Therapists Beginning With V in Virginia
I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2007. For the last five years I have been providing outpatient behavioral health services to individuals and families, both children and adults of all ages.
I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2007. For the last five years I have been providing outpatient behavioral health services to individuals and families, both children and adults of all ages.
You’ve built a successful life but lately it doesn’t feel that way. You may be a high-achieving professional, a parent juggling too much, or someone constantly holding it together on the outside while feeling overwhelmed inside. Anxiety, burnout, relationship stress, or simply feeling stuck might be showing up in your body, your sleep, or your sense of self. You don’t have to keep pushing through alone. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience helping people like you regain clarity, peace, and purpose.
You’ve built a successful life but lately it doesn’t feel that way. You may be a high-achieving professional, a parent juggling too much, or someone constantly holding it together on the outside while feeling overwhelmed inside. Anxiety, burnout, relationship stress, or simply feeling stuck might be showing up in your body, your sleep, or your sense of self. You don’t have to keep pushing through alone. I am a licensed psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience helping people like you regain clarity, peace, and purpose.
Sarah Kate E Valatka
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CEDS
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Not accepting new clients
I'm glad you are here. Life is hard enough with out beating yourself up and telling yourself you suck as a person, friend, partner, parent, child, employee, and on, and on. It's important to find space to give your mind a break from the negative chatter you use to push yourself forward but only holds you back. You have worth. All those to do lists can wait. Start finding moments of peace and connection to others. Take some time to be in the moment and enjoy the right now.
I'm glad you are here. Life is hard enough with out beating yourself up and telling yourself you suck as a person, friend, partner, parent, child, employee, and on, and on. It's important to find space to give your mind a break from the negative chatter you use to push yourself forward but only holds you back. You have worth. All those to do lists can wait. Start finding moments of peace and connection to others. Take some time to be in the moment and enjoy the right now.
I have over 25 years of experience as a therapist and mental health professional in the Northern Virginia region. I specialize in child and adolescent issues and I have supported parents with skill-building throughout my career. If you are an individual struggling with day to day challenges, I can help you identify new skills and use your strengths to meet your needs. I am fully bilingual in Spanish and can conduct sessions is Spanish if preferred. For professionals seeking your VA license, I am a certified supervisor with extensive experience providing clinical supervision to meet your requirements as a Resident in Counseling.
I have over 25 years of experience as a therapist and mental health professional in the Northern Virginia region. I specialize in child and adolescent issues and I have supported parents with skill-building throughout my career. If you are an individual struggling with day to day challenges, I can help you identify new skills and use your strengths to meet your needs. I am fully bilingual in Spanish and can conduct sessions is Spanish if preferred. For professionals seeking your VA license, I am a certified supervisor with extensive experience providing clinical supervision to meet your requirements as a Resident in Counseling.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma. These issues can feel overwhelming, often affecting various aspects of life such as relationships, work, and overall well-being. I understand that each person's experience is unique, which is why I take an integrative approach to therapy. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and challenges. Together, we will focus on building effective coping strategies and finding solutions that work for you, helping you regain a sense of balance and control.
As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I specialize in working with adults who are struggling with anxiety, depression, and trauma. These issues can feel overwhelming, often affecting various aspects of life such as relationships, work, and overall well-being. I understand that each person's experience is unique, which is why I take an integrative approach to therapy. My goal is to create a safe, supportive environment where you can explore your feelings and challenges. Together, we will focus on building effective coping strategies and finding solutions that work for you, helping you regain a sense of balance and control.
I believe that therapy is a place to explore who we are and how we want to move forward with our lives. It is a space to look at what is holding us back and impeding our own personal growth. My approach is to work together with individuals to unearth current and past dysfunctions that are no longer working for them and to help navigate a new way for clients to see themselves and the world around them. I help clients examine their patterns of thought, feelings and behaviors and explore the impact of their past and current relationships on their present life.
I believe that therapy is a place to explore who we are and how we want to move forward with our lives. It is a space to look at what is holding us back and impeding our own personal growth. My approach is to work together with individuals to unearth current and past dysfunctions that are no longer working for them and to help navigate a new way for clients to see themselves and the world around them. I help clients examine their patterns of thought, feelings and behaviors and explore the impact of their past and current relationships on their present life.
I believe that everyone comes into therapy with their own innate strength and wisdom, and in my sessions, I strive to help teens, children, families, and individuals with eating disorders tap into these qualities that are already present within. I incorporate empathy and a non-judgemental approach into my sessions to foster a safe, therapeutic relationship. It is through this relationship we can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors and, in time, we will examine whether they are helping you live your most fulfilling life.
I believe that everyone comes into therapy with their own innate strength and wisdom, and in my sessions, I strive to help teens, children, families, and individuals with eating disorders tap into these qualities that are already present within. I incorporate empathy and a non-judgemental approach into my sessions to foster a safe, therapeutic relationship. It is through this relationship we can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviors and, in time, we will examine whether they are helping you live your most fulfilling life.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am humbled you chose me to serve you to enter your sacred space and walk along or sit beside you as you journey either in psychotherapy or in counseling with me. Whether I am your first provider or not, I am certain we both will be better because of our insightful and transformative interactions. I embrace appropriate provider transparency, so I will begin by saying, “no, my dad did not want a son when he named me, Thomasina,” as he already had a son named Thomas.
I am a Christian-informed therapist licensed in multiple States (CA, MA, RI, CT, MI, FL, VA, CO, TN, ID, AL, AR, MO, IN, KY and SC). With a background in clinical social work and a desire to see the building up of the body of Christ, I am passionate about supporting and encouraging my brothers and sisters as they seek to navigate the difficulties of life and develop resilience that can lead to personal healing and spiritual growth. My areas of expertise include managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, faith formation, identity and purpose, peer relationships, transitional challenges, conflict resolution, forgiveness, etc.
I am a Christian-informed therapist licensed in multiple States (CA, MA, RI, CT, MI, FL, VA, CO, TN, ID, AL, AR, MO, IN, KY and SC). With a background in clinical social work and a desire to see the building up of the body of Christ, I am passionate about supporting and encouraging my brothers and sisters as they seek to navigate the difficulties of life and develop resilience that can lead to personal healing and spiritual growth. My areas of expertise include managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, faith formation, identity and purpose, peer relationships, transitional challenges, conflict resolution, forgiveness, etc.
We will always start our work together with focusing on what you are experiencing right now. I can help you find peace and balance as you learn to cope and adjust to the various stresses of life. We can also begin to explore how your past experiences may be influencing you today. Often times we know that our upbringing was not maybe the "best" and as a result we can feel less than fully appreciated and un-validated. This can have longterm effects on our self-esteem and wellbeing. Therapy allows us to fully explore any repeating patterns in your life, and offer freedom from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and suffering.
We will always start our work together with focusing on what you are experiencing right now. I can help you find peace and balance as you learn to cope and adjust to the various stresses of life. We can also begin to explore how your past experiences may be influencing you today. Often times we know that our upbringing was not maybe the "best" and as a result we can feel less than fully appreciated and un-validated. This can have longterm effects on our self-esteem and wellbeing. Therapy allows us to fully explore any repeating patterns in your life, and offer freedom from anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and suffering.
Therapy can sometimes feel awkward at first; it may bring out feelings of vulnerability and may be emotionally taxing. That's why building trust and rapport early on is crucial, making you feel comfortable, safe, and heard. Once trust is established, we can collaboratively set goals and develop coping skills to tackle any challenges you face. Each client's situation is unique, guiding my therapeutic approach. I often use an eclectic mix of treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy.
Therapy can sometimes feel awkward at first; it may bring out feelings of vulnerability and may be emotionally taxing. That's why building trust and rapport early on is crucial, making you feel comfortable, safe, and heard. Once trust is established, we can collaboratively set goals and develop coping skills to tackle any challenges you face. Each client's situation is unique, guiding my therapeutic approach. I often use an eclectic mix of treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Emotion-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy.
Are you looking for a Christian Counselor who provides biblically sound, compassionate and professional counseling in a safe and honest environment? I am here to help.
Are you looking for a Christian Counselor who provides biblically sound, compassionate and professional counseling in a safe and honest environment? I am here to help.
If you are battling Anxiety, Attachment issues, toxic families & rocky relationships, you don't need to struggle alone, I use Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, CBT & Somatic therapy for healing. I also offer Psychedelic integration therapy. You were meant to heal.
The invisible weight of work, family and adulting, all while surviving your past traumas and the current reality of rapid-fire changes, is heavy. You've carried a lot on your shoulders for so long, holding it together in silence. Always doing for others, always being "the go to" without help.
Schedule through Headway.co- Ayn Vallis, Virginia.
Let's talk.
If you are battling Anxiety, Attachment issues, toxic families & rocky relationships, you don't need to struggle alone, I use Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, CBT & Somatic therapy for healing. I also offer Psychedelic integration therapy. You were meant to heal.
The invisible weight of work, family and adulting, all while surviving your past traumas and the current reality of rapid-fire changes, is heavy. You've carried a lot on your shoulders for so long, holding it together in silence. Always doing for others, always being "the go to" without help.
Schedule through Headway.co- Ayn Vallis, Virginia.
Let's talk.
We are convinced we have a problem. We're focused on it, worried about it, and it often feels like it defines us. These problems tend to show up or worsen during life and relationship transitions. Attending to what isn't working, as well as being intentional about addressing these problems, is necessary for change. Easily overlooked though, are the jewels - the opportunities hiding behind those problems. Psychotherapy provides a safe space for growth opportunities - offering compassion to those parts of ourselves we don't like or shame us, while allowing for the fluidity, flexibility and movement required for transformations.
We are convinced we have a problem. We're focused on it, worried about it, and it often feels like it defines us. These problems tend to show up or worsen during life and relationship transitions. Attending to what isn't working, as well as being intentional about addressing these problems, is necessary for change. Easily overlooked though, are the jewels - the opportunities hiding behind those problems. Psychotherapy provides a safe space for growth opportunities - offering compassion to those parts of ourselves we don't like or shame us, while allowing for the fluidity, flexibility and movement required for transformations.
Valor Wellness was born out of a need to create a safe & confidential place for first responders & their families to get help. Civilians working within public safety are welcome as well. Founder, Lesley Lawson is an experienced, culturally competent life coach within law enforcement, the fire service, dispatch & corrections with over seven years of experience in those areas. While Valor Wellness specializes in first responders, Lesley has significant experience working with children & adolescents. Lesley is also very passionate about women’s issues and coaching women through leaving and healing from toxic/abusive relationships.
Valor Wellness was born out of a need to create a safe & confidential place for first responders & their families to get help. Civilians working within public safety are welcome as well. Founder, Lesley Lawson is an experienced, culturally competent life coach within law enforcement, the fire service, dispatch & corrections with over seven years of experience in those areas. While Valor Wellness specializes in first responders, Lesley has significant experience working with children & adolescents. Lesley is also very passionate about women’s issues and coaching women through leaving and healing from toxic/abusive relationships.
I specialize in therapy for college students, young adults and women struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress management, motherhood/parenting, relationship issues, and interpersonal life skills. I also specialize in couples/marital counseling, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and trauma training with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I develop strong relationships with my clients and, together, we work towards finding their roadmaps in life, improving self-worth, identifying goals/objectives, reducing hard feelings and behaviors, and overall feeling better at managing daily life
I specialize in therapy for college students, young adults and women struggling with anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress management, motherhood/parenting, relationship issues, and interpersonal life skills. I also specialize in couples/marital counseling, Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and trauma training with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). I develop strong relationships with my clients and, together, we work towards finding their roadmaps in life, improving self-worth, identifying goals/objectives, reducing hard feelings and behaviors, and overall feeling better at managing daily life
Greeting life’s changes head on with curiosity, is what I’m here to help you do! Get ready to embrace your evolution and reignite your power, as well as address and heal what’s slowing you down. That’s the exciting part of this journey, because, contrary to what societal norms and even social media tells you, yes, our middle years are full of change, but you’re not broken, nor do you have to suffer. Let’s face it, going through life’s transitions (perimenopause and menopause, divorce, empty nest syndrome, and the list goes on) is not for wimps, and not just because of the physical changes.
Greeting life’s changes head on with curiosity, is what I’m here to help you do! Get ready to embrace your evolution and reignite your power, as well as address and heal what’s slowing you down. That’s the exciting part of this journey, because, contrary to what societal norms and even social media tells you, yes, our middle years are full of change, but you’re not broken, nor do you have to suffer. Let’s face it, going through life’s transitions (perimenopause and menopause, divorce, empty nest syndrome, and the list goes on) is not for wimps, and not just because of the physical changes.
I specialize in therapies that work. Whether you want to work on depression or anxiety, relationship or career problems, or simply dealing with the everyday challenges of life, I will carefully assess your needs and work with you to create a treatment plan that helps you live your life to the fullest. I will work with you to address your concerns in a way that helps you overcome obstacles and reach your highest potential.
I specialize in therapies that work. Whether you want to work on depression or anxiety, relationship or career problems, or simply dealing with the everyday challenges of life, I will carefully assess your needs and work with you to create a treatment plan that helps you live your life to the fullest. I will work with you to address your concerns in a way that helps you overcome obstacles and reach your highest potential.