Katherine Bell

Welcome to Anchor and Arbor Therapy PLLC, a practice dedicated to being your anchor amidst waves of medical trauma and an arbor of support through profound loss. Navigating a new chronic illness diagnosis, coping with oncology treatments, or reeling from the devastating loss of a loved one can feel completely overwhelming. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with specialized expertise in grief counseling, end-of-life care, and chronic illness management, including oncology support. I provide an active, compassionate space to help you process the intense emotional toll of medical trauma and profound loss. You don't have to walk through this heavy season alone. I am highly experienced in helping Virginia adults navigate:

• Oncology & Chronic Illness Support: Managing the anxiety, medical trauma, and identity shifts that come with living with a diagnosis or undergoing complex treatments.

• Grief, Bereavement & Loss: Processing acute grief, prolonged grief, and the intense waves of emotion following the death of a loved one.

• Caregiver Burnout & Anticipatory Grief: Supporting family members carrying the heavy emotional and physical load of caring for a sick loved one.

My therapeutic approach is deeply integrative and tailored to your specific pace. I actively utilize evidence-based tools including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for chronic pain/illness, and Narrative Therapy to help you re-author your life after a major medical change or bereavement. My approach to therapy is an amalgamation of many different approaches expanding on established treatment modalities to include additional models of grief and loss. I do this because grief has so many different layers and ways it impacts us, a multifaceted approach is needed. As we work together in our sessions, I will draw from these different therapeutic approaches and theories of grief to guide our time together. I also place a lot of importance on Memory Work and Meaning Making

A first session with me will consist of some initial information gathering about what's led you to seek support. We will also take some time to get to know each other and what approach will work best for you. I like to leave space to allow you to share as much as you'd like about your story or if applicable the loved one you've lost. Towards the end of the session, we will set goals together to determine what you need most and how to get there.