Ina Thompson, LPC

Ina Thompson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia with 23 years of experience. She meets people where they are and listens first. Her style is direct and compassionate, focusing on practical steps that make life easier day to day.

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, and relationship concerns. She also supports people coping with parenting challenges, career strain, caregiving stress, and major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and German.

Ina uses a mix of approaches to fit each person's needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based skills, and client-centered methods. The work often includes skill building, emotion regulation, and making room for personal values.

Her practice pays attention to practical goals. Clients can expect clear collaboration on what they want to change and small steps to get there. She emphasizes strengths and real-life strategies rather than just talking about problems.

Across her years of practice she has supported people dealing with issues like body image, adoption and foster care questions, first responder stress, aging concerns, and family-of-origin hurts. Ina frames therapy as a joint effort and invites people to try different tools until something fits.

How therapy methods translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It combines mindful noticing with practical actions to reduce avoidance and move toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-life experiments to change mood and behavior. It often uses short exercises and homework to build new routines. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills and is useful when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit the person’s needs. This collaborative process may shift as progress is made, with adjustments along the way.

The biography did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use video or audio depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals aim to help clients apply therapeutic tools in day-to-day life, whether sessions are in person or online.