Counseling for Women in Virginia and California

Online Counseling for Women in Virginia and California | Anxiety and Relationship Focused

Women's Mental Health Counseling in Virginia and California | Available Online to Virginia and California

Pause. Self-Assess. Reflect.

If you recognize or relate to any of the below traits, you are in the right place.

Worries. Anxious thoughts. Fears of what others might think about you. Worrying about events that have yet to occur. You recognize they happen and are ready to learn how to manage this experience.
A constant need to achieve. Or a “what’s next mentality.” You accomplish a goal, spend a minute feeling satisfied, then are on to the next goal. While this has many positive benefits in life, it can also create a cycle of stress and perpetual working (which can yield exhaustion). You’re ready to find a better balance with achieving.
You’d like to increase [your] assertive communication.
Second guessing yourself. You make a decision (about a relationship, job, purchasing a home), or know what you’d like to do, but struggle with knowing if it is the right next step for you. This creates anxiety and seeking reassurance from others and you’d like to develop more self-trust!
You want to have a healthy romantic relationship. You’re either dating or you have been in a long term relationship, but you have concerns about your romantic relationship or lack thereof.
Fear of upsetting or letting others down.
Feeling as if there is a discrepancy between how others view you and how you view yourself.
Observing a pattern of unhealthy relationships in your life: maybe you feel discontent, irritated, or even bouts of sadness when it comes to a relationship. You may even be aware there is an unhealthy relational dynamic occuring in a family, partner, or friend relationship, yet are unsure why this continues and how to break the cycle.
You are in the midst of multiple stressors and the overwhelm is high.
You are ready to feel supported, work through what has been happening, and feel empowered!

Be empowered. Feel Supported.

Online Counseling for Women in Virginia and California | Anxiety and Relationship Focused Counseling

I am so happy you are here. I’m Rachel Ann Dine and the pillars of my counseling practice and clinical expertise are in helping women:

feel a deeper sense of inner peace and self-confidence
identify and build upon your inherent strengths
tame anxious thoughts
feel more confident in who you are and in facing life stressors

Although I have worked with many many people over the years, I work best with women who identify with the above traits, experiences, and goals. I love helping women find balance, set boundaries confidently, and increase your connection with self. Because of my own work outside of my practice (I relate to the multitasker and need to have multiple outlets in life!), I maintain a small caseload so as to provide the most effective care, and my availability varies. E-mail to get started and learn more about current availability. Cannot wait to meet with you!

Anxiety and Relationship Focused Counseling for Women

Online counseling for women in Virginia and California

Take it a step further and self-assess. Exploring these roles and experiences in counseling can better help you understand how they shaped who you are. Awareness is powerful and so is learning how to manage people pleasing tendencies, boundary setting, and increasing self confidence!

Role of Family Mediator. While growing up and possibly even now, you feel as if you have to be the family referee, constantly hearing everyone’s grievances while remaining neutral so as not to upset anyone
The Helper. You are a natural helper which you’ve found can feel both positive and draining. You’re interested in learning how to find more balance.
High expectations for perfection. Maybe you always had to be “on point” growing up (the A student, star athlete, or “perfectly” behaved). Or maybe these high expectations of self are self-induced. Either way, you are feeling overwhelm or are hard on yourself if you feel you’ve made a mistake.
Guilt for saying no happens. You have noticed you take on task after task (many times for other people, at the expense of your own peace!), and found that the guilt of saying no is a theme in your life. You’re ready to figure out the best way to still help, but also honor your needs.
Unpredictability was present. Commonly, unpredictability in upbringing is disregarded. But growing up in a home where there was substance abuse, domestic violence, and unpredictable anger can impact the way you operate in the now. You’re ready to explore if this is the case for you.

Online Counseling for Women in Virginia and California

Just because you have felt like you had to live a certain life role or have lost sight of who you are, does not mean it is too late to make changes and reconnect with yourself..

Rachel Ann Dine is here to help the open-minded woman who seeks understanding of self and has motivation to achieve clarity in life. To help the woman who desperately wants to reconnect with who she is, who she wants to be, and has a desire to make important connections between past and present behaviors. Rachel Ann excels in helping the woman who tries to make everyone else happy but over time, has lost sight of what SHE needs to feel happy and whole.

Women's Mental Health Therapy for Anxiety & Healing from Unhealthy Relationships

A supportive space to feel heard and grow

Be nurtured and nurture yourself.

Get started today.

Online Counseling for Women in Virginia and California

E-mail or call 757-739-6771. Rachel Ann cannot wait to help you feel empowered to live a life that feels authentic to YOU.

You can find more information on rates and insurance here.

Helpful Resources

Articles Rachel Ann Dine, LPCC, LMHC, LPC has been featured in:

Understanding covert and overt signs of emotional abuse: Bustle

Can going through a difficult divorce cause symptoms of PTSD? Thriveworks

What is self-love? Practical ways to care for yourself, mind, body, and spirit: Medium