- Guilt and shame
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
About Terri
Terri Braxton is a DC LICSW and VA LCSW with 35 years of practice as a licensed social worker in Virginia. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Terri described additional focus areas that include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, attachment issues, aging and geriatric concerns, and guilt and shame.
She typically helps people talk through relationship and communication problems. She also addresses blended family issues, divorce and separation, infidelity, and forgiveness. Practical problems such as coping after a disaster and managing control and caregiving burdens are part of her caseload.
Terri draws on many evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She aims to help people develop clearer ways to handle anxiety and to respond to triggers that bring up shame or guilt. Sessions emphasize real-life skills and small changes that make day-to-day coping easier.
Her work often includes attention to attachment patterns and the effects of past abuse or trauma on current relationships. She also supports people dealing with neurodiversity concerns such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and the ripple effects these can have in family systems.
People who come to Terri can expect a conversational, practical approach. She will listen to the specific problem, suggest straightforward strategies, and check in about what is working. To begin, readers should confirm session options and follow the practice's intake steps before scheduling a first visit.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Terri works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how past experiences affect present feelings. One common approach helps people trace how attachment patterns show up in relationships and then practice new ways of relating that reduce recurring conflict or shame. Another approach emphasizes skills for managing anxiety and stress, such as grounding, paced breathing, and behavioral experiments to test unhelpful assumptions.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Terri will review your concerns, goals, and preferences, and together you will decide which techniques to try first. She checks in regularly and adjusts the work based on what feels most useful to you.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use strategies learned in sessions in their everyday settings more quickly. If you prefer to explore how an evidence-based technique might look online, the therapist can describe how a typical session would run and what practical steps to expect.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related topics like adoption, caregiver stress, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people notice what keeps guilt or shame active and build alternative ways of responding over time.
What is her background and experience?
She has 35 years of clinical practice as a licensed social worker in Virginia and Washington, DC, working across many life-stage and family challenges.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds DC LICSW and VA LCSW credentials and provides services based in Virginia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she use?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.