Supportive, Non-Judgmental, Evidence-Based Therapy for adults and teens 12+
We are a small, locally-owned practice with offices in Midlothian and Charlottesville, Virginia. We accept Anthem, Aetna, and Tricare. Jenny Heatwole offers a sliding scale.
In-Person at our Midlothian Office
Rob Young, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Practice Owner
Anxiety, Marriage/Couples, OCD
I have extensive training and 21 years of experience helping individuals and couples overcome anxiety, OCD, depression, and relationship/marital problems, including but limited to differences in and conflict over sex drive. I help my clients understand what is going on and how to fix it. I believe that therapy should not be about endlessly recounting your past. It should be about moving forward. Read More
Jenny Heatwole, MSW
Supervisee in Clinical Social Work
Teens (12+), Adults
I use a compassionate and evidence-based approach to empower clients to reclaim control over their lives. My goal is to help clients move forward with confidence instead of being held back by past pain. I specialize in working with individuals experiencing PTSD, overthinking, self-esteem challenges, major life transitions, and relationship concerns. I am known for being genuine, approachable, and non-judgmental and have experience supporting adolescents, teens, and adults across various settings. Read more
Mike Pease, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Adolescents, Teens and Adults
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (a form of CBT specifically for PTSD). I have a special interest in treating PTSD/trauma, addiction, anxiety, and depression. It is my priority to create a safe, comfortable space and therapeutic relationship that cultivates healing, understanding, and growth, and to empower meaningful change. I am skilled in both short-term, symptom-focused, and long-term exploratory therapy.
Our Virtual Therapists
Meredith Vizzini, MS
Licensed Professional Counselor
Teens and Adults
I have experience and training working with teens and adults, but I have a special interest in working with adults, particularly mothers experiencing perinatal anxiety and mood disorders. I am very accepting and easy to relate to, and I am serious about following evidence-based guidelines.
John Snyder, MS
Licensed Professional Counselor
Adolescents, Teens, and Adults
I am supportive and non-judgmental. I have 16 years of experience, including working in some very difficult and complex settings, and I have been in this practice since 2016. I help adolescents, teens and adults adjust to and navigate difficult life circumstances such as trauma, grief, divorce, bullying, big life transitions, relationship issues, including friendships, stress from school and work, and addictions. I grew up in Midlothian, and miss living here.
Malissa Watterson, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Young Adults and Adults
I provide a safe, open, and empathic therapeutic atmosphere where, as partners, we’ll work together to address the challenges you are facing. While daily life is stressful, I aim to make counseling approachable and attainable by utilizing a step-by-step approach to help you create manageable meaningful changes in your daily life. My focus is helping adults and teens, ages 16 and up, cope with anxiety, depression, stress, and adjustment to life changes.
Ariel Diehl, MSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Adolescents, Teens, Adults
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Supportive Therapy
Sometimes we just need someone to talk to about struggles we are having. A lot of our clients have a hard time articulating what they feel or what they want. Many have difficulty making big (or little) decisions, making or keeping friends, or talking to their partner. We have therapists who are very gentle, easy to get along with, and patient. We have other therapists who are more direct and goal-oriented. Just tell our scheduler Cindy, and she will help you choose who is best for you.
Anxiety
Anxiety involves symptoms like worry, unpleasant bodily sensations, sleeplessness, and even panic attacks. It usually leads to some form of avoidance that can deprive you of fulfillment and pleasure. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches people to think and act in ways that significantly reduce the emotional experience of anxiety, and just makes life easier and more pleasant. Read more.
Depression
Common causes of Depression are social isolation, troubled relationships, fatigue from anxiety and stress, a lack of a sense of purpose, a belief that things will not get better, and negative self-talk, among others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy addresses these problems directly. We give you real skills, and we help you understand your depression so that you are able to maintain your gains after therapy. Depression is usually not biological in nature, and CBT is more effective than medications, see the article in Nature.
Panic Attacks
Sometimes a person has a single panic attack because they think they are going to be fired, or their blood sugar has dropped from not eating. But then they become afraid that they will have another panic attack. And that fear predisposes them to more panic attacks. We call that Panic Disorder. Panic Control Treatment (a form of CBT) teaches you to not fear panic so that you are less likely to have panic attacks. Most people completely stop having panic attacks in less than 4 months of therapy with this approach.
Teens
Teenagers and adolescents face a unique set of challenges. Particularly in our current culture. And adults often really don’t get it. Jenny in our practice helps teens (12+) cope with stress, more effectively adapt to complicated social situations, find motivation to succeed, and better understand and regulate their emotions, among other things. She prefers in-person sessions for people this age.
Complex Trauma
Many of our clients have a history of childhood trauma or a series of traumas that have occurred over time. Sometimes these events are hard to digest, and need to be processed over a period of time. Our approach to this can be much less structured and can feel more like the talk therapy that many people are more accustomed to.
OCD
People with OCD either have irrational thoughts they can’t get out of their head, or they have an irresistible urge to do something (that is not addictive). These urges lead to repetitive behaviors that get in the way of life. These thoughts are extremely distressing and often lead to avoidant behaviors. Exposure and Ritual Prevention can bring your life back.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Our approach to PTSD is considered the Gold Standard of PTSD treatment, and unlike other approaches, it does not force you to re-experience the trauma through exposure. Our clients rarely if ever cry or become distressed during this evidence-based therapy, which involves articulating and examining beliefs about the cause and effects of the trauma, without eliciting emotion. Check out NPR’s “This American Life” podcast episode on the Cognitive Processing Therapy here.
Couples Counseling
Dr. Young is a Marriage/Couples Counselor. He specializes in positive marriage counseling and sex therapy, with a special emphasis on sexual desire mis-matches. Though he does treat erectile dysfunction (because it’s almost always an anxiety problem), he does not treat fetishes, orgasmic disorder, or sex addictions, and he does not teach sexual skills. He views sexual problems as relational in nature.
Stress Management
Like anxiety, stress is a normal part of life. But too much of it sucks. We will help you understand what is getting in the way of reducing stress, and we will help you overcome those barriers. You don’t want to read any more. You’re already stressed as it is.
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