Find a Therapist in Virginia

Is life overwhelming? You feel like no-one understands. You can't seem to get a handle on your thoughts or emotions. Issues from the past keep resurfacing. You've tried pushing those memories away and moving on with life. But somehow that doesn't work and you find yourself in the same cycle again.

I am currently unable to take new clients. I have experience working with clients concerning the following issues: relationship stress, family problems, anxiety, depression and chronic illnesses. I enjoy helping persons look at their lives differently. People can get stuck in their reactions and these reactions often make matters worse. Learning to identify patterns of automatic negative behavior can be a path toward change. If you see it you can do something about it. I help persons see their part in relationship challenges/ problems and then make changes.

If you find yourself preparing and bracing for that offensive comment; you regulate your speech, dress, and actions to fit in or be safe; or you navigate how much of your experiences to share for fear that you won’t be heard, or that your story will show different your reality is from others—then I want you to know that you’re not crazy, and you don’t have to go it alone. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who knows what it’s like to be immersed in spaces that don’t culturally or racially reflect me, my identity, or my values. And to live in spaces that reject me as I live into my full identity as a black man, a person of color.

I really enjoy working with young professionals and adults who are looking for new ways to sort out their daily emotions and stressors. I enjoy helping others learn to reduce their overwhelm, handle life transitions, and overall stress. And certainly we can all learn how to handle stress better, that's for sure! I am relaxed and down to earth when it comes to therapy. I believe therapy can be fun and very worthwhile while exploring new ways to handle life and all it throws at us. I also love chatting about how mindset and your beliefs impact your outlook on life.

Don’t let your now be your forever. I work with individuals to build emotional wellness skills to tackle unhealthy relationships that triggers anxiety and depression. I will guide you through skills to help you overcome cycles of toxic relationships, family drama, codependency, rescue syndrome, trauma, self-doubt/imposter syndrome, toxic work stress, racial issues, burn out. I understand the stress of feeling consumed by life and overbearing relationships. I can relate to life feeling too much, wanting to leave everything, everyone behind and disappear. It’s overwhelmingly exhausting to silently suffer on the inside.

My approach is both directive and accepting. I am a client-centered therapist. I can help solve problems that can take years to resolve on their own by teaching new skills and giving homework to practice in between sessions. At the same time I allow clients to dictate the goals, pace, and intensity of their counseling sessions. I don't fix people. I look for what is going right and help you or your relationship do more of it.

Working with couples and men is awesome. My clients always surprise me with their intelligence and strength, even if muted by their immediate troubles. Focusing on the connection the couple does have, we can work on the skills to being our own individual within the relationship. Working with men often involves negotiating the contradictions the world presents, attending to power differentials and how they impact our inner world, discovering where our habits developed and how we want to change and grow who we are in the world. I utilize a multitude of maps to offer my clients impactful and effective interventions.

My goal is to help people gain independence and power in their lives.

I am simply here to create a safe and non-judgmental space for you to process your life experiences and who you are as a person. Do you feel like you have a safe space to discuss your thoughts, feelings, and emotions without judgment or criticism from others? I can create this space for you to unpack your identity and how it interacts with relationships in your life. We can work together on issues such as anxiety and toxic relationships to enhance the quality of your life.

I enjoy working with young adults, adults and elderly individuals from an array of different backgrounds or cultures. In my sessions, I enjoy addressing depression, anxiety, self-esteem/body issues, sexuality, relationship conflict, academic issues, career decision-making, and life-planning.