Esther Reynolds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 31 years of experience.
01About Esther
Esther Reynolds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 31 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and relationship strain. Her style is straightforward and focused on helping each person find clear steps forward.
Esther uses practical, conversational methods in sessions. She draws on client-centered work to follow the person's priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used when people need tools to manage big emotions or intense stress. Esther also uses EMDR when trauma memories cause strong reactions and when a person and therapist agree it fits the work. She adapts methods to each person's situation rather than sticking to one plan.
Sessions often include talking through problems, trying new skills, and planning small experiments to test changes. Her background combines long-term independent practice experience with a practical focus on daily life challenges. She supports work on parenting pressures, grief, sexual assault and abuse recovery, codependency, and communication problems.
She also helps people coping with career strain, compassion fatigue, bipolar disorder, panic attacks, phobias, and social anxiety. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin, and she provides online formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who want to start choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701002219 · expires June 2026
- LCMHC (North Carolina)
- License 3528 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1972556959 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Esther lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Methods Esther names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Esther names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals first and shapes sessions around what matters most to them. This approach helps people who need a listening space and practical support to decide their next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors; it is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and social fears because it emphasizes clear skills and doable experiments. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help when strong feelings or relationship conflicts interfere with daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about symptoms, goals, and preferences, and then suggest methods to try. That plan can change over time based on what helps most, and the client and therapist make those decisions together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good when face-to-face interaction matters; phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text let people send quick updates or work through issues between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and to keep momentum when life is hectic.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Esther commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, ADHD, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career pressure, bipolar challenges, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Therapy is practical and client-centered. Sessions focus on the person's goals, use clear tools, and often include skill practice and small experiments between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 31 years of clinical experience and has worked in independent practice for many years, focusing on both trauma recovery and common life stressors.
Which credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds the LCMHC credential and is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin; international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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