Online Therapy in Virginia
Therapy for the heavy things you've been carrying alone: betrayal, complicated grief, and the long reach of a difficult childhood.
Secure telehealth therapy for adults anywhere in Virginia.
Real Help, Wherever You Are in Virginia
Because you're the one everyone else leans on.
You have the high-stress job, the full calendar, the life that looks fine from the outside. And underneath it, theres’s something you can't put down. Maybe it's what you found out that you can't stop replaying, checking, turning over at 2am. Maybe it's a parent who never really saw you, and the guilt that shows up every time you try to protect yourself from them. Maybe it's a loss that others don’t recognize or feel like you should “be over” by now.
Many of my clients are the professionals other people depend on: physicians and therapists, lawyers, people in tech and government contracting.
Careers that reward compartmentalizing and leave very little room for falling apart, which is why it happens quietly, at home…at 2am.
I work with clients across Northern Virginia, from Arlington, Alexandria, and the DC suburbs out through Fairfax, Herndon, Great Falls, and Ashburn along the tech corridor, plus Richmond, Virginia Beach, and everywhere in between.
Finding the right therapist in Virginia shouldn't depend on who happens to have an office near you.
You’re in the right place to get started.
EMDR Therapy Online in Virginia
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) helps your brain finish processing experiences that got stuck: the memory that still makes your chest tighten, the moment your mind keeps returning to at 2am. It works well over video, using the same protocol as in-person sessions, and EMDR therapists are scarce in much of Virginia ~ virtual sessions solve the geography problem entirely. I offer EMDR in weekly therapy and as a virtual EMDR intensive.
Online Trauma Therapy in Virginia
Trauma isn't only the big, obvious events. It's also the discovery that changed everything: the affair, the secret, the double life you didn't know you were living next to. Betrayal trauma is one of my primary specialties ~ the hypervigilance, the timeline obsession, the checking you can't stop even though you hate it. I also work with adults reeling from emotionally immature parents: the guilt, the over-responsibility, the feeling you were the adult in the room long before you should have been. Whether you're searching for online trauma therapy from Falls Church, Warrenton, or anywhere in Virginia, the right specialist doesn't have to be local.
Grief Therapy in Virginia
Grief doesn't follow a schedule, and some of the hardest grief is complicated: a parent who hurt you dies and you feel guilt and relief tangled together, or you spent years caregiving and don't know who you are without the role. Grief therapists in Virginia Beach, Richmond, or anywhere in the state who specialize in complicated and stuck grief are rare. It's the center of my work, in weekly therapy and in immersive grief intensives.
Virtual Therapy Services in Virginia
Betrayal Trauma
The affair, the secret, the life you didn't know you were living beside. Therapy for the obsessive checking, the timeline replay, and the question of what's true now.
EMDR Therapy
Help your brain finish processing what got stuck. Available in weekly sessions or as a virtual intensive, fully online across Virginia.
Emotionally Immature Parents
You were the adult in the room long before you should have been. Work through the guilt, the over-responsibility, and what you're allowed to want now.
Grief Counseling
For grief that's complicated, stuck, or tangled with relief and guilt. Weekly therapy, plus immersive in-person intensives.
Hi, I’m Carly
I'm a licensed clinical social worker, and I've spent my career helping adults work through the things that talk therapy alone can’t really touch: betrayal, complicated family histories, and grief that got stuck.
My approach is direct, warm, and practical. I'm not going to nod at you for fifty minutes. We're going to do actual work, at a pace your nervous system can handle.
Step 1:
Consultation
A short call to talk about what's bringing you in, answer your questions, and make sure we're a good fit before we decide to begin working together.
Step 2:
First Session
We get clear on what you're carrying and what you want to be different. We’ll create a plan that might include a mix of EMDR, parts work, somatic therapy, completely personalized to you.
Step 3:
Ongoing Work
Weekly secure video sessions from wherever you have privacy. We go at the pace that supports both your nervous system and your goals, and we check in regularly about whether it's working.
Common Questions About Online Grief and Trauma Therapy in Virginia
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Look for three things: an active Virginia license you can verify, a specialty that matches what you're actually dealing with rather than a generalist list of everything, and a free consultation so you can feel whether the fit is right before committing. Fit predicts outcomes more than any credential.
I'm a licensed clinical social worker specializing in betrayal trauma, emotionally immature parents, EMDR, and complicated grief ~ if that's what you're carrying, we may be a good match, and the consultation is where we find out.
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Sessions need to happen while you're in a state where I hold a license.
If you travel often, we can plan around it. I'm also licensed in Colorado, Florida, and Texas, which covers many common travel situations.
We'll sort out the details in your consultation.
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I'm a private pay practice and don't bill insurance directly. Many clients use out-of-network benefits, and I can provide a superbill for you to submit for possible reimbursement
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Please see the Rates & FAQ page for the most updated rates.
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Book a free consultation by clicking on this link or one of the orange buttons on this page.
We'll talk briefly about what's bringing you in, I'll answer your questions, and if we're a good fit we'll schedule your first session.
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Online therapy is regular therapy conducted over secure video instead of in an office. You meet with a licensed therapist in real time, from any private location, and the work itself, including approaches like EMDR, is the same as it would be in person.
Research consistently shows us that virtual therapy is as effective as in-person treatment for most concerns.
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For most people and most concerns, yes.
Decades of research on telehealth show comparable outcomes, and for some clients it works better. It's easier to open up from your own space, and you're far less likely to cancel when there's no commute.
EMDR in particular is very effective in telehealth.
*Virtual therapy is different than in-person, and I always tell people that if they really want in-person therapy, they should seek that out.
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No. I'm licensed to practice throughout Virginia, so it doesn't matter whether you're in Alexandria, Roanoke, Richmond, or anywhere else in the state.
You just need to be physically located in Virginia during our sessions.
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Yes.
A large portion of my practice is professionals in the Northern Virginia area, including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, and the DC suburbs. Because sessions are virtual, you can meet from home or a private office, which tends to fit demanding NoVA schedules better than commuting to a weekly appointment.
Whatever brought you to this page, whether it's the thing you can't stop thinking about, the family pattern you're finally ready to look at, or the grief that won't move, it responds to the right kind of help.
Online therapy in Virginia means the right help doesn't depend on your zip code ~ whether you're in Northern Virginia, Richmond, AI Alley, or a small country town .