Clinical Staff

Profession: Psychotherapist

Practice Description: Anne Aja, Ed.D. is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been providing psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, marriage, family and sex therapy since 1982. Dr. Aja is a partner at Rock Landing Psychological Group.

Practice Specialties or interests: Dr. Aja works with individuals, couples and families. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist and is certified by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Dr. Aja provides a full range of psychotherapy services to include:

Helping individuals heal wounds from the past and achieve a stronger sense of self or identity

Empowering individuals to create the life they want for themselves

Hypnosis as a means to expedite change

Helping couples create more intimacy and passion in their lives

Sex Therapy to deal with the problems of sexual functioning, low desire, sexual identity, sexual addiction, painful sex or the lack of sexual confidence.

Ages treated: Adults and some adolescents under special circumstances

Session Format: Individual, Couple and Family

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal, Developmental, Hypnotherapy and Sex Therapy

Demographic Specialties: Dr. Aja works with individuals and couples of all races and sexual orientations.

Education:

Temple University BS 1969

Syracuse University MS 1975

College of William and Mary Ed.D. 1982

License:

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Links:

Psychology Today Therapy Directory

Profession: Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Practice Description: I am licensed to practice psychology independently in Virginia, a Certified Christian Life Coach, Certified Christian Therapist and hold a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and Other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders.

I use my clinical skills to empower and improve the mental/emotional well being of my clients so that they can live happier, healthier and more productive lives.

Therapeutic approach includes: Supportive Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Client Centered Therapy.

Practice interests/specialties include: Stress/Anxiety, Parenting, Women’s Issues, Depression, Anger Management, Self Esteem Issues, Substance Abuse/Use.

Ages treated: adults (30 years and up)

Education: I received my undergraduate degree in Psychology from Virginia State College and graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Pennsylvania State University. I have provided clinical services to populations in various settings including: corrections, outpatient and inpatient for 25 + years. In addition to direct service, I have provided workshops, trainings and taught on the graduate level.

Ms. Cecelia Clarke, NP-C, is a United States Air Force veteran who is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner in Hampton Roads Virginia. She has a Master of Science in Nursing and received her Post Master Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate in 2005, having over 16 years of diverse Nurse Practitioner experience.

She, additionally, has completed her medical doctorate in 2018 and will be applying for a psychiatry residency in 2022. She is a member of the American Association a Nurse Practitioner‘s and the American Medical association and is a member of the Nursing Honor Society, sigma theta tau.

Profession: Clinical Psychologist

Practice Description: Dr. Haskins has practiced in the field of mental health for over 20 years. As a Clinical Psychologist, she has worked in private practice, community agencies, and military treatment facilities as a clinician and behavioral health consultant, respectively, providing individual and group therapy, along with psychological testing.

Dr. Haskins, a veteran of the US Navy, works with adult survivors of combat and sexual trauma and other behavioral health related issues, such as problems adjusting to life stressors, changes in phases of life, insomnia, depression, chronic pain, grief, and anxiety, to name a few.

Ages Treated: 18+

Session Format: Individual

Treatment Approaches: Dr. Haskins’ approach to treatment involves working with patients to establish realistic goals and identifying barriers that prevent the accomplishment of these goals. She uses concepts from interpersonal psychotherapy to understand the impact of life events and early relationships on patients’ current level of functioning. Dr. Haskins also draws upon concepts from cognitive behavioral therapy, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, when helping patients recover from angry and stress related events.

Education: Norfolk State University B.A. 2001

Norfolk State University M.A. 2004

Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology PsyD 2013

Eastern Virginia Medical School MPH 2021

License: Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Profession:  Psychotherapy/Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Practice Description:  Ms. Holloway has twenty years of experience working with adults, children, and families in acute hospitalization, residential, and outpatient settings. She provides psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children, as well as family work.

Areas of specialty include: Mood disorders, ADHD, depression, family issues, anger management, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and anxiety.

Treatment approaches:  Ms. Holloway uses a combination of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, family systems approach, psycho-education, and teaching coping skills to help clients and families improve mood, behavior, and functioning.

Session Format: Individual and family therapy

Demographics: All

Education: University of Utah, B.S., 1977

American Graduate School of International Management, Phoenix, AZ, M.I.M., 1978

Virginia Commonwealth University, M.S.W., 1998

License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Practice Description: Cheryl Kabana-Ross, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who has provided individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy for over 30 years. Her varied background includes work in psychiatric and veterans’ hospitals, military family service centers, a mental health clinic, juvenile courts, schools and private practice.

Practice Specialties or interests: Ms. Kabana-Ross specializes in the enhancement of relationships for individuals, couples, families and employees. Issues she helps clients to address include depression, anxiety/panic attacks, infertility, PMS/menopausal symptoms, relationship turmoil, grief and loss, school-related problems and workplace stress. She is a certified Prep Trainer (Fighting for Your Marriage) Markman model and Critical Incident Debriefing Mitchell model.

Ages treated: Children 18 years+adults including seniors

Session Format: Individual, Couple, Family, Group

Treatment Approaches: Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Brief Solution-Focused Therapy

Education:

The College of William and Mary BA 1970

Virginia Commonwealth University MSW 1986

Member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers ACSW 1991

License: Licensed Clinic Social Worker

Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor

Practice Description: Dr. Mueller works with individuals from the ages of 18 to 65 of all genders, races, religions, and sexual orientations. Some of the special people she especially likes to work with are veterans, active duty military, clergy, disabled clients and bariatric patients. She also taught undergraduate and graduate students in psychology and counseling. She has supervised counselors and nurse practitioners for licensing. Additionally, she has conducted many trainings in psychological issues for community organizations.

Treatment Approaches: In this day of virtual everything, Dr. Mueller still prefers to offer face-to-face sessions with individuals although she also has training and experience in tele therapy. One of the tools she utilizes in these sessions is hypnotherapy. She has over 500 hours of post-doctoral training in hypnotherapy and self-relations therapy under the mentorship of Dr. Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. – a world famous trainer, therapist and author in the field of hypnosis.

When counseling with clients, Dr. Mueller believes that the person who presents themselves for therapy is dealing with a big change- they either want to make a change or are having a change forced upon them. It is the therapist job to work with the client to help them make that change.

Ages Treated: 18+
Education: Her doctoral degree is from The College of William and Mary and she has been practicing for almost 40 years in Hampton Roads Area.

Profession: Psychotherapist

Practice Description: Kristyn joins Rock Landing Psychological Group with diversified experiences, having been a Mental Health Practitioner in multiple Clinical settings in the Tidewater area for quite some time. She has worked within a Behavioral Sciences Acute Care Hospital setting, in local Community Services Boards providing Therapeutic Day Treatment Programs, Private Residential Settings, Intensive In-Home Agencies, has Supervised QMHP’s in Community Mental and Rehabilitative Services, oversaw ARTS/Substance Use Disorders services, and worked in a Managed Care Organizations. Most importantly, Kristyn has been providing Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Services to Individuals, Couples, and Families for nearly 30 years. She also has provided Group therapy where groups were either Processing of Emotions and/or Opportunities for Education in areas such as Self Esteem, Anger Management and Coping with Chronic Pain related to Fibromyalgia.

Practice Specialties: Expertise include utilizing brief, structured interventions and therapeutic approaches in which to begin to build insight and to explore new perspectives to enhance the healing process. (CBT, DBT, Trauma Informed Treatment, Relaxation Techniques, Rogerian and Erik Erikson’s Developmental Crisis) It is hoped that in working together, within a supportive environment and within a non-judgmental partnership with patients, exploring improved coping on issues such as Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma and Abuse, Grief, Acute Stress, PTSD, Mood Disorders, Thought Disorders, Women’s Issues, Men’s Issues, Military Life Contentions, Occupational Distress, New Mother Concerns, Blended Families and LBGTQ matters, progress, resolution, self-awareness and triumph will prevail.

Ages Treated: Young Adults (aged 16 and up) to 116.

Session Format: Individual, Couple and Family Therapy

Education: I received both my Bachelor’s Degree (1991) and my Master’s Degree (1993) in Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University. I have been Board Certified by the Virginia Department of Health Professions to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1997.

Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Practice Description: Dr. Pare is licensed by the Virginia Department of Health Professions to practice psychotherapy.

Practice Specialties or interests: Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Dissociative Disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Bereavement including Pet Loss, Women’s Issues, Critical Incident Debriefing and evaluation for Psychiatric referral.

Ages treated: Adults 18+

Session Format: Individual, Couples

Treatment Approaches: Hypnotherapy, EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Guided Imagery

Demographic Specialties: All

Education:

Carleton University B.A.

College of William and Mary M.S.

College of William and Mary Ed.D. 1995

Awarded PhD in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine from North central University, 2012

National Board-Certified Diplomat Clinical Hypnotherapist by NBCCH

License: Licensed Professional Counselor

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Certifications:

Certified EMDR specialist by EMDR International National Board-certified Diplomat clinical hypnotherapist by NBCCH

Profession: Psychotherapy

Practice Description: Since becoming a licensed professional counselor (LPC), Susan had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings with various populations. Susan provided in-home services to adults with serious mental illness and supported them as they navigated their daily lives. Susan provided outpatient counseling services to members of the community at New River Valley Community Services as well as students at Christopher Newport University.

Practice Specialties or Interests: Individual therapy with adults, women’s issues, couple’s, depression, anxiety, stress reduction, trauma/ PTSD, and perinatal mood & anxiety disorders.

Ages Treated: 18+

Treatment Approaches: Transitions and adjustments can be difficult. At times we can feel wonderful, while other times we are left wondering “what happened?”. In those moments, it can be difficult to know what to do or how to navigate the next steps in our life. The journey can be painful, overwhelming and just down right exhausting. I will help guide you and support you during your journey by tailoring treatment to fit you and your experience(s). While many of us experience similar situations, no one experience is the same; which is why I want to help find what benefits and helps you the most.

I utilize a humanistic approach, emphasizing one’s own strengths and building off of them. If needed, I will pull from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), brief solution-focused therapy, and trauma informed care to provide you with skills along the healing path.

I also specialize in perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. As a mother of two sons, I became acutely aware of postpartum depression and the effects of birth trauma through my own experiences. I understand the anxiety and fear of asking for help. I also understand how it feels to ask for help and not receive it. I will provide a safe, supportive, and empathetic environment for processing, growing, and healing.

Demographic Specialties: All

Session Format: In-person and telehealth

Education:
Radford University, MS, Counselor Education: Clinical Mental Health 2015
Sweet Briar College, BA in Sociology, 2008

License: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Profession: Marriage and Family Therapist

Practice Description: Dr. Tighe is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has extensive experience in providing treatment for individuals and families in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Practice Specialties or interests: Dr. Tighe’s research, training and experience are reflected in her interest in treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, domestic violence, and adult survivor of childhood abuse. In addition to her psychotherapy practice she has conducted anger management groups for civilians and the military and provided conflict management training for the Air Force. She now specializes in the treatment of women’s issues, depression, grief and loss, unresolved childhood trauma, adult parent/child issues, trauma/abuse survivors, anxiety/panic, conflict management and workplace issues.

Treatment approaches: Cognitive/Behavioral supportive and Psychodynamic

Ages treated: Adults

Session Format: Individual and Family

Profession: Psychotherapist

Practice Description: Full range of psychotherapy services

Practice Specialties or interests: Anger, grief, loss, trauma, substance abuse, anger management and depression

Ages treated: Ages 11 through adults

Session Format: Individual and Family

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Hypnosis, Solution Focused Therapy, Mind/Body and Bio-psychological approaches

Demographic Specialties: All races, religions and sexual orientations

Education:

Old Dominion University BS

Virginia Commonwealth University MSW

License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1993