Dr. Chad Stiles

I provide trauma-informed therapy for individuals and couples. I believe therapy should be a place where clients feel respected, heard, and supported without judgment. Many of the people I work with are carrying the impact of painful experiences, relationship stress, emotional disconnection, or life transitions that have made it difficult to feel grounded, safe, or connected.

I am licensed in Virginia, Colorado, and South Carolina, and I have a strong professional background supporting clients impacted by trauma, relationship distress, anxiety, depression, PTSD, military sexual trauma, sexual trauma, betrayal, emotional disconnection, and major life transitions. I also have over 13 years of experience supporting Military Sexual Trauma survivors in advocacy and support roles, which deeply informs my trauma-informed and relational approach to care.

I work with adults and couples who want therapy to feel collaborative, practical, and emotionally safe. Whether you are coming to therapy because of trauma, relationship conflict, communication struggles, intimacy concerns, or feeling disconnected from yourself or others, my goal is to help you feel understood, supported, and empowered to take meaningful steps toward healing, clarity, safety, and connection.

My approach to therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and goal-oriented. I believe clients are the experts in their own lives, and my role is to help create a safe, nonjudgmental space where we can explore what feels stuck, identify strengths, and build realistic steps toward meaningful change.

I primarily use Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and IFS-informed parts work. This means we will focus not only on the problems bringing you to therapy, but also on what is already working, what you want life or your relationships to look like, and the protective patterns that may be keeping you from feeling connected, grounded, or safe. I often help clients better understand the parts of themselves that show up as anxiety, anger, shutdown, avoidance, people-pleasing, or numbness.

My work is also trauma-informed, meaning we move at a pace that respects your nervous system, your lived experience, and your readiness. Whether I am working with an individual or a couple, I aim to help clients feel heard, supported, and empowered as they move toward healing, clarity, emotional safety, and stronger relationships.

In our first session, my goal is to get to know you, understand what brings you to therapy, and help you feel comfortable beginning the process. You do not need to have everything figured out before we meet. We will start with where you are, what has been difficult lately, and what you hope will feel different through therapy.

I will ask questions about your concerns, strengths, relationships, coping strategies, and goals so we can begin creating a clear direction together. If you are coming in for couples therapy, we will also begin identifying the patterns that keep repeating and what each person hopes will change.

My style is conversational, collaborative, and nonjudgmental. The first session is not about pressure or blame; it is about understanding your story, clarifying what support would be most helpful, and beginning to identify realistic next steps toward healing, clarity, safety, and connection.