Trauma and PTSD therapists in Franconia, Virginia VA
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Franconia who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Robyn Brickel
Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Please read about our treatment of trauma and complex trauma on our website: https://brickelandassociates.com/category/trauma/
28 Years Experience
In-Person Near Franconia, VA
PTSD/Trauma
Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed counseling for anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, family issues, and a wide range of related emotional and psychological concerns. These difficulties can significantly impact daily functioning, relationships, self-esteem, work performance, and overall quality of life, often leaving individuals feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves and others.
Brad takes a holistic and trauma-focused approach to therapy, integrating evidence-based trauma treatment with a personalized, client-centered framework. Rather than focusing only on symptom management, therapy explores underlying emotional patterns, life experiences, and trauma histories that may be contributing to current distress.
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 deep and lasting change. Treatment focuses on processing past experiences, reducing emotional reactivity, and helping clients develop healthier, more adaptive ways of thinking, feeling, and relating.
Clients often come to therapy feeling weighed down by anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma. Brad’s approach helps clients understand how past experiences may still be influencing present-day thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and works toward resolving these patterns in a structured and supportive way.
Therapy is collaborative and individualized, designed to help clients regain a sense of control, clarity, and emotional stability. The goal is to support meaningful, sustainable change that improves relationships, strengthens resilience, and enhances overall well-being.
Brad also specializes in religious trauma counseling for individuals who have experienced harm in religious or church settings. This may include spiritual abuse, coercion, guilt-based teachings, or other distressing experiences related to organized religion. Therapy provides a safe and non-judgmental space to process these experiences and rebuild a sense of identity, meaning, and emotional safety.
Healing is possible. With the right support, clients can move beyond the impact of trauma and create a more balanced, empowered, and fulfilling life.
28 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Shelia King
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, Certified Sex Addiction & Certified Multiple Addictions Therapist
I am master‑level trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This evidence‑based modality supports the brain’s natural capacity to process and resolve trauma, anxiety, depression, and maladaptive beliefs that contribute to emotional distress.
10 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Tricia Mazza
Counselor/Therapist, LPC
Trauma often shows up as hypervigilance, self-doubt, and a lingering sense that you have to stay on guard in relationships. You may notice patterns of over-functioning, people-pleasing, or difficulty trusting your own instincts. These responses are not flaws—they are adaptations to experiences where your emotional safety was compromised. In our work, we focus on helping you understand these patterns and reconnect with a sense of safety, clarity, and self-trust.
16 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Allison Bernardo
Pre-Licensed Professional, Resident in Counseling
Trauma can affect the way you think, feel, and relate to others long after the event has passed. Whether your trauma stems from childhood experiences, family relationships, abuse, loss, or other life events, I provide a compassionate, trauma-informed space to help you process your experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and move toward healing at your own pace.
1 Years Experience
In-Person Near Franconia, VA
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia
PTSD/Trauma
Autumnleaf Group, Inc.
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Our psychotherapists utilizes trauma-informed modalities to include EMDR. As a result of our comprehensive and responsive clinical services, our clients work through their distressing life circumstances and experience healing.
20 Years Experience
In-Person Near Franconia, VA
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia
PTSD/Trauma
Carolyn Murphy, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Counseling Psychology
I have many years of experience helping clients who have experienced physical, emotional, and/or sexual trauma, particularly in their childhood. My approach to therapy is interactive and supportive, with an overall goal of increasing self-awareness and coping skills to help promote the kind of changes that you would like to see. I believe that the quality of the therapist/client relationship is paramount to our work together, and because of this I highly encourage you to choose a therapist that feels like a "good fit" for you. I always start with an initial consultation appointment where I can learn more about your background and reasons for seeking therapy, answer any questions you may have, and then plan together from there. Starting therapy can feel daunting or overwhelming for many people, so it is important that we work at a pace that feels comfortable to you.
36 Years Experience
In-Person Near Franconia, VA
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia
PTSD/Trauma
Peter Gould
Psychologist, Ph.D.
As a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in trauma and PTSD, I provide compassionate and effective treatment for individuals who have experienced traumatic events. Those dealing with trauma or PTSD may also face challenges such as panic disorder, depression, substance use, suicidal thoughts, and avoidance. My approach, guided by evidence-based therapies like CBT, is customized to address each person's unique needs and support their journey toward healing.
22 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Allen Wood
Psychologist, Psy.D.
As a psychologist specializing in the full range of trauma, I integrate Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Internal Family Systems (IFS) to reinforce a sense of safety, control, and worthiness. I draw upon the principles of Interpersonal Neurobiology to understand how our nervous system is forced to adapt in extreme and overwhelming situations, and how those adaptations can be reinforced or blocked by our relationships, internal conflicts, and past experiences. In our work together, you can expect a high level of collaboration, deeply compassionate understanding, and an abundance of metaphors as we tailor the therapy process to your needs, strengths, and situation.
8 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Nancy Burns
Counselor/Therapist, JD, LMHC, LPC, MA, EMDR Certified
Childhood trauma is a series of experiences that are accumulated over time, and untangling them can feel overwhelming. It doesn’t have to involve physical abuse or be one big recognizable event; repeated instances of emotional neglect and not recieving appropriate support from your caregivers when going through a difficult time can be just as harmful. In fact, complex, developmental trauma (CPTSD) often has emotional neglect at its core. Neglect is what you should have had but didn’t get as a child; what didn’t happen that should have happened. Emotional neglect occurs when parents don’t respond to, acknowledge, or validate their child’s feelings often enough. Repeatedly not being listened to by your parents, being teased for expressing your emotions, or being told “if you don’t stop crying, I will give you something to cry about” all can take a toll. A child growing up in this environment, even if their parents "mean well" and provide for their physical needs, has no room for emotions. This child might have a hard time identifying, understanding and expressing their feelings. These difficulties can last into adulthood. Our childhood traumatic experiences continue to affect how we feel about ourselves when we become adults. Adults who experienced childhood emotional neglect often have life-long negative beliefs about themselves. They often feel lonely, empty, unimportant, different, and unfulfilled in life. This affects how we build relationships with other people, and how we handle conflict and stressful situations. Together, we will work to understand how your past experiences are impacting your current reality. We will chart a path forward, using EMDR, Somatic approaches and others, towards something healthier, more balanced and whole, so that you will feel more comfortable setting necessary boundaries with difficult people and living authentically. - - - “Healing is not about fixing what is broken, but about removing the barriers to what is already whole.” Faisal Ali Sarohi
6 Years Experience
Online in Franconia, VA Virginia (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Franconia, Virginia Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Franconia, Virginia average 16 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 99% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (73%), Psychodynamic Therapy (35%), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (34%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Accept insurance
46%
Offer sliding scale
37%
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 28% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 61% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 38% |
Online Only |
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| 1% |
In Person Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 73% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 35% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 34% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 33% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 32% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 27% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 27% | Behavioral Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 67% | Young Adult |
| 48% | Senior |
| 43% | Teen |
| 22% | Children |
Client Focus
| 55% | Women |
| 39% | LGBTQ+ |
| 38% | Men |
| 28% | Military / Veterans |
| 26% | Black / African American |