Child therapists in Charlottesville, VA
Find experienced child therapists in Charlottesville, Virginia who provide testing, counseling and support for children, and their families. Our directory features detailed therapist profiles so you can compare specialties, experience, and treatment approaches to find the provider that’s right for you.
Child/Teen
Stacia Reinhardt
Counselor/Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Art Therapist
I work with children as young as 6 years old, through teenagers. I use a combination of creative and expressive therapies, play therapy, and talk therapy to meet the clients where they are at, and support the most accessible way for younger clients to express themselves.
14 Years Experience
In-Person in Charlottesville, VA 22901
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Child/Teen
Rising Calm Center
Professional Christian Counselor, MS, CMHC, CLC
Raising a loving, united family today means facing pressures no generation has ever seen. The constant pace, screens, and stress leave many parents—and their kids—exhausted and disconnected. What should be years of joy and discovery can become seasons of anxiety, defiance, or quiet withdrawal. You might see your child losing motivation, melting down over small things, struggling in school, or shutting you out completely. It’s hard to know when to step in or what to say—and even harder to watch them hurt.
At Rising Calm Center, we come alongside both parents and kids to restore understanding, structure, and peace in the home. Our Christian counselors create a warm, judgment-free space where young people can express emotions, build healthy coping skills, and grow in confidence—rooted in who God created them to be.
We even offer same-week appointments, in-person and virtual sessions, and a sliding fee scale that works with any insurance or budget—so care is flexible and accessible when you need it most.
We use developmentally attuned, evidence-based approaches—CBT, DBT skills training, play and art therapy, family systems work, and somatic calming tools—woven together with faith-based encouragement and practical family coaching.
Together, we help your child:
• Understand and manage big emotions
• Reduce anxiety, irritability, and impulsivity
• Strengthen focus, responsibility, and resilience
• Heal from trauma, bullying, or self-esteem wounds
• Improve communication and rebuild trust at home
Whether your child is battling school stress, peer pressure, family conflict, or identity challenges, we help them—and you—find peace, purpose, and lasting growth.
You don’t have to parent through the storm alone. Hope and healing can begin here.
Call or email us today for your FREE CONSULTATION.
14 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Child/Teen
Shoreline Psychological
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Clinicians at our practice are well-trained and seasoned in the speciality of child and adolescent issues. We may draw from CBT, DBT, and play therapy approaches to meet the unique needs of children and adolescents across the spectrum of mood and behavioral issues.
21 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Child/Teen
SONYA L ALLEN
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, CCTP
Children and adolescent youth struggle with myriad emotions and mood swings. Many behaviors are actually normal, but others can cause barriers to well being. Children’s brains are still forming, so it is important for them to learn important skills to manage intense and overwhelming emotions just as they are moving through childhood stages of development.
7 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Child/Teen
Across Counseling llc
Counselor/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, LPC
Kathianne Smith, and Alexandra Harvey both work with adolescents at Across Counseling. Kathianne also works with children from age 3 and up.
Alexandra Harvey works successfully with many adolescents and young adults. She helps adolescents with varied issues including social challenges with peers, difficulty with self esteem, challenges with parents and siblings and other stressors. She guides them in understanding these interactions and feelings and with developing coping mechanisms that are created specifically for each individual situation.
Her training and experience with this age group gives her excellent connection and success with teens and young adults.
Kathianne Smith, child and family specialist has over 30 years of experience and also works with children from age 3 and up. She says “as a psychotherapist for over 30 years, I believe there is nothing more important than the well-being of our children. I specialize in providing psychological therapy and psycho-educational services to adolescents and children, aged three to eighteen and their families. Parents come to me concerned about such issues as attachment, adoption, concentration and attention problems, learning and developmental disabilities, behavior challenges, abuse and neglect, and emotional issues that include anxiety and depression.
There is a focus on the child’s strengths. Intervention strategies are outlined, and a specialized treatment plan is put into place. The child's parents are always central in the process."
Kathianne Smith is Adoption Competent (TAC trained) & is trained in formal Attachment Assessments & Theraplay. Her specializations also include: Parenting, including around divorce, Step-parenting, Adoption & related issues, Attachment disorder, Autism spectrum disorder, and being a Trauma Informed & Certified Competent Trauma Professional, & EMDR II trained with extensive experience partnering with clients of all ages to resolve the negative effects of trauma.”
25 Years Experience
Online in Charlottesville, VA
Child therapists in Charlottesville, VA Statistics
Child therapists in Charlottesville, VA average 18 years of experience and charge around $198 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (87%), Family Systems Therapy (43%), and Behavioral Therapy (39%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$198
Accept insurance
47%
Offer sliding scale
40%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
|
| 27% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 75% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 25% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 87% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 43% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 39% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 39% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 38% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 37% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Psychoeducational Therapy |
Ages Served
| 93% | Adult |
| 90% | Teen |
| 80% | Young Adult |
| 65% | Children |
| 43% | Senior |
Client Focus
| 52% | Women |
| 38% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Men |
| 30% | Christian |
| 28% | Black / African American |