- skills-based behavioral tools
- trauma-informed approach
- faith-sensitive options
About D'andrea
D'andrea Washburn is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia with 26 years of experience. She works with people facing relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Her practice also addresses related issues such as addiction, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, postpartum mood changes, and veteran-related concerns.
Washburn keeps sessions focused on practical skills and clear strategies. She uses behavioral tools and psycho-education to help people build coping skills they can use between meetings. When clients want it, she can include discussions that respect their faith background.
Her approach is trauma-informed and aims to be respectful and encouraging. She stays engaged and attentive, and she centers collaboration so clients help guide the work. That means she listens for strengths and patterns, then suggests steps a person can try to change difficult habits or reactions.
Clients can expect work that emphasizes self-awareness and responsibility. Conversations are intended to increase insight and to strengthen everyday coping. The focus is on concrete practices that help people manage emotions and behavior in their daily lives.
Over time she helps people connect skills to real situations. That practical emphasis is meant to support progress on relationship issues, mood concerns, and stress after traumatic events. Prospective clients in Virginia who read this profile should confirm current session options before booking.
How evidence-based approaches guide online work
Many of her sessions draw on evidence-based behavioral techniques that focus on changing unhelpful actions and building new habits. These methods break problems into small steps, teach concrete skills, and use practice between meetings to support change. They are often used for panic symptoms, mood problems, and compulsive behaviors.She also uses psycho-education to explain how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. That helps people recognize patterns and try different responses when they feel stuck. In practice she combines skills training with education so clients know what to try and why it matters.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their needs, goals, and daily life. That means clients and the therapist check what helps and adjust the plan together.
Confirm session options before booking since the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let someone avoid camera use if they prefer a phone conversation, or choose a video session when visual cues are helpful. Licensed professionals use these flexible options to fit sessions into everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as addiction, panic, OCD symptoms, and veteran concerns.
What is her therapy style?
Sessions are skills-based and practical, using behavioral techniques and psycho-education to teach coping strategies and build everyday skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and practices there.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.