Play Therapy for Children and Trauma Informed CBT, DBT and EMDR for Teens, Young Adults, and Adults Near Stafford, Virginia

Life can pull you in many directions at once — stress, relationships, family responsibilities, old wounds, and expectations you never asked for. Therapy offers a space to slow down, feel understood, and begin meaningful change with support that feels grounded and relational.

Our downtown Fredericksburg office is located at 725 Jackson Street, Suite 104 in Fredericksburg, Virginia short drive from Stafford. Making Thrive an accessible option for both in-person and telehealth care. Just a short drive via I-95 South or Route 1 — and secure telehealth across Virginia.

In-Person and Online Therapy Options for Stafford Clients

Many Stafford clients choose Thrive because they can access both in-person therapy and online therapy depending on their needs.

Some clients prefer the grounded connection of face-to-face sessions, while others value the flexibility of secure telehealth. Many move between both formats as life changes. We’ll work with you to determine what feels most supportive and sustainable.

Therapy for Children, Teens, Young Adults, and Adults

Stafford clients seek therapy at Thrive across many stages of life. Our services may include support for:

  • children through play-based therapy

  • teensnavigating academic pressure, identity, and emotional stress

  • young adults facing transitions, relationships, and self-worth challenges

  • support for men navigating stress, relationships, identity, and emotional overwhelm.

  • adults managing burnout, trauma, and life transitions

  • women seeking space to reconnect, set boundaries, and heal

Rather than offering one-size-fits-all care, we focus on understanding each client’s story, goals, and emotional landscape.

Bilingual Care Available

We also offer therapy in Spanish for Spanish-speaking clients in the Stafford area through our bilingual therapist Angélica Guevara-López, MSW, available in person in Fredericksburg and via telehealth across Virginia.

Trauma-Informed Therapy and EMDR

Some Stafford clients reach out for therapy to address trauma, anxiety, or long-standing emotional patterns that feel difficult to shift.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that supports the brain’s natural healing process. EMDR is available to Stafford clients both in person at our Fredericksburg office and through secure telehealth, when clinically appropriate.

EMDR can be especially helpful for experiences such as childhood trauma, attachment wounds, sexual or medical trauma, anxiety and panic, and persistent negative self-beliefs.

Why Stafford Clients Choose Thrive

Stafford clients often choose Thrive Counseling because of our:

  • convenient access to in-person therapy near Stafford

  • trauma-informed, relational therapists

  • availability of EMDR in person and online

  • support for children, teens, young adults, and adults

  • flexible scheduling and relatively short wait times

  • statewide telehealth services across Virginia

Thrive Counseling accepts most major insurance plans

Including Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and most Medicaid plans. We also provide superbills for clients with out-of-network coverage.

Getting Started

If you live in Stafford and are looking for thoughtful, trauma-informed therapy — either in person or online — we’d be honored to support you if you are ready to schedule an appointment click here. If you want to get to know more about what we offer click here Learn More About Our Services.

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Therapy services in Stafford, Virginia – Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection

Questions About Therapy Near Stafford, Virginia

  • Yes. Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection in Fredericksburg, Virginia accepts most major insurance plans including Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and most Medicaid plans. We offer in-person therapy at our Fredericksburg office — a short drive from Stafford — and telehealth across Virginia. We also provide superbills for out-of-network coverage. Contact us to verify your benefits.

  • Thrive Counseling serves clients from Stafford through in-person therapy at our downtown Fredericksburg office and secure telehealth across Virginia. We offer therapy for children, teens, young adults, and adults including play therapy, trauma-informed care, EMDR, and specialized services for anxiety, life transitions, men, women, and neurodivergent individuals.

  • Yes. EMDR is available to Stafford clients both in person at our Fredericksburg office and via secure telehealth across Virginia. EMDR is particularly effective for trauma, anxiety, childhood wounds, medical trauma, and persistent negative self-beliefs. Most major insurance plans are accepted.

  • Thrive Counseling for Healing and Connection is located at 725 Jackson Street, Suite 104 in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia — a short drive from Stafford via I-95 South or Route 1. For clients who prefer not to travel, we also offer secure telehealth therapy for residents anywhere in Virginia.

  • Yes. Thrive Counseling offers secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth therapy for Stafford residents. Online therapy covers the same trauma-informed, evidence-based services as our in-person sessions including EMDR, CBT, DBT, and play therapy for children. Most major insurance plans are accepted for telehealth sessions.

  • Yes. Thrive Counseling serves children, tweens, and teens from Stafford through play-based therapy, trauma-informed CBT, EMDR, and developmentally attuned approaches. Sessions are available in person at our Fredericksburg office and via telehealth across Virginia. Most major insurance plans accepted.