Marva Williams

Let me introduce myself. I am Marva C. Williams, M.Div, MA, LPC. My path to counseling began behind a hairstylist’s chair, listening to clients talk about everyday life and challenges. I am an alumni of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville with a double major in Spanish and Religious Studies. I continued on to obtain a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Care and Counseling from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, GA. From Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN, I have a MA in Clinical Mental Health. My experience also includes completing 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education, which included a Chaplain Residency at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, NC, which is a level one trauma center. I have worked as a Resident in Counseling in Virginia since 2019. I specialize in men’s counseling, with additional focus on clergy care, grief, and burnout. Using a practical, problem-solving approach that blends CBT and Gestalt therapy, I help clients move past what’s keeping them stuck and reclaim their story

I support burnout, imposter syndrome, racial and cultural stress, grief, and life adjustments, relocation stress and transitions, all through a culturally responsive, solution-focused approach blending CBT and Gestalt therapy.

In our first few sessions, we will work to get to know each other and cover a few questions that will help me to know your goals in therapy and how we can support you through the things that you find along the way as we discuss some of the important and defining moments in your life, and at time the everyday experiences and their value for you.