depression, grief and loss, and anger management.
I like to develop a strong rapport with clients and my therapeutic style is eclectic, collaborative, strength based and solution focused. I apply client-centered approaches to assist client with achieving their goals as well as evidenced-based modalities.
I specialize in working with issues related to trauma/PTSD, intimate partner abuse, sexual trauma, anxiety/depression, grief and loss, and anger management.
I like to develop a strong rapport with clients and my therapeutic style is eclectic, collaborative, strength based and solution focused. I apply client-centered approaches to assist client with achieving their goals as well as evidenced-based modalities.
My hopes are to be a soft place to fall when discussing life's challenges, difficult topics, painful thoughts & dashed hopes. As a 'young at heart' woman in my 50's, I'm a survivor of many of life's unexpected difficult high & low roads filled with detours, switchbacks & gotten lost trying to get myself over life's mountains. As a daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, wife, mother, homemaker, older student, divorcee & ultimately becoming a compassionate solution-focused strength's based therapist after learning how powerful talk-therapy is.
My hopes are to be a soft place to fall when discussing life's challenges, difficult topics, painful thoughts & dashed hopes. As a 'young at heart' woman in my 50's, I'm a survivor of many of life's unexpected difficult high & low roads filled with detours, switchbacks & gotten lost trying to get myself over life's mountains. As a daughter, sister, friend, girlfriend, wife, mother, homemaker, older student, divorcee & ultimately becoming a compassionate solution-focused strength's based therapist after learning how powerful talk-therapy is.
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Anger Management Therapists
How long does therapy take for anger management?
Treatment duration depends on the person’s specific challenges and circumstances. There are treatments for anger problems that are shorter and more goal-oriented, like Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which can last weeks to months. Others, like Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) may last between six months and a year, while a more intensive treatment, like psychodynamic therapy, is open-ended, and clients may see their therapist for a year or longer.
How do you know if you need therapy for anger management?
Everyone gets mad from time to time. But when angry outbursts become frequent and cause damage to relationships, whether at home or in the office, it may be a good time to look into therapy. A therapist can assess where a client’s anger may be coming from, suggest strategies for averting angry outbursts, and help a client create a plan to become a calmer version of themselves.
Is there medication for anger management?
Medications do exist that help people mitigate the feeling of anger, but these are reserved for people with anger-related psychiatric disorders, such as intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or in some cases borderline personality disorder. In these cases, antidepressant medications may be prescribed to help with the client’s symptoms. In most cases of anger management, however, talk therapy is the recommended treatment, along with lifestyle changes where relevant.
What’s the best way to encourage someone to seek help for anger issues?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either themselves or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.