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Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
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Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (she, her)

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Available both in-person and online
3930 Walnut Street Suite 250 Fairfax, VA 22030
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Therapy should offer more than temporary coping or surface-level tools. I specialize in working with individuals and couples seeking deep, lasting change that gets to the root of the patterns that keep them stuck, misunderstood, disconnected, or emotionally alone. Together, we explore and heal the deeper emotional wounds, attachment patterns, and protective strategies shaping your relationships and sense of self. My approach is active, engaged, and grounded in advanced training in attachment, trauma, relational therapy, and emotionally focused work. Sessions are designed to create meaningful and lasting transformation.
I specialize in helping couples move beyond painful communication cycles, emotional distance, recurring conflict, and the feeling of missing each other despite good intentions. I can help you make sense of the deeper fears and unmet needs beneath the surface so you can communicate more openly, rebuild trust, strengthen intimacy, and deepen connection.
I help individuals understand how early experiences and long-held coping patterns continue to shape emotions, identity, relationships, and self-worth. I work with anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, perimenopause, and life transitions. I also specialize in ADHD, including its gifts, challenges, and impact on work, self-esteem, and love relationships.
Call or Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC now for a free 15 minute consultation - (571) 454-5701

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

3930 Walnut Street

Suite 250

Fairfax, VA 22030 map

 (571) 454-5701

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

Falls Church, VA 22046

Website
I am accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in ADHD, Marital and Premarital and Women's Issues 
$275 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (571) 454-5701
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT

Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

3930 Walnut Street

Suite 250

Fairfax, VA 22030 map

 (571) 454-5701

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

Falls Church, VA 22046

Website
I am accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
I specialize in ADHD, Marital and Premarital and Women's Issues 
$275 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $275
  • Couple Sessions $275

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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I am an out-of-network provider (OON) and can provide superbills/receipts for submission to insurance for reimbursement purposes. I work with Thrizer, an OON billing company, which can submit insurance claims on your behalf. I also accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701
"
I am an out-of-network provider (OON) and can provide superbills/receipts for submission to insurance for reimbursement purposes. I work with Thrizer, an OON billing company, which can submit insurance claims on your behalf. I also accept HSA and FSA cards and offer a military discount.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701

Qualifications

    Marriage & Family Therapist: Vanessa Nieves
  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Virginia / 0717002475 Vanessa Nieves

    • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 8 years
  • Attended Capella University, MS Marriage and Family Therapy, Graduated 2022

    • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
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I am the Senior Clinician/Lead Couples Therapist at CCHC. I'm trained in family systems, attachment, and trauma-informed approaches. Together, we can make sense of where your emotions and patterns come from, heal underlying pain, and transform the protective strategies that once helped you cope.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701
"
I am the Senior Clinician/Lead Couples Therapist at CCHC. I'm trained in family systems, attachment, and trauma-informed approaches. Together, we can make sense of where your emotions and patterns come from, heal underlying pain, and transform the protective strategies that once helped you cope.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Women's Issues

Expertise

  • Adoption
  • Anxiety
  • Chronic Illness
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Perimenopause
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Veterans
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I specialize in working with couples and individuals seeking deep work and lasting change. I am skilled in working with communication, emotional intimacy, attachment styles, childhood trauma, intergenerational cycle breaking, sexual concerns, and struggles related to ADHD. I engage in ongoing Self-of-the-Therapist work to ensure I won't ask you to go to places I am not willing to go myself.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701
"
I specialize in working with couples and individuals seeking deep work and lasting change. I am skilled in working with communication, emotional intimacy, attachment styles, childhood trauma, intergenerational cycle breaking, sexual concerns, and struggles related to ADHD. I engage in ongoing Self-of-the-Therapist work to ensure I won't ask you to go to places I am not willing to go myself.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701

Client Focus

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Immuno-disorders , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Age

Teen , 
Adults , 
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals , 
Couples , 
Family

Communities

Aviation Professionals , 
Bisexual Allied , 
Gay Allied , 
HIV / AIDS Allied , 
Immuno-disorders , 
Intersex Allied , 
Lesbian Allied , 
Non-Binary Allied , 
Queer Allied , 
Racial Justice Allied , 
Single Parent , 
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Existential
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Narrative
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Somatic
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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Where past pain, family patterns, trauma, or loss are still asking for care, you don't have to hold it alone. I can help you organize your experiences and reconnect with your inner clarity, intuition, and needs. From there, you can show up more fully in your relationships, take the risk of being seen, and move the connection, care, and fulfillment you deserve.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701
"
Where past pain, family patterns, trauma, or loss are still asking for care, you don't have to hold it alone. I can help you organize your experiences and reconnect with your inner clarity, intuition, and needs. From there, you can show up more fully in your relationships, take the risk of being seen, and move the connection, care, and fulfillment you deserve.
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (571) 454-5701

Location

Primary Location

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

3930 Walnut Street

Suite 250

Fairfax, VA 22030

(571) 454-5701

Email Us

Website

Additional Location

The Center for Connection, Healing and Change

Falls Church, VA 22046

(571) 454-5701

Nearby Areas

Cities

Counties

Zips

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I am accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (571) 454-5701
"
I am accepting new clients. To schedule a free phone consultation with our Intake Specialist, go to: www.cchc.as.me
Photo of Vanessa Nievesva - Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Vanessa Nieves, LMFT, Senior Therapist at CCHC
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (571) 454-5701