As a licensed master social worker with three years of experience, I help children, teenagers, and young adults navigate difficult life transitions and challenging interpersonal relationships, which often produce feelings of anxiety, depression, and grief.
I utilize principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (
Therapy can be an intimidating process, and my goal is to provide an open, safe environment to help instill support, understanding and empowerment throughout your therapeutic journey. Whether you’re looking to build confidence as an individual or within your relationship, together we can build the tools you need to succeed.
My primary area
My ideal client seeks a space where they feel understood and supported while navigating anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, or burnout. Many are LGBTQ+ individuals, college students, veterans, or professionals facing stress, compassion fatigue, or identity concerns. They want more than coping strategies; they seek personal growth, resilie
Life can present you with difficult situations which are hard to process and move past. These challenges are not on your timeline and affect everything. Having worked in many healthcare settings, I am familiar navigating life-changing events and grief. I understand the territory of encountering loss, coping with trauma, the complexity of the medica
I help individuals with issues such as depression, anxiety, relationships challenges, childhood trauma, stress, and families navigating behavioral issues. I teach my clients communication skills that improve their relationships. Those skills boost my clients' power and voice, as well as their intimacy with their significant others. I rely on a
I firmly believe that you are the foremost expert on your life. Together, we can work towards reaching your goals. Many of my clients have experienced a reduction in anxiety, an increase in self-confidence and the capacity to form emotionally intimate relationships.
I serve as an active faculty member at The Catholic University of America and
Many people seek guidance from a therapist because they feel overwhelmed by emotional distress, or they believe they have lost an aspect of control within their life. In a safe and non-judgmental space, I work closely with my clients in order to help them rediscover empowerment, meaning, and direction in their lives.
I believe a strong relations
I am a licensed marriage family therapist and professional counselor in Virginia. I have worked with youth, adults, couples, and families with diverse mental health concerns. I have worked in residential chemical dependency, intensive in-home family preservation, inpatient psychiatric hospital, juvenile and adult detention centers, K-12 schools, an
Rachel Townes, MA, LPC, ACS, CCTP. Counseling is building relationships that produce strength-based behaviors for healing and recovery. My preferred modalities are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution Focused Therapy, and other therapies for addictions counseling, trauma-informed care, and family relati
I have been a clinical social worker since 1997. I use an eclectic approach, using a strengths-based approach, trauma-informed, drawing from strategies from cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, and DBT. I have experience in private practice, hospice, child and family settings, and integrated health care.
I utilize a strength-based ap
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