Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Esther works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Virginia, North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 31
- Languages
- English, Mandarin
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Esther
Esther Reynolds is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor with three decades of practice. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, or the fallout from past trauma. Her tone is calm and direct, aimed at people who want practical steps and clearer day-to-day coping.
Esther meets clients where they are and focuses on simple, usable strategies. Sessions often start by naming immediate concerns and setting a short-term goal together.
Background and approach
She uses easy-to-understand tools so people can try things between sessions and notice what changes. Her work combines talk-based techniques with skills training. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving reactions in heated moments. Esther also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to build trust and on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for those coping with traumatic memories. Mindfulness practices are woven in when they help slow intense reactions or reduce stress.
She has worked in independent practice and community settings for many years and brings steady experience to complex problems like grief, compassion fatigue, and relationship conflicts. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin. Esther practices in Virginia and applies a straightforward, collaborative style to help people move toward clearer goals.
What Esther works with
Everything Esther lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Esther's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Esther lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that fit online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting working relationship. It gives people space to set goals and steer the work while the therapist reflects and offers support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify thought patterns that increase anxiety or anger and then tries practical steps to change those patterns. CBT is useful for stress, panic, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication, which can be helpful when anger or relationship strain is a core issue.Choosing the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Early sessions are used to clarify goals, try a few methods, and decide what feels most helpful. That collaborative process makes it easier to adjust techniques over time if needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, each offering practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice new interaction skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing skill reminders, or support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for work schedules, caregiving, or when travel is difficult, while still allowing focused therapeutic work.
Questions people ask about Esther
What concerns does Esther commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and related issues such as grief, intimacy challenges, and ADHD.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, blending conversation with skills practice so people leave sessions with clear next steps.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She brings 31 years of professional experience working in independent practice and community settings.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCMHC and LPC credentials and is based in Virginia.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin.
What session formats are available online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as ways to meet.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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