Ina Thompson, LPC

Ina Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She has worked with adults and young people facing problems like depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, stress, anger, and attention differences. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting challenges, substance concerns, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. Ina offers therapy in English and German.

Ina uses straightforward approaches to help people sort out their next steps. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with client-centered and attachment-based ideas. Sessions focus on practical skills, coping strategies, and clearer thinking about stressors. The aim is to make daily life more manageable.

Her style is collaborative and goal oriented. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and invites them to set the pace and focus. Ina emphasizes strengths and small steps that add up to change. She tries to make the room a place where feelings and hard memories can be talked about without judgment.

Ina has experience with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction, bipolar mood issues, sleep and eating problems, and caring for older adults or first responders. She also addresses family of origin issues, adoption and foster care challenges, abandonment, and attachment difficulties. Her approach adapts to the problem at hand and the client’s preferences.

When someone is ready to begin, she works with them to clarify goals and build a plan. Sessions combine skills practice, discussion of patterns, and steps to reduce distress. The focus is on useful tools people can use between meetings to move toward their goals.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used when someone wants to reduce avoidance and live a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behavior that increase distress and teaching practical skills to change them. It tends to help with anxiety, depression, and problem-solving in daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily challenges, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that fits better. It can also let someone join from a quieter spot, use less bandwidth by avoiding video, or schedule around school or work. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and ACT exercises for an online setting, using homework, guided practice, and brief skills coaching between meetings to support steady progress.