Psychotherapy Services
Individual Adult Therapy
Individual therapy is tailored to your specific presenting concerns and designed to help you grow in freedom to flourish in your state of life. Dr. Paris draws from a variety of modalities including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, acceptance and commitment therapy, and multiple trauma-focused approaches, all situated within a broader Catholic framework.
Individual therapy is available in-office in Manassas, VA and via telehealth in 41 states plus the District of Columbia.
Areas of Specialty:
Mood Difficulties: Gain assistance managing anxiety, depression, anger, and other emotions that can overwhelm you and leave you feeling stuck.
Grief and Life Transitions: Navigate situations involving loss and change (e.g., death of a loved one, breakup/divorce, difficulties of work and vocational state).
Trauma Recovery: Discover resilience in the face of previous traumatic experiences. Dr. Paris is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy (a form of CBT) as well as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Compulsive Sexual Behaviors: Find freedom from both the behaviors themselves and the shame that so often accompanies them.
Couples Therapy
“Since God created him man and woman, their mutual love becomes an image of the absolute and unfailing love with which God loves man” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1604).
Marriage was designed by God to be a reflection of the love God has for us. While this is a profound and beautiful ideal, marriages are often wrought with pain and suffering that can go unaddressed for years or even decades. If you are struggling in your marriage, you do not have to bear the burden alone.
Dr. Paris uses Relationship Enhancement (RE) therapy to help dating, engaged, and married couples navigate conflict, improve communication, deepen intimacy, and ultimately achieve greater flourishing in their vocation. Specialty areas within couples therapy:
Communication Skills
Conflict Resolution
Rebuilding Trust After Infidelity / Betrayal
Sexual Problems
Pre-Marital Therapy
Child and Family Therapy
Dr. Paris offers the following modalities for the treatment of children ages 5-10, adolescents, and families:
Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT; Ages 5-10): A warm, inviting, and unstructured play space is used to facilitate the process of play therapy. In this environment, children work through unprocessed thoughts and feelings, increase self-regulation, and develop greater agency. This form of therapy works best for children experiencing mood difficulties, behavioral problems, or trauma-related disorders.
Filial Therapy (Parent Training): Dr. Paris trains parents to conduct at-home child-centered play sessions (“special play times”). These sessions are excellent for fostering the parent-child bond.
Adolescent Therapy (Ages 14-17): Dr. Paris uses a blend of exploratory and skills-based therapy, tailored to the adolescent’s need and specific treatment goals.
Family Therapy: Therapy is conducted with at least two members of the family (e.g., a child and one parent), sometimes including the entire family. Complex relational patterns are often best addressed within the context of family therapy.
