About Me

I’m Jacqueline Anderson, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and a Virginia Board-Approved Supervisor. I provide therapy for adults and parents in person in Falls Church, Virginia, and virtually for clients in Virginia and Washington, D.C.

My work focuses on trauma, attachment, anxiety, parenting, and emotional regulation. I’m interested in how early experiences shape the way we show up in everyday life as well as how we relate to ourselves and others.

How I work

My style is collaborative, relational, and grounded. My work is trauma-informed and based in attachment theory, EMDR, DBT skills, and parts work. We focus on what’s happening now while also looking at patterns that tend to repeat. Sessions generally include slowing things down, making sense of reactions, building skills, and working through unresolved experiences.

My background

I’ve spent my clinical career working with adults, teens, parents, and families in outpatient settings. At a previous practice, I served as Clinical Lead of Group Counseling and ran DBT skills groups for teens, parent workshops, process groups for high schoolers, and a DBT consultation group for clinicians. My focus now is on working with parents and adults, primarily through EMDR. I also provide clinical supervision for Residents in Counseling in Virginia.

Working with parents

After years of working with teens, and through my own transition into parenthood, my focus shifted toward supporting parents directly. I believe that working with parents can be one of the most impactful ways to create meaningful change in children and in family life. As a mom of three, I understand how parenthood opens a doorway into our own healing and growth.

Whether you find yourself reacting more strongly than you expected, feeling overwhelmed by your child’s needs, or judging yourself for not being the parent you hoped to be, therapy can help you understand what’s getting activated, build steadiness, and bring opportunity for repair. We’re never going to be perfect parents (and our kids wouldn’t benefit from that anyway!), but we can grow in our capacity to stay present and respond in difficult moments.