and Life’s Most Difficult Moments
Brickel & Associates, LLC:
Old Town Alexandria
Compassionate, Trauma-Informed Therapy
At Brickel and Associates, LLC, we provide trauma-informed and healing trauma Therapy in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia. Under the leadership of Founder and Clinical Director, Robyn Brickel, MA, LMFT, our experienced team works with older adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups—primarily through in-person therapy.
Our approach is grounded in:
Safety, Respect, Dignity
Creating a space that is safe and secure, where clients can notice and explore experiences at their own pace, is the foundation of healing. We honor and respect all people, experiences, identities, and personal boundaries.
Transparency & Trust
We communicate openly about treatment, expectations, and the therapeutic process to foster safety and confidence.
Connection & Collaboration
We prioritize authentic, trusting relationships, recognizing that healing occurs through meaningful and safe relationships. Healing is a shared process: we work alongside clients to develop strategies that meet their unique needs and goals. You deserve collaborative care from all of your healthcare providers.
Growth & Resilience
We support clients in building coping skills, strengthening resilience, and finding hope and meaning beyond trauma. We are so honored to be in the front row for your healing!
Who We Serve
Healing Begins with Safety, Connection, and Compassion. Trauma-informed psychotherapy for individuals (older adolescents and adults), couples, and families.Healing & Growth for Positive Change
Expert Clinical Therapy in Old Town, Alexandria
Our practice is grounded in a deep understanding of how trauma and the residue left behind after traumatic events affects the mind and body. We are committed to helping you create lasting, positive change by fostering emotional safety, resilience, and self-compassion. Through a supportive and proactive approach, we support clients working toward healing and post-traumatic growth– stronger sense of self, healthier relationships, and meaningful emotional, cognitive, and behavioral change.
We help you build the foundation and tools needed for a safe, stable, and fulfilling life—both in therapy and beyond. You’ll gain the skills and support needed to:
- Strengthen your inner resilience and sense of self
- Set and maintain healthy boundaries
- Develop new, healthy, and effective coping strategies
- Navigate life’s challenges with greater confidence and clarity
Our Specialties
No matter where you are in your healing journey, we meet you with compassion, respect, and the tools to help you thrive.
We offer a safe, affirming space for exploring sexual and gender identity and supporting clients and their families in navigating and embracing diverse identities and family dynamics.
We help clients better understand and navigate relational challenges, strengthen communication, and build healthy, secure connections.
We provide support throughout fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause, addressing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, reproductive challenges, postpartum depression and anxiety, and the other emotional difficulties related to reproduction and infertility.
We support individuals, couples, and families healing from emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, PTSD, and complex trauma. This includes experiences such as dissociation, eating disorders, substance use, self-harm, domestic or interpersonal violence, coercive control, sexual assault, chronic stress, and nervous system dysregulation.
We help clients better understand and regulate emotions related to anxiety, depression, chronic illness, major life transitions, grief, and loss, while also supporting challenges with self-worth, self-compassion, and identity—including LGBTQ+ identity exploration and family dynamics.
