Freedom
Is Finding
The Tools To Change

A Comprehensive Mental Health Practice

Serving Virginia Beach | Hampton Roads | + Beyond

NOW OFFERING TELEHEALTH During COVID-19

Freedom Is Finding The Tools To Change

A Comprehensive Mental Health Practice

Serving Virginia Beach | Hampton Roads | + Beyond

NOW OFFERING TELEHEALTH
During COVID-19

We Believe Patients
Have The Right To Heal.

We specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), evidence-based treatments that are proven effective for treating a wide range of issues.

TRAUMA

“I know I have trauma but I don’t really understand what PTSD is and if I have it?”

DEPRESSION & ANXIETY

“I feel sad most days and worry all the time. There are moments where I can’t catch my breath-like I am having a heart attack”

DBT

“My therapist said they can’t help me because I have Borderline Personality Disorder”

EVALUATION

“I know my child is having attention issues but no one is listening to me.” 

MILITARY

“I am military connected- will anyone understand how our lives are different?”

Our Approach

The value of therapy

We don’t know what brought you to our website page today- maybe a friend referred you or your doctor- maybe you have been looking for the “right fit” in a practice to get you one step closer to calling to make an appointment. Many people looking for counseling or help “look” for a while until they are ready to make a commitment. It is hard for many people to believe that what they are going through or suffering from is treatable.

At Beach Therapy, we have been listening to patients regarding their experiences, frustrations, and concerns at other counseling and psychiatric practices, not just about clinical issues, but about their experience in waiting rooms, beginning as a new patient, and the general practice environment. We have learned that the environment in which we create a therapeutic relationship is meant to be understood from your perspective. We want our patients to have a different and more comfortable therapy experience; one that inspires a sense of peace and an environment in which growth and change can occur.

We believe that treatment starts with the first phone call where the person who answers the phone is knowledgeable in mental health. That is why we have clinical residents in social work and counseling triage every new patient call. They spend 15-20 minutes listening and taking notes to identify the clinician that will be the best fit for you. Not every therapist specializes in everything and there are some areas that we may not be able to help. We will do an initial assessment and make a recommendation within the first four sessions. If we do not believe we can be of assistance, we will explore other treatment options. We offer personalized treatment where we get to know our clients and join their medical team – joining for us means we stay in contact with your medical professionals if you are willing. We will contact your PCM, your PCP, or your pediatrician, psychiatrist, or whomever is necessary for your treatment. But most of all we believe in your freedom to choose the treatment option you can make a commitment to.

Our goal is to help you reach your goal: of healing, of obtaining answers as what is going on with you, to teach new ways to view and manage your symptoms, and ultimately to help support you in learning to make the changes necessary in your life to lead a life worth living.

Our Approach

The value of therapy

We don’t know what brought you to our website page today- maybe a friend referred you or your doctor- maybe you have been looking for the “right fit” in a practice to get you one step closer to calling to make an appointment. Many people looking for counseling or help “look” for a while until they are ready to make a commitment. It is hard for many people to believe that what they are going through or suffering from is treatable.

At Beach Therapy, we have been listening to patients regarding their experiences, frustrations, and concerns at other counseling and psychiatric practices, not just about clinical issues, but about their experience in waiting rooms, beginning as a new patient, and the general practice environment. We have learned that the environment in which we create a therapeutic relationship is meant to be understood from your perspective. We want our patients to have a different and more comfortable therapy experience; one that inspires a sense of peace and an environment in which growth and change can occur.

We believe that treatment starts with the first phone call where the person who answers the phone is knowledgeable in mental health. That is why we have clinical residents in social work and counseling triage every new patient call. They spend 15-20 minutes listening and taking notes to identify the clinician that will be the best fit for you. Not every therapist specializes in everything and there are some areas that we may not be able to help. We will do an initial assessment and make a recommendation within the first four sessions. If we do not believe we can be of assistance, we will explore other treatment options. We offer personalized treatment where we get to know our clients and join their medical team – joining for us means we stay in contact with your medical professionals if you are willing. We will contact your PCM, your PCP, or your pediatrician, psychiatrist, or whomever is necessary for your treatment. But most of all we believe in your freedom to choose the treatment option you can make a commitment to.

Our goal is to help you reach your goal: of healing, of obtaining answers as what is going on with you, to teach new ways to view and manage your symptoms, and ultimately to help support you in learning to make the changes necessary in your life to lead a life worth living.

There Are Many Paths For Treatment

We know there are many ways to find success.
With a patient-first perspective of respect and dignity,
there is a path for you here.

 

Explore Our Services

There Are Many Paths For Treatment

We know there are many ways to find success. With a patient-first perspective of respect and dignity, there is a path for you here.

 

Explore Our Services

Our Services

Beach Therapy & Consulting is proud to be a multi-disciplinary Professional Group providing:
Therapy, Professional Consulting, Medical Partnerships, and a Student Residency Program
dedicated to the availability of quality mental health practitioners.

Beach Therapy & Consulting is proud to be a multi-disciplinary Professional Group providing:
Therapy, Professional Consulting, Medical Partnerships, and a Student Residency Program dedicated to the availability of quality mental health practitioners.

Clinical Services

Professional Consulting

Integrated Medicine

Residency Program

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

DBT was originally developed to treat self-harming and suicidal behaviors and has been adapted for treatment with adolescents, adults, and other treatment populations.

Who Does it help?

DBT was originally developed to treat self-harming and suicidal behaviors and has been adapted for treatment with adolescents, adults, and other treatment populations.

Our DBT program services adults and adolescents 13 and older, with a history of emotional instability, intense, unstable relationships, impulsive behaviors, including self-harm and suicidal impulses. Additionally, DBT works with clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and a history of trauma.

DBT is not for everyone. There are several adaptations for different specific problems. Our DBT program does not target patients diagnosed with primary substance use, eating disorders, or active psychosis.

How effective Is it?

Very effective! Research has shown DBT to be effective in reducing suicidal behavior, non-suicidal self-injury (NSIB), reducing psychiatric hospitalizations, treatment dropouts, anger, and improving social and global functioning. Review the current research at www.linehaninstitute.org

Goals of DBT

The Main Goal of DBT is to Build a Life Worth Living. DBT Therapists work on establishing target behaviors to increase or decrease to help make a person’s life better. This takes careful, organized, and deliberate steps towards the goals that are created together. Our DBT therapists work as a team with clients to reach the goals they establish.