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Therapy for Teens and Adults In Herndon, Virginia

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Counseling and Art Therapy in Herndon, Virginia.

Are you moving through your days feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or unsure of yourself?

Life's challenges can look different at every stage. Whether you're navigating pregnancy or postpartum, struggling with your relationship with food and your body, trying to break free of people pleasing and perfectionism, processing trauma, or you are a teen navigating the challenges of growing up; you deserve compassionate, individualized care.

At Alanna Betts Art Therapy and Counseling, we provide specialized therapy for teens and adults, helping you find connection, understanding, and a path forward.

You don’t have to do this alone.

Perinatal Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Trauma & Teen Therapy in Herndon, Virginia

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Meet our Team

  • Photo of Alanna Betts, Herndon Therapist

    Alanna Betts, MA, LPC, ATR, PMH-C

    FOUNDER, CLINICAL THERAPIST

    Perinatal Mental Health | Eating Disorders | Birth Trauma | EMDR

    Meet Alanna
  • Photo of Sabrina Menefee, therapist in Herndon VA

    Sabrina Menefee, M.Ed., Resident in Counseling

    ASSOCIATE CLINICAL THERAPIST

    Teens | Anxiety | Disordered Eating | Trauma

    Meet Sabrina

How Can We Help

  • EATING DISORDERS

    Using a trauma-informed and HAES®-aligned therapeutic approach, we help clients on their journey to recovery from eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image challenges. Therapy focuses on finding the roots of your eating/body struggles, not just quick behavioral fixes. Together, we work toward fostering a healthier relationship with food, your body, and your whole self. Our work will be grounded in compassion and respect in a world that makes it hard to love your body.

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  • PREGNANCY & POSTPARTUM

    Alanna specializes in supporting women as they navigate the profound changes and complex emotions that accompany the journey into motherhood. With advanced training in treating postpartum depression, anxiety, and OCD, she provides compassionate support to help women navigate these challenges. Together, we’ll develop practical strategies to enhance your ability to cope, allowing you to embrace more of the joy and fulfillment that this transformative time can bring.

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  • TRAUMA

    Maybe you aren’t even sure if you can call it trauma, but the reality is your childhood, that thing that happened in high-school, or just living in our society has affected you. Through the integration of Art Therapy, EMDR, and somatically-focused counseling ,we provide a compassionate and holistic approach to healing trauma, PTSD, and C-PTSD. Together, we’ll work to gently process your experiences, reconnect with your inner strength, and cultivate a sense of safety and empowerment in your life.

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  • THERAPY FOR TEENS

    In our office teens find a non-judgemental space to explore deeper issues like anxiety, depression, mood instability, body image, or navigating challenges in relationships. With therapists who prioritize connection over strict structure or therapeutic model that might not fit, teens find individualized therapy that helps them meet their goals. Together we work toward building healthy relationships, learning strategies to regulate mood, and talk about the things that often feel hard to say out loud.

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A Different Kind of Space for Teens

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Therapy doesn't need to be another place where teens have to perform or meet expectations of the outside world.

We work to create a warm, authentic, nonjudgmental environment where teens can take off some of the pressure, address the underlying issues, and feel safe enough to get to know who they are and who they want to become.

There isn't one "right" way to participate in therapy. Some teens want to talk. Others may connect more naturally through creative expression, or art therapy. At Alanna Betts Art Therapy and Counseling, we careful adapt our approach to fit each teens specific needs.

Therapy for teens

Motherhood Doesn't Always Feel the Way You Expected.

Trying to conceive, pregnancy, postpartum, and the journey into motherhood can bring unexpected challenges. Maybe you are wondering what is wrong with you when month after month the test stay negative. Maybe you can’t find the joy in a pregnancy journey after a previous loss. Maybe you're struggling with mood shifts during pregnancy, grieving the birth experience you hoped for, feeling disconnected from yourself, or trying to make sense of changes in your body and identity.

You might be wondering why something you wanted so deeply can also feel so overwhelming.

Through specialized perinatal mental health counseling, EMDR, and art therapy, we support healing from infertility, pregnancy loss, birth trauma, pregnancy and postpartum anxiety and depression, and the emotional complexities of becoming a parent in today’s world.

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Art Therapy

Art Therapy blends talk therapy with the power of creative expression. You don’t need any art experience, just curiosity and openness. By engaging your senses through art-making, this approach can access parts of the brain where words fall short, helping you process emotions, release stuck memories, and explore healing in a deeper, more holistic way. Whether you're navigating trauma, motherhood, birth trauma, body image, or an eating disorder, Art Therapy offers a safe and empowering path forward.

Art therapy offers a safe, compassionate space to explore your story and begin to heal: one image, one color, one line, one breath at a time.

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Are you ready to start your healing journey?

I’d love to schedule a complimentary 20-minute consultation call to discuss your needs, answer any questions, and determine if we’re the right fit to work together on your journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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  • Art Therapy combines the principles of psychotherapy with the power of creative expression, offering a unique and dynamic approach to healing. No artistic skill or experience is needed—just a willingness to explore and engage in the process.

    This approach addresses the same concerns you might explore in traditional talk therapy but incorporates the art-making process to involve more of your senses—and, by extension, more areas of your brain. By moving beyond words, Art Therapy can help you access deeper emotions, gain new insights, and foster healing in a profoundly holistic way.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapeutic approach designed to help individuals heal from the emotional distress and trauma that can feel overwhelming or difficult to resolve through traditional talk therapy. EMDR focuses on the brain's natural ability to process and integrate experiences, using bilateral stimulation—such as guided eye movements, tapping, or auditory tones—to help reprocess and release the emotional intensity tied to painful memories.

    During EMDR sessions, we’ll identify and explore troubling memories, thoughts, or feelings that are impacting your well-being. Through a structured, step-by-step process, EMDR works to reduce the emotional charge of these experiences, allowing you to feel more grounded, empowered, and free to move forward.

    This approach is highly effective for treating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and other challenges. EMDR offers a transformative way to move through emotional barriers and achieve lasting healing.

  • I offer sessions both in-person and online. We can discuss what type of scheduling will be best for you.

  • I am an out-of-network provider and do not bill insurance directly.

    However, I can provide you with a superbill—a detailed receipt of our sessions—that you can submit to your insurance company for potential out-of-network reimbursement.


    Learn more on my What to Expect page.