My communication style is calm and personable. I create a warm environment where clients can feel comfortable expressing themselves and feel supported and encouraged.

I am an attentive and active listener. I always bring a level of empathy sprinkled with insight and knowledge in order to connect us with a strong sense of shared understanding. The therapeutic relationship is very important to me, and I strive to ensure you, as the client, are comfortable, heard, and understood.

Ann “Lisa” Peralta is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with over 34 years of experience providing clinical assessment and therapeutic care to adults seeking help with a variety of issues. These issues include substance use challenges, stress, depression, and anxiety, to name a few.

You’ve been staring at your to-do list for half an hour and still haven’t made a bit of progress. You’re not sure when everything became so complicated. Even the things you used to enjoy have turned into overwhelming obstacles. You see the people around you being productive, socializing, and making progress in their lives. Meanwhile, you feel stuck in place, like the world is passing you by. The strategies that you’ve used in the past to help you through aren’t working anymore. You want so desperately to regain some control of your life. But you just don’t know how. If only there was some path forward. It all feels so hopeless. Don’t give up! Let me provide you with a warm, safe, nonjudgmental space where you can learn to let go of the negative beliefs about yourself you’ve developed. We’ll create a treatment plan tailored to your unique needs, informed by strategies of attachment theory and EMDR. Together, let’s rediscover your path in life so you can move forward with purpose. Learn to accept every aspect of yourself. Embrace your individuality and listen to your inner guide. Create more meaningful connections in your relationships with others and yourself. You don’t have to do this alone. Let’s work together to reclaim your hope for the future and joy in the present. Call me now for your free 15-minute consultation. You got this.

My approach to helping is grounded in creating a warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed space where clients feel safe, supported, and understood. I integrate eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies, mindfulness, and person-centered care to help clients heal from trauma, reduce anxiety, and shift the patterns and beliefs that keep them feeling stuck. My work focuses on helping individuals experience meaningful, lasting change through evidence-based treatment. At Morning Joy Counseling and Consulting, we are a group practice that provides high-quality mental health care for trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and faith-related concerns. Our team includes clinicians with diverse specialties, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, anxiety treatment, child and adolescent therapy, couples counseling, Christian counseling, and a holistic approach, allowing you to be matched with the therapist whose expertise best fits your needs. We believe in whole-person healing that honors each client’s emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Whether you’re seeking virtual therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing intensives, ongoing counseling, or support through a major life change, our practice is committed to offering compassionate, personalized care designed to help you gain clarity, rebuild confidence, and move toward a healthier, more grounded life.

Are you uncertain about your relationship? Perhaps trust has been broken, feelings have shifted, or another connection is calling your attention. These doubts can feel overwhelming, isolating, and confusing. Take a step today—explore your feelings, clarify your values, and navigate your decision-making process. Begin your path to insight, peace, and understanding. You don’t have to face this alone.

Dr. Emma Boateng is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with over 13 years of nursing practice. Emma has extensive experience in mental health, psycho-education, patient care, and chronic pain management. She uses evidence-based practice to achieve patient goals. Emma treats various conditions including depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), anxiety, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), bipolar, anger, relationship issues, griefloss, stress, obsessive compulsion (OCD), and eating issues. Emma believes every person is unique, creating individualized care plans for her clients. She puts her patients first and provides respectful care.

We won’t just talk about the problems; we will work toward tangible solutions. By integrating dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) with a trauma lens, I help my clients develop the resilience and self-regulation skills necessary for long-term emotional wellness.

People enter therapy for many different reasons, but often underneath those reasons is a sense of being stuck in a physical, mental, or emotional place they don't want to be in. For relationships, people often feel stuck in negative patterns of interacting with each other or stuck in a place of pain which they blame on the other. I see myself as partnering with my clients to help them get unstuck and reach their goals for themselves or their relationships. I am active in the therapy session by helping people process more deeply what they are going through, offering new perspectives on the situation, and challenging patterns of thought or behavior that may be contributing to what's happening. I do not see people who come into therapy as sick or weak. I think it takes a lot of strength to reach out for help when times are tough. Therefore, I have respect for those who walk into my office, and I try to do everything I can to get them to where they want to be in life.

I believe that the innate nature of human beings is to survive and be well, and that varying degrees of life experience and trauma create psychic structures that inhibit that natural process from occurring. My job is to help client's develop compassionate awareness for these structures that are no longer functional in their lives and help them to build tolerance for the underlying feelings being protected by these structures. And ultimately to help client's choose and develop healthier more functional thoughts, feelings and behaviors to expand their well being, life satisfaction and treat themselves with loving kindness.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania and a grief specialist who understands what it’s like to experience loss because I’ve had many losses, too. I can help you feel less alone, confused, and helpless. I am a faith-based counselor who uses a variety of approaches so you feel heard, understood, and supported. You will leave my sessions with helpful coping tools to help you navigate grief and loss.

Robb is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) who manages and treats a wide range of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, family difficulties, school issues, sleepinsomnia, work-related stress, and many more challenges that everyday Americans face. He is passionate about providing quality, compassionate, concise, and nonjudgmental mental health services to clients of all ages. As a PMHNP, Robb's role is multifaceted, including educator, mental health advocate, therapist, and medication manager. While working in psychiatric hospitals, Robb has learned how to listen to his patients the way he wants to be listened to when he sees his own personal physician. Robb makes it his goal to include the patient in every step of the decision-making process to individually tailor the patient's treatment plan to their needs. Whether it is medication management, therapy, or a coordinated effort with the patient's personal healthcare providers, Robb wants to deliver the fastest, easiest, and most effective results that he can for his clients.