Online Therapy in Virginia
Compassionate online therapy for anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges across Virginia. Therapy offers a supportive space for healing, growth, and deeper connection.
Healing gets to happen in the comfort of your own space. Make sure your Wifi and coffee are strong. Let's get into it.
Virginia is a big state. From Northern Virginia to Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley to Virginia Beach, life looks really different depending on where you are. But one thing stays the same: quality mental health support should not depend on your zip code or how far you can drive.
At Balance and Bloom Therapy, we offer online therapy in Virginia for adults who are ready to do the real work. Whether you are navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship patterns, or just feeling like something is off and you can't quite name it, we are here for it.
Therapist with a California & Virginia License
Hey! I’m glad you’re here. I am Julia Malone and I hold both a license in California and Virginia as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. This means I am able to provide mental health therapy to people who live wither in California or Virginia, even if they travel between the two states, or if one person is in another state.
Online therapy, or teletherapy, is therapy done outside of a traditional therapy office, often from the comfort of your own home. As long as we have privacy, therapy can be done from a private office at work, a private study room at school, a safely parked car, or from the comfort of your own home. Research shows that teletherapy or online therapy, is just as effective as traditional therapy where you come into the office.
Online therapy is convenient and works for people who have busy schedules, don’t have the time to deal with traffic and the commute to a therapy session at a therapy office, or are located in different states. With online counseling or teletherapy, you can hop on to your appointment right at the start of your scheduled therapy session from your computer, laptop, or phone.
I recommend that you are in a comfy spot, have a drink, some tissues, some good wifi and a pair of headphones so that you can make the most of your online therapy experience.
Online Therapy in California and Virginia
I most commonly work with couples in California and Virginia, some who are in the military and stationed in San Diego, California and Quantico or Virginia Beach, Virginia who feel disconnected, struggle with connection, communication, and conflict who want to improve their relationship using EFT or The Gottman Method.
I also specialize in working with adult family members who want to have a better working relationship but don’t know how to work through the past issues they have had. Because I specialize in CPTSD and work with families who often live in different states such as California and Virginia, we are able to do the deeper and relational work in online therapy in the convenience of your own home.
Common issues addressed in online couples therapy in Virginia and California
Feeling distant and feeling like the person you share a bed with is a stranger
Feeling like you are having the same argument over and over again
Struggling with “me-ness” and “we-ness” with in your relationship
Lack of joy, fun, and play with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Worried about how to approach any topic with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend, for fear that it will turn into an argument.
Feeling like you are struggling with the four horsemen as discussed in Gottman Couples Therapy : criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stone walling
Feeling like you are struggling with Emotionally Focused Therapy Demon Dialogues: Freeze and Flee, the Protest Polka, and Find the Bad Guy
Feeling like conflicts always end in shutting down, tears, a holding grudges
Having a feeling like this reminds you about your childhood home or a relationship that you have with your mother or father
Wondering if culture, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual identity and orientation, micro and macro aggression or traumas, might be impacting your relationship with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Feeling like a past toxic relationship continues to impact how you show up in your current relationship with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Inability or difficulty with being able to feel calm and emotionally safe around your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Struggling with feelings of co-dependency or too much independence from you partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Difficulty with communicating with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, or avoidant when needing to talk with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Trouble with sex and intimacy, not being able to have conversations about sex and intimacy with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend
Wanting to talk with your partner, spouse, girlfriend, or boyfriend about uncoupling, divorcing, or breaking up
Common issues addressed in online family therapy in Virginia and California
Feeling emotionally unsafe around family despite wanting connection
Adult children feeling misunderstood, dismissed, or “too sensitive”
Parents feeling blamed, rejected, or confused about why the relationship changed
Difficulty discussing childhood experiences without defensiveness or shutdown
Cycles of avoidance, conflict, or pseudo-closeness
Communication that focuses on fixing, minimizing, or debating instead of listening
Boundaries being interpreted as punishment or abandonment
Parentification (adult children feeling responsible for parents emotionally)
Adult children struggling with guilt for creating distance
Emotional immaturity or lack of emotional attunement
Grief around “the family we wish we had”
Trauma responses showing up in family interactions:
fight (anger, criticism) / flight (avoidance, emotional distance) / freeze (shutdown, silence) /fawn (people-pleasing, masking)
Sibling dynamics where roles become rigid:
“the responsible one” / “the problem child” / “the peacemaker” / “the invisible one”
Generational beliefs like:
“we don’t talk about feelings” / “family loyalty comes before boundaries” /“children should just be grateful” /“therapy means blaming parents”
Adult children learning that survival patterns from childhood no longer work in adulthood
Parents struggling with shame when hearing the impact of past behaviors
Emotional cutoff versus healthy individuation
Rebuilding trust after years of hurt or avoidance
Navigating cultural, religious, military, or generational expectations that discouraged vulnerability
Learning how to repair instead of defend
Trying to “win” the conversation instead of understand each other
Benefits of Virtual Therapy in Virginia
You get to find the right therapist, not just the closest one
Rural areas in Virginia don't have as many licensed mental health professionals, which makes it harder to find someone who actually specializes in what you're going through. Online therapy in Virginia means you can find the best fit for you instead of just choosing whoever happens to have an office nearby.
Traffic sucks. Skip it.
Let's face it. Meeting your therapist virtually means less time driving and more time doing things that actually improve your mental health. You can take sessions from anywhere in Virginia, which means no skipping therapy when you're traveling within the state.
More privacy, less awkwardness
In smaller communities across Virginia, running into someone you know at a therapist's office is a real concern. Online therapy removes that barrier entirely. Your mental health care stays between you and your therapist.
Convenient and effective
We use evidence-based approaches like EMDR, attachment-based therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic work. This is not just venting with no direction. You will leave each session with something.
What We Help With in Virtual Therapy Throughout Virginia
Our online therapy services in Virginia are a good fit if you are dealing with:
Trauma and PTSD: Processing the experiences that are still showing up in your daily life
Complex PTSD (CPTSD): For people who went through ongoing or relational trauma, especially in childhood
Anxiety: The constant worry, the overthinking, the body that just won't calm down
Burnout: When you have been giving everything to everyone else and there is nothing left for you
Life transitions: Career changes, relationship shifts, identity questions, and figuring out what comes next
Relationship patterns: Understanding why you keep ending up in the same dynamics and how to actually change them
Self-worth: Untangling who you are from who you were told to be
Finding the Right Virtual Therapist in Virginia
The top predictor of positive outcomes in therapy is the relationship between you and your therapist.
The easiest way to find the best fit is to speak with a few different therapists and see who you actually click with. This is why we offer every potential client a free, no-pressure 15-minute consultation call to determine if we are a good fit for your needs.
You don't have to have it all figured out before you reach out. That's literally what the call is for.
Frequently Asked Questions about Online Therapy in Virginia
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Honestly, the best way to know is to try a consultation and see how it feels. Virtual therapy works really well for people who are comfortable on video calls, have busy or unpredictable schedules, or live somewhere without a lot of local therapy options. If you are not sure, just reach out and we will help you figure it out.
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Yes! That is the beauty of virtual therapy. You do not have to be in the same city as your therapist, just the same state they are licensed in. Julia Malone, LMFT is licensed in Virginia (VA#0717002283), so she can work with anyone located in Virginia during their session. Whether you are in Northern Virginia, Richmond, Roanoke, Charlottesville, or Virginia Beach, you're covered.
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Of course! Clients can mix it up depending on what they need. An added benefit of virtual therapy is being able to still meet if you're sick or traveling and want to keep the consistency going.
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For many people, yes. Research shows that virtual therapy produces comparable outcomes to in-person therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, and more. And for a lot of clients, being in their own comfortable environment actually makes it easier to open up and do the real work.
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A reliable internet connection, a device with a camera and microphone, and a private space where you can talk freely. We use a HIPAA-compliant video platform and will send you everything you need before your first session. You just click a link and you're in.
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Yes. Sessions are held on a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform to protect your privacy and confidentiality.
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Balance and Bloom Therapy is not an in-network provider with insurance companies. However, many plans offer out-of-network benefits, which means you could get reimbursed for a portion of each session. We can help you check your out-of-network benefits to see what you might be eligible for.
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Getting started is simple — head to our contact page to fill out a short form or book your free 15-minute intro call. We'll be in touch quickly to help you figure out the best next steps.
Let's Work Together
Interested in working together? Visit our contact page to schedule your free 15-minute intro call and we'll help you figure out the rest. We can't wait to hear from you!