Therapy Services in Virginia
Embody Therapy offers therapy for adults and teens throughout Virginia through secure HIPAA-compliant online Telehealth sessions, supporting anxiety, depression, stress, post-traumatic stress, sexual trauma, complex trauma, and relational challenges.
If you’d like, reach out for a free phone call to discuss goals and get questions answered
I work with adults and teens navigating a range of emotional, relational, and life experiences that can feel overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to manage alone.
Who I Work With
You may have experience with:
Anxiety, depression, or chronic stress
Traumatic events and complex trauma
Suicidal Ideation and self-harm
Childhood or adulthood trauma
Negative self-concept or beliefs about others
Unwanted persistent behaviors or thought patterns
Inconsistent boundaries, self-worth, or emotional regulation
Emotional abuse, neglect, and unmet needs
Sexual trauma or abuse
Emotional overwhelm, shutdown, or dissociation
Avoidance of certain memories, people, or places
Difficulty with communication
Strained relationships and attachment styles
Caregiver burnout and major change
Identity exploration and life transitions
Therapy Services in Virginia Specific To Your Needs
Learn how trauma-informed services can help you meet your goals
Discover whether sexual trauma therapy is right for you
Understand more context to EMDR services and how it may help you
Explore all therapy services offered to support you in your healing journey
Therapy is where we explore the underlying factors that contribute to thought patterns, emotional responses, and behaviors, helping to understand what may be happening beneath the surface emotionally, physically, and relationally.
Some people come in with a clear sense of what they need but have struggled to have those needs consistently met. Others arrive with more uncertainty, and together we can gently identify what feels most supportive and where to begin.
Sessions are guided by what feels most present for you in the moment, while also supporting longer-term healing and change. The pace is collaborative and shaped by your capacity, with a flexible structure that allows for both consistency and adaptation over time.
How Does Therapy Work?
Work Together To Identify Your Goals
Get Supported With Clinical Approaches To Create Change
Bring New Skills Back Into Your World
My Approach to Healing
My work is both holistic and creative, while remaining trauma-informed. Therapy is tailored to your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all model, and I draw from a range of modalities depending on what feels most supportive for you and what we identify together in session.
This may include therapeutic services such as EMDR therapy to support trauma processing and the trauma therapy process, parts work to explore internal patterns and emotional responses, and mindfulness-based approaches to increase awareness and regulation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills may also be used to support emotional regulation, coping strategies, and present-moment stability.
When relevant, therapy together may also include work around intimacy and relational safety. This can involve consent-based somatic approaches such as sensate focus to support reconnection with the body, particularly in the context of sexual trauma, attachment wounds, or challenges with intimacy.
My approach to therapy additionally supports people in reducing anxiety and depressive symptoms, strengthening emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and developing greater self-understanding. It can also support boundary-setting, relational healing, and a deeper sense of self-compassion and self-trust over time.
Throughout this process, the focus of services remains on helping you feel safer in your body, more connected in your relationships, and more grounded in your sense of self over time.
If you would like more background on particular interventions and methods for healing, you may visit the therapeutic approaches page to learn additional information, or give me a call and I would be happy to share more.
Common Questions
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Yes. I provide secure telehealth trauma therapy throughout Virginia for adults and teens. Telehealth sessions are always HIPAA-compliant.
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No, you do not need a diagnosis to begin therapy. We can start wherever you are.
You also do not need a diagnosis to continue attending therapy if you do not wish to receive an official diagnosis.
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I work with trauma, PTSD and complex trauma, anxiety, depression, sexual trauma, emotional dysregulation, and relationship challenges.
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I integrate approaches such as EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), parts work, mindfulness, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), and DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy), depending on what best supports your needs.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured psychotherapy designed to alleviate distress associated with traumatic memories. It helps the brain process traumatic experiences, allowing them to be stored less disturbingly. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation—typically eye movements, tapping, or tones—to help clients process traumatic memories without needing to speak in detail about them.
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Yes. Therapy can support you in understanding underlying patterns, regulating emotions, and reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression over time.
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Yes. I work with sexual trauma recovery and relational or intimacy-related challenges in a trauma-informed and client-centered way.
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If you’re feeling weighed down by past experiences, therapy may help. We can explore this together in a consultation.
Embody Therapy serves people located within the state of Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Richmond, and Virginia Beach.