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Welcome! I am here to support you as you navigate life's challenges and explore your inner world. My approach is warm, compassionate, and tailored to your unique needs. Together, we will work through your concerns, whether they involve stress, anxiety, relationships, or personal growth, in a safe and non-judgmental space. My goal is to empower you with insight, resilience, and clarity as you move toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

You might be someone who feels things deeply whether that shows up in your creativity, your work, your relationships, or the way you move through the world. On the outside, you may look like you’re managing, but internally it can feel like anxiety, overwhelm, or past experiences are always just under the surface.

• I work especially well with creatives—artists, musicians, actors—as well as individuals navigating nontraditional paths, including sex work. These spaces often come with unique pressures, emotional intensity, and a need for a therapist who is genuinely nonjudgmental and understands nuance.

If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, “too much,” or like traditional therapy hasn’t quite fit, you’re not alone and you don’t have to navigate that on your own.

I am here for you.

With over 25 years of experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in supporting individuals navigating grief and loss, life transitions, chronic illness, trauma (including first responders), aging-related concerns, and members of the agricultural and farming communities.

I provide telehealth services across multiple states, I’m here to support you on your journey toward healing and growth.

Katherine Castelo, LCSW is a licensed therapist and certified clinical supervisor in Virginia, Texas, Florida, West Virginia, Indiana, Maryland, and Colorado. With over 25 years of experience, she specializes in trauma, military and veteran mental health, first-responder wellness, grief, deployment-related stress, and major life transitions.

A former Marine Corps veteran spouse, Katherine brings lived experience and deep cultural understanding to her work. She has served across the DoD, VA, nonprofit, and civilian sectors, providing high-level clinical care, consultation, and program leadership.

She previously oversaw a Defense Health Agency program for transitioning service members and served as the U.S. Army Reserve Psychological Health Program Director, leading outreach for more than 200,000 soldiers and families and advising on post-suicide psychological autopsies as part of the USAR Fatality Review Board.

Katherine also worked as a civilian Employee Assistance Program (EAP) manager for the U.S. Navy and as a casualty assistance consultant for NCIS, developing programs focused on readiness, crisis response, and deployment-cycle support.

As founder of Awaken Wellness Center, her practice centers on trauma recovery, crisis intervention, and integrative therapies. She is trained in Brainspotting, IFS-informed work, and trauma-responsive care, and has provided trainings for service members, clinicians, and community providers on PTSD, MST, suicide prevention, and Brainspotting.

Today, Katherine consults with the SAFE Project’s SAFE Veterans initiative and teaches caregiver wellness classes with Semper Fi & America’s Fund, bringing compassionate, evidence-based, culturally grounded care to military members, veterans, first responders, caregivers, and their families.

“Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” With over 10 years of clinical experience in psychotherapy, my goal is to help others to find the light. Congratulations on taking the hardest step of the journey with seeking help.

I am a board-certified Psychiatric–Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 25 years of experience across hospitals and community settings in the United States. My background includes work in neuroscience nursing, healthcare administration, informatics, education, critical care, cardiology, and psychiatry.

I am deeply committed to expanding access to affordable, high-quality mental health care, especially for underserved communities. My work is guided by a passion for meeting patients where they are and providing compassionate, evidence-based care.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family and pets, reading, staying current with nursing and psychiatric journals, and traveling.

Now more than ever people are feeling anxious, detached, and overwhelmed by the demands of life, how to sustain healthy relationships, keep work-life balance, or simply find meaning in their daily lives. My hope is to guide you through the process, offering adaptable skills and insights along the way.

As a clinical psychologist, I believe in a whole-person approach to psychotherapy and hope to provide a space where you can explore your experiences without judgment and regain a sense of strength and purpose. Seeking help can be one of the hardest first steps, and the therapy room can be a place to pause, reflect, and begin to heal. Let's get this process started!

I am Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Masters degree in Clinical Counseling and a Bachelors in Psychology and Criminal Justice. I am a Virginia CIT instructor and a clinician vetted through VALEAP. My experience includes post critical incident debriefs and peer support.

My clinical background includes working in emergency behavioral health settings, where I help individuals stabilize during some of life’s most challenging moments.

I have a particular passion for working with individuals impacted by critical incidents, acute stress, adjustment to change, and those navigating anxiety, depression, and overwhelming life stress.

Hello! I'm Angela. I am a LICSW who has made a career out of helping people navigate life's challenges. I have an extensive background working with clients of all ages and with many different challenges.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who provides online mental health therapy services to West Virginia women ages 18 and over. I enjoy working with women of all ages, those dealing with high stress occupations, infidelity, relationship difficulties, PTSD, OCD, life transitions, and bipolar disorder. My office is a safe place to process your pain and explore your fears.