Best Therapists in Richmond, VA of 2024
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Best Therapists in Richmond, Virginia of 2024
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I. Therapists in Richmond, VA
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Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family, Self esteem, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Sleeping, Parenting, Anger, Career, Non-religious, Depression, Teens, Conservative counselor, Liberal counselor
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Addictions, Family, Trauma and abuse, Depression, Christian, Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship, Older, Intimacy-related, Eating, Parenting, Anger, Self esteem, Bipolar, Non-religious, Teens, Liberal counselor
Meredith Riddick
- 13 years of Experience
- United States
- Ashburn, Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), Gottman Method, Interpersonal
State Licenses: Texas and Virginia
Katie DiMuzio
- 10 years of Experience
- United States
- Falls Church, Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), EMDR, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Psychodynamic, Trauma Focused
State Licenses: New York, Virginia and Washington D.C.
Jeanene Wolfe
- 26 years of Experience
- United States
- Any VA City, Virginia
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Areas of focus: Academic issues, ADHD, Anxiety, Caregiver Stress, Coping Skills, Depression, Learning Disabilities, Parenting
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Family / Marital, Family Systems, Mindfulness-based (MBCT)
State License: Virginia
Andrea Shipley
- 6 years of Experience
- United States
- Doswell, Virginia
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Areas of focus: Addiction, Anxiety, Behavior Issues, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Life Coaching, Self Esteem, Spirituality
Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Eclectic, Existential, Expressive Arts, Humanistic, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Transpersonal
State License: Virginia
Gloria Mahin
- 16 years of Experience
- United States
- Morgantown, West Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Art Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, Eclectic, Expressive Arts, Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Play Therapy, Sand Play
State Licenses: North Carolina, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Brittany Hankard
- 7 years of Experience
- United States
- Reston, Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Attachment-based, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, Emotionally Focused, Family Systems, Feminist, Humanistic, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered Therapy
State Licenses: Connecticut and Virginia
Jessie Bohnenkamp
- 7 years of Experience
- United States
- Leesburg, Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Family / Marital, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
State Licenses: Louisiana and Virginia
Darleena Cozzo
- 25 years of Experience
- United States
- Norfolk, Virginia
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Languages: English
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), EMDR, Eclectic, Gestalt, Gottman Method, Motivational Interviewing, Relational, Sand Play, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), Trauma Focused
State Licenses: Tennessee and Virginia
II. Best Therapists in Richmond, VA
Online Therapy evaluated therapists in Richmond using eight key factors, including cost, accessibility, specializations, and credentials, among others, to create a list of 15 top-rated therapists. You can be sure all the counselors recommended offer quality therapy services at fair prices and are easy to work with. |
Choosing the Best Richmond, VA TherapistsCredentialsOnly therapists appropriately licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia were considered to ensure you receive the best care. Prospective therapists in Richmond must complete a graduate program in counseling, apply for a temporary license, complete 3,400 hours of supervised residency experience, and pass a national exam to become licensed professional counselors. AccessibilityThe right therapist will specialize in the type(s) of therapy you seek. You also need one who’s accessible, meaning their office hours and location make it easy to work with them. Flexible scheduling with evening and weekend hours helps. Finally, look for therapists who offer remote sessions like the ones listed. CostTo ensure you receive all the therapy you need, cost must be considered. Therapists in Virginia typically charge per session, but some bundle sessions at a lower discounted rate. Many accept major insurance plans to help cover charges, and a few offer a sliding fee scale for self-pay clients. |
Kathryn Wilder-Schaaf: Ph.D., LCP, ABPP | Best for anxiety
804-375-5861
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Dr. Kathryn Wilder-Schaaf is a licensed clinical psychologist who helps adults aged 18 and older cope with and heal from symptoms associated with anxiety, including generalized anxiety and social anxiety. She helps clients struggling with PTSD and other trauma disorders, depression, adjustment disorder, relationship/family concerns, and recovery after neurological disorders. Dr. Wilder-Schaaf offers a sliding fee scale and has been practicing for 10 years.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Relationship Issues Anxiety Family Conflict |
N/A | Cost per session: Initial Intake is 90 minutes and $220 50-Minute Session is $140 90-Minute Session is $220 |
No | Yes |
Nidhi Tewari: M.S.W., LCSW | Best for trauma
804-203-0424
Website
Nidhi Tewari is a licensed clinical social worker who’s dedicated to helping children aged 11 and older, adolescents, and adults who are survivors of trauma. She has over eight years of experience, specializes in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and offers a sliding fee scale.
What patients say: “Nidhi is an amazing therapist, who has the ability to build rapport and connect with her clients with grace, ease and humor.”
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Trauma and PTSD Anxiety Child or Adolescent |
N/A | Cost per session: The fee for service is $120 per 50 minute initial session/diagnostic evaluation. The fee for service is $110 per 50 minute individual therapy session. The fee for service is $165 for an 80 minute individual therapy session. The fee for service is $50 per person, per 60 minute group therapy session. The fee for service is $75 per person, per 90 minute group therapy session. |
Yes | Yes |
Gideon Javna: LCSW | Best for chronic illness
434-535-2614
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Gideon Javna is a licensed clinical social worker who’s been living with a chronic illness for over 25 years. He helps clients with similar issues overcome the challenges of living with a chronic illness. He focuses on talk therapy and works with children, adults, families, and couples.
What patients say: “He is very professional to needs of the clt’s of serve [sic].”
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Anxiety Substance Use Chronic Illness |
Aetna Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield Cigna Optum UnitedHealthcare Virginia Premier |
Cost per Session: $100 | No | Yes |
Allie Longworth: M.S., MT-BC | Best for music therapy
804-665-4681
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Allie Longworth is a board-certified music therapist who uses music to help adolescents and adults process intense emotions and problematic behaviors to overcome overwhelming grief, sadness, anger, trauma, or conflict. She believes music allows her to create an experience rather than a purely cognitive discussion. Allie provides the music, and the client’s job is to be open to the experience.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Anxiety Depression Trauma and PTSD |
N/A | Cost per session: 50 Min Intake Session: $140 50 Min Individual/Family Session: $115 Late Cancellation (Less than 24hr notice): $60 Missed Appointment (No-Show): $115 |
No | Yes |
Miri Eynan: LCSW | Best for children
804-924-7600
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Miri Eynan is a licensed clinical social worker who’s passionate about helping children aged four to 12 and their families. She uses art, games, and other engaging techniques to address behavioral issues. Miri helps children dealing with grief, anger, and life transitions to process their worries and fears, explore their feelings, and improve communication, so they can make healthier decisions and improve their behavior and relationships. She’s been practicing for 24 years.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Child or Adolescent Behavioral Issues Parenting |
Anthem Cigna Optum UnitedHealthcare |
Cost per session: Initial Therapy Evaluation: 60 minutes – $185.00 Therapy Session: 38-53 minutes – $135.00 Therapy Session: 53-60 minutes – $150.00 Therapy Session: 75-90 minutes – $185.00 Group Therapy Session: 60-90 minutes – $30.00–$60.00 Couples or Family Therapy Session: 53-60 minutes – $150 Reiki Session: 30 minutes – $50.00 Reiki Session: 60 minutes – $85.00 Professional Licensure Supervision: 60 minutes – $100.00 Court Appearance Hourly: $300.00 retainer plus $150.00 per hour Case Management*: 60 minutes – $100.00 Phone consultation**: 60 minutes – $100.00 Supervisee-led Sessions: 60 minutes – $60.00-$185.00 |
No | Yes |
Tracey Wingold: M.S.W., LCSW | Best for expectant/new mothers
804-316-9694
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Tracey Wingold is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and work with clients throughout the state via her HIPAA-compliant, easy-to-use teletherapy platform. Tracey concentrates on the emotional journey of expectant and new mothers through preconception, pregnancy, and early parenting. She’s a trained and experienced pregnancy and postpartum counselor and can help women with perinatal mood disorders, depression, and anxiety. Tracey uses a person-centered, solution-focused style, has been practicing for 19 years, and offers a sliding fee scale.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Depression Anxiety |
United Healthcare Oscar Health |
Free Initial Consultation (15-20 minutes) Standard session – $95 (45-60 minute therapy) |
Yes | Yes |
Carla Shaffer: Ph.D. | Best for parenting
804-442-7192
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Dr. Carla Shaffer offers a parent-only treatment called Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions to help parents better understand the anxiety affecting their children and empower their child/adolescent/young adult to manage their anxiety. She offers parent-centered support to emotionally equip clients to parent to the best of their abilities and help families flourish. Dr. Shaffer offers counseling services in English and Spanish and accepts limited insurance providers.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Anxiety Parenting Child or Adolescent |
Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield |
Cost per Session: $175 | No | Yes |
Tonia Jean Bagby: Psy.D. | Best for affordable psychotherapy
804-393-8615
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Dr. Tonia Bagby’s goal is to provide affordable psychotherapy services to clients wanting to work on various life issues, including PTSD, sexual trauma, domestic violence, addictions, LGBTQ challenges, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, relationship issues, career roadblocks, and active duty- or veteran-related concerns. Dr. Bagby has been practicing for 15 years and takes a conversational approach to address issues and challenges.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Depression Grief Relationship Issues |
N/A | Cost per session: FIRST SESSION $80.00 3 SESSION PACKAGE $225.00 ($75.00 per session) 4 SESSION PACKAGE $280.00 ($70.00 per session) |
No | Yes |
Robert A. Petry: Ph.D. | Best for hypnotherapy
804-320-7738
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Dr. Robert Petry is a clinical psychologist with over 25 years of clinical experience and a recognized area of specialty in hypnosis. He provides hypnotherapy services for anxieties, stress, habits, addictions, impulse control disorders, and self-discovery.
What patients say: “I have had an outstanding experience with Dr. Petry. He is very good when it comes to helping find the right path, and sort through some old baggage.”
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Impulse Control Disorders Anxiety Coping Skills |
Aetna Anthem Anthem HMO Anthem PPO Beacon Cigna Cigna EAP HealthKeepers MHN Medicare TRICARE |
Cost per Session: $100 | No | Yes |
Joy Brock: LCSW | Best for developing healthier relationships
804-665-4681
Website
Joy Brock is a licensed clinical social worker who’s passionate about working with clients of all ages to help them develop healthier relationships with themselves and others. She believes relationships are the most meaningful part of life, and she strives to help her clients achieve the healthy relationships they’ve always wanted. Joy also helps with low self-esteem and self-harm behaviors and offers a sliding fee scale.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Women’s Issues Anxiety Stress |
Optima | Cost per session: 50 Min Intake Session $140 50 Min Individual/Family Session $115 Late Cancellation (Less than 24hr notice) $60 Missed Appointment (No-Show) $115 |
Yes | Yes |
Indria Savoy-Johnson: LCSW, LMHP | Best for everyday life stressors
240-222-5924
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Indria Savoy-Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker who takes an eclectic, person-centered approach to therapy. She believes individuals have unique skill sets that help them deal with everyday life stressors. Indria collaborates with clients to ensure their treatment plans are individually tailored and incorporates personality and humor into her sessions to help build a healthy rapport. She’s been practicing for nine years and also licensed in the District of Columbia.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Relationship Issues Coping Skills Psychosis |
N/A | $130.00 per session – Individual & Couple therapy (50 minutes) Free 10-15min consultation |
No | Yes |
Nicole K. Smith-Perez: LMHC, LPC | Best for dual-diagnosis clients
347-400-2785
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Nicole Smith-Perez is a licensed professional counselor who’s worked extensively with dual-diagnosis clients struggling with family/relationship issues and addiction. She loves helping her clients understand the things holding them back and uses an in-depth, eclectic approach to develop interventions. Nicole strongly believes everyone has the ability to make positive changes. She also helps with stress management and offers a sliding fee scale.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Relationship Issues Stress Anxiety |
Aetna Cigna Optum Oscar Oxford UnitedHealthcare |
Cost per session: Initial Consultation (50 mins) $150 Individual Session (45 mins) $130 Couples Session (60 mins) $225 |
Yes | Yes |
Margaret Sheehan: LMFT | Best for couple’s therapy
804-424-3118
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Margaret Sheehan is a licensed marriage and family therapist who provides strategies to couples at any stage of commitment to help them create and maintain healthy relationships. She helps couples rebuild trust, reveal themselves honestly to each other, and restore the engagement and clear communication they previously shared. Margaret offers premarital and marital counseling, provides services in English and Spanish, and has been practicing for 25 years.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Marital and Premarital Trauma and PTSD Spirituality |
N/A | Cost per session: $150 for a 50-minute individual, couples, or family session |
No | Yes |
Liz Blankenship: LCSW | Best for coping strategies
804- 223-1463
Website
Liz Blankenship is a licensed clinical social worker who works with adults to develop manageable and sustainable coping strategies. These strategies help them navigate struggles with daily life stressors, parenting, and relationships. She provides a safe space for clients to express their thoughts and feelings so they can address the toxic patterns in unhealthy relationships and other challenges in their adult lives. Liz has been practicing for 10 Years.
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Parenting Anxiety Life Transitions |
N/A | Cost per session: Initial intake appointment : $145.00 Individual therapy session (approximately 50 minutes): $135.00 Individual telemental health counseling session (approximately 50 minutes) $135.00 Supervision towards clinical licensure in Virginia: $135.00/hour Written reports: $165.00/hour Administrative work in excess of 15 minutes including but not limited to phone calls, emails, & collateral contacts will be billed in 15 minute increments at the standard session rate ($135/hour) |
No | Yes |
Shareka Eldridge: LPC | Best for behavioral issues
804-412-8621
Website
Shareka Eldridge is a licensed professional counselor who helps children and parents of children with behavioral and/or emotional issues. She works with children/adolescents/young adults aged 11 to 25 and has been practicing for four years.
What patients say: “I was very apprehensive in counseling due to bad experiences in the past but Shareka was able to help my daughter and I. She cared and did not push medicine on us.”
| Specializations | Insurance | Cost | Sliding scale | Remote services |
| Behavioral Issues Trauma and PTSD Life Coaching |
Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield HealthKeepers Optima Optum UnitedHealthcare Virginia Premier |
Cost per Session: $125 | No | Yes |
III. What You Should Know About Richmond Therapy
How are Richmond therapists licensed?
Therapists must earn the Licensed Professional Counselor credential from the Virginia Board of Counseling to practice in Richmond. This requires completing an accredited 60 semester-hour graduate degree program and obtaining a Temporary License as a Resident in Counseling. Residents must complete a 3,400-hour supervised residency program, including 2,000 hours of client contact, in 21 months to four years. They must pass the National Clinical Mental Health Counselors Examination within six years of getting their resident license.
How much does therapy cost in Richmond?
The Richmond therapists listed charge between $85 and $175 per session for an average cost of $130. Sessions typically last 45-60 minutes, but longer sessions are available for a higher fee. Some therapists bundle sessions in packages to offer a discounted rate. About half of the therapists listed accept private insurance from major carriers, but only a few advertise a sliding fee scale. If you need help budgeting for therapy, you should ask about available discounts.
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IV. Sources
- Virginia Board of Counseling | Last accessed April 2024
- National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination | Last accessed April 2024
- National Counselor Examination | Last accessed April 2024