Clinical Staff

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)

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

Practice Description: Bonnie Griffith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked in a variety of settings for 36 years, including 8 years as a therapist for military family service centers and 22 years as a School Social Worker. She provides psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, couples, and families.

Practice Specialities: Ms. Griffith has an interest in helping individuals build healthy relationships in all areas of their lives. This may include helping couples improve their communication skills, and parents enhance their parenting skills, to create a more positive family life. She has researched and presented on the impact of abuse and uses trauma-informed practice. Her knowledge base includes understanding the challenges of military life and navigating school-based problems and disabilities. She teaches life skills and self-care so that clients learn to cope with their problems. She helps clients address multiple issues to include depression, anxiety, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, grief/loss, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, separation/divorce, anger, focus/attention, decision-making, and life transitions.

Ages Treated: Adolescents ages 14+ and adults

Treatment Approaches: Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, mindfulness practices, and psycho-education

Demographics: All

Session Format: Individual, couples, and family therapy

Education: University of Virginia, BA, 1978
Arizona State University, MSW, 1985

Licenses: Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 1993
Pupil Personnel Services License, School Social Worker, 2000

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

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: Nurse Practitioner

Practice Specialties: Ms. Peterson has over 35 years experience as a nurse and over 22 years experience as a Nurse Practitioner; she provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management to children and adults. Ms. Peterson has practiced in a variety of settings including inpatient, the CSB, schools, partial hospitalization, crisis stabilization, mental health IOP, substance use IOP, and outpatient both in Virginia and Pittsburgh.

She is known for her ability to listen and having a good knowledge of medical illnesses which usually complicates mental health

Ages Treated: Age 5 to adults of all ages including seniors

Education:
1977 – diploma – Shadyside Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA
1995 & 1999 – BSN and MSN – LaRoche University, Pittsburgh, PA
Certified by the AANP as a Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified by the AANC as a Mental Health Psychiatric Nurse
Licensed by VA State as a NP and RN

Session Format: Psychiatric Evaluation and Medical Management

Profession: Psychotherapy

Practice Description: I have a strong educational background and have earned a Master’s degree in both Clinical Psychology and Professional Counseling. I have nearly 10 years of experience in this field ranging from providing intensive community-based treatment to individuals with severe mental illness to providing outpatient counseling to individuals (in-person and via telehealth) as well as working with students in a higher education setting.

Practice Specialties or Interests: I enjoy working with college-age students and adults to address the following issues: anxiety, relationship issues, stress management, academic issues, development/utilization of coping skills, life planning + decision making, conflict resolution, depression, low self-esteem, grief + loss, learning to identify + express emotions, and more!

Ages Treated: 18+

Treatment Approaches: I believe in meeting clients where they’re at; meaning we explore and address concerns at a pace you are comfortable with and likely to receive maximum benefit from. I offer a friendly, non-judgmental space and utilize a combination of interventions to best support you as you explore your thoughts, behaviors, and work towards achieving your desired outcomes.

Demographic Specialties: All

Session Format: 50minute sessions

Education: Liberty University, MA, Professional Counseling (2015)
Radford University, MS, Clinical Psychology (2012)
James Madison University, BS, Psychology (2010)

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Practice Description: I believe that each client is the expert in his/her own life and struggles. However, we all lose our way sometimes and can forget the unique strengths we all possess. Therapy can be a useful tool to help rediscover our strengths, regain balance in our lives, take control of the issues that are causing distress, and set new goals for the future.

Specializing in the treatment of adolescents and adults for issues relating to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, life transitions, parenting, pregnancy/postpartum concerns, stress, and relationship/family concerns. I utilize an eclectic, client-centered approach tailored to the needs of the client and incorporating evidence-based therapeutic techniques.

Ages Treated: Adolescents ages 12+ and adults
Treatment Approaches: Client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness

Session Format: individual, couples, and family therapy, video-based sessions

Education: Louisiana State University, Master of Social Work (MSW), 2008
Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology 2005

Licenses: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (Virginia), 2013
Licensed Independent Social Worker (Ohio), 2022

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