Sex Therapy & Couples Therapy
Serving Virginia & South Carolina
Reclaiming intimacy and sexuality where faith, culture, and the body intersect.
Hi, I’m Melina. I know first hand how family, faith, and culture shape intimacy and the body.
I help couples and individuals reclaim intimacy and sexuality in ways that feel authentic and compassionate.
Affair recovery & rebuilding trust
Sexless marriage & intimacy repair
Non-monogamy support
Faith, culture, & sexuality conflicts
Communication breakdown & resentment cycles
couples therapy
Couples Therapy Intensives
4 hour deep dive sessions
Designed for high-conflict or stuck cycles
Accelerated affair recovery support
Focused intimacy reset work
Ideal when weekly therapy feels too slow
Individual Therapy
Religious trauma & faith deconstruction
Purity culture recovery
Sexual shame & body disconnection
Cultural & family conditioning
Oldest daughter patterns & over-responsibility
Somatic Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Integrative sex therapy for embodied healing
Beyond Therapy: A monthly Community Circle
Altar Practice is a non-therapy, community-based ritual space and monthly community circle for working with change, grief, memory, and becoming.
For those who want structured reflection without entering therpay or who are looking for a grounded communal space alongside their personal work.
Launching Spring 2026 · Virtual Community Circle
Testimonials
“We are learning how to talk to each other again, use shared language, and approach each other with curiosity. At first the problems seemed insurmountable, but then slowly our tools started working and our conversations started taking new trajectories that felt safer and better.”
— Couples therapy client“Melina is by far the best therapist I've ever had. She challenges me to look deeper into myself and truly sit with my feelings instead of intellectualizing them.”
— Individual therapy client“We found that issues we didn't know were problems or didn't know how to bring up were addressed in our couple's counseling and Melina helped us come up with solutions we never thought of.”
— Couples therapy clientPrivate-Pay Therapy in Virginia & South Carolina
60 minute Individual Session $85 - $200
60 minute Couples Session $150 - $250
Limited sliding scale spots
90 minute sessions and intensives available
HSA/FSA accepted
Superbills provided
Free 20 minute consultation
When you’re ready for support
I provide in-person therapy in Alexandria, Virginia and virtual therapy throughout Virginia and South Carolina for couples and individuals seeking specialized intimacy and sexuality support.
Book a complimentary 20-minute consultation .
A place to begin
Explore Beneath the Conflict
A free reflection guide to understand relational patterns.