Black and African American Therapists in Stafford, VA
Together, we explore the “internal settings” shaping your world—patterns, triggers, coping strategies, and the beliefs that influence how you show up each day. From there, we turn awareness into action with practical tools, real-life strategies, and small shifts that create lasting momentum. I look forward to our first meeting.
Together, we explore the “internal settings” shaping your world—patterns, triggers, coping strategies, and the beliefs that influence how you show up each day. From there, we turn awareness into action with practical tools, real-life strategies, and small shifts that create lasting momentum. I look forward to our first meeting.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Virginia, Washington (state), District of Columbia, and Georgia. In addition to aforementioned, I am a proud Veteran of the United States Armed Forces where I serviced honorably for 8 years as a Medical Laboratory Technician also known as a 68K. Prior to coming to Mentalmorphosis, I worked as an independent contractor therapist for 5 years; a therapist at a 24 hour residential psychiatric facility for almost 2 years; intensive in home counselor for a 1 ½ year; Clinical Coordinator and back up forensic interviewer for about 1 ½ year as well as others.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Virginia, Washington (state), District of Columbia, and Georgia. In addition to aforementioned, I am a proud Veteran of the United States Armed Forces where I serviced honorably for 8 years as a Medical Laboratory Technician also known as a 68K. Prior to coming to Mentalmorphosis, I worked as an independent contractor therapist for 5 years; a therapist at a 24 hour residential psychiatric facility for almost 2 years; intensive in home counselor for a 1 ½ year; Clinical Coordinator and back up forensic interviewer for about 1 ½ year as well as others.
Have you ever felt completely lost, even in a familiar place? It can be incredibly frustrating, right? Think of therapy as a way to navigate through confusing thoughts and feelings. Instead of just focusing on the obstacles, we'll work together to overcome societal stigmas and the negative or limiting beliefs that you hold about yourself.
A diagnosis isn't a definitive label; it’s merely a starting point for exploring what you want to achieve. My role is to support you, encourage you to challenge yourself, and help you rewrite and refine your own story. You can be the hero of your life, but you choose to take the first leap.
Have you ever felt completely lost, even in a familiar place? It can be incredibly frustrating, right? Think of therapy as a way to navigate through confusing thoughts and feelings. Instead of just focusing on the obstacles, we'll work together to overcome societal stigmas and the negative or limiting beliefs that you hold about yourself.
A diagnosis isn't a definitive label; it’s merely a starting point for exploring what you want to achieve. My role is to support you, encourage you to challenge yourself, and help you rewrite and refine your own story. You can be the hero of your life, but you choose to take the first leap.
Expand your imagination of what's possible in healing through EMDR therapy with a curiously warm expert committed to your self-discovery. I specialize in helping resilient adults process trauma (big and small), navigate anxiety, and transform relationships.
I know you have weathered many storms, but the lingering effects of painful experiences still cloud your view of yourself and your relationships. Inside you may feel confused, overwhelmed, or stuck in old patterns. I offer a path to lasting relief for emotionally aware individuals who've survived significant challenges and are ready to thrive.
Expand your imagination of what's possible in healing through EMDR therapy with a curiously warm expert committed to your self-discovery. I specialize in helping resilient adults process trauma (big and small), navigate anxiety, and transform relationships.
I know you have weathered many storms, but the lingering effects of painful experiences still cloud your view of yourself and your relationships. Inside you may feel confused, overwhelmed, or stuck in old patterns. I offer a path to lasting relief for emotionally aware individuals who've survived significant challenges and are ready to thrive.
With over 25 years of experience as an educated and trained social worker, I have dedicated my career to supporting individuals, couples, and families. As a licensed therapist for 17 years, I initially began working with children and families within the foster care and educational system. Throughout my professional journey, I have taken pride in offering guidance and support to individuals, couples, and families, striving to empower them to overcome challenges and achieve goals. With compassion and empathy, I collaborate with individuals to help them leverage their strengths and achieve the personal growth they aspire to attain.
With over 25 years of experience as an educated and trained social worker, I have dedicated my career to supporting individuals, couples, and families. As a licensed therapist for 17 years, I initially began working with children and families within the foster care and educational system. Throughout my professional journey, I have taken pride in offering guidance and support to individuals, couples, and families, striving to empower them to overcome challenges and achieve goals. With compassion and empathy, I collaborate with individuals to help them leverage their strengths and achieve the personal growth they aspire to attain.
I work with adolescents and young adults, supporting them as they navigate the unique challenges and transitions that arise during these formative years. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in meeting each client exactly where they are in their journey.
I strive to create a space where clients feel understood, supported, and empowered to grow. Together, we focus on developing practical tools, building resilience, and strengthening the skills needed to manage life’s daily stressors with confidence. My goal is to help each individual feel equipped to move forward with clarity and a stronger sense of self.
I work with adolescents and young adults, supporting them as they navigate the unique challenges and transitions that arise during these formative years. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in meeting each client exactly where they are in their journey.
I strive to create a space where clients feel understood, supported, and empowered to grow. Together, we focus on developing practical tools, building resilience, and strengthening the skills needed to manage life’s daily stressors with confidence. My goal is to help each individual feel equipped to move forward with clarity and a stronger sense of self.
Dr. Colette Brooks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, NCC, ACS, LSATP, EMDR
7 Endorsed
Online Only
You learned to power through and make it happen. You have moved through life checking the right boxes, holding it all together, and doing what you had to do to survive. You power through every day. On the outside, things look good, people count on you, they see your strength, your achievements, your ability to keep going. But inside, it feels flat, heavy, or strangely empty. You brush off and minimize what you have been through, yet your body stays tense, your mind rarely rests, and a quiet part of you wonders if it has to be this hard. Pushing everything down is no longer working but support and hope are within reach.
You learned to power through and make it happen. You have moved through life checking the right boxes, holding it all together, and doing what you had to do to survive. You power through every day. On the outside, things look good, people count on you, they see your strength, your achievements, your ability to keep going. But inside, it feels flat, heavy, or strangely empty. You brush off and minimize what you have been through, yet your body stays tense, your mind rarely rests, and a quiet part of you wonders if it has to be this hard. Pushing everything down is no longer working but support and hope are within reach.
I have experience working with various populations, but in particular working with families going through difficult transitions such as marital concerns, custody disputes, separations and/or divorce. These transitions can entail needing conflict resolutions, trauma specialist and/or anger management while not only working on oneself but working on better relationships with one's partner, spouse and/or children. I have experience working with all ages as well as working in forensic populations and in a group practice with individuals, couples and families with various severe mental health diagnosis.
I have experience working with various populations, but in particular working with families going through difficult transitions such as marital concerns, custody disputes, separations and/or divorce. These transitions can entail needing conflict resolutions, trauma specialist and/or anger management while not only working on oneself but working on better relationships with one's partner, spouse and/or children. I have experience working with all ages as well as working in forensic populations and in a group practice with individuals, couples and families with various severe mental health diagnosis.
All of our life struggles look different. It's important to understand that we do not have to navigate through life's challenges alone. I want to be a support and guide you on your path to learning, healing, and growth. I am a licensed clinical social worker in the jurisdictions of Maryland, DC, and Virginia. I have 20 years of experience in the field working with adolescents, adults, and families.
All of our life struggles look different. It's important to understand that we do not have to navigate through life's challenges alone. I want to be a support and guide you on your path to learning, healing, and growth. I am a licensed clinical social worker in the jurisdictions of Maryland, DC, and Virginia. I have 20 years of experience in the field working with adolescents, adults, and families.
Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected due to trauma, life transitions, emotional distress, or long-standing patterns that no longer serve you? Are you seeking understanding, safety, and practical tools to restore emotional balance and clarity? If you’re ready for growth, lasting change, and a life aligned with your values, therapy can help you build resilience, reclaim your authentic self, and create new paths rooted in hope, empowerment, and emotional well-being.
Do you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected due to trauma, life transitions, emotional distress, or long-standing patterns that no longer serve you? Are you seeking understanding, safety, and practical tools to restore emotional balance and clarity? If you’re ready for growth, lasting change, and a life aligned with your values, therapy can help you build resilience, reclaim your authentic self, and create new paths rooted in hope, empowerment, and emotional well-being.
Hello. I am a licensed social worker in Virginia, Alabama and Maryland. I received my bachelor's degree from Jackson State University and continued my education at Norfolk State University to obtain my master's degree. I have helped people navigate some of their most challenging traumatic experiences in the areas of sexual assault, abuse, bullying, parenting, and domestic/family violence. My other areas of focus have been work-related burnout, stress management, anger management, meditation, parenting, couples communications, school issues, home health, foster care, medication management, and depression.
Hello. I am a licensed social worker in Virginia, Alabama and Maryland. I received my bachelor's degree from Jackson State University and continued my education at Norfolk State University to obtain my master's degree. I have helped people navigate some of their most challenging traumatic experiences in the areas of sexual assault, abuse, bullying, parenting, and domestic/family violence. My other areas of focus have been work-related burnout, stress management, anger management, meditation, parenting, couples communications, school issues, home health, foster care, medication management, and depression.
The Center for Connection, Healing and Change
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
We specialize in relationships and the profound way they shape us - through comfort, validation, and joy, as well as the pain, unmet needs, or patterns that keep us from the secure connections we long for. You may notice yourself always putting others first, striving to be perfect, or working hard to feel “enough.” You might avoid conflict, silence your needs, or carry everything on your own. If you are vulnerable to anxiety, depression, burnout, overfunctioning, or low self-worth, we have a map for lasting change. Whatever your relationship story or attachment style, our skilled therapists can help you create the life you deserve.
We specialize in relationships and the profound way they shape us - through comfort, validation, and joy, as well as the pain, unmet needs, or patterns that keep us from the secure connections we long for. You may notice yourself always putting others first, striving to be perfect, or working hard to feel “enough.” You might avoid conflict, silence your needs, or carry everything on your own. If you are vulnerable to anxiety, depression, burnout, overfunctioning, or low self-worth, we have a map for lasting change. Whatever your relationship story or attachment style, our skilled therapists can help you create the life you deserve.
Seeking support during life's transitions? Life's twists and turns can sometimes leave us feeling lost and overwhelmed. Don't face these challenges alone – you deserve the guidance and support to navigate through them. Mental health symptoms can create barriers that seem insurmountable, impacting your everyday life. But there's hope! Let me provide you with a space where you can openly express your concerns, free from judgment or stigma. Your journey is unique, and I'm here to honor and understand your experiences.
Seeking support during life's transitions? Life's twists and turns can sometimes leave us feeling lost and overwhelmed. Don't face these challenges alone – you deserve the guidance and support to navigate through them. Mental health symptoms can create barriers that seem insurmountable, impacting your everyday life. But there's hope! Let me provide you with a space where you can openly express your concerns, free from judgment or stigma. Your journey is unique, and I'm here to honor and understand your experiences.
I am a dedicated and licensed professional counselor with a mission to provide, protect, and treat others with love and respect. I am committed to inspiring my clients to believe in themselves and fostering a positive and trusting therapeutic relationship. With a focus on creating a safe environment, I help her my clients process their feelings, address disappointments, and rebuild what is broken.
I am a dedicated and licensed professional counselor with a mission to provide, protect, and treat others with love and respect. I am committed to inspiring my clients to believe in themselves and fostering a positive and trusting therapeutic relationship. With a focus on creating a safe environment, I help her my clients process their feelings, address disappointments, and rebuild what is broken.
Couples Therapy at The Center for Connection
Pre-Licensed Professional, LMFT, LCSW, LPC
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
When your love relationship feels strained, the ache of disconnection can be hard to bear. One of you wants to talk and resolve, while the other needs space to breathe. One reaches out for reassurance, the other retreats to keep the peace. Over time, these moments become a familiar and painful dance of pursuit and withdrawal that leaves you both feeling alone, misunderstood, and unseen. We specialize in adult love relationships and the science of secure attachment. Through Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), we help you slow down, understand your cycle, and name what lies beneath - a longing to feel close, valued, and heard.
When your love relationship feels strained, the ache of disconnection can be hard to bear. One of you wants to talk and resolve, while the other needs space to breathe. One reaches out for reassurance, the other retreats to keep the peace. Over time, these moments become a familiar and painful dance of pursuit and withdrawal that leaves you both feeling alone, misunderstood, and unseen. We specialize in adult love relationships and the science of secure attachment. Through Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), we help you slow down, understand your cycle, and name what lies beneath - a longing to feel close, valued, and heard.
Welcome! Thanks for considering Compass Counseling Services of NOVA. I am a Resident in Counseling in Virginia. My mission is to serve adults, couples/families, and youths seeking help with anxiety, depression, traumas, behavioral and relationship management. I also provide life skills training, addiction recovery support and co-dependency/enabling behavioral modification. All clients are entitled to strong, caring and client-based treatment. Clients usually desire to make positive changes that best match their personal values and wellbeing. The effort that you put into your therapeutic journey is what you will gain from it.
Welcome! Thanks for considering Compass Counseling Services of NOVA. I am a Resident in Counseling in Virginia. My mission is to serve adults, couples/families, and youths seeking help with anxiety, depression, traumas, behavioral and relationship management. I also provide life skills training, addiction recovery support and co-dependency/enabling behavioral modification. All clients are entitled to strong, caring and client-based treatment. Clients usually desire to make positive changes that best match their personal values and wellbeing. The effort that you put into your therapeutic journey is what you will gain from it.
I am the owner and sole practitioner of The Hope Connection. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). I believe that all my clients have the ability to heal and learn restorative skills so that they can have a fulfilling life. My specialty is trauma and I'm trained and certified in EMDR. I utilize many different types of therapeutic methodologies given the issues, nature and personality of my clients.
I am the owner and sole practitioner of The Hope Connection. I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). I believe that all my clients have the ability to heal and learn restorative skills so that they can have a fulfilling life. My specialty is trauma and I'm trained and certified in EMDR. I utilize many different types of therapeutic methodologies given the issues, nature and personality of my clients.
Are you looking for a therapist who blends rigorous clinical training with genuine warmth, cultural sensitivity, and strategies you can start using right away? For more than a decade, I’ve helped children, teens, adults, and families thrive in outpatient clinics, community health centers, schools, and correctional environments, and I look forward to bringing that experience into our work together.
Are you looking for a therapist who blends rigorous clinical training with genuine warmth, cultural sensitivity, and strategies you can start using right away? For more than a decade, I’ve helped children, teens, adults, and families thrive in outpatient clinics, community health centers, schools, and correctional environments, and I look forward to bringing that experience into our work together.
Life is a journey that we all go through, and it presents us with many obstacles to navigate. Sometimes these obstacles can present us with challenges that can lead us to feel depressed, overwhelmed, stressed, withdrawn, or even isolated. When we learn to create balance in our life, we begin to feel a sense of joy and happiness for the person we are meant to be. I would like to partner with you as you explore life’s challenges and concerns and help you in identifying feelings and thought patterns and assist you in developing effective coping and self-care strategies that will strengthen your everyday life.
Life is a journey that we all go through, and it presents us with many obstacles to navigate. Sometimes these obstacles can present us with challenges that can lead us to feel depressed, overwhelmed, stressed, withdrawn, or even isolated. When we learn to create balance in our life, we begin to feel a sense of joy and happiness for the person we are meant to be. I would like to partner with you as you explore life’s challenges and concerns and help you in identifying feelings and thought patterns and assist you in developing effective coping and self-care strategies that will strengthen your everyday life.
Complacency is not always a good thing, sometimes you must be uncomfortable to be successful. We as humans need help from neutral parties to help us understand things that have been passed down generation to generation, to process the unspoken, the unknown, and many other difficult conversations we don’t want to have with people that know us. I have an interest in women issues, generational issues, families, couples, social justice, and I am sex/kink positive.
Complacency is not always a good thing, sometimes you must be uncomfortable to be successful. We as humans need help from neutral parties to help us understand things that have been passed down generation to generation, to process the unspoken, the unknown, and many other difficult conversations we don’t want to have with people that know us. I have an interest in women issues, generational issues, families, couples, social justice, and I am sex/kink positive.
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FAQ - Black and African American Counselling
As an African American, why might I wish to see a therapist who is African American?
Working with an African American therapist can often mean that you start from a place of shared understanding with a therapist rather than having to explain your experience from scratch. A therapist who shares your racial identity is more likely to understand the specific pressures shaping your mental health, including navigating racism, cultural identity, and the overall experience of being Black in the United States. They are also more likely to understand the role that family, community, and cultural expectations play in your life without requiring a lengthy explanation. This shared foundation can create a greater sense of safety in the therapeutic relationship and make it easier to open up at the start of therapy.
Are there Black therapists who specialize in working with Black men or Black women?
Yes, many Black therapists have specific experience working with Black men or Black women. While therapists who work with Black clients broadly address concerns relevant to all genders, like anxiety or depression, those with a gender-specific focus are equipped to work with you on the particular ways that race and gender may intersect. For example, some therapists may specialize in working with Black women on topics like body image or maternal mental health, while other therapists may work with Black men on topics such as relationships or masculinity.
Do Black therapists offer marriage and couples counseling?
Yes, many Black therapists are trained in couples and marriage counseling and can work with partners navigating a wide range of relationship challenges. Therapists who identify as Black may have a better understanding of the cultural dynamics surrounding marriage, family roles, and conflict that are specific to African American communities and can work with you and your partner without making assumptions about your background.
How might I inquire about a therapist’s experience working with Black clients?
The initial consultation, which is typically a brief phone or video call, is the right time to raise a therapist’s experience working with Black clients. You can ask specific questions, such as "Do you have experience working with Black clients?" or more broad questions, such as "How do you approach cultural identity in your practice?". During the initial consultation, you can also ask whether they have undertaken training in cultural competence and how they would handle a situation where a cultural misunderstanding arose in therapy. A therapist who responds to these questions thoughtfully and without defensiveness is a good sign they are equipped to work with you effectively.
Who is included in Psychology Today's directory of Black therapists?
The directory of Black therapists includes therapists who have self-identified their ethnicity in their profiles. Psychology Today uses this information to assist clients in finding a therapist who can provide a cultural match. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their ethnicity in their profile, and they may not appear in search results for this reason. In situations where the number of therapists who have identified as Black is limited, the directory will also show therapists who have undergone specific multicultural training or have extensive experience working with clients from relevant cultural backgrounds.