Prenatal and postpartum therapists & psychiatrists in Midlothian, VA

My personal journey was not one I would choose. My first husband was diagnosed with cancer in September 2004 and died in February 2006. The experience of spousal caregiving and young widowhood, and 10 years as a federal Special Agent eventually led me to change careers to become a counselor.

I love helping individuals and couples build meaning, self-acceptance, and self-worth despite grief, trauma, shame, and problematic behavior and relationship patterns.

Hi, I'm Brenda Montero, owner and CEO of Tranquility Cove Counseling. I am a bilingual licensed professional counselor, and I am here to provide a safe and non-judgmental environment to ensure you are able to work on healing yourself throughout your journey. The passion I have to help others allowed me to begin my therapeutic journey more than 20 years ago. Throughout the years, I have worked with children, teens, families, the elderly, and adults struggling with various mental health challenges with various diversities in multiple settings.

I am an EMDR Trained LPC in Virginia with 7 years of experience as a psychotherapist. I am dedicated to collaborating with you on your transformative journey, fostering lasting change. The clients that I am best positioned to serve are those that seek counseling to process trauma, identify post-traumatic growth, develop effective coping strategies for anxiety and depression, and improve self-awareness and self-esteem that has declined due to relationship trauma. I am also passionate about helping clients build stronger relationships through healthy boundaries and assertive communication.

Dr. Ahlers treats adults and adolescents with a wide range of psychiatric conditions including Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, ADHD, and Psychotic Disorders. Dr. Ahlers is able to provide pharmacological management and/or psychotherapy services, depending on an individual's needs.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I hold a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from James Madison University. I also hold a Master's degree and Educational Specialist degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from James Madison University. I have provided outpatient counseling services in multiple community settings including higher education, military counseling centers and veteran's counseling centers.

I’m Michel'le a Licensed Professional Counselor (Attachment Style Specialist | Relationship Trauma Therapist) and the founder of mPOWERED THERAPY.

My mission is to help brown and black teens and women heal from unhealthy relationship patterns by understanding the connection between attachment, trauma, and emotional well-being.

I have 12 years of experience in the mental health field. I’ve worked with clients in several settings, helping them navigate depression, life stressors, anxiety, trauma, transitions, and relationship challenges. I specialize in attachment styles, relationship trauma, boundaries, anxiety, self-worth, and helping women break cycles of people-pleasing, overthinking, and emotional burnout.

Through individual therapy, CBT techniques and psycho-education, I help clients modify thinking patterns and implement behavioral changes.

I provide a proven mind-body integrated approach that helps adults heal from the impact of trauma, addiction, anxiety, interpersonal problems, self-hate, and more. I am a lifelong learner with vast training and experience in internal family systems (IFS), yoga, polyvagal theory, mindfulness, and self-compassion. I bring a nonjudgmental, compassionate, and open-minded to work with my people.