I strive to create a space where clients feel accepted and understood, no matter their thoughts, feelings, or experiences. My goal is to provide a safe and supportive environment.

I want my clients to feel comfortable talking with me about their struggles. I provide empathy and exploratory questions to develop a shared understanding of their struggles and goals for therapy.

I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) with more than seven years of mental health experience and over 25 years of nursing practice, including skilled nursing and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient care. I am dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care through telehealth, with a focus on building therapeutic relationships, shared decision-making, and empowering individuals to achieve meaningful, lasting improvements in their mental health and overall well-being.

Lauren Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with over 7 years of experience providing therapeutic care and clinical assessment to youth and adults seeking support with trauma, depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), oppositional defiant challenges, and other life transitions. Lauren also has experience working with children and adolescents who display severe behavioral concerns, as well as young and middle-aged adults with serious mental health conditions.

As your therapist and coach, my focus is to assist you in overcoming the stuck points in your life and embracing the possibilities ahead. I draw from an eclectic set of approaches, including grief and loss specialization, trauma-informed therapy, DBT, CBT, ACT, and relational healing to support you on your healing journey. Transform your life by releasing the hold your past has on your present and future. I emphasize the importance of your overall wellness, the strength found in community, and the importance of setting healthy boundaries in all your relationships. My approach is relaxed, warm, welcoming, and nonjudgmental, ensuring a space where you can truly be yourself.

Sophia Strydom is a Supervisee in Clinical Social Work and has over 15 years of experience in the mental health field. She supports adults and families dealing with depression, anxiety, borderline personality challenges, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), loss and grief, stress, relationship stress, coping skills, life changes, posttraumatic stress (PTSD), abuse, and trauma.

Are you feeling worn down by a mind that won’t slow down—racing thoughts, replaying conversations, or emotions that keep pulling you back into anxiety, sadness, or anger? You may function well on the outside, yet inside feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to change what keeps repeating. Therapy with me focuses on understanding—not fixing—so real change can begin from the inside out. We slow things down and look at what’s happening beneath the surface: how your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system are responding, and how old patterns may still be shaping your present. From there, we work toward practical shifts—helping you respond differently, feel more grounded, and regain a sense of steadiness in your daily life. I am the founder of Brave Within Counseling, a group practice built on trauma-informed, compassionate care. Our team is made up of clinicians with their own areas of focus, including trauma and EMDR therapy, ADHD, sleep-related concerns, and specific diagnoses and symptom patterns. Most of our counselors are EMDR-trained, allowing us to offer depth-oriented trauma work alongside practical, skills-based support. When you reach out, we take care to match you with a counselor whose specialty best fits what you’re going through. Whether you work directly with me or with one of our clinicians, you can expect care that is thoughtful, collaborative, and paced with respect for your readiness. At Brave Within Counseling, we focus on helping you understand yourself more clearly, reduce internal struggle, and move forward with greater confidence and emotional steadiness. If you’re ready to feel less stuck and more supported, we’d be honored to walk with you.

I am a Resident in Counseling with two years of experience in the mental health field in Virginia. I work with children, adolescents, and adults who are navigating depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addiction, anger, and other emotional and behavioral challenges. I believe every client has the capacity for growth and healing, and I approach therapy with respect, curiosity, and encouragement.

My passion is supporting and encouraging positive change and healing in people. I hope to walk alongside you on your personal path. Through a genuine and crucial therapeutic relationship, we will celebrate strength and grow through hurt into healing with change. I practice from an existential positive framework. I adore and am grateful to be doing such positive work each day. I love watching positive change and growth emerge in my client’s life and their personal inner being. I work with individuals, families, kiddos, teens, and couples. I focus on different needs and dynamics including career, interpersonal, motivation, trauma, sexuality, and self-growth. I look forward to working together and supporting you in your journey.

Shanita King-Miller is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisee who is passionate about promoting self-efficacy, resilience, and positive change. She was inspired to study social work after working in hospital settings with people from various backgrounds. Shanita supports people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, anger, and building coping skills.

I am William Watson, a Licensed Social Worker Supervisee with 2 years of experience in Virginia. Shaped by a working-class, single-parent upbringing, I bring lived experience and strong clinical training to my work. I support adolescents and adults facing depression, anxiety, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), stress, and life transitions. My goal is to offer steady guidance and practical support as a respectful partner who values honesty, feedback, and collaboration.

I have over 20 years of experience as a therapist, and I want to get to know you as a whole person and in the context of your relationships, your interests, how you make a living, and your beliefs. For couples, this also applies, as well as my POV on seeing the relationship as the client and taking a non-blaming approach. I use a combination of listening, support, validation, education, teaching skills, and providing eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and all of these can be dialed up or back based on what you need and prefer. My style is open and direct, and you can ask me about any part of the process.