Relationship and Marriage Counseling in Alexandria, VA
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Relationships
Robyn Brickel
Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Please read more about our couple's counseling from a trauma informed lens: https://brickelandassociates.com/trauma-informed-couples-therapy/
28 Years Experience
In-Person in Alexandria, VA 22314
Relationships
Shelia King
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, Certified Sex Addiction & Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist
Most marital challenges stem from entrenched, dysfunctional relationship patterns. I help couples facing the possibility of divorce determine the next best steps using Discernment Counseling. We carefully examine the underlying dynamics that have brought them to this point and I help you determine what next best steps are.
10 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Relationships
Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed therapy for relationship issues, including communication breakdowns, emotional disconnection, trust concerns, recurring conflict, and difficulty maintaining healthy and fulfilling partnerships. Relationship challenges can affect emotional well-being, daily stress levels, family dynamics, and overall quality of life, often leaving individuals or couples feeling stuck, misunderstood, or disconnected.
Brad takes a holistic and collaborative approach to relationship counseling, helping clients identify and understand the emotional patterns, attachment styles, and past experiences that may be contributing to current relationship difficulties. Therapy provides a supportive space to explore both present-day challenges and underlying relational or trauma-related factors that may be influencing how partners connect, communicate, and respond to one another.
As an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR therapist, Brad integrates EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), trauma-informed counseling, emotional regulation strategies, and holistic therapeutic approaches to support healing and healthier relationship functioning. Treatment focuses on improving communication, strengthening emotional awareness, reducing reactivity, and developing more secure and supportive relational patterns.
Relationship difficulties are often influenced by deeper emotional experiences, including past trauma, attachment wounds, family-of-origin dynamics, and individual personality differences. Brad’s approach helps clients understand these deeper influences while also focusing on practical, present-day changes that improve connection, trust, and emotional safety.
Therapy is tailored to each individual or couple’s needs and is designed to create a safe, non-judgmental environment where both partners (when applicable) can feel heard and understood. The goal is to support meaningful, lasting change rather than temporary conflict resolution.
Healing and growth in relationships are possible. With the right support, clients can rebuild trust, improve communication, and create healthier, more balanced, and more fulfilling relationships.
28 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Relationships
Fox and Owl Psychotherapy
Therapist
We work with couples and moresomes in areas such as ethical non-monogamy, kink, gender, sexual desire discrepancies, and communication. We also work with couples in mixed-structure relationships (monogamous/ENM) and mixed orientation relationships (gay/straight).
6 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Relationships
Dr. Brandee Zettel
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPC
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to helping individuals and couples build resilient relationships and lasting connections. My approach is grounded in a deep understanding of human development, psychological theory, and the complex dynamics of family life. I specialize in working with couples to navigate the unique challenges of communication, intimacy, and blended family dynamics. Whether you are looking to strengthen your marital bond or seeking to establish healthy co-parenting boundaries, I provide a compassionate, structured environment to foster growth. My work is often informed by a Christ-centered perspective, offering a holistic path to healing and restoration for those who value integrating faith with clinical excellence. I use different assessment tools, as needed, such as PrepareEnrich for premarital couples and the Gottman Relationship Checkup for marriages with more complex issues.
11 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Relationships
Meredith Luttrell
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LCPC, Clinical Supervisor
Whether you're preparing for marriage, rebuilding after betrayal, or simply feeling more like roommates than partners, relationships can find their way back to connection — and I'm here to help. I use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), one of the most well-researched couples therapy models available, to help partners identify the painful cycles pulling them apart and move toward the safety and closeness they're longing for. From premarital counseling to betrayal trauma, I believe most relationships have more resilience than they appear to in their hardest moments.
17 Years Experience
In-Person Near Alexandria, VA
Online in Alexandria, VA
Relationships
Centers for Counseling and Wellness, Int'l
Psychologist, PhD
Relationships are some of the most beautiful and most challenging things we will ever navigate. Even the strongest partnerships go through seasons where communication breaks down, distance creeps in, or old wounds start showing up in new arguments. That does not mean something is broken beyond repair. It often just means you both need a little help finding your way back to each other.
At CCW International, we work with couples who are ready to do the work. Whether you are navigating a specific crisis, working through years of built-up hurt, struggling with intimacy, or simply feeling disconnected from the person you chose, we meet you where you are without taking sides and without judgment.
For military couples and families, we bring a deep understanding of the unique pressures that come with the lifestyle. Deployments, frequent moves, reintegration, the invisible weight one or both partners may be carrying from their service. These are not small things. They shape relationships in profound ways, and they deserve a therapist who actually understands them.
We believe that healthy relationships do not happen by accident. They are built with intention, honesty, and the willingness to keep showing up for each other even when it is hard. We are here to help you build that foundation, or rebuild it if it needs some repair.
Your relationship is worth fighting for. Let us help you find your way back.
14 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Relationships
Dr. Linda G. Ritchie, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, Certified Hypnotherapist
If your relationship feels stuck in the same arguments, distance, or misunderstandings, you’re not alone. You may find yourselves having the same fight over and over, feeling unheard, or growing apart despite wanting things to improve. Even when there’s love and commitment, it can feel frustrating and discouraging when you don’t know how to break the pattern.
I help couples understand and change the interaction patterns that create conflict and disconnection. Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with elements of the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Imago Therapy, and The Developmental Model for Couples, we identify the specific dynamics that keep you stuck. I also integrate tools such as clinical hypnosis, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/tapping), NLP, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help reduce reactivity, improve communication, and create more meaningful emotional and physical connection.
What’s often missing isn’t effort—most couples are trying, but without a clear structure, conversations tend to escalate or shut down. Without understanding the specific patterns driving conflict, it’s easy to keep repeating the same interactions and feeling further apart.
The fact that you’re here suggests you want something different for your relationship. If you’re both willing to approach this in a new way, I can help you communicate more effectively, resolve conflict with less escalation, and rebuild the connection that brought you together in the first place.and sustain healthy relationships.
27 Years Experience
In-Person Near Alexandria, VA
Online in Alexandria, VA
Relationships
Karen Hahn, Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LICSW, LCSW-C
I work with individuals and couples to strengthen their relationships, improve communication, and navigate challenges. Together, we explore patterns, resolve conflicts, and build skills that foster connection, understanding, and healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
10 Years Experience
In-Person Near Alexandria, VA
Online in Alexandria, VA
Relationships
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of Northern Virginia
Psychologist, PhD
Emotion-focused approaches to couples including CBT, schema therapy, and integrative behavioral couples therapy
26 Years Experience
Online in Alexandria, VA (Online Only)
Alexandria is a historic independent city directly south of Washington, DC, home to a large population of federal government employees, military personnel, contractors, and political professionals whose work creates a distinctive set of mental health pressures around high-stakes careers, security clearances, and the particular stress of working in proximity to political power. The city's cost of living is among the highest in the country, and financial stress sits alongside the intense professional demands of the DC metro workforce for many residents. A strong private therapy sector is well established in the Old Town, Del Ray, and Eisenhower Avenue corridors, and Alexandria residents also have access to the broader DC metro therapy market. Common therapy concerns include anxiety, burnout, relationship difficulties, and the career and identity pressures of a community defined by government and national security work.
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Alexandria, VA Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Alexandria, VA average 18 years of experience and charge around $201 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (77%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (38%), and Psychodynamic Therapy (35%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$201
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
35%
Gender ID
| 58% |
Female |
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| 36% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 34% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 77% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 38% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 34% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 34% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 31% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 29% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 63% | Young Adult |
| 52% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 52% | Women |
| 43% | Men |
| 38% | LGBTQ+ |
| 26% | Military / Veterans |
| 25% | Black / African American |