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Name: Anne Aja, Ed.D.
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
American Association of Sexuality Educators Counselors & Therapists
Name: Kay Allen, LPC
Profession: Psychotherapy
Practice Description: Ms. Allen has over 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families.
Practice Specialties or Interests: Individual therapy with adults, women’s issues, couple’s therapy (heterosexual and gay), eating disorders and overeating.
Depression, anxiety, stress reduction, OCD, panic, mood disorders, adult ADHD, relationship issues, anger management, grief work, post-partum depression.
Ages Treated: 21 and over.
Session Format: Individual, couples, family
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive behavioral therapy; emotionally focused therapy; multi-modality treatment of eating disorders; anxiety management; mindfulness; meditation; psychoeducation in communications, assertiveness skills, and conflict resolution.
I believe in creating a warm, nurturing, collaborative therapeutic environment. I focus on working through underlying issues and skills training.
I find gratification in assisting couples, both heterosexual and gay, in healing from infidelities and conflict. Couples practice new skills in and out of session: communications, anger management, conflict resolution, and problem solving skills.
I have a specialization in working with clients with eating disorders and overeating. Clients work through the underlying issues causing the symptoms and the triggers of these symptoms. It usually is not about the food but about the emotions. I assist in developing tools and skills, behavioral plans, and self-soothing behaviors to combat symptoms.
Demographic Specialties: All
Education: Franklin and Marshall College B.A. 1974
University of Maine M.A. 1977
Seattle University M. Ed. 1985
License: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC)
Name: Harriette Barnes-Parker, Ph.D.
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.
Name: William Brockman, Ed.D.
Profession: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor
Practice Description: Dr. Brockman is a family therapist who treats children adolescents and adults. He has over forty years of experience helping individuals couples and families in the Hampton Roads region and is co owner of Rock Landing Psychological Group.
Practice Specialties or interests: His specialties include assessment and treatment of attention, concentration, behavior, adjustment, and substance abuse problems. He provides psychotherapy services that include the treatment of AD/HD and school adjustment, childhood and adolescent behavioral and emotional problems, child abuse, alcohol and chemical dependency, anxiety, depression, and marital problems.He is especially interested in resilience and Solution Focused approaches to life’s problems.
Ages treated: Toddlers through Seniors
Session Format: Individual, Couple and Family
Treatment Approaches: Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Insight Oriented Psychotherapy
Demographic Specialties: Dr.Brockman’s practise includes persons of all nationalities, colors, faiths and he is LGBTQ friendly.
Education:
Old Dominion University B.S. 1965
Old Dominion University M.S.1971
College of William and Mary Ed.D. 1980
License: Licensed Professional Counselor – Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Name: George Fenigsohn, Ed.D.
Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor
Practice Description: Dr. Fenighson has 21 years of experience as a counselor and a family life educator with York County Public and Poquoson City Schools.
Specialties/special interests: Stress and stress related issues, Relationship problems, Depression and Anxiety, Sexual orientation, Career changes, Self-esteem, Life transitions, and Family conflicts
Ages treated: Age 15 and above
Session Format: 55 minutes
Treatment Approaches: Humanistic and Behavioral
Demographic Specialties: Open to all
Education: College of William and Mary Ed.D. 1982
Fulbright Scholar England and Japan
License: Licensed Professional Counselor
Name: Cara R. Henry, LCSW
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Practice Description: Cara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who treats a wide variety of issues, including anxiety and mood disorders, relationship difficulties, sleep issues and insomnia, adjustment problems and life transitions, stress management, family conflict, and communication difficulties.
Cara entered this field in order to enrich the daily lives of people, to help them develop more satisfying interpersonal relationships, assist them with the obstacles they face in life, and guide them toward making the changes they desire to accomplish their goals. She has diversified experience, working with people of all ages, from a variety of cultural backgrounds and currently treats a broad population of clients, including adolescents, adults, individuals, families, couples, and parents. Cara has a special interest in working with the young adult population.
Cara utilizes a client-centered treatment approach that is suited to each client’s specific needs. By helping to determine a client’s motivation for change in their lives, a unique treatment approach is developed. Cara offers a supportive and encouraging environment in which treatment takes place. Her style incorporates skill building, prioritization, development of insight, and is supportive and accommodating.
Ages Treated: Adults and Adolescents 18+
Session Format: Individual, Couples, Family
Treatment Approaches: Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral, Solution-Focused, Mindfulness, Supportive
Education:
The American University, BA in Psychology, 2001
New York University, MSW, 2008
License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Name: Patricia Holloway, LCSW
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
Name: Rabia Jafri, M.D.
Profession: Psychiatry
Practice Specialties: Dr. Jafri provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management to adolescents and adults. Dr. Jafri specializes in the treatment of Mood Disorders, Depression, Anxiety and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Dr. Jafri has a particular interest in therapy based approaches and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Ages treated: Adolescents and Adults
Session Format: Psychiatric Evaluation and Medical Management
Name: Cheryl Kabana-Ross, ACSW, LCSW
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
Name: Beatrice Mills-Desroches, LCSW
Profession: Psychotherapy/ Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Practice Description: Ms. Mills-Desroches has more than 25 years of experience working with individuals, families and groups. She has provided therapy to clients in medical, in-patient, out-patient, residential and in-home settings.
Specialties/Interests: Mood Disorders, Depression, Anger Management, Anxiety, Stress Management, Trauma and Abuse, Behavioral & Emotional problems in children and adolescents, ADHD, Parenting, Self Esteem, Grief and Loss, Aging
Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Ages Treated: Age 5 to seniors
Session Format: Individual and Family Therapy
Demographis Specialties: Persons of all nationalities, colors, faiths, and LGBTQ friendly.
Education:
Christopher Newport University B.A. 1993
Virginia Commonwealth University M.S.W. 1994
License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Member of the National Association of Social Workers
Name: Joselito B. Morales, M.D.
Profession: Psychiatry
Practice Description: Dr. Morales is Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Practice Specialties: Dr. Morales specializes in the treatment of Depression, Mania, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the dually diagnosed.
Ages treated: Adolescents and Adults
Session Format: Psychiatric evaluation and Medication Management
Name: Kristyn Neidermeyer, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)
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.
Name: Pam Pare, PhD
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, Family
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
Completing Ph.D. internship in Clinical Psychology
National Board-Certified Diplomat Clinical Hypnotherapist by NBCCH
License: Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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Name: Beverly L. Supler Ph.D.
Profession: Licensed Professional Counselor
Practice Description: Dr. Supler was a teacher before becoming a therapist, so her philosophy embraces teaching clients about the connections between their emotional symptoms and their behavior, feelings and thoughts. Her goal is to give clients the tools they need to manage their emotional stress effectively.
Therapeutic Approach: Dr. Supler uses a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, psycho-education, trauma processing techniques (including EMDR), and anxiety reduction/relaxation strategies to resolve emotional symptoms, then teaches coping and relaxation strategies that can be used to deal with future events.
Practice Specialties or Interests: Anxiety Disorders, Alcohol and Drug Abuse/Dependence; Compulsive Disorders & OCD; Depression; Grief; Life Changes; Marital Conflict; PTSD/Trauma; and Stress-related Disorders.
Ages Treated: Adolescents 18 and above; Adults
Demographic Specialties: All
Education:
University of Virginia, Ph.D. in Counselor Education, 1996
University of Virginia, M.Ed. in Special Education, 1986
University of Virginia, BA in English, 1982
License:
Licensed Professional Counselor
Name: Carolyn F. Tighe, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT
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
Name: D. Thomas Wessells, Jr. Ed. D.
Practice Description: Dr. Wessells trained in individual and family psychotherapy. He is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is also a clinical member of the American Psychological Association. While treating a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems, Dr. Wessells specializes in marital and family therapy. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy and insight oriented approaches to deal with problems of disordered eating, depression, anxiety disorders, loss and dual diagnosed patients.
Ages Treated: Dr. Wessells treats primarily adolescents and adults. He works with children 13 + in the context of family therapy.
Education:
BS in 1968 from Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University)
MS in 1972 From Virginia Commonwealth University
Extern training at the Georgetown University Family Center under Murray Bowen MD, 1977-1978 and 1978-1979
EDD. in 1982 from the College of William & Mary
Licenses: Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT), Licenses Professional Counselor (LPC)
Name: Edward J. Whitacre, LCSW
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