Poythress Mitchell is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 27 years of experience in the mental health field.
01About Poythress
Poythress Mitchell is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 27 years of experience in the mental health field. She brings a direct, compassionate style to sessions and aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and substance concerns. Her work combines practical strategies with listening and guidance.
She helps clients identify problems, set goals, and learn coping skills for stress, anger, and addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, and self-esteem struggles. Mitchell has worked across many settings including residential care, case management, outpatient programs, in-home services, and addiction treatment. That background informs her approach to real-life problems and practical challenges that come up between sessions.
Her methods draw on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior techniques, EMDR, and mindfulness practices. She explains tools plainly and helps people practice them until they fit into daily routines. Poythress focuses on a wide range of concerns such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, parenting stress, career strain, and LGBT-related issues.
She also addresses adoption and foster care topics, aging and caregiver stress, blended family dynamics, and veteran and armed forces issues. Sessions are offered in English and delivered in formats that fit different schedules. Mitchell emphasizes collaboration - she and the person in therapy decide together which goals and techniques make the most sense.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701010351 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1881286417 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Poythress lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Methods Poythress 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 Poythress 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
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Poythress uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions on each person's needs and goals, creating space to be heard and to shape the work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors with concrete exercises between sessions. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing risky behaviors.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. She will discuss options, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. The therapist and client set goals together and pick techniques that match the person's rhythm and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so therapy can fit into busy lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skill demonstrations, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging work well for quick check-ins or when someone prefers shorter, written exchanges. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible while keeping the focus on practical progress and steady steps forward.
05Questions people ask
What types of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, self-esteem, grief, trauma, relationship issues, parenting and career concerns, and mood conditions such as bipolar and ADHD.
What is the therapist's approach in sessions?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, plus EMDR and mindfulness when appropriate.
How much experience does the therapist have?
Poythress Mitchell has 27 years of experience working in residential, case management, outpatient, in-home, and addiction treatment settings.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in the state of Virginia.
Which languages are used in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are sessions available for international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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